If You Have to Ask Red Hot Chili Peppers
"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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