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If You Have to Ask – Red Hot Chili Peppers: piano chords

If You Have to Ask by Red Hot Chili Peppers uses 9 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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F major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Dm7 Dm13 C7 G9 Gb9 F9 Ebmaj9 Bb7 Dmaj

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Dm7 Dm13 Dm7 Dm13

Verse 1

Dm7 Dm13 Dm7 Dm13 Dm7 Dm13 Dm7 Dm13

Chorus 1

C7

Interlude 1

Dm7 Dm13 Dm7 Dm13

Verse 2

Dm7 Dm13 Dm7 Dm13 Dm7 Dm13

Chorus 2

C7

Bridge 1

G9 Gb9 F9 C7 Ebmaj9 Bb7 Dmaj G9 Gb9 F9 C7 Ebmaj9 Bb7 Dmaj G9 Gb9 F9 C7 Ebmaj9 Bb7 Dmaj G9 Gb9 F9 C7 Ebmaj9 Bb7 Dmaj Dm7 Dm13 Dm7 Dm13 Dm7 Dm13 Dm7 Dm13

Outro 1

Dm7 Dm13 Dm7

Chords on the piano

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

Dm13

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
DFACEGB
Practice Dm13

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

G9

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
GBDFA
Practice G9

F#9

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
F♯A♯C♯EG♯
Practice F#9

F9

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
FACD♯G
Practice F9

D#maj9

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
D♯GA♯DF
Practice D#maj9

A#7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
A♯DFG♯
Practice A#7

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

Questions

Which chords does If You Have to Ask by Red Hot Chili Peppers use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is If You Have to Ask by Red Hot Chili Peppers in?

The chords fit F major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is If You Have to Ask to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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