“Under The Bridge” by Red Hot Chili Peppers (rhythm reference)

Capo: Fret 2

Chords Used:

D: xx0232

A: x02220 (or just x0222x)

Bm: x24432

F#m: 244222

G: 355433

Dmaj7: xx0222

Em: 022000

Gm: 355333

F: 133211

Ebmaj7: x11333

D7: xx0212

Strumming Pattern:

The verse itself is basically strummed out as DU – D, DD, DU – D, DD

<chords> (D) -(A) (Bm) (F#m) (G)

The same is played with the D – A – Bm – G progression, just don't play the F#m

and instead start where it was in the strumming pattern from above.

The chorus is pretty much the exact same thing as the verse, but be sure that

you open up those chords a bit, which is demonstrated in the lesson video.

Here's what I did with the “A” chord in tab form. It's just a slight

embellishment to make the song feel more like the original:

It's just an A Major that I hammer-on from the 2nd fret to the 3rd fret and then

pull-off from that same 3rd fret back to the 2nd fret. It's rather simple but

sounds pretty cool. :)

The guide below begins AFTER the intro. If you want to play the rhythm with the

intro, it's just C – E played a total of four times.

[Verse]

D A Bm F#m G

Sometimes I feel like I don't have a part----ner

D A Bm G

Sometimes I feel like my only friend

D A Bm F#m G

Is the city I live in, the city of an---gels

D A Bm G Dmaj7

Lonely as I am, together we cry

D A Bm F#m G

I drive on her streets 'cause she's my com---panion

D A Bm G

I walk through her hills 'cause she knows who I am

D A Bm F#m G

She sees my good deeds and she kisses me win---dy

D A Bm G Dmaj7

I never worry, now that is a lie.

[Chorus]

Em D A Em

Well, I don't ever wanna fee—-eeeel, like I did that day

(Em) D A Em

Take me to the place I love, take me all the way

(Em) D A Em

I don't ever wanna fee—-eeeel, like I did that day

(Em) D A Em

Take me to the place I love, take me all the way

D – A – Bm – F#m – G | D – A – Bm – G

(yeah, yeah, yeah)

[Verse]

D A Bm F#m G

It's hard to believe that there's nobody out there

D A Bm G

It's hard to believe that I'm all alone

D A Bm F#m G

At least I have her love, the city she loves me

D A Bm G Dmaj7

Lonely as I am, together we cry

[Chorus]

Em D A Em

Well, I don't ever wanna fee—-eeeel, like I did that day

(Em) D A Em

Take me to the place I love, take me all the way

(Em) D A Em

I don't ever wanna fee—-eeeel, like I did that day

(Em) D A Em

Take me to the place I love, take me all the way

<KEY CHANGE HERE>

G – Gm – F – Ebmaj7 (x3) then Ebmaj7 – D7

G Gm

Under the bridge downtown

F Ebmaj7

is where I drew some blood

G Gm

Under the bridge downtown

F Ebmaj7

I could not get enough

G Gm

Under the bridge downtown

F Ebmaj7

forgot about my love

G Gm

Under the bridge downtown

F Ebmaj7

I gave my life away

G – Gm – F – Ebmaj7 (x3) then Ebmaj7 – D7 – G