Song: By The Way
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album: By The Way
TABBED by Gas


I saw some live videos and I'm sure this is the way John plays the song.
In the first bar it should't change 8 to 7 cause is a bass riff, but I wrote like that cause it sounds good also if you haven't a bass.


Intro:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


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


e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
     Standin' in line...

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------9-9-7-----|
D|---------------------------------------10--|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
E|-------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|


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


e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


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



Verse:
(Play the x muted on the 10th fret)

e|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|--13--13-13-13-13--13-13--|
G|----------------------------------|--10--10-10-10-10--10-10--|
D|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|--------------------------|
E|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|--------------------------|


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


e|-10-10---------------------10-10-10--------------------------|
B|-10-10---------------------10-10-10--13--13-13-13-13--13-13--|
G|-10-10---------------------10-10-10--10--10-10-10-10--10-10--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----------------------------------|
E|-------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----------------------------------|


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


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



Chorus:
    F                 c                Dm

e|-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-1--1--1-1-1-1--1--1-1--1-|
B|-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1--1-1--1--1-1-1-3--3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3--3-|
G|-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2--2-|
D|-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-2--2-2--2--2-2-2-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0--0-|
A|-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0--0-|
E|-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-------------------------------------------|

    F                 C                Am          A#

e|-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-1--1-1--1-1--|
B|-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-1--1-1--1--1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-3--3-3--3-3--|
G|-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-2--2--2-2-2-3--3-3--3-3--|
D|-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-3--3-3--3-3--|
A|-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3-0--0--0-0-0-1--1-1--1-1--|
E|-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1------------------------------1--1-1--1-1--|



Interlude:
(Same as Intro)

e|-----------------------------------------.....
B|-----------------------------------------.....
G|-----------------------------------------..... Play all the
D|---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7-.....    Intro.
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-.....
E|-----------------------------------------.....



Bridge:

e|--10-10-------------10-10-------------10-10--------------|
B|--10-10-------------10-10-------------10-10--------------|
G|--10-10-------------10-10-------------10-10--------------|
D|--------(Bass riff)-------(Bass riff)-------(Bass riff)--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


e|--10-10--------------------------------------|
B|--10-10--------------13--13-13-13-13--13-13--|
G|--10-10--------------10--10-10-10-10--10-10--|
D|--------(Bass riff)--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|




And now play a verse and then 3 times the chorus...

Finish in Dm:

e|-----5-----|
B|-----6-----|
G|-----7-----|
D|-----7-----|
A|-----5-----|
E|-----------|




And that's all guys, it should be about 100% correct, enjoy it!
Any Thanks, comments, corrections and questions to ratiugas@hotmail.com
Bye _Gas