Red Hot Chili Peppers – Afterlife Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Afterlife Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsDmCDb7FEbBbGm9Am9E7Gm

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[Intro]
Dm   C   Db7  4x

Hahahaha…
Long live the king
The young grows old with
 his buffalo spring

[Verse 1]
       Dm                 C        Db7
I got a Tupelo and we're ready to go
          Dm
We gonna hit it all night with
      C          Db7
the rock and a roll
            Dm
And if I'm feelin' uptight,
        C         Db7
gonna leave it alone
             Dm
We're gonna board up on the flight
          C       Db7
to the great unknown, well

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[Pre-Chorus 1]
Dm               C   Db7
 That's all I'm say--ing now
Dm               C   Db7
 Hear what I'm play--ing, yes
Dm          C      Db7  Dm    C   Db7
 High on a light from above
      Dm          C   Db7
You're somebody speci-al, well
Dm            C     Db7
 Someone to wres--tle now
Dm              C   Db7
 Take from the lake of
      Dm   C   Db7
your love

[Chorus]
 F          C            Eb
Long after we have been gone
            Bb
 from this song
          F          C
Well, the afterlife sings
          Bb
 one for mе
 F           C
Lost in the length of those
  Eb         Bb
 warm-ass horizons
    F           C               Bb
Thе afterlife knows where I'll be

[Verse 2]
        Dm
We gonna get it up for the
   C        Db7
 brotherly cup
             Dm
And when I bring it on down
           C        Db7
 with the Jamison Brown
            Dm
Well, on a cold, cold night
           C       Db7
'round a Baton a-Rouge
          Dm
We gonna make it alright with
 C          Db7
 Iggy the Stooge, well

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[Pre-Chorus 2]
Dm           C   Db7
 Pull on my le--ver, it's
Dm           C   Db7
 My guilty plea-sure, yes
Dm             C   Db7
 Born to live life on the
  Dm    C   Db7
run
Dm               C   Db7
 Take from this ri--ver, and
Dm           C   Db7
 Give to the o--cean, yeah
Dm             C     Db7
 They gave us more than
  Dm    C   Db7
enough

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[Chorus]
 F          C
Long after we have been
  Eb             Bb
 gone from this song
          F          C
Well, the afterlife sings
          Bb
one for mе
 F           C
Lost in the length of those
   Eb         Bb
 warm-ass horizons
    F           C
Thе afterlife knows where
       Bb
I'll be

[Instrument]
Gm9  Am9   Gm9  E7  2x
 Dm   C   Db7   4x

[Chorus]
 F          C
Long after we have been
  Eb             Bb
gone from this song
          F          C
Well, the afterlife sings
         Bb
 one for mе
 F           C
Lost in the length of those
  Eb         Bb
 warm-ass horizons
    F           C               Bb
Thе afterlife knows where I'll be
 F          C            Eb
Long after we have been gone
            Bb
from this song
  F            C            Bb
There will be something to see
 F         C
My mother said there will
  Eb          Bb
 be some surprises
    F           C            Bb
The afterlife shows them to me

[Ending Solo]
 Dm    Gm  Dm
 Gm  Dm  Gm  Dm    Gm  5x
Dm

How to play Afterlife: key, chords and progression

These are Afterlife chords by Red Hot Chili Peppers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Afterlife by Red Hot Chili Peppers is in the key of D minor (one flat: B♭). The song uses 10 chords: Dm, C, Db7, F, Eb, Bb, Gm9, Am9, E7 and Gm.

Listen for Dm – C – Db7 – Dm (i – VII – VII7 – i in D minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Bm, A, Bb7, D, C, G, Em9, F#m9, C#7, Em (50% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 30% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Db7 chord on guitar (x46464)
D♭7D♭ F A♭ C♭
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Gm9 chord on guitar (300331)
Gm9G B♭ D F A
Am9 chord on guitar (532000)
Am9A C E G B
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

Afterlife chords: questions

What key is Afterlife in?

Afterlife by Red Hot Chili Peppers is in the key of D minor (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Afterlife?

Afterlife uses 10 chords: Dm, C, Db7, F, Eb, Bb, Gm9, Am9, E7, Gm.

What is the chord progression of Afterlife?

The main progression is Dm – C – Db7 – Dm (i – VII – VII7 – i).

Is Afterlife easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes Bm, A, Bb7, D, C, G, Em9, F#m9, C#7, Em (50% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 30% without a capo).

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