Guitar tablature for "If You Have To Ask" by "Red Hot Chili Peppers"
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Piece: If You Have To Ask
Instrument: Guitar
Submitter: emil17
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Red Hot Chili Peppers If You Have To Ask By Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante and Chad Smith Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991) Emil Gasanov (strat182@hotmail.com) Notation Legend --------------- h - Hammer-On H - Hammer-On (grace note) (hammer-on as fast as you can) p - Pull-Off b - Bend B - Bend (grace note) (bend as fast as you can) (b) - Prebend (string bent before picking) r - Release Bend ^ - Arpeggio Strum . - Staccato Phrasing (showed above the notes) > - Accent Notes ~ - Vibrato >>>>> - Diminuendo x - Fret-Hand Muting (percussive tone) / - Shift Slide Up - Shift Slide Down _ / - Legato Slide Up (only first note picked) _ - Legato Slide Down (only first note picked) _ s - Legato Slide (grace note) (slide as fast as you can) Fermata - continue the chord without accurate counting mp - Mezzo Piano (medium quiet) mf - Mezzo Forte (medium loud) f - Forte (loud) Timing ------ w - whole note h - 1/2 note h. - doted 1/2 note q - 1/4 note q. - doted 1/4 note e - 1/8 note e. - doted 1/8 note s - 1/16 note s. - doted 1/16 note t - 1/32 note triol - three 1/16 notes that equal by timing to 1/8 note or three 1/8 notes equal to 1/4 note sextol - six 1/16 notes that equal by timing to 1/4 note e+h - 1/8 note + 1/2 note e+e. - 1/8 note + doted 1/8 note q+e - 1/4 note + 1/8 note q+s - 1/4 note + 1/16 note W - whole break Q - 1/4 break E - 1/8 break E. - doted 1/8 break S - 1/16 break H+Q+E - 1/2 break + 1/4 break + 1/8 break E+H - 1/8 break + 1/2 break ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro ----- Moderate Funk q = 98 Gtr. 1 (clean) mf band tacet Rhy. Fig. 1 Dm7 > > > > > > > > > > . . s s s s s s s s s s s s e E s s s s s s s s s s s s e E 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-----| 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-----| 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-----| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| End Rhy. Fig. 1 Dm13 > > > > > > > > > . . . s s s s s s s s s s s s e E s s s s s s s s s s s s e e 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-7--7--| 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--| 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--| D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| Verse ----- Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1, 4 times then: Chorus ------ Gtr. 1 Riff A End Riff A N.C. (C5) . . . s s S e s s S s s E e e Q e E e S s E e|--------x----_----------------|--------------------------| B|--------x--10/13----_---------|--------------------------| G|--------x----------8/12-------|--------------------------| D|-8-10---x------------------8--|-10-------8-----8----8----| A|------------------------------|--------------------------| E|------------------------------|--------------------------| Gtr. 2 (Kybd. arr. for gtr.) mf simile 2nd time N.C. (C5) . s E s S s s s e Q e s E s S s s s q Q e|-------11------13b14r13-----------|-------11------13b14r13----------| B|-13---------13----------------13--|-13---------13-------------------| G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| Gtr. 2 Gtr. 1: w/ Riff A, 2 1/2 times . s E s S s s e s e S s E s E s S s t t t t e E s s e e|-------11------13b15r13------------|-------11------13b14r13p11-13-----13b14r13--| B|-13---------13----------13---13----|-13---------13------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| . s E s S s e s s e S s E s E s S s s e. e Q e|-------11------13b15r13-------------|-------11------11-13B14r13-------| B|-13---------13----------13----13----|-13---------13-------------------| G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Gtr. 1: w/ Fill 1 . s E s S s s s e e S s E s E s S s e+h e|-------11------13b14r13--------------|-------11------13~~~~~~~~~~-| B|-13---------13-----------13----13----|-13---------13--------------| G|-------------------------------------|----------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|----------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|----------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|----------------------------| Fill 1 ------ Gtr. 1 . . e Q e H e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-10-------8-----------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| Interlude --------- Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1 Gtr. 2 tacet then play Verse & Chorus then: Interlude --------- Gtr. 1 Gtr. 2 tacet G9 Gb9 F9 C7 Ebmaj9 Bb7 D7#9 G9 Gb9 F9 C7 . . . . . . . . e E e E e E e E e E e E q. E s s s s S s e s s e S s E e||---------------------------|-------------------------||--------------------------------| B||*-10-----9-----8-----5-----|-6------3-----6---------*||*-10-x-x-9---x-8--x-x-5----5----| G||--10-----9-----8-----3-----|-7------1-----5----------||--10-x-x-9---x-8--x-x-3----3----| D||---9-----8-----7-----5-----|-5------3-----4----------||---9-x-x-8---x-7--x-x-5----5----| A||*-10-----9-----8-----3-----|-6------1-----5---------*||*-10-x-x-9---x-8--x-x-3----3----| E||---------------------------|-------------------------||--------------------------------| Ebmaj9 Bb7 D7#9 . e s s S s e s s s s s s s s e|----------------------------------|| B|-6--x---3---x-6--x-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-*|| G|-7--x---1---x-5--x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x--|| D|-5--x---3---x-4--x-x-4-4-4-4-x-x--|| A|-6--x---1---x-5--x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-*|| E|----------------------------------|| Guitar Solo ----------- Gtr. 3 (dist.) f Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1, 4 times Dm7 Q s s s s (q) S H+Q+E triol q. e. e.+e e|----------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------| G|------12B13r12p10-12-(12)bbbb14---|----------------12B13r12p10-|----------10H12---10~~~~~-| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------|-12~~~~~~-----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------| Dm13 Dm7 H+Q+E triol s e.+e s e s e s e s e|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| B|----------------13B15r13p10-|----10~~~~~--------10--------10--------10-| G|----------------------------|-12---------13b14-----13B14-----13B14-----| D|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------|------------------------------------------| Dm13 s e. H+E triol q. e e. s Q E. s E s s (e) e e (e) e|----------------------------|-----------------------|-----13/-------------------------------| B|----------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------| G|-13b14----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------| D|--------------------5B6r5p3-|-----------------------|---------------------_---10H12--(12)--| A|----------------------------|-5~~~~~~-2bb3rrr2------|------------0-10-(10)8----_-----------| E|----------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------8/10--(10)--| w/ random fdbk. & wah-wah Dm7 s e.+e q q e e q s s s s e triol s s e|-----------------10-----------|--------------------------------------------| B|-----------13-----------------|--------------------------------------------| G|-12b14-----------------12B13--|-r12--10~~~~-12b13r12p10-----10h12p10----10-| D|------------------------------|-------------------------12-----------12----| A|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| e s s triol e s e. s s e|--------------10--------------------------------| B|--------10-13-----13--10------------------------| G|-12B13--------------------12B14--12-10~~~-12p10-| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Dm13 q+s e s triol s s triol e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-12B13-----(b)13--(b)13-(b)13--(b)13--(b)13--(b)13-(b)13-(b)13-(b)13-(b)13-| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Dm7 sextol s s s s sextol sextol e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-(b)13-(b)13-(b)13-(b)13-(b)13-(b)13-(b)13-(b)13-(b)13-(b)13-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr. 2 Riff B End Riff B . . . . . . . E e e e e e e e s s s s Q+H e|--------------------------------|--------------------------| B|----13--13--13--13--13--13--13--|-15p13--------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------| D|--------------------------------|-------15-12--------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------| Gtr. 3 s s s s triol (q+e) e s e s e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-12-10-------------------------------------| A|-------12-11-10h11p10-(10)------8--10-8--8-| E|-------------------------------------------| Gtr. 2: w/ Riff B Dm13 s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e. Q e|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------12b14r12-10--------| D|----------10-11-12----------10-11-12----------10-|-11-12----------10--------------------| A|-10-11-12----------10-11-12----------10-11-12----|-------10-11-12-----------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| Gtrs. 1 & 2 tacet N.C.(D5) q. q. s s s s e e s s s s s s e (e) e e|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| B|-13B15------13~~~~~~----------------|----------------------------------------| G|---------------------12B13r12p10----|-10H12--10------------------------------| D|---------------------------------12-|------------12-11-10---------_----------| A|------------------------------------|---------------------12-11-108--(8)b9--| E|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| Outro ----- Gtr. 1: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1 Gtr. 3 tacet Dm7 Dm13 (h+e) e Q W W W e|-------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| B|-------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| G|-------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| D|-------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| A|-(8)----------(8)-------|------------------|------------------|------------------| E|-------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| Gtr. 1 play 3 times Dm7 N.C. > > > > Fermata s s s s s s s s s s s s e E s s s s s s s s e e s s e w e||--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-6-6-x------------------|--------------------|| G||--5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5------||-5-x-x-5-x-5-5-x-5H7--5---_-------|--------------------|| D||---------------------------------||-------------------------7s5-3----|--------------------|| A||*-------------------------------*||-------------------------------5--|-3H5----------------|| E||---------------------------------||----------------------------------|--------------------||
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