What Is Soul

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(B)|------------------------------------------------------| 
(G)|------------------------------------------------------| 
(D)|---------------------------------3--------------------| 
(A)|---3--3-5-------------------3-------5--3--------------| 
(E)|-5--5------x-x--x-x-x-x---5---5-------------x-x-x-x-x-| 
 
(E)|-------------------------------------------------| 
(B)|-------------------------------------------------| 
(G)|-------------------------------------------------| 
(D)|-----------------------------------------3-------| 
(A)|------3-----3--5-------------------3--5-----5--3-| 
(E)|---5-----5---------1---3-----3-4-5---------------| 
 
This is the main riff, and is the same on bass. 
In between the riffy bits, just 
 
play little funk fills, favourites including the slide down of: 
 
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(B)|-----| 
(G)|-----| 
(D)|--12-| 
(A)|--13-| 
(E)|-----| 
 
or little in-key twiddles: 
 
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(B)|------------------------------| 
(G)|--7---5-----------------------| 
(D)|----------------------5--7--5-| 
(A)|------------------------------| 
(E)|------------------------------| 
 
or simply rest your fingers over 
the fretboard without hitting notes and strum funkily, 
 
but this is better with a wa-wa pedal, 
as is the rest of the song. Anyway, Frusciante 
 
quickly sets off in the song to play a couple octaves higher: 
 
(E)|----------------------10--------------------------13--10-----| 
(B)|--10---13------10--13-----x-x-x-x--x---10--13-10----------13-| 
(G)|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
(D)|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
(A)|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
(E)|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
(E)|---------------------10-----------------------13--10-----| 
(B)|--10--13---10----13---------------10--13--10----------13-| 
(G)|---------------------------------------------------------| 
(D)|---------------------------xxxxx-------------------------| 
(A)|---------------------------------------------------------| 
(E)|---------------------------------------------------------| 
 
(E)|--------------------10----------------------------13--10-----| 
(B)|--10--13--10---13-------------------------11--13----------13-| 
(G)|-----------------------10--12---12-13-14---------------------| 
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(A)|-------------------------------------------------------------| 
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