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Subject: r/red_hot_chili_peppers/by_the_way.btab
From: "Dan Eggleton" 
Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2002 20:15:15 +0100
From: WavePlay@gmx.net
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 17:44:42 +0200 (MEST)

Author: RHCP - By The Way
Album: By The Way
-----------------

This is in drop-d tuning. I'm not totally sure about this since it is hard to
determine which parts are played on guitar and which on bass. The "Verse" does
sound different when it comes up the third time, making me wonder if there are
two base lines in the first two verses: one track only playing the low 
d-string, the second playing the extensional stuff. 

Any comments welcome.
=====================

Intro

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Chorus 1 ("Standing in line...")

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|/10-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|9---9---9---9---14--14--14\-----|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
A|8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|7---7---7---7---7---7---7/------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|--------------------------------|17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--|
D|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Verse 1 ("Steak knife, card shark...")

    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G||---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D||o------------3-------------------|------------3-------------------|
A||o--------3h5---------3h5-----3h5-|--------3h5---------0h3---------|
D||-0---0-----------0--------0------|0---0-----------0----------3----|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    (Play
4x)
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------||
D|------------3-------------------|--------------------------------o||
A|--------3h5-------------------0-|--------3h5---5---5--/6-6-6-6-6-o||
D|0---0-----------0---3h5---3h5---|0---0----------------------------||


Chorus 2

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------7-8/10--|----10--10----1010--10--10--10--|
A|8---8---8---8-------8-----------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|12------12----1212--12--12--12--|12------12----1212--12--1210----|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------1210|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------10--|----10--10----1010--10--10------|
A|8-------8-----8-8---8---8-------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7-------7-----7-7---7---7-------|----8---8---8---8---8---8-------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Verse 2 (...is same as Verse 1)


Chorus 1 

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|/10-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|9---9---9---9---14--14--14\-----|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
A|8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|7---7---7---7---7---7---7/------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|--------------------------------|17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--|
D|10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Interlude ("...uh, ah..." ...same as Verse 1, but played only 3x)

Chorus 4

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------7-8/10--|----10--10----1010--10--10--10--|
A|8---8---8---8-------8-----------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|12------12----1212--12--12--12--|12--10--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|------------12------12--10--12--|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------10--|----10--10----1010--10--10------|
A|8-------8-----8-8---8---8-------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7-------7-----7-7---7---7-------|----8---8---8---8---8---8-------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------10--|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------7---8---10--|----10--10----1010--9---10--9---|
A|8-------8-----8-8---------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|12------12----1212--12--12--12--|12--12------12------12--14\-----|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------10--|----10--10----1010--10--10------|
A|8-------8-----8-8---8---8-------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7-------7-----7-7---7---7-------|----8---8---8---8---8---8-------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Outro (softer)

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------7-8/10--|----10--10----1010--10--10--10--|
A|8---8---8---8-------8-----------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|12------12------12--12----1212--|12------12--121212--12--12------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------10--|----10--10----1010--10--10------|
A|8-------8-----8-8---8---8-------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7-------7-----7-7---7---7-------|8-------8-----8-8---8---8-------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
                                   rit.

  1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +    
G|7-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|



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From: "Tjerry Evers" 
Subject: r/red_hot_chili_peppers/by_the_way.crd
Date:   Sun, 2 Jun 2002 22:32:40 +0200

Doolhofartist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
song name: By The Way
album: unknown

   F   F/E  Am     2nd time  
|---------------/-------------
|---------------/-------------
|---------------/-----9-9-7-7-
|-10---10---7---/--7----------
|--8----7---7---/--7----------
|-----------5---/--5----------


By the way...
  F    C    Am   F    C  Am
|------8----5----------------
|------8----5------------10--
|-10---9----5----10---9---9--
|-10--10----7----10--10---7--
|--8--10----7-----8--10------
|------8----5----------------


4 measures
|------|     -8-8-
|-x-x--|     -8-8-
|-x-x--|      
|-x-x--|      
|-x-x--|        2x
|------|  etc.   


(twice as much guitar)
     4th time
|-5-5--------8-8---| 
|-6-6--xx----8-8---|
|-7-7--xx----------|
|-7-7--xx----------|
|-5-5--xx----------|   2x
|------------------|


Standin' in line...
  F   C  Dm     F   C  Am   A#
|-8---8---5-----8---8---5---6--|
|10---8---6----10---8---5---6--|
|10---9---7----10---9---5---7--|
|10--10---7----10--10---7---8--|
|-8--10---5-----8--10---7---8--|  1x
|-----8-------------8---5---6--|

Interlude
Keep on playin' Dm.

4 measures.  4th time
|-------------8-8---|      
|-x-x---------8-8---|      
|-x-x---------------|      
|-x-x---------------|      
|-x-x---------------|   1x
|-------------------|   

  Dm      4th time
|-5-5----------8-8---| 
|-6-6--xx-xx---8-8---|
|-7-7--xx-xx---------|
|-7-7--xx-xx---------|
|-5-5--xx-xx---------|  2x
|--------------------|

Standin' in line...  
   F   F/E  Am     F   C    Am       
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|-10---10---------------9-------9-9-7-7--
|-10---10---7-----10---10---7------------
|--8----7---7------8--------7------------
|-----------5---------------5------------

   F    C  Am     F   C     Am
|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------10---|
|-------8--------------9-----9---|
|-10---10---7-----10---10----7---|
|--8---10---7------8-------------| 1x
|-----------5--------------------|

4 measures
  Dm      4th time
|-5-5----------8-8---| 
|-6-6----------8-8---|
|-7-7----------------|
|-7-7----------------|
|-5-5----------------|  1x
|--------------------|

4 measures
  Dm      4th time
|-5-5----------8-8---| 
|-6-6--xx-xx---8-8---|
|-7-7--xx-xx---------|
|-7-7--xx-xx---------|
|-5-5--xx-xx---------|  2x
|--------------------|

Standin' in line
  F   C  Dm     F   C  Am   A#
|-8---8---5-----8---8---5---6--|
|10---8---6----10---8---5---6--|
|10---9---7----10---9---5---7--|
|10--10---7----10--10---7---8--|
|-8--10---5-----8--10---7---8--|  2x
|-----8-------------8---5---6--|


  F   C   Dm    F   C   Am  A#    Dm ~
|-1---3---5-----1---3---5----6----5----|
|-1---5---6-----1---5---5----6----6----|
|-2---5---7-----2---5---5----7----7----|
|-3---5---7-----3---5---7----8----7----|
|-3---3---5-----3---3---7----8----5----|
|-1-------------1-------5----6---------|





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From: "stephen constantine" 
From: Thomas Higgins 
From: "Kristof Smits" 
Subject: r/red_hot_chili_peppers/by_the_way.tab
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 19:01:19 +0200


Song: By The Way
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album: By The Way

Intro:
   x8     x8    x16
e------|------|-----|
B------|------|-----|
G------|------|-----|
D--10--|--10--|-----|
A---8--|---7--|--7--|
E------|------|--5--|

   x8     x8    x12      Fill
e------|------|-----|--------------|
B------|------|-----|--------------|
G------|---9--|-----|--9-9---------|
D--10--|--10--|-----|-------10-10--|
A---8--|--10--|--7--|--------------|
E------|------|--5--|--------------|
'Standin' in line...'

   x8     x8    x16
e------|------|-----|
B------|------|-----|
G------|------|-----|
D--10--|--10--|-----|
A---8--|---7--|--7--|
E------|------|--5--|

    x8     x8    x16
e------|------|------|
B------|------|---*--|
G------|---9--|---9--|
D--10--|--10--|--10--|
A---8--|--10--|---7--|
E------|------|------|
                  *hit hard near end

Bridge A:
e-------------------------
B-------------------------
G-------------------------
D--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--------   repeat a lot
A--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--------
E--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--------

Verse:
e--8-8-8-8-----
B--------------
G--------------
D--------------
A--------------
E--------------

e----------------------------
B--8-8-----------------------
G--7-7-----------------------   play 4x
D--6-6--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------
A--7-7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------
E-------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------

Fill:
e--------------------
B--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---
G--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---  =20
D--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---   fast strumming
A--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---
E--------------------

Chorus A:
   x8     x8    x16
e---8--|---8--|--5--|
B--10--|---8--|--6--|
G--10--|---9--|--7--|
D--10--|--10--|--7--|
A---8--|--10--|--5--|
E------|---8--|-----|

   x8     x8    x8    x8
e---8--|---8--|--5--|--6--|
B--10--|---8--|--5--|--6--|
G--10--|---9--|--5--|--7--|
D--10--|--10--|--7--|--8--|
A---8--|--10--|--7--|--8--|
E------|---8--|--5--|--6--|
'By the way...'

Interlude (w/dist and wa-wah):
D--------|
A--------| repeat 16x
E--/7b^--|

Chorus B:
   x8     x8    x16
e------|------|-----|
B------|------|-----|
G------|------|-----|
D--10--|--10--|-----|
A---8--|---7--|--7--|
E------|------|--5--|
'Standin' in line...'

   x8     x8    x12      Fill
e------|------|-----|--------------|
B------|------|-----|--------------|
G------|---9--|-----|--9-9---------|
D--10--|--10--|-----|-------10-10--|
A---8--|--10--|--7--|--------------|
E------|------|--5--|--------------|
'By the way...'

   x8     x8    x16
e------|------|-----|
B------|------|-----|
G------|------|-----|
D--10--|--10--|-----|
A---8--|---7--|--7--|
E------|------|--5--|

   x8     x8    x16
e------|------|------|
B------|------|---*--|
G------|---9--|---9--|
D--10--|--10--|--10--|
A---8--|--10--|---7--|
E------|------|------|
                  *hit hard near end

Bridge B:
e-------|
B--8-8--|
G--7-7--|
D--6-6--| play 4x
A--7-7--|
E-------|

Song structure:
Intro
Bridge A     (0:33)
Verse        (0:47) x2
Chorus A     (1:04)
Interlude    (1:19)
Bridge A     (1:27)
Verse        (1:33) x2
Fill         (1:48)
Chorus B     (1:50)
Bridge B     (2:22)
Verse        (2:29)
Fill         (2:43)
Chorus A     (2:45)
Intro        (3:16) faster strumming
End:
e------
B------
G--10--
D--10--
A---8--
E------