The Zephyr Song Chords & Tabs
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* Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Zephyr Song *
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Artist : Red Hot Chili Peppers
Song : The Zephyr Song
Album : By The Way
Tabbed : Tom Francis
Email : tom_francis@telstra.com
Standard Tuning
Key
h : Hammer On
p : Pluck
/ : Slide up
\ : Slide Down
b : Bend
r : Release
The verse is not indicative of timing. Work it out for yourself
Great Song. Great Band. Great Album. Check it Out.
INTRO
E------3-----------1-----------------------------------------|
B----3------------3-------------0------------1---------------|
G--2------------0-------------0------------2-----------------|
D---------------------------2------------3-------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
E------3-----------1-------------------------0---------------|
B----3------------3-------------0------------1---------------|
G--2------------0-------------0------------2-----------------|
D---------------------------2------------3-------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE
Part 1
E------0-----3--1--0-----------------------------------------|
B----1---1-------------------3-----6-5-3---------------------|
G--2-----------------------4---4-----------------------------|
D------------------------5-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------0----3-1-0--------1---3/5p3--1--0--1------------------|
G----0---0-------------2---2---------------------------------|
D--2-----------------3---------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
Part 2
E------0-----/5--3-------------------------------------------|
B----1---1-------------------3-----6-5-3---------------------|
G--2-----------------------4---4-----------------------------|
D------------------------5-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------0----3-1-0-------0h1----0h1---------------------------|
G----0---0------------2------2-------------------------------|
D--2------------------3------3-------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS
E--2-2--2--2--0--2--2--2----3---3---0--0---0-----------------|
B--3-3--2--3--2--3--2--3----0---0---3--2-2-2-----------------|
G--2-2--2--2--3--2--2--2----0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-----------------|
D--0-0-----0--0--0-----0----0-0-0-0-0--2---2-----------------|
A---------------------------2---2---2--0---0-----------------|
E---------------------------3---3---3------------------------|
Alternatively, you can just strum, D G A
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/red_hot_chili_peppers/the_zephyr_song_tab_ver_2.html ]
The part where he goes "In the water Where I centre my emotion"
strum and appregiate the chorus chords. That means, basically,
just to strum and randomly pick the chords. Then straight back
to the normal chorus pattern.
SOLO
D - A - G played underneath
E--12-10-12--12---12----10---12------------------------------|
B-------------------------------12b(13)r12----10-------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
E--10-8-10-10--10--10---12-----------------------------------|
B---------------------------12b(13)r12----10-----------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
E--12-10-12--12---------10---12------------------------------|
B-------------------------------12b(13)r12----10-------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
E--10-8-10-10--8--10-----------------------------------------|
B------------------------12b(13)r12----10--------------------|
G------------------------------------------12----------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
OUTRO
D - A - G played underneath
E--10-------10-------10------10-----15--15-15--17--17-17-----|
B-----10-------10-------10---10-----15--15-15--17--17-17-----|
G--------11-------11---------11------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
Ending
E--2---------------------------------------------------------|
B--3---------------------------------------------------------|
G--2---------------------------------------------------------|
D--0---------------------------------------------------------|
A--0---------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
LYRICS
Can I get your hand to write on
just a piece of leg to bite on
what a night to fly my kite on
do you want to flash a light on
take a look it's on display ... for you
coming down, no not today
Did you meet your fortune teller
get it off with no propeller
do it up it's on with Stella
what a way to finally smell her
picking up but not too strong ... for you
take a piece and pass it on
Fly away on my zephyr
I feel it more than ever
and in this perfect weather
we'll find a place together
fly on... my wind
Rebel and liberator
find a way to be a skater
rev it up to levitate her
super friendly aviator
take a look it's on display
for you ... coming down no not today
In the water where I center my emorion
all the world can pass me by
fly away on my Zephyr
we'll find a place together
In the water where I center my emotion
all the world can pass me by
fly away on my Zephyr
we're going to live forever
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OUTRO courtesy Chris Valente
TABBED using notebook
