Red Hot Chili Peppers - If You Have To Ask 2 Bass Tabs

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 it’s 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-|