RHCP - Dani California intro part

[straightshots]

Hi all,

Could someone please explain the intro part of this song ? The first part with 5h7p5 on D string is pretty obvious, but the ending of second...I just can't figure it out easily. For example, in this vid (pretty precise IMO) what's going on between 0:15 - 0:17 ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfcBXx2J_Vw

Thanks

[standupright]

vid is not synched up with the audio.

[straightshots]

yeah, its a common problem on Youtube..

[standupright]

Originally Posted by straightshots

yeah, its a common problem on Youtube..

so is that you, are you trying to learn a bass line from someone elses youtube vid?

[straightshots]

Originally Posted by standupright

are you trying to learn a bass line from someone elses youtube vid?

yes, I've looked over many different tabs and vids covering this song, and this one is by far the best I've seen + the part I'm trying to figure out really 'fits'..

[krueckschloss]

Originally Posted by straightshots

Hi all,

Could someone please explain the intro part of this song ? The first part with 5h7p5 on D string is pretty obvious, but the ending of second...I just can't figure it out easily. For example, in this vid (pretty precise IMO) what's going on between 0:15 - 0:17 ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfcBXx2J_Vw

Thanks

I think he plays
G||--------7---------------------|
D||-------------7----------------|
A||--5--5---------0h-3-5-7--7--7-|
E||------------------------------|

[straightshots]

Originally Posted by krueckschloss

I think he plays
G||--------7---------------------|
D||-------------7----------------|
A||--5--5---------0h-3-5-7--7--7-|
E||------------------------------|

thanks, will try that out

[Jared Lash]

Originally Posted by krueckschloss

I think he plays
G||--------7---------------------|
D||-------------7----------------|
A||--5--5---------0h-3-5-7--7--7-|
E||------------------------------|

That might be what the guy on the video is playing but Flea is actually hitting an open A in between as he walks up the pentatonic scale.

It's more like this

--------------------------7-7----------------------
-----7--------5--3---------------------------------
---------------------5-5------0-0-3-0-5-0-7-------
-5-5---5-3-3--------------------------------8-----

The third A on the E string and the last D on the G string are really just passing notes.