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Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside Ukulele Chords

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

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

  • Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
  • Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
  • Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram

[chorus]
[Am] [F] [C] [G]
[Am]How [F]long, how long will [C]I slide? [G]Separate my [Am]side [F]
[C]I don’t, [G]don’t believe [Am]it’s bad [F] [C]slitting my throat [G]it’s all I ever

[Opening]
[Am]I heard your voice through [Em]a photograph, [Am]I thought it up and brought [Em]up the past
[Am]Once you know you can never [Em]go back, [G]I’ve got to take it on [A]the otherside
[Am]Centuries are what it [Em]meant to me, [Am]a cemetery where I [Em]marry the sea
[Am]Stranger things never [Em]change my mind, [G]I’ve got to take it on [A]the otherside
[G]Take it on [A]the otherside, [G]take it on, [A]take it on

[chorus]
[Am]How [F]long, how long will [C]I slide? [G]Separate my [Am]side [F]
[C]I don’t, [G]don’t believe [Am]it’s bad [F] [C]slitting my throat [G]it’s all I ever

[section 2]
[Am]Pour my life into a [Em]paper cup, [Am]the ashtray’s full and I’m [Em]spilling my guts
[Am]She wants to know am [Em]I still a slut, [G]I’ve got to take it on [A]the otherside
[Am]Scarlet starlet and [Em]she’s in my bed, [Am]a candidate for my [Em]soul mate bled
[Am]Push the trigger and [Em]pull the thread, [G]I’ve got to take it on [A]the otherside
[G]Take it on [A]the otherside, [G]take it on, [A]take it on

[chorus]
[Am]How [F]long, how long will [C]I slide? [G]Separate my [Am]side [F]
[C]I don’t, [G]don’t believe [Am]it’s bad [F] [C]slitting my throat [G]it’s all I ever

[section 3]
[Em] [C] [Em] [C]
[Em]Turn me on take me for a hard ride, [C]burn me out leave me on the otherside
[Em]I yell and tell it that, it’s not my friend
[C]I tear it down I tear it down, and then it’s born again

[chorus]
[Am] [F] [C] [G]
[Am]How [F]long, how long will [C]I slide? [G]Separate my [Am]side [F]
[C]I don’t, [G]don’t believe [Am]it’s bad [F] [C]slitting my throat [G]it’s all I ever

[Closing]
[Am]How [F]long I[C]don’t, d[G]on’t believe i[Am]t’s ba[F]d
[C]Slit my throat, [G]it’s all I ever [Am]

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ArtistRed Hot Chili Peppers
AlbumCalifornication
GenresAlternative, Indie
Year1999
KeyAm

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

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Otherside on ukulele 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.

2. F → C chord transition

Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram

To move from F to C;

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
F to C

3. C → G chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram

To move from C to G;

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

4. G → Am chord transition

Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram

To move from G to Am;

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

5. Am → Em chord transition

To move from Am to Em;

  1. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 4.

6. Em → G chord transition

To move from Em to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.

7. G → A chord transition

To move from G to A;

  1. While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

8. A → Am chord transition

To move from A to Am;

  1. While playing A, lift your index finger from C string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

9. Em → C chord transition

To move from Em to C;

  1. While playing Em, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.

10. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am;

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

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