If You Have To Ask - Red Hot Chili Peppers
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[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

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
IF YOU HAVE TO ASK - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Tabbed by:*Truly Ninja*
Email:TrulyNinja@hotmail.com

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



************************************

| / Slide up
| b Bend
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release

************************************
Song info
If You Have To Ask
Red Hot Chili Peppers
2001
  • Rock
  • Alternative Rock
  • Funk Metal
Alternative tracks
Similar songs
By The Way - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Question - System of a down
Cumbersome - Seven Mary Three
Loser - Beck
Lucky Man - Verve

Hi! Hope you enjoy backing track experience.
If you want to help us in the development of the project, feel free to donate!