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Red Hot Chili Peppers Beginner Key of A 5 Chords 3 min read

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Key

A Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

Am · F · C · G · Em

Otherside Chords – Guitar

A melancholic alternative rock song by Red Hot Chili Peppers about addiction and loss. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.

Driving Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play G, C, and D shapes to sound in the key of A.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

How long, how long will I slide?

G D

Separate my side, I don’t

G C

I don’t believe it’s bad

G D

Slit my throat it’s all I ever

Chorus

G C

I heard your voice through a photograph

G D

I thought it up and brought up the past

G C

Once you know you can never go back

G D

I gotta take it on the otherside

Verse 2

G C

Centuries are what it means

G D

To me, a cemetery where I

G C

Marry the sea, forever stranger

G D

Things could never change my mind

Chorus

G C

I heard your voice through a photograph

G D

I thought it up and brought up the past

G C

Once you know you can never go back

G D

I gotta take it on the otherside

Bridge

G C

Take it on the otherside

G D

Take it on, take it on

G C

How long, how long will I slide?

G D

Separate my side, I don’t

G C

I don’t believe it’s bad

G D

Slit my throat it’s all I ever

Chorus

G C

I heard your voice through a photograph

G D

I thought it up and brought up the past

G C

Once you know you can never go back

G D

I gotta take it on the otherside

Outro

G C

Turn me on, take me for a hard ride

G D

Burn me out, leave me on the otherside

G C

I yell and tell it that it’s not my friend

G D

I tear it down, I tear it down and then it’s

G C

Born again, born again

G D

Born again, born again

G C

Born again, yeah, born again

G D

Born again, born again

Practice tip: Master the G-C-D chord progression before adding the lyrics, as it forms the entire song’s foundation.

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Key

A Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

Am · F · C · G · Em

Otherside Chords – Ukulele

A melancholic alternative rock song by Red Hot Chili Peppers about addiction and loss. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.

Driving Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play G, C, and D shapes to sound in the key of A.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

How long, how long will I slide?

G D

Separate my side, I don’t

G C

I don’t believe it’s bad

G D

Slit my throat it’s all I ever

Chorus

G C

I heard your voice through a photograph

G D

I thought it up and brought up the past

G C

Once you know you can never go back

G D

I gotta take it on the otherside

Verse 2

G C

Centuries are what it means

G D

To me, a cemetery where I

G C

Marry the sea, forever stranger

G D

Things could never change my mind

Chorus

G C

I heard your voice through a photograph

G D

I thought it up and brought up the past

G C

Once you know you can never go back

G D

I gotta take it on the otherside

Bridge

G C

Take it on the otherside

G D

Take it on, take it on

G C

How long, how long will I slide?

G D

Separate my side, I don’t

G C

I don’t believe it’s bad

G D

Slit my throat it’s all I ever

Chorus

G C

I heard your voice through a photograph

G D

I thought it up and brought up the past

G C

Once you know you can never go back

G D

I gotta take it on the otherside

Outro

G C

Turn me on, take me for a hard ride

G D

Burn me out, leave me on the otherside

G C

I yell and tell it that it’s not my friend

G D

I tear it down, I tear it down and then it’s

G C

Born again, born again

G D

Born again, born again

G C

Born again, yeah, born again

G D

Born again, born again

Practice tip: Master the G-C-D chord progression before adding the lyrics, as it forms the entire song’s foundation.

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Gtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

A Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

Am · F · C · G · Em

Otherside Chords – Piano

A melancholic alternative rock song by Red Hot Chili Peppers about addiction and loss. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.

Driving Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play G, C, and D shapes to sound in the key of A.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

How long, how long will I slide?

G D

Separate my side, I don’t

G C

I don’t believe it’s bad

G D

Slit my throat it’s all I ever

Chorus

G C

I heard your voice through a photograph

G D

I thought it up and brought up the past

G C

Once you know you can never go back

G D

I gotta take it on the otherside

Verse 2

G C

Centuries are what it means

G D

To me, a cemetery where I

G C

Marry the sea, forever stranger

G D

Things could never change my mind

Chorus

G C

I heard your voice through a photograph

G D

I thought it up and brought up the past

G C

Once you know you can never go back

G D

I gotta take it on the otherside

Bridge

G C

Take it on the otherside

G D

Take it on, take it on

G C

How long, how long will I slide?

G D

Separate my side, I don’t

G C

I don’t believe it’s bad

G D

Slit my throat it’s all I ever

Chorus

G C

I heard your voice through a photograph

G D

I thought it up and brought up the past

G C

Once you know you can never go back

G D

I gotta take it on the otherside

Outro

G C

Turn me on, take me for a hard ride

G D

Burn me out, leave me on the otherside

G C

I yell and tell it that it’s not my friend

G D

I tear it down, I tear it down and then it’s

G C

Born again, born again

G D

Born again, born again

G C

Born again, yeah, born again

G D

Born again, born again

Practice tip: Master the G-C-D chord progression before adding the lyrics, as it forms the entire song’s foundation.

Amtap to play

Ftap to play

Ctap to play

Gtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

A Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

Am · F · C · G · Em

Otherside Chords – Banjo

A melancholic alternative rock song by Red Hot Chili Peppers about addiction and loss. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.

Driving Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play G, C, and D shapes to sound in the key of A.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

How long, how long will I slide?

G D

Separate my side, I don’t

G C

I don’t believe it’s bad

G D

Slit my throat it’s all I ever

Chorus

G C

I heard your voice through a photograph

G D

I thought it up and brought up the past

G C

Once you know you can never go back

G D

I gotta take it on the otherside

Verse 2

G C

Centuries are what it means

G D

To me, a cemetery where I

G C

Marry the sea, forever stranger

G D

Things could never change my mind

Chorus

G C

I heard your voice through a photograph

G D

I thought it up and brought up the past

G C

Once you know you can never go back

G D

I gotta take it on the otherside

Bridge

G C

Take it on the otherside

G D

Take it on, take it on

G C

How long, how long will I slide?

G D

Separate my side, I don’t

G C

I don’t believe it’s bad

G D

Slit my throat it’s all I ever

Chorus

G C

I heard your voice through a photograph

G D

I thought it up and brought up the past

G C

Once you know you can never go back

G D

I gotta take it on the otherside

Outro

G C

Turn me on, take me for a hard ride

G D

Burn me out, leave me on the otherside

G C

I yell and tell it that it’s not my friend

G D

I tear it down, I tear it down and then it’s

G C

Born again, born again

G D

Born again, born again

G C

Born again, yeah, born again

G D

Born again, born again

Practice tip: Master the G-C-D chord progression before adding the lyrics, as it forms the entire song’s foundation.

Amtap to play

Ftap to play

Ctap to play

Gtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

A Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

Am · F · C · G · Em

Otherside Chords – Mandolin

A melancholic alternative rock song by Red Hot Chili Peppers about addiction and loss. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.

Driving Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play G, C, and D shapes to sound in the key of A.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

How long, how long will I slide?

G D

Separate my side, I don’t

G C

I don’t believe it’s bad

G D

Slit my throat it’s all I ever

Chorus

G C

I heard your voice through a photograph

G D

I thought it up and brought up the past

G C

Once you know you can never go back

G D

I gotta take it on the otherside

Verse 2

G C

Centuries are what it means

G D

To me, a cemetery where I

G C

Marry the sea, forever stranger

G D

Things could never change my mind

Chorus

G C

I heard your voice through a photograph

G D

I thought it up and brought up the past

G C

Once you know you can never go back

G D

I gotta take it on the otherside

Bridge

G C

Take it on the otherside

G D

Take it on, take it on

G C

How long, how long will I slide?

G D

Separate my side, I don’t

G C

I don’t believe it’s bad

G D

Slit my throat it’s all I ever

Chorus

G C

I heard your voice through a photograph

G D

I thought it up and brought up the past

G C

Once you know you can never go back

G D

I gotta take it on the otherside

Outro

G C

Turn me on, take me for a hard ride

G D

Burn me out, leave me on the otherside

G C

I yell and tell it that it’s not my friend

G D

I tear it down, I tear it down and then it’s

G C

Born again, born again

G D

Born again, born again

G C

Born again, yeah, born again

G D

Born again, born again

Practice tip: Master the G-C-D chord progression before adding the lyrics, as it forms the entire song’s foundation.

Amtap to play

Ftap to play

Ctap to play

Gtap to play

Emtap to play

Key

A Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

Am · F · C · G · Em

Otherside Chords – Harmonica

A melancholic alternative rock song by Red Hot Chili Peppers about addiction and loss. Beginner difficulty in the key of A.

Driving Rock (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 2nd fret and play G, C, and D shapes to sound in the key of A.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

How long, how long will I slide?

G D

Separate my side, I don’t

G C

I don’t believe it’s bad

G D

Slit my throat it’s all I ever

Chorus

G C

I heard your voice through a photograph

G D

I thought it up and brought up the past

G C

Once you know you can never go back

G D

I gotta take it on the otherside

Verse 2

G C

Centuries are what it means

G D

To me, a cemetery where I

G C

Marry the sea, forever stranger

G D

Things could never change my mind

Chorus

G C

I heard your voice through a photograph

G D

I thought it up and brought up the past

G C

Once you know you can never go back

G D

I gotta take it on the otherside

Bridge

G C

Take it on the otherside

G D

Take it on, take it on

G C

How long, how long will I slide?

G D

Separate my side, I don’t

G C

I don’t believe it’s bad

G D

Slit my throat it’s all I ever

Chorus

G C

I heard your voice through a photograph

G D

I thought it up and brought up the past

G C

Once you know you can never go back

G D

I gotta take it on the otherside

Outro

G C

Turn me on, take me for a hard ride

G D

Burn me out, leave me on the otherside

G C

I yell and tell it that it’s not my friend

G D

I tear it down, I tear it down and then it’s

G C

Born again, born again

G D

Born again, born again

G C

Born again, yeah, born again

G D

Born again, born again

Practice tip: Master the G-C-D chord progression before adding the lyrics, as it forms the entire song’s foundation.