Red Hot Chili Peppers – Pea Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Pea Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsFmC#CBbGmEDF

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[Verse]
Fm           C#
I'm a little pea
C                       Bb
I love the sky and the trees
Fm          C#          C
I'm a teeny tiny little ant
Bb
Checking out this and that
Fm            C#
And I am nothing
 C               Bb
Ah, so you have nothing to hide

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Fm             C#
And I'm a pacifist
 C          Bb
So I can fuck your shit up
Gm  Bb       Fm
Oh yeah, I'm small
Gm  Bb       Fm
Oh yeah, I'm small
E        C      D F
Fuck you asshole
E               C        D F
You homophobic, redneck dick
E                 C
Big and tough and macho
        D  F        E
You can kick my ass

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[Outro]
C    D  F     E
So fucking what?
C    D  F     E
So fucking what?
C    D  F     E
So fucking what?
C    D  F   E
So fucking what?

How to play Pea: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Pea by Red Hot Chili Peppers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Pea by Red Hot Chili Peppers keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 8 chords: Fm, C#, C, Bb, Gm, E, D and F.

Most of the song cycles through E – C – D – F (III – I – II – IV in C major). In solfa, that is mi – doh – reh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Dm, Bb, A, G, Em, C#, B, D (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Fm chord on guitar (133111)
FmF A♭ C
C# chord on guitar (x46664)
C♯C♯ E♯ G♯
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C

Pea chords: questions

What key is Pea in?

Pea by Red Hot Chili Peppers is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Pea?

Pea uses 8 chords: Fm, C#, C, Bb, Gm, E, D, F.

What is the chord progression of Pea?

The main progression is E – C – D – F (III – I – II – IV).

Is Pea easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Dm, Bb, A, G, Em, C#, B, D (63% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo).

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