Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Song: By the Way
Tabber: c0z420
Email: coz200059@hotmail.com

Tuning Guitar in Standard tuning (EADGBe)
Bass in Drop D Tuning (low to high: DADG)

This is how Guitar World says they play this song,
it sounds 100 % accurate to me when my band plays it,
but I still do not think that John plays single notes,
i've seen then play this live and i know he didnt 
play single notes.  Please Rate this!!!

Intro:
Guitar
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Bass
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|

continued: Guitar
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|----------------------------------------|
Bass
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/--|
A|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|

1st Chorus:
Guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------9-9-7-7-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----------|
E|-------------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----------------------------------|
Bass
G|17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19----10--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

continued: Guitar
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5--|
A|------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-107-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bass
G|-------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/-|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Continued: Guitar - become gradually louder.......................with mild dist.
e|---------------------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
B|---------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
G|---------------------5--5--5--5--5--5-------------------------------------|
D|3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-------------------------------------------------------|
A|3-3-3--3--3--3--3-3-------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bass
G|17-17-17-17-17-17--21-21-21-21-21-21---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

1st and 3rd Verses: Guitar
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-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----o|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----o|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
Bass
G|------------------------------------|--------------|
D|-------------3h(3)-----------------o|--------------|
A|-------3h5-----------3h5(5)---0h3--o|-5/6-6-6-6-6--|
D|-0--0------0-------0--------0-------|--------------|

e|-------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-xxxx-13-13-13-13---10---|-10-10------13-13-13-13----|
G|-xxxx---x--x--x--xx-10--o|-10-10-x-x-x--x--x--x--x---|
D|-xxxx---x--x--x--xx-12--o|-12-12-x-x-x--x--x--x--x---|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|

2nd and 4th Chorus:
e|---1--1-1-1--1--1---------------------------------5---5-55-5-55-55-55-5-55---|
B|1--1--1-1-1--1--1--x-5---5-5-5--5---5-5-5-5-5-----6---6-66-6-66-66-66-6-66---|
G|2--2--2-2-2--2--2--x-5---5-5-5--5---5-5-5-5-5--x--7---7-77-7-77-77-77-7-77--o|
D|3--3--3-3-3--3--3--x-5---5-5-5--5---5-5-5-5-5--x--7---7-77-7-77-77-77-7-77--o|
A|3--3--3-3-3--3--3----3---3-3-3--3---3-3-3-3-3--x--5---5-55-5-55-55-55-5-55---|
E|1--1--1-1-1--1--1------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7---10-10--101010--10-10-10--12--121212--12-12-12-121212--1210---|
A|8--8-8-8---8-------------------------------------------------------------------10-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---1--11--1--1--1--------------------------0---0-000--0-0--0---------------------|
B|1--1--11--1--1--1---5--55--5--555--5--5----1---1-111--1-1--1--3--3--3--3--3-3----|
G|2--2--22--2--2--2---5--55--5--555--5--5----2---2-222--2-2--2--3--3--3--3--3-3-xx-|
D|3--3--33--3--3--3---5--55--5--555--5--5----2---2-222--2-2--2--3--3--3--3--3-3-xx-|
A|3--3--33--3--3--3---3--33--3--333--3--3-xx-0---0-000--0-0--0--1--1--1--1--1-1-xx-|
E|1--1--11--1--1--1----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------10--10--101010--10--10--7---7-777-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-|
A|8---8--888--8--8----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Coda: Bass
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------8-9-10--10--101010--10--10--0--7---7-777-7--7---7--8--8-8-8-8-8--|
A|-8---8--888--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dani the girl is singing songs to me..................

Outro:
e|-1--1--1-1--1-------------------------------5--5--5--5--5-55-5-55-5-5-5555-55----|
B|-1--1--1-1--1-xx-5--55-5--5--5-5-5-5--5-----6--6--6--6--6-66-6-66-6-6-6666-66-xx-|
G|-2--2--2-2--2-xx-5--55-5--5--5-5-5-5--5-----7--7--7--7--7-77-7-77-7-7-7777-77-xx-|
D|-3--3--3-3--3-xx-5--55-5--5--5-5-5-5--5-----7--7--7--7--7-77-7-77-7-7-7777-77-xx-|
A|-3--3--3-3--3-xx-3--33-3--3--3-3-3-3--3-5-5-5--5--5--5--5-55-5-55-5-5-5555-55----|
E|-1--1--1-1--1--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-1---1-1--1--1----------------------------0--0-000-0-0-0-------------------------|
B|-1---1-1--1--1-x-x--5-5--5--55-55-5-5-----1--1-111-1-1-1-----3--3--3--3--3-3/6~--|
G|-2---2-2--2--2-x-x--5-5--5--55-55-5-5-----2--2-222-2-2-2-----3--3--3--3--3-3/7~--|
D|-3---3-3--3--3-x-x--5-5--5--55-55-5-5-----2--2-222-2-2-2-----3--3--3--3--3-3/7~--|
A|-3---3-3--3--3-x-x--3-3--3--33-33-3-3-0-0-0--0-000-0-0-0-0-0-1--1--1--1--1-1/5~--|
E|-1---1-1--1--1-------------------------------------------------------------------|


Thats about it for my tab, I think its probably the most correct version of this
song on here.  Anyways its very accurate.  Please rate because it took forever to
tab this sweet azz song.

For those who do not like the sing not intro/verse/chorus:

Alternate  Intro/Verse:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------|
A|---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--7--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--|
   
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------9-9-7-7--|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
A|---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|





Ok, thats enough for me, im tired.  Have fun everyone!