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
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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
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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
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Intro
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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
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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
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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
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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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