Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way.... [taby]


This is such a cool song!
I have so much fun playing it!

**INTRO
E--------8-----------------------------------
B--------x-----------------------------------
G--10----9----------10----9-------9-9-7-7----
D--10---10---7------10---10---7--------------
A-----------(7)---------------7--------------
E--------------------------------------------
  {8x} {8x} {16x}  {8x} {8x} {12x}
E-------------------------8------------------
B-------------------------x---10----10-------
G--10---------------10----9----9-----9-------
D--10---10---7------10---10----7-------------
A-------10---7-------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
  {8x} {8x} {16x}  {8x} {8x} {12x} {4x}  <--Number of times you play each one

I'm not sure about the (7) note, it sounds good with or without it

**VERSE
E----------------
B--x-x-x-x-------
G--x-x-x-x-------
D--x-x-x-x-------
A--x-x-x-x-------
E----------------
  {many times}

E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B--13-13-13-13--15-15---x-x---15-15---x-x---15-15---x-x---15-15--x-x--
G---------------14-14---x-x---14-14---x-x---14-14---x-x---14-14--x-x--
D---------------12-12---x-x---12-12---x-x---12-12---x-x---12-12--x-x--
A-----------------------x-x-----------x-x-----------x-x----------x-x--
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
This is played twice. There are more x's but I simplified it because
of the space, the muted strums will sound more accurate if you place
your hand around the 12th fret.

E--------
B--15----
G--14----
D--12----
A--------
E--------
This last chord of Verse is strummed until Chorus.

**CHORUS
   F	C    Dm       F    C    Am   Bb
E--1------------------1---------0---------
B--1----5----6--------1----5----1----3----
G--2----5----7--------2----5----2----3----
D--3----5----7--------3----5----2----3----
A--3----3----5--------3----3----0----1----
E--1------------------1-------------------
Strum these chords

**VERSE 2 same as previous
**CHORUS 2 is the same as INTRO

**INTERLUDE
First part
E--13----------------------------------
B--15-15----15-15----15-15----15-15----
G--14-14----14-14----14-14----14-14----
D--12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12----
A--------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------
Second part (2x)
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B--13-13-13-13--15-15---x-x---15-15---x-x---15-15---x-x---15-15--x-x--
G---------------14-14---x-x---14-14---x-x---14-14---x-x---14-14--x-x--
D---------------12-12---x-x---12-12---x-x---12-12---x-x---12-12--x-x--
A-----------------------x-x-----------x-x-----------x-x----------x-x--
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
The x's here have a different rhythm from the one in Verse, but it's
only one or two beats less
Then strum this
E--------
B--15----
G--14----
D--12----
A--------
E--------

**CHORUS 3 and OUTRO are the same as first CHORUS
End in Dm
E-----------
B--6--------
G--7--------
D--7--------
A--5--------
E-----------