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 ([email protected])

Notation Legend
---------------
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
------
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

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Intro
-----
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
---------
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
-----------
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
-----

   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||---------------------------------||----------------------------------|--------------------||