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From: Didier Thizy <75624.1665@CompuServe.COM>
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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