If You Have To Ask Tab

by Red Hot Chili Peppers
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[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|------------------------------------|
 
 
 
************************************
 
| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
 
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ARMAGEDDON_IT
Sweet tab! And for anyone stuck on the chords I'll tab out the way I play them, sounds very frusciante-ish indeed! G9 Gb9 F9 C7 Ebmaj9 Bb7 D7#9 |----------------------------| |-10--9--8-----6-----------6-| |-10--9--8--9--7------7----5-| |-9---8--7--8--x------6----4-| |-10--9--8--x--6------x----5-| |-----------8---------6------|
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bobohobo12
if you have to ask.....youll never know funky mother ****er will not be told to go wo oh AWESOME TAB!
+2
BritishMetal.
Theres a few things but. The intro is right but i think john plays it on the treble side of a wah pedal(Dont rock it just leave it leaning back or forword which ever way makes your guitar sound realy trebley) And where it says feed back i think he starts using a wah pedal and for the rest of the solo. Other than that spot on id say.
+1