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By the Way (Album) Guitar Tablature
		Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way
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By The Way
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Intro/Verse type riff
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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--|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
                                      (*)
e|-------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-------------------------|---------------------------| before the fast bit go to
D|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2s10-| fret 12 on the Am
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0s8--| and play it an octave higher.
E|-------------------------|---------------------------| 
Fill 1:                      Fill 2: 
e|-------------------------|-------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------|
D|-14 14 12 12-------------|-2s10--------|
A|-------------------------|-------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------|

Play it once through normal for the intro, then the 2nd time around stop at the (*)
and play fill 1.  Then the next time around in the beginning, if you want, add
fill 2.

The chorus is just these chords, i dont know the strumming pattern, but its fast.


  F   C   Dm      F   C   Am  A#
e|-1-|-0-|-1-|-1-|-1-|-0-|-0-|-1-|
B|-1-|-1-|-3-|-3-|-1-|-1-|-1-|-3-| then when played at the end, just end with
G|-2-|-0-|-2-|-2-|-2-|-0-|-2-|-3-| a Dm 
D|-3-|-2-|-0-|-0-|-3-|-2-|-2-|-3-|
A|-3-|-3-|---|---|-3-|-3-|---|-1-|
E|-1-|---|---|---|-1-|---|---|---|




Universally Speaking
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Verse - D, Em
Pre Chorus - D, Em
Chorus - A, A7, G, D x2
         Am, G

This is the place
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Dosed
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Dont Forget Me
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I saw them live on MTV 2 and its actually the bass that does the strumming but here it is anyway:

E------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------ repeat throughout whole song
D--7-xxxx--3-xxxx--8--xxxx--5-xxxx---------
A--7-xxxx--3-xxxx--8--xxxx--5-xxxx---------
E--5-xxxx--1-xxxx--10-xxxx--3-xxxx---------

The guitar come in playing the open e string for a while and then adds a couple of extra notes. Just play around with frets 5, 7 and 8 will lots of hammering and pulling off and you will sort of working it. I could go into more detail but its not worth it.

Chorus Chords - Am, F, C, G

The Zephyr Song
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Intro

E-------3----------------------------0--------------------0--
B-----1--------6------0------1-----1--------3------0------1--
G---2--------4------0------2-----2--------4------0------2----
D----------5------2------3--------------5------2------3------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------


Verse - Am, G, Em, F

E---------0-3-1-0----------------------------------------------------
B------1-----------------3---6-5-3-------0--3-1-0------1-3/5-3-1-1---
G---2-----------------4---4------------0---0----------2--------------
D-------------------5----------------2--------------3----------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------0-3-5-0----------------------------------------------------
B------1-----------------3-6-5-3--------0---3-5-0-------1-----1------
G---2-----------------4----------------0---0-----------2------2------
D-------------------5----------------2---------------3-------3-------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus - D, G, A (G, A)

Solo

E--12-10-12-12--12-10-12--------------------10-8-10-10--10-10-12---------------------
B-------------------------------12b13r12-10------------------------------12b13r12-10-
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E--12-10-12-12--10-12--------------------10-8-10-10--10-8-10-------------------------
B---------------------------12b13r12-10-----------------------------12b13r12-10-5----
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bridge - Am, G, Em, F
Last Chorus - Pick chords
Ending - G, A, D

Cant Stop
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Intro

D-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2  repeat as many time as needed
A--------------(2)---  on the 3rd or 4th time the B is played instead of E. listen out for it.

Verse

  Em                   D                    F#m                  G

E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---3-5-----3-5------3-5-----3-5-----3-5-----3-5------3-5-----3-5-----
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D-2-----222-----2220-----000-----00-----------------------------------
A----------------------------------2-----222-----2223-----333-----333-
E---------------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus - G, D, Bm, C, G, D, F#m, G

I could Die For You
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Intro - A
Verse - F#m, C#, F#m, C#, A, Bm, A, Bm
Bridge 1 - C#, A, C#, A
Pre Chorus - E, D, E, D (on the Es pull your fingers off as appropiate)
Chorus - A, E, Bm, F#m
         A, E, Bm
Bridge 2 - C#, D, C#, D, E

Song order (cos its pretty confusing)-

Intro
Verse
Chorus
Intro
Verse
Bridge 1
Pre Chorus
Chorus x2
Bridge 2
Bridge 1
Chorus x4

Midnight
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Verse - F#m......Bm, F#m, Bm
Pre Chorus - A, E, F, C, A, E, F
Chorus - C, G, D, A x3
         C, G, D

Throw Away Your TV
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Verse 1+2: (Its a repeat)

D-2-2-5-7-7--2-2-5-7-7--2-2-5-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2

Chorus - Am, Em, Am, Em, Am, Em, G, F, Am

Verse 3 and outro: (Its a repeat)

B---5-3-------5-3-------5-3---------------
G-2-----4-0-2-----4-0-2-----4-0-2-2-2-2-2-

Wierd effect throughout the rest of the song.

Cabron (thanks to warfrog23)
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	CAPO ON FRET 7

Intro - G, Em, G, Em

then:

  C                D
E---------3--------2-
B---1-------1------3-
G-----0-----0---0--2-
D-2-----2-----2------
A-3------------------
E--------------------

Main riff: (played whenever theres G then an Em chord)
 	   
E------------3-3-3------------0-0-0-
B------------0-0-0------------0-0-0-
G--2-0-------0-0-0--2-0-------0-0-0-
D------2-0---0-0-0------4-2---2-2-2-
A------------2-2-2------------2-2-2-
E----------3-3-3-3----------0-0-0-0-

Slide Solo (use a slide to make it sound right.. it sounds sorta off without one)
                                       
E------------7----|----------------
B--5/---7---------|--7/---5--------
G-----------------|----------------
D-----------------|----------------
A-----------------|----------------
E-----------------|----------------

Slide solo ending 
                           
E-----------------
B--5/---0---------
G------------5----
D-----------------
A-----------------
E-----------------


Song Order

Intro
(main riff x2)

(main riff x2)
Cabron Cabron x2

(main riff x2)
I see you in the park
you're always wearing dodger blue
Mad doggin' me and
anyone from any other crew


C
I am small but I am strong
D
I'll get it on with you
G           Em  
If you want me to
G           Em
What else can I Do?

C 
Everyone would take a cue
D
from anything you do
G            Em
If you want them to
G              Em
what else can they do?

C
I don't wanna fight
D
i want to get along with you
C
this time of night's
C          D
for singing songs
D
about the local news

(main riff x2)

(main riff x 2)
Cabron cabron x2

G
I'll come around and make peace
Em
get down and have a barbeque
G
let's keep the moon awake
Em
and do electric boogiloo

C
I am small but I am strong
D
I'll get it on with you
G           Em
If you only knew
G	      Em
That i'm just like you

C
All the world would 
D
take a cue from 
anything you do
G           Em 
if you only knew
G                 Em
that they're just like you

C
I don't wanna fight
D
i want to get along with you
C
this time of night's
D
for singing songs
D
about the local news

(slide solo x 4)
(slide solo ending)

C
I don't wanna fight
D
I want to get along with you
C
this time of night's
for singing songs
D
about the local news

(main riff x4)
cabron cabron x 4

(slide solo over this set of words x8)
G              Em
If you want me to
G               Em
What else can i do?
G                Em
Cause i'm just like you
G           Em
If you only knew

(play slide solo once for each "cabron cabron" repeat)
G       Em
cabron cabron x4

End on G


Tear
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Verse - C, G, Am
Chorus - C, G, Am, G
         F, C, Dm, G

After chorus - Am

On Mercury
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Cool song. One of my fave. Pretty easy too.

Verse - Bm, G, A, F#
Pre Chorus - G, F#, G, F#
Chorus - Bm, D, A, Em
         Bm, D, A, F#

Minor Thing
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Verse

E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-
B-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4------------------------------

Pre Chorus

E--9--9--9--9--9--9----12---14-14-14-14-14-14-
B--10-10-10-10-10-10---13---15-15-15-15-15-15-
G--9--9--9--9--9--9----13---14-14-14-14-14-14-  x2
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------

Chorus

E----14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--17-17-17-17--19-19-19-19----
B----14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--17-17-17-17--19-19-19-19----
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1st Solo

E----14----------------------------------------------------------
B----------14--17-----------------------------14-----------------
G------------------11b13r11--11-11-11-11-11-------13b14r13--11---
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------


E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B--14--17----------------14---------------------------------------------
G-----------11b13r11-11------13b14r13--11---11/139--9/116--6--6--6----
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Last Solo

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-4----4--9---11--6------4----4--9---7--6-----4----4--9---11--6------4----9--7---6-
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- x2
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Warm Tape
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Venice Queen
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