Title: By The Way
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album: By The Way
Tabbed by: Kyle Putnam <kyle@putnamcabinets.com>
Song structure:
Chorus 1... (x2)
Verse...... (x4)
Chorus 2... (x1)
Verse...... (x4)
Chorus 1... (x2)
Verse...... (x3)
Chorus 2... (x2)
[Guitar outro]
As with most Red Hot Chili Peppers songs, there is plenty of improvisation
throughout the song, but this should give you a good idea of how the song is
played.
Chorus 1
G |-----------------------------------|
D |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
A |------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E |-----------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------|
E |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |--3/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------------------------------|
A |--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\3--------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2
G |---------------------=--------------------------------|
D |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------|
A |------------------3-----------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------|
D |--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-----|
A |--------------------------------------------------12--|
E |------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------|
D |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
A |------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E |-----------------------------------|
Normally played Played at end of chorus
G |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
E |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6--|
Verse
G |--------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------3---------------------------3----------------|
A |--5-5--3-5---0-3-5--0-3-5-----5-5--3-5---5-3---5-3------|
E |---------------------------------------------5-----5-3--|
G |--------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----------3---------------------------3----------------|
A |--5-5--3-5---0-3-5--0-3-5-----5-5--3-5---5-3--3/6-6-6---|
E |--------------------------------------------------------|
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