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Red Hot Chili Peppers – White Braids And Pillow Chair Chords Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
C#m   A   E   B7   2x

[Verse 1]
C#m
 I'm a tangled tiger and
 I want to rip it all to shreds
   A              E    B7
So I can ask it why
C#m
 She's a loaded cobra and
 she wanted to be with
             A     E    B7
 me for the ride
C#m
 In a Sunday diner, I'm reminded
                            A
 there's no finer place to kiss
                E     B7
Than one like this

[Chorus]
     A           C#m
But babe, I can see
                   B7
what's right with you
                          A
White braids and pillow chair
          C#m                 F#7
I could spend my nights with you
  B7
This pussy willow
 A           C#m              B7
Babe, I can see all sides of you
  B7                      A
White braids and pillow chair
          C#m              F#7
I don't know what I would do
 B7
Without your pillow

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[Verse 2]
C#m
 She's a Bobby Darin singing to
                           A
 the fish and herring sacrifice
                 E    B7
Oh, that's her knife
C#m
 There's a Karmann Ghiah
 parked out back and we
                 A    E   B7
 believe it is alive       (Oh)
C#m
 You can see the river
 running through
                        A
 my dеvastated concrete еyes
            E     B7
They don't deny

[Chorus]
     A           C#m
But babe, I can see
                   B7
what's right with you
                          A
White braids and pillow chair
          C#m                 F#7
I could spend my nights with you
  B7
This pussy willow
 A           C#m              B7
Babe, I can see all sides of you
  B7                      A
White braids and pillow chair
          C#m
I don't know what
         F#7  B7
I would do

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[Outro]
 E7          A
California blue
 B       E    B        G#7
Sing to you things to do
 E7          A
California blue
 B       C#m
Sing to you
 E7            A
Deep Ventura sky
 B       E   B        G#7
Rolling by, rolling why
 E7            A
Deep Ventura sky
 B       C#m
Rolling by
 E7            A
Santa Cruz in June
B        E    B        G#7
Either blue, surf the moon
 E7            A
Santa Cruz in June
 B        C#m
Surf the moon
 E7            A
San Francisco Bay
 B       E    B         G#7
Safe to say, paved the way
 E7            A
San Francisco Bay
 B         C#m
Paved the way

How to play White Braids And Pillow Chair: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for White Braids And Pillow Chair by Red Hot Chili Peppers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

White Braids And Pillow Chair by Red Hot Chili Peppers is in the key of C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 8 chords: C#m, A, E, B7, F#7, E7, B and G#7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C#m – A – E – B7 (i – VI – III – VII7 in C♯ minor), the epic minor progression (i–VI–III–VII) used in many anthems. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Bm, G, D, A7, E7, D7, A, F#7 (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

B7 chord on guitar (x21202) — B7B D♯ F♯ A

F#7 chord on guitar (242322) — F♯7F♯ A♯ C♯ E

E7 chord on guitar (020100) — E7E G♯ B D

G#7 chord on guitar (464544) — G♯7G♯ B♯ D♯ F♯

White Braids And Pillow Chair chords: questions

What key is White Braids And Pillow Chair in?

White Braids And Pillow Chair by Red Hot Chili Peppers is in the key of C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in White Braids And Pillow Chair?

White Braids And Pillow Chair uses 8 chords: C#m, A, E, B7, F#7, E7, B, G#7.

What is the chord progression of White Braids And Pillow Chair?

The main progression is C#m – A – E – B7 (i – VI – III – VII7), the epic minor progression (i–VI–III–VII) used in many anthems.

Is White Braids And Pillow Chair easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Bm, G, D, A7, E7, D7, A, F#7 (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

How to play White Braids And Pillow Chair: key, chords and progression

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White Braids And Pillow Chair chords: questions

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