I don't need to correct this fully because the tab below ain't too bad. But I reckon  
the intro is the only part which is significantly wrong.  
It's a different riff and having watched Flea playing it, I think  
he tends to start with the E note at the 14th fret on the second string so it should go: 
 
G---------------------------------------------------- 
D--12h14-14-12h14-14-12h14-14-12h14p12--------------- 
A--------------------------------------14-13-12------ 
E-----------------------------------------------15--- 
 
G--------------------------------------------------- 
D--12h14-14-12h14-14-12h14-14-12-------------------- 
A--------------------------------14-13-12-10-------- 
E--------------------------------------------12-10-- 
 
This sounds right and Guitar World tabbed it similarly, but in the wrong position. 
 
Any comments etc: [email protected] 
 
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Around the World 
By the Red Hot Chili Peppers 
Tabbed by: Leo Angelo Lopez  ([email protected]) 
 
The transcription of Robert Petersson ([email protected]) needs some  
corrections and here it is: 
 
 
The Intro of Mr. Petersson is correct... 
Intro: 
G|--------------------| 
D|--------------------| 
A|--------------------| 
E|--0------0-0-0-0----| 
 
G|--7h9-9-7h9-9-7h9-9-7h9-9-9-7------| 
D|------------------------------9-7--| 
A|-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 
 
G|--7h9-9-7h9-9-7h9-9-7------------|  (x4) 
D|----------------------9-7--------| 
A|--------------------------7-5----| 
E|------------------------------7--| 
 
Some notes on the verse needs an octave higher 
1st Verse w/ verse variation #1: 
 
G|----10-12-----9-10---10-12-----10-9----| 
D|------------------------------------8--| 
A|---------------------------------------| 
E|--3-------1-3------3-------1-3---------| 
 
G|----10-12-----9-10---10-12----------------| 
D|---------------------------------3-2------| 
A|-------------------------------1-----3-1--| 
E|---------------------------1-3------------| 
 
G|----10-12-----9-10---10-12--------|---10-12-----9-10---10-12--| 
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------| 
A|---------------------------~3-~1--|---------------------------| 
E|--3-------1-3------3--------------|--3------1-3------3--------| 
 
Verse variation #1:      Verse variation #2: 
 
G|---------------|       G|--------------------| 
D|---------------|       D|--------------------| 
A|------1-x-3-5--|       A|----1---1-3-5-8-10--| 
E|--1-3----------|       E|--3---3-------------| 
 
Chorus 1: 
 
G|----------------------------------------------|  (x2) 
D|-------10-13-----12--12-------10-------10-----| 
A|--11-x--------10--------8--11-------------10--| 
E|---------------------------------8--8---------| 
 
2nd Verse with verse variation #1: 
 
G|----10-12-----9-10---10-12------10-9--| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
E|--3-------1-3------3-------1-3--------| 
 
G|----10-12-----9-10---10-12------------------| 
D|---------------------------------3-2-3-2-3--| 
A|-------------------------------1------------| 
E|--3-------1-3------3-------1-3--------------| 
 
G|----10-12-----9-10---10-12--------|----10-12-----9-10---10-12--| 
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------| 
A|---------------------------~3-~1--|----------------------------| 
E|--3-------1-3------3--------------|--3-------1-3------3--------| 
 
Chorus 2 (same as Chorus 1) 
 
Intro (second and third bar of Intro, but 4 times instead of 2) 
 
G|----10-12-----9-10---10-12----------------| 
D|----------------------------x12-10--------| 
A|-----------------------------------12-10--| 
E|--3-------1-3------3----------------------| 
 
These are the variations on the Last Chorus 
Last Chorus: 
 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|-----13----13----12-12-----/6-6-5-3-----5--| 
A|--11----11----10-------8-8----------3-3----| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 
 
G|-------------x7----------------------------------|  (x2) 
D|--6-6-x6-5-5-------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------1-1-3-x3-1-3-5-8-10--| 
E|----------------1-1-3-3-4-4----------------------| 
 
Outro/Ending: 
 
G|-------------------|-------------------------|  (x13) 
D|--0-3-2------------|--------0-3-2------------| 
A|--------5-5-5-5-5--|----3---------5-5-5-5-5--| 
E|-------------------|--5---5------------------| 
 
G|------------------------------|-------------------------------| 
D|--------0-3-2-----------------|--------0-3-2------------------| 
A|----3---------5-/10-10-10-10--|----3---------5-/12-12-12-12\--| 
E|--5---5-----------------------|--5---5------------------------|