If You Have to Ask Red Hot Chili Peppers
Intro and Rhythm:
e:-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-- -x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-- -x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- B:-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-- -6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-- -6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x- G:-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-- -5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-- -5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x- D:---------------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------- A:---------------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------- E:---------------------------- ---------------------------- ----------------- e:x-x-x-x-x-- -x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-7-7 B:x-6-x-x-6-- -6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-6 G:x-5-x-x-5-- -5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-5 D:----------- ---------------------------- A:----------- ---------------------------- E:----------- ----------------------------
The chorus is played with two guitars:
e:------------x------------------------ ------------------------------- B:------------x---10/13---------------- ------------------------------- G:------------x-------------8/12------- ------------------------------- D:--8--10-----x---------------------8-- --10----------8-------8---8---- A:------------------------------------- ------------------------------- E:------------------------------------- ------------------------------- e:----------11-------13b14r13---------- ------------11-----13--13b14r13--11 B:--13----------13-----------------13-- ---13-----------13----------------- G:------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- D:------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- A:------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- E:------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
Then there's a bridge part:
[G9] [Gb9] [F9] [C7] [Ebmaj9] [Bb7] [D7#9]
Repeat those chords again, then twice more with some left hand muting.
Go to this solo, with the rhythm in the background:
e:------------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------- B:------------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------- G:------13r12--10--12b14--- -------------13r12p10-- --------10b12---10~---- D:------------------------- ----------------------- -12~------------------- A:------------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------- E:------------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------- e:---------------------- -------------------------------------------- B:------------13r12--10- -----10~------------10---------10--------10- G:---------------------- -12----------13b14------13b14------13b14---- D:---------------------- -------------------------------------------- A:---------------------- -------------------------------------------- E:---------------------- --------------------------------------------
feedback
e:------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- B:------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------- G:----13b14---------------- -------------------- -------------------------- D:-------------------6r5p3- -------------------- ------------------x\--x/-- A:------------------------- ---5~----2b3r2------ -------------------------- E:------------------------- -------------------- --x\-----x\--x/----------- e:-------------10--------- ---------------------------------------- B:---------13------------- ---------------------------------------- G:-12b14------------13r12- --10~------12p10------10h12p10------10-- D:------------------------ --------0---------12------------12------ A:------------------------ ---------------------------------------- E:------------------------ ----------------------------------------
hold
e:---------5--8--10------------------------------------- ----------- B:-------------------13--10----------10----------------- ----------- G:-12b13----------------------12b14------12--10~--12p10- --12b13---- D:------------------------------------------------------ ----------- A:------------------------------------------------------ ----------- E:------------------------------------------------------ -----------
bend
e:----------------------------- -------------------------------------- B:--13--13--13--13--13--13--13- --15p13------------------------------- G:----------------------------- -------------------------------------- D:----------------------------- -----------15--12--------------------- A:----------------------------- ----------------------\8--10--8----8-- E:----------------------------- -------------------------------------- e:-------------------------------------------------- B:-------------------------------------------------- G:-------------------------------------------------- D:-----------10-11-12----------10-11-12----------10- A:--10-11-12----------10-11-12----------10-11-12---- E:-------------------------------------------------- e:------------------------------------- --------------------------------- B:------------------------------------- -13b15-------13~----------------- G:-------------------12b14r12p10------- --------------------13r12p10----- D:11-12-----------10------------------- ------------------------------12- A:-------10-11-12---------------------- --------------------------------- E:------------------------------------- --------------------------------- e:-------------------------------- ------------ B:-------------------------------- ------------ G:-10h12-------------------------- ------------ D:--------15-12-11-10------------- ------------ A:--------------------12--11-10\8- -b9--\------ E:-------------------------------- ------------
When you're finished, play the rhythm twice more, but end the second one
with this measure:
e:--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------------------- B:--6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x------------------- G:--5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-5h7-5------------- D:------------------------7\5-3------- A:-------------------------------5-3h5 E:------------------------------------
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