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If You Have To Ask by Red Hot Chili Peppers
If You Have To Ask
Tuning:EADGBe
[Verse Riff]
e|--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------|
G|--5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-5-X-X-5------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
[Chorus]
("If you have to ask...")
Guitar 1
e|--------X------------------------------------|
B|--------X--10/13-----------------------------|
G|--------X--------8/12------------------------|
D|---8-10-X-------------8-10---8---8---8-------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---11----13b---------11----13b-----11----13b----------11----13b-13-11-13-13b---11---13b-----|
B|13----13-------13-13---13-------13----13-----13-13-13----13------------------13--13----13-13|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Interlude]
e|------------------------------|
B|--10--9--8--5--6--3--6--------|
G|--10--9--8--3--7--1--5--------|
D|--9---8--7--5--5--3--4-(x2)---|
A|--10--9--8--3--6--1--5--------|
E|------------------------------|
G9 Gb9 F9 C7 EbM7 Bb7 D7#9
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-X-X-9-X-8-X-X-5--5--6-X-3--X-6--X-x-6-6-6-6-X-X---------|
G|-10-X-X-9-X-8-X-X-3--3--7-X-1--X-5--X-X-5-5-5-5-X-X---------|
D|-9--X-X-8-X-7-X-X-5--5--5-X-3--X-4--X-X-4-4-4-4-X-X--(x2)---|
A|-10-X-x-9-X-8-X-X-3--3--6-X-1--X-5--X-X-5-5-5-5-X-X---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
[Solo]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12b13r12p10-12-12b----12b13r12p10----10h12-10----13b15r13----10----------|
D|------------------------------------12----------------------12-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------13/-------------------------10-----------|
B|-------10-----10-----10-------------------------------------------------13-------------|
G|--13b-----13b----13b----13b---------------------------------------12b14------12-10-----|
D|----------------------------5b6r5p3-------------------------10/12----------------------|
A|------------------------------------5-2b3r2-------0-10-10/8----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------8//10----------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--12b13r12p10----10h12p10----10------------------|
A|--------------12----------12---------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|------------10-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------10-13----13-10-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12b----------------12b--12-10-(12bx20)-(12x11)-10------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------12-10------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------12-11-10h11p10---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------12b14r12-10----|
D|--------------------10-11-12----------10-11-12----------10-11-12----------10----------------|
A|--8-10-8-8-10-11-12----------10-11-12----------10-11-12----------10-11-12-------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--10h12-10----------------------------------|
D|-----------12-11-10-------------------------|
A|--------------------12-11-10/8-8b-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
Little Riff at the very end:
e|------------------------|
B|--5h7-5-----------------|
G|--------7p5-3-----------|
D|--------------5-3h5-----|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
A wanna be gangster
Thinkin' he's a wise guy
Rob another bank
He's a sock 'em in the eye guy
Tank head
Mr Bonnie and Clyde guy
Lock him in the eye
He's not my kinda guy
Never wanna be
Confusion proof
Pudding's sweet
But too aloof
Orange eye girl
With blackslide Dew said
Yo homie
Who you talkin' to
A backed up paddywagon
Mackin' on a cat's ass
One upper cut
To the cold upper middle class
Born to storm
On boredom's face
And a little lust
To the funky ass Flea bass
Most in the race
Just loose their grace
The blackest hole
In all of space
Crooked as a hooker
Now suck my thumb
Anybody wanna come get some
(Chorus):
If you have to ask
You'll never know
Funky motherfuckers
Will not be told to go
If you have to ask
You'll never know
Funky motherfuckers
Will not be told to go (oh woh woh)
Don't ask me why
I'm flying so high
Mr Bubble meets superfly
In my third eye
Searching for a soul bride
She's my freakette
Soak it up inside
Deeper than a secret
Much more
Than meets the eye
To the funk
I fall into my new ride
My hand my hand
Magic on the one
Is a medicine man
Thinkin' of a few
Taboos that I ought to kill
Dancin' on their face
Like a stage on Vaudeville
I feel so good
Can't be understood
Booty of a hoodlum
Rockin' my red hood
(Chorus)
| / Slide up
| b Bend
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
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version 2
[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|-----------|----------------------------|
[Chorus]
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|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
[Bridge]
G9 Gb9 F9 C7 Ebmaj9 Bb7 D7#9
(Repeat those chords again, then twice more with some left hand muting)
[Solo]
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|------------------------------------|
A wanna be gangster
Thinkin' he's a wise guy
Rob another bank
He's a sock 'em in the eye guy
Tank head
Mr Bonnie and Clyde guy
Lock him in the eye
He's not my kinda guy
Never wanna be
Confusion proof
Pudding's sweet
But too aloof
Orange eye girl
With blackslide Dew said
Yo homie
Who you talkin' to
A backed up paddywagon
Mackin' on a cat's ass
One upper cut
To the cold upper middle class
Born to storm
On boredom's face
And a little lust
To the funky ass Flea bass
Most in the race
Just loose their grace
The blackest hole
In all of space
Crooked as a hooker
Now suck my thumb
Anybody wanna come get some
(Chorus):
If you have to ask
You'll never know
Funky motherfuckers
Will not be told to go
If you have to ask
You'll never know
Funky motherfuckers
Will not be told to go (oh woh woh)
Don't ask me why
I'm flying so high
Mr Bubble meets superfly
In my third eye
Searching for a soul bride
She's my freakette
Soak it up inside
Deeper than a secret
Much more
Than meets the eye
To the funk
I fall into my new ride
My hand my hand
Magic on the one
Is a medicine man
Thinkin' of a few
Taboos that I ought to kill
Dancin' on their face
Like a stage on Vaudeville
I feel so good
Can't be understood
Booty of a hoodlum
Rockin' my red hood
(Chorus)
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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version 3
Tuning: Standard
repeat this a few times *Feedback Squeal
e|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10--10--13p10--|-----------------------------13b15br13*---------------|
G|-12b14----------------|--10b12------10b12--10b12-----------------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------13*---------------------------------|
B|-13b15--15--15--br13p10--18b20b21br18~~-------13b15br13*---------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------12b14br12--12b14---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12b14br12p10-----------10b11-----------10b11-----------10b11-----------10b11|
D|---------------12-10-12--------12-10-12--------12-10-12--------12-10-12------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-10--12-10--12-10--12-10--------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------/12-10b11--8--8h10p8--10b11p8--10-8---------8b--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------10-8-10-----|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------10b11brp8--10-8--10-10-8--10-8-10-10-8--10-10-8-8--10-10-10-8----------|
E|-10-8------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-\5--3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------5--4--3--1--3b~~--1--------------------------------------------------|
A wanna be gangster
Thinkin' he's a wise guy
Rob another bank
He's a sock 'em in the eye guy
Tank head
Mr Bonnie and Clyde guy
Lock him in the eye
He's not my kinda guy
Never wanna be
Confusion proof
Pudding's sweet
But too aloof
Orange eye girl
With blackslide Dew said
Yo homie
Who you talkin' to
A backed up paddywagon
Mackin' on a cat's ass
One upper cut
To the cold upper middle class
Born to storm
On boredom's face
And a little lust
To the funky ass Flea bass
Most in the race
Just loose their grace
The blackest hole
In all of space
Crooked as a hooker
Now suck my thumb
Anybody wanna come get some
(Chorus):
If you have to ask
You'll never know
Funky motherfuckers
Will not be told to go
If you have to ask
You'll never know
Funky motherfuckers
Will not be told to go (oh woh woh)
Don't ask me why
I'm flying so high
Mr Bubble meets superfly
In my third eye
Searching for a soul bride
She's my freakette
Soak it up inside
Deeper than a secret
Much more
Than meets the eye
To the funk
I fall into my new ride
My hand my hand
Magic on the one
Is a medicine man
Thinkin' of a few
Taboos that I ought to kill
Dancin' on their face
Like a stage on Vaudeville
I feel so good
Can't be understood
Booty of a hoodlum
Rockin' my red hood
(Chorus)
| * feedback squeal
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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