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Song:
By The Way
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album:
By The Way (Standart Ed...
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| Band: Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Song: By The Way            |
| Album: By The Way           |
| Guitarist: John Fruscianti  |
| Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)   |
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| TAB NOTATION:      |
|   -  slide down   |
| /  -  slide up     |
| x  -  muted string |
                    /
 ''''''''''''''''''''





Intro (0:00)

E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------||
B|-----------------|-----------------||
G|-----------------|-----------------||
D|-----------------|-----------------||
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
E|-----------------|-----------------||





Verse (1) (0:08)

E|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G|---------9-9-7-7-|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7---------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|------------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10
E|-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                                    _____________________________
                                   /get louder-------------------
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||
G|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-------14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-||
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-||
A|-------------------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-||
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||





Funky Break (0:33)
It is difficult to hear but it is there!

E|---------------------------------||
B|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||
G|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||
E|---------------------------------||





Verse (2) (0:40)(1:27)
                                      x3
E||-----------------------------------||---------8-8-8-8---8---8---8-----|
B||o-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o||-x-x-x-x---------x---x---x---x---|
G||--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--||-x-x-x-x---------x---x---x---x-7-|
D||--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--||-x-x-x-x---------x---x---x---x-7-|
A||o-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o||-x-x-x-x-----------------------5-|
E||-----------------------------------||---------------------------------|

     Dm                           x3
E||--5-5--------------------------||-5-5-------8---8---8---8---|
B||o-6-6-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o||-6-6-x-x-x---x---x---x---x-|
G||--7-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--||-7-7-x-x-x---x---x---x---x-|
D||--7-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--||-7-7-x-x-x---x---x---x---x-|
A||o-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o||-5-5-x-x-x---------------x-|
E||-------------------------------||---------------------------|

                                  x3
E||--5-5--------------------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
B||o-6-6-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-||
G||--7-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-||
D||--7-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-||
A||o-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-||
E||-------------------------------||-------------------------------||





Chorus (1:04)(2:45)(3:00)
Don't worry too much about the rhythm here because
John Fruscianti varies the rhythm on subsequent repeats

   F             C                   Dm
E|-1-1-1-1-x-1-1---|---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
B|-1-1-1-1-x-1-1-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-|
G|-2-2-2-2-x-2-2-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|
D|-3-3-3-3-x-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-|
A|-3-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-|
E|-1-1-1-1-x-1-1---|---------------|---------------------|---------------------|

                                     Am                  Bb
E|-1-1-1-1-x-1-1---|---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------||
B|-1-1-1-1-x-1-1-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-||
G|-2-2-2-2-x-2-2-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-||
D|-3-3-3-3-x-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-||
A|-3-3-3-3-x-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-x-||
E|-1-1-1-1-x-1-1---|---------------|-------------------|---------------||





Middle Section (1:49)

E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|

E|-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G|---------9-9-7-7-|-------------------------|------------------------|
D|-----------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7---------|-------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10
E|-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------|

E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                                                        _______________
                                                       /w/wah----------
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------||
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------||
G|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14
D|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14
A|-------------------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------||





Verse (3) (2:22)

     Dm  (       bass part        )   x3
E||--5-5------------------------------||---------8-8-8-8---8---8---8-----|
B||o-6-6-----------------------------o||-x-x-x-x---------x---x---x---x---|
G||--7-7------------------------------||-x-x-x-x---------x---x---x---x-7-|
D||--7-7------------------------------||-x-x-x-x---------x---x---x---x-7-|
A||o-5-5-----------------------------o||-x-x-x-x-----------------------5-|
E||-----------------------------------||---------------------------------|

                                  x3
E||--5-5--------------------------||-5-5-------8---8---8---8---|
B||o-6-6-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o||-6-6-x-x-x---x---x---x---x-|
G||--7-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--||-7-7-x-x-x---x---x---x---x-|
D||--7-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--||-7-7-x-x-x---x---x---x---x-|
A||o-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o||-5-5-x-x-x---------------x-|
E||-------------------------------||---------------------------|

                                  x3
E||--5-5--------------------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
B||o-6-6-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-||
G||--7-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-||
D||--7-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-||
A||o-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-||
E||-------------------------------||-------------------------------||





Outro chorus (3:15)
Although it starts fast, slow right down for the rallentando at Bb

   F               C                         Dm        
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-------|---------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-x-x-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-x-x-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-x-x-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-------|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|

                                       Am
E|-1-1-1-1-1-------|-------------------0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-x-x-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-x-x-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-------|-----------------------|-----------------|


   rallentando (gradual decrease in tempo)
   Bb            Dm
E|-------------|---||
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-||
G|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-||
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-||
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-||
E|-------------|---||
                 *arpeggiate chord: strum down slowly





Order

Intro
Verse (1)
Funky Break
Verse (2)
Chorus
Verse (2)
Middle Section
Verse (3)
Chorus x2
Outro Chorus

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By The Way

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By The Way (Standart Ed...
