"Right On Time" by RHCP

[Jazzman23]

Quick question about this awesome song by the chilis.

I'm wondering if flea "double-taps" the root for the really fast chorus for this song. I know the octave uses sixteenths but I can't tell if its for the root too.

Thanks

[Depth_Charge]

Yeah, I think he does, excuse my amateurish tabbing


G--------------------------------------9--9---------9--9-|---------------------------------11--11--------11--11
D-------11--11---------11--11----------------------------|-----9--9----------9--9-----------------------------
A-------------------------------7--7---------7--7---------|--------------------------9--9----------9--9---------
E-9--9-----------9--9------------------------------------|-7 -7---------7--7-------------------------------------

[Peregrine]

Yeah that seems about right.
Make sure you start slow if its giving you trouble and just build it up.

[Jazzman23]

yea ive been trying to get it down on and off for a couple months now, its pretty difficult.

[pretaanluxis]

Originally Posted by Jazzman23

yea ive been trying to get it down on and off for a couple months now, its pretty difficult.

amen to that!

[Enden]

Originally Posted by Jazzman23

yea ive been trying to get it down on and off for a couple months now, its pretty difficult.

Same here. This song's been hurtin' me.

[Jazzman23]

I find if I stop practicing it for even a day it takes me sooo long to get the speed back

[MammaryVest]

The key is (I find) to position your whole hand kind of over all the strings, and rest your thumb ever so gently on whatever it is that your resting it on as not to disrupt your hands movement. I remember when this song came out there were all these rumours that Flea was using some kind of 12321232 finger plucking pattern because there was no way he was using just two fingers, but alas. I'd like to see Jamerson play this one!!