Heres my take on Wet Sand. Be careful about tempo because often the singing is fast
the strumming is slow. Remember to play it as you feel fight and dont fall back on the
dictated buy the tab, it is there as a guide.
Sometimes you can play a C rather than Bm in the verses just to add a little variation.
not sure about the G#m but its the closest chord Ive found to what Frusciante plays.
All comments are appreciated and suggestions can be added it if PMed to me of left in a
Thanks to MnW who made the original tab, It needed a little updating as it had errors
inconsistencies and to RHCP for this great song.
Intro (play same as verses):
GDEmBm
Verse 1:
G
My shadow side, so amplified
D
Keeps coming back dissatisfied
Em Bm
Elementary son, but it's so
G
My love affair with everywhere
D
Was innocent why do you care
Em
Someone stop the car,
Bm
Time to go
G D Em Bm
Youre the best I know
Verse 2:
G
My sunny side is up and died
D
I'm betting there when we collide
Em Bm
The universe will shift into a low
G
The travesties that we have seen
D
Treating me like Benzedrine
Em
Automatic laughter from a pro
Pre-chorus:
Em G D Em
My what a good day for a, walk outside
Em G D
I'd like to get to know you a little better babe God knows that I really tried
Em G D Em
My what a good day for a take out bride
Em G D
I'd like to say we did it for the better of
Verse 3:
G
I saw you there so unaware
D
Those humming birds all in your hair
Em Bm
Elementary so, but it's so
G
The disrepair of Norma Jean
D
Could not compare to you're routine
Em Bm
Ballorama beauty going toe to toe
Pre-chorus:
Em G D Em
My what a good day just to let it slide
Em G D
I'd like to say we did it for the better of
Chorus:
E C E
I thought about it and I brought it out
E C E
I'm motivated by the lack of doubt
E C E
I'm concentrated but Im looking out
E
The mother, the father, the daughter
Verse 4:
G
Right on the verge is one more dose
D
Im traveling from coast to coast
Em Bm
My theory isn't perfect but it's close
G
Im almost there, why should I care
D
My heart is hurting when I care
Em Bm
Someone opened up, let it show
Pre-chorus:
Em G D
My, what a good day for a walk outside
Em G D
I like to think we did it for the better of
Chorus:
E C E
I thought about it and I brought it out
E C E
I'm motivated by the lack of doubt
E C E
I'm concentrated but Im looking out
E
The mother, the father, the daughter
Bridge:
E F# G#m
Yeah you don't form in the wet sand
E F# G#m
You don't form at all
E F# G#m F# E
Woah you don't form in the wet sand, I do, yeah
E F# G#m
You don't form in the wet sand
You don't form at all
E F# G#m F# E
Woah you don't form in the wet sand, I do, yeah!
A rough version of the solo (Credit to MnW):
E F# G#m
E F# G#m
E F# G#m F# G#m
G#m Ebm Emaj7
G#m Ebm Emaj7
G#m Ebm Emaj7 Ebm G#m
G#m Ebm Emaj7
G#m Ebm Emaj7
G#m Ebm Emaj7 Ebm G#m
Tabbed by iPodInaBottle
Cardinal of the First Church of Frusciantism
