BAND:       Red Hot Chili Peppers
SONG:       By The Way

INSTRUMENT: Guitar
TUNING:     Standard

TABBED BY: Chris Thomas, cthomas@mad.scientist.com

Play this intro section 4 times...

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

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

E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
A -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then mute the strings for the heavier section and strum alternately.
Play this 8 times...

   ! ^ ! ^ ! ^ ! ^ ! ^ ! ^ ! ^ ! ^ ! ^ ! ^ ! ^ ! ^ ! ^ ! ^ ! ^ ! ^
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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-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-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Then play this 8 times...
(with the occasionally diddle on the 8th fret, top string)

E|-5---5---------------------------5---5---------------------------|
B|-6---6---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-6---6---X-X-X-X-X-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-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-X-X-X-X-X-|
A|-5---5---------------------------5---5---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Into the chorus...

   F       F       C       C       Dm      Dm      Dm      Dm
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------|

   F       F       C       C       Am      Am      Bb      Bb
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-X-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-X-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------|

And that's about it! - just work out the order of the song.