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By The Way Bass Tab

Send "By The Way" Ringtone to your Cell Phone


ok here is my version of what i hear

Drop tuning from E to D (D-A-D-G)

Intro:
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-1515151515151515|1414141414141414|----------------|----------------| (15,14 and 12)
A|-----------------|----------------|1212121212121212|1212121212121212|
D|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|-1717171717171717|2121212121212121|----------------|--------21211919|
D|-----------------|----------------|1919191919191919|19191919--------| (17, 21 and 19)
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

G|---------|55555555|22222222|22222222/17|
D|-33333333|--------|--------|-----------|
A|---------|--------|--------|-----------|
D|---------|--------|--------|-----------|

G|-1717171717171717|2121212121212121|24242424242424242424242424242424|
D|-----------------|----------------|--------------------------------| (17, 21and 24)
A|-----------------|----------------|--------------------------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|--------------------------------|

Interlude:
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------3---x--------------|-------------3--------------------|
A|---------3h5---------3h5-----0h3--|---------3h5-------0-0h3---x------|
D|-0---0----------------------------|-0---0-----------------------0h3--|

G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------3-----x--------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------3h5---------3h5-----0h3--|---------3-5---5---5-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
D|-0---0----------------------------|-0---0----------------------------|

Verse:
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------3---x--------------|-------------3--------------------|
A|---------3h5---------3h5-----0h3--|---------3h5-------0-0h3---x------|
D|-0---0----------------------------|-0---0-----------------------0h3--|  

G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------3-----x--------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------3h5---------3h5-----0h3--|---------3-5---5---5-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
D|-0---0----------------------------|-0---0----------------------------| 

G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------3---x--------------|-------------3--------------------|
A|---------3h5---------3h5-----0h3--|---------3h5-------0-0h3---x------|
D|-0---0----------------------------|-0---0-----------------------0h3--|

G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------3-----x--------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------3h5---------3h5-----0h3--|---------3-5---5---5-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
D|-0---0----------------------------|-0---0----------------------------|  

G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------3---x--------------|-------------3--------------------|
A|---------3h5---------3h5-----0h3--|---------3h5-------0-0h3---x------|
D|-0---0----------------------------|-0---0-----------------------0h3--| 

G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------3-----x--------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------3h5---------3h5-----0h3--|---------3-5---5---5-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
D|-0---0----------------------------|-0---0----------------------------| 

Chorus:
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------10---|-----10--10----1010--10------10---|
A|-8-------8-----8-8---10--12-------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-12------12---12-12--12------12---|-----12--12--12--12--12---10------|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------12---|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------10---|-----10--10--10--10--10--10--10---|
A|-8-------8-----8-8---8------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 

G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-7-------7-----7-7---7---7---7----|-----8---8-------8---8---8---8----|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Interlude

Verse

Intro

Verse

Last chorus:
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------10---|-----10--10--10--10--10--10--10---|
A|-8-------8-----8-8---10--12-------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|  

G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-12------12---12-12--12------12---|-----10---------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-------------12------12--10--12---|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|   

G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------10---|-----10--10--10--10--10--10--10---|
A|-8-------8-----8-8---8---8--------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 

G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-7-------7-----7-7---7---7---7----|-----8---8-------8---8-----8------|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------10---|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 

G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|---------------------8---9---10---|-----10--10--10--10--8---10--8----|
A|-8-------8-----8-8----------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|  

G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-12------12---12-12--12------12---|-----12--12--12--12--14--12--12---|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|  

G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------10---|-----10--10--10--10--10--10--10---|
A|-8-------8-----8-8---8---8--------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 

G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-7-------7---7---7---7---7---7----|-----8---8-------8---8---8--------|
A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


And to end when the last lyrics, "waiting for" and the guitar 
strums the last chord you play a  sinlge 12 on the D sting and hold, 
like so:

G|---------------------------------|
D|12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

This is what i hear in the song, plz rate and give feedback!

By The Way Bass Tab

Send "By The Way" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Source: http://www.bassmasta.net/r/red_hot_chili_peppers/164171.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Chocolate!!!! n00b!	#1 by Chocolate!!!! Garrr!!!! at Aug 25, 2006 at 11:28 PM EST
	right....?

No Picture Sally Average	#2 by Sally Gray at Dec 14, 2006 at 2:17 AM EST
	mmmmm rhcp heal

No Picture Derek Lead Player	#3 by Derek O'Kanos at Jan 12, 2007 at 1:02 PM EST
	ummm well I think the song is supposed to be up for interpretation. Cuz like at the end he trails off like "By the way I tried to say I'd be there, waiting for......" and he never finishes, it's like he's going to finish but then the song ends and we never find out. We never know. Maybe I could ask Anthony face to face, duuuuuuuude I so wish that would be beyond awesome!