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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside Chords

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ChordsAm, F, C, G, Em, A
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

AmFCG
AmHowFlong,howlongwillCIslide?GSeparatemyAmsideF
CIdon’t,Gdon’tbelieveAmit’sbadFslittingCmythroatGit’sallIever
AmIheardyourvoicethroughEmaphotograph,AmIthoughtitupandbroughtEmupthepast
AmOnceyouknowyoucanneverEmgoback,GI’vegottotakeitonAtheotherside
AmCenturiesarewhatitEmmeanttome,AmacemeterywhereIEmmarrythesea
AmStrangerthingsneverEmchangemymind,GI’vegottotakeitonAtheotherside
GTakeitonAtheotherside,Gtakeiton,Atakeiton
AmHowFlong,howlongwillCIslide?GSeparatemyAmsideF
CIdon’t,Gdon’tbelieveAmit’sbadFslittingCmythroatGit’sallIever
AmPourmylifeintoaEmpapercup,Amtheashtray’sfullandI’mEmspillingmyguts
AmShewantstoknowamEmIstillaslut,GI’vegottotakeitonAtheotherside
AmScarletstarletandEmshe’sinmybed,AmacandidateformyEmsoulmatebled
AmPushthetriggerandEmpullthethread,GI’vegottotakeitonAtheotherside
GTakeitonAtheotherside,Gtakeiton,Atakeiton
AmHowFlong,howlongwillCIslide?GSeparatemyAmsideF
CIdon’t,Gdon’tbelieveAmit’sbadFslittingCmythroatGit’sallIever
EmCEmC
EmTurnmeontakemeforahardride,Cburnmeoutleavemeontheotherside
EmIyellandtellitthat,it’snotmyfriend
CItearitdownItearitdown,andthenit’sbornagain
AmFCG
AmHowFlong,howlongwillCIslide?GSeparatemyAmsideF
CIdon’t,Gdon’tbelieveAmit’sbadFslittingCmythroatGit’sallIever
AmHowFlong CIdon’t, Gdon’tbelieve Amit’s Fbad
CSlitmythroat,Git’sallIeverAm
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ArtistRed Hot Chili Peppers
AlbumCalifornication
GenresAlternative, Indie
Year1999
KeyAm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Otherside on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside on guitar requires 6 chords and 10 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Otherside uses these transitions most often: Am → F (16), C → G (16), and F → C (16). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - F chord transition.

1. Am → F chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from Am to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 16 times.

Am to F

2. F → C chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

Switching from F to C:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 16 times.

F to C

3. C → G chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 16 times.

C to G

4. G → Am chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

Switching from G to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 15 times.

G to Am

5. Am → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to Em:

  1. While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 12 times.

6. Em → G chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to G:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

7. G → A chord transition

To move from G to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

8. A → Am chord transition

Switching from A to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

9. Em → C chord transition

Switching from Em to C:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

10. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus.

Otherside chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Otherside.

  • Otherside includes 112 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Otherside contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Otherside connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → Em: 10%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → Am: 13%
    • G → Em: 9%
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