Dr. Funkeinstein Chords

Key- CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays458

Dr. Funkeinstein by Red Hot Chili Peppers is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			e|-|------------------------------------------|--------)----------------------------|-  
B|-|-------8-10-11~~~~~--------10-11-13~~~~~--|------18---18~~~--18--18--17~~~~~----|-  
G|-|--8-10---------------10-12----------------|-------------------------------------|-  
D|-|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-  
A|-|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-  
E|-|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-  
  
  
e|-|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-  
B|-|-------8-10-11~~~~~--------10-11-13~~~~~--|------8--9-10-8-7------------|-  
G|-|--8-10---------------10-12----------------|------9-10-11-9-7------------|-  
D|-|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-  
A|-|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-  
E|-|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-  
  
  
  
  
Verse:  
  
  
e|-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-  
B|-|-------------------------------|----------------------x--8--9-10-8-7--|-  
G|-|--x-x--7--5----x-x--5-5--------|--x-x--4--5----4-5----x--9-10-11-9-7--|-  
D|-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-  
A|-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-  
E|-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-  
  
  
  
The last bar of the intro  
could be played like this.  
  
  
e|-|-----------------------|-  
B|-|------5-6-7-5----------|-  
G|-|--------------7--------|-  
D|-|-----------------------|-  
A|-|-----------------------|-  
E|-|-----------------------|-  
  
  
  
  
Bass:  
  
  
G|-|--------------------|-----7--5----5--5--4--------|-  
D|-|--------------------|----------------------------|-  
A|-|--------------------|----------------------------|-  
E|-|--1--------3--------|----------------------------|-  
  
  
G|-|--------------------|----------------------------|-  
D|-|--------------------|----Rest--------------------|-  
A|-|--------------------|----------------------------|-  
E|-|--1--------3--------|----------------------------|-  
  
  
  
  
Verse:   
  
  
     w/ Variations  
G|-|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-  
D|-|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-  
A|-|--5--3-------2---3-3------3----|--3--5--------2--3----------3----|-  
E|-|----------5-------------5---5--|--------------------------5---5--|-  
  
  
G|-|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-  
D|-|--------------3---4-4----------|---------------------------------|-  
A|-|--5--3----3---------------3----|--3--5--------2--3----------3----|-  
E|-|------------------------5---5--|--------------------------5---5--|- 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante