Hello, The first tab for this song was very well written, but had many mistakes. So this
is to clear up alot of the mistakes.
Artist= "Red Hot Chili Peppers"
Song= "If You Have To Ask"
Album= "Blood Sugar Sex Magik"
Tabbed by= Jamie McDonald
*Tune to drop Drop-D for this tune.*
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If You Have to Ask
Come In after about 4 measures of guitar.
Different Endings
Verse: / /
1. 2. 3.
G[-------------------------------] [--------] [---------] [---------]
D[-------------------------------] [--------] [---------] [---------]
A[----530-----530-------530------] [--------] [-2-3-----] [-02-3-45-]
D[-0-----5--0----3---0-----5-----] [-3/153-] [-----5~~-] [---------]
Order (Endings) : 1., 2., 1., 3., 1., 2., 1., 3.
Chorus:
G[----2h3p2----------------2h3p2---03-5------2h3p2------------]
D[----------1--3--1-------------1x3--3--1---------1--3--1-----]
A[-3-------------3-3-1---3-----------------3-----------3-3-1--]
D[------------------------------------------------------------]
G[----2h3p2---------------2h3p2---------------2h3p2--89--------]
D[----------1------------------1--3--1-------------1-----78----]
A[-3--------------------3-----------3-3-1---3--------------x6--]
D[------------0-1-3-4------------------------------------------]
G[---2h3p2----------------------]
D[---------1--3--1--------------]
A[-3------------3-3-1--3----1---]
D[------------------------------]
Different Endings
Verse: / /
1. 2. 3.
G[-------------------------------] [--------] [---------] [---------]
D[-------------------------------] [--------] [---------] [---------]
A[----530-----530-------530------] [--------] [-2-3-----] [-02-3-45-]
D[-0-----5--0----3---0-----5-----] [-3/153-] [-----5~~-] [---------]
Order (Endings) : 1., 2., 1., 3., 1., 2., 1., 3.
Chorus:
G[----2h3p2----------------2h3p2---------------2h3p2------------]
D[----------1--3--1-------------1-3-4-5-------------1--3--1-----]
A[-3-------------3-3-1---3-------------------3-----------3-3-1--]
D[--------------------------------------5h8---------------------]
G[----2h3p2---2------------2h3p2---------------2h3p2--8-9-10--]
D[----------1--1----------------1--3--1-------------1---------]
A[-3---------1----------3------------3-3-1---3----------------]
D[---------------0h1h2----------------------------------------]
G[---2h3p2-----------------------]
D[---------1--3--1----------1----]
A[-3------------3-3-----3----1---]
D[------------------5h8----------]
Bridge:
G[-0---------------0------------------------------------------]
D[---4-3---1----------4-3---1--------5x4-x3x----1x------------]
A[-------3---1--5---------3---1--5----------3x3----1x5x-------]
D[------------------------------------------------------0--00-]
G[---------------------------]
D[-5x4-x3x----1x-------------]
A[--------3x3----1x5x--------]
D[--------------------0--00--]
Different Endings
During Guitar Solo: / /
1. 2. 3.
G[-------------------------------] [--------] [---------] [---------]
D[-------------------------------] [--------] [---------] [---------]
A[----530-----530-------530------] [--------] [-2-3-----] [-02-3-45-]
D[-0-----5--0----3---0-----5-----] [-3/153-] [-----5~~-] [---------]
Order (Endings) : 1., 2., 1., 3., 1., 2., 1., 3.
After all that end on a (low) D
Now play the verse as usually
Ending:
G[-------------------------------5-45----------------------]
D[---------------------------6h7------3---0530-------------]
A[-----530------530-----530-----8-------3------------------]
D[-0------5---0----3--0----5------------------530~~~~~~~---]
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