Warped Chords
Warped by Red Hot Chili Peppers is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, G5, F#5, E5, D5, A5, C5, B5, C#sus, C#, G#m, E, C#m, C#m6, D#5, C#5 and E2. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
I just strum Em (022000). This gets boring if you're playing alone but
the special effects on the CD give it more movement.
Verse Riff
e-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A-|-----5h7-x-5h7-x-5h7-x-5h7-x-----|-----5h7-x-5h7-x-5h7-x-5h7-x---|
E-|-0---------------------------5---|-0---------------------------5-|
So much love So rare to dare
Chorus
G5 F#5 G5 G5 F#5 G5
e-|-----------------|------------------|
B-|-----------------|------------------|
G-|-----------------|------------------|
D-|-12--11--12------|--12--11--12------|
A-|-10---9--10------|--10---9--10------|
E-|-----------------|------------------|
She said
All the way
Verse 2
Chorus
2nd part of Chorus
G5 F#5 E5 G5 F#5 D5 G5 F#5 A5 C5 B5 A5 G5 F#5 E5
e-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
B-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
G-|--12--11--9-----|--12--11--7-----|--12--11--14-----|--17-16-14-12-11--9-|
D-|--12--11--9-----|--12--11--7-----|--12--11--14-----|--17-16-14-12-11--9-|
A-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E-|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Everyday Warped and scared
Solo
Verse 3
Bridge
G-|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D-|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A-|--7-x-5-x-x-7-x-5-x-x-10-9--|--7-x-5-x-x-7-x-5-x-x-11-10--|
E-|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Play Em (xxx121212) over this bass part.
Outro
The song is in E minor up until the outro when it changes to E major.
The chords are a bit tricky so here are the voicings for this part of
the song only.
C#sus x 4 6 6 7 x
C# x 4 6 6 6 x
G#m 4 6 6 4 4 4
E(1) x x 14 13 12 x
C#m x x 11 9 9 x
C#m6 x x 11 9 11 x
E5 0 7 9 9 x x
D#5 x 6 8 8 x x
C#5 x 4 6 6 x x
B5 x 2 4 4 x x
E(2) 12 14 14 13 x x
If you listen to the song, you'll hear when to hold the chord and when to
arpeggiate.
C#sus C# G#m
C#sus C# G#m
E(1)
E(1)
E(1)
E(1)
C#m C#m6
C#m C#m6
E5 D#5
C#5 B5
E2