Red Hot Chili Peppers - If you have to ask

Song: If You Have To Ask Band: Red Hot Chili Peppers Bassist: Flea Album: Blood Sugar Sex Magik Tabber: Steven Stankevicius Drop D tuning G D A D Listen for the timing of the notes in the song. I actually saw Flea play this at their concert in Brisbane and he absolutely ruled. Flea you rock!!! Intro Intro is just the guitar. Verse (Riff 1) G |-----------------------------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------------------------| A |----530----530---------530-----------------530---530-| D |0------5-------3---0------5----5/12---0------5----3| G |-----------------------------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------------------------| A |----530-----2-3--------530---530--------530----------| E |0------5--------5---0-----5-----3---0------5---5/12| G |---------------------------------------| (Play the D |---------------------------------------| whole riff A |----530----530---------530-----2-3-4-5-| twice) D |0------5-------3---0------5------------| If its too fast for you to play (and me), just use double pull-offs instead of plucking every note. Chorus (Riff 2) G |---2/3------------------------2/3----------3--5----| D |---------1---x3/4---1---------------1-4-5-3------| A |3------3----------3---3-1---3-----3---3--------6--| D |---------------------------------------------------| G |---2/3------------------------2/3--------------| D |---------1--x3/4---1--------------------------| A |3------3----------3---3-1---3-----3------------| D |-------------------------------------0-1-3-4-5-| G |---2/3------------------------2/3-x89--------| D |---------1---x3/4---1----------------x78---| A |3------3----------3---3-1---3-------------6-| D |---------------------------------------------| G |---2/3----------------------------| D |---------1---x3/4---1-------------| A |3------3----------3---3-1---3---1-| D |----------------------------------| Verse 2 Play Riff 1 again for verse 2. Chorus 2 (Riff 3) G |---2/3------------------------2/3----------------| D |---------1---x3/4---1---------------1-3-4-5-0---| A |3------3----------3---3-1---3-----3---x--------1-| D |-------------------------------------------------| G |---2/3------------------------2/3---------2--------| D |---------1---x3/4---1---------------1------1------| A |3------3----------3---3-1---3-----3---0-1----------| D |----------------------------------------------3----| G |---2/3------------------------2/3------10-8-9-10-| D |---------1---x3/4---1---------------1------------| A |3------3----------3---3-1---3-----3---------------| D |--------------------------------------------------| G |---2/3----------------------------| D |---------1---x3/4---1-------------| A |3------3----------3---3-1---3---1-| D |----------------------------------| Interlude (Riff 4) G |-----------------------------------------| D |5--4--3-----1--------5--4--3----1-------| A |---------3-----1--5-----------3-----1-5-| D |-----------------------------------------| G |------------------------------------| D |5--x4--x3---------x1----------------| A |-----------x3--3-----x1--x5---------| D |------------------------------0-0-0-| G |------------------------------------| D |5--x4--x3---------x1----------------| A |-----------x3--3-----x1--x5---5/12-| D |------------------------------------| Guitar Solo Play Riff 1 and end on a low D (let it ring) Outro Play first 2 lines of Riff 1, then G |---------0h2---5---4-5------------------| D |-------------3----------3-----3---------| A |---530--------------------3h5---5---3---| D |0-----5---------------------------5---0-|