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By the Way Guitar Tablature
BY THE WAY, Tabbed by fruscianteisgod (andrew murdoch)

hey everyone, i tabbed this song with a vocal remover (which u can download at yogen.com) so i know this is 100% correct even if you dont agree, try it with the vocal remover and you'll see i'm right, plus ive watched john play it live and i know this is how its done.


intro: the guitar only plays 1 note at a time here! the other is played by flea on
bass 

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


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


e-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|---------------------------14-14-12-12--|
A---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------|
E-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|



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


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


e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
D--------------------10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|
A--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|


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



Verse 1: the 'chugga-chugga' here is played using an elector harmonix pedal but u can get a similar effect using a boss CS-3 with the sustain and attack set quite high and the tone set roughly half way and with a wah pedal pushed toe down (most treble position)

e-------------------------------------|
B---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
G-o-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o-| repeat x7 then :
D-o-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o-|
A---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
E-------------------------------------|



e-------------------------------------|
B--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-13-13-13-13-13-13--|
G--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
D--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
A--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--------------------|
E-------------------------------------|


e-----------------------------------|
B---10-10-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
G-o-10-10-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o-| repeat x3 then:
D-o-10-10-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o-|
A---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
E-----------------------------------|


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

e-----------------------------------|
B---10-10-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
G-o-10-10-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o-| repeat x3 then:
D-o-10-10-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o-|
A---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
E-----------------------------------|


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



chorus 1: you can get the rhythm for this part at the very end of the song when its just john playing and anthony singing

   F     C    Dm     F     C     Am    A#

e--8--|--8--|--5--|--8--|--8--|--5--|--6--|
B--10-|--8--|--6--|--10-|--8--|--5--|--6--|
G--10-|--9--|--7--|--10-|--9--|--5--|--7--|
D--10-|--10-|--7--|--10-|--10-|--7--|--8--|
A--8--|--10-|--5--|--8--|--10-|--7--|--8--|
E--8--|--8--|--5--|--8--|--8--|--5--|--6--|


Verse 2: repeat of verse 1

Chorus 2: repeat of intro

Bridge (bass solo) : 

e-----------|                     e------------|
B---10-10---|                     B--13-13-13--|
G---10-10---| repeat x 4 then     G--12-12-12--|
D---10-10---|                     D--12-12-12--|
A-----------|                     A------------|
E-----------|                     E------------|

e-----------------------------------|
B---10-10-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
G-o-10-10-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o-| repeat x3 then:
D-o-10-10-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o-|
A---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
E-----------------------------------|


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

e-----------------------------------|
B---10-10-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
G-o-10-10-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o-| repeat x3 then:
D-o-10-10-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-o-|
A---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
E-----------------------------------|


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


last chorus: repeat of 1st chorus 3 times and end with this Dminor chord:

   Dm

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


thats it! not too hard at all really, email me at thedragon101@hotmail.com and let me know what you think of the tab or if you've got any corrections (which there shouldnt be! :P)
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