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                         BY THE WAY - RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
                      from their NEW album "By The Way" (2002)



TAB by Ansgar Wolsing (www.schrammel-dich-fit.de)




CHORUS 1:

(Intro - instrumental)
  F                 C                 am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|10-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|10-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

(start with lyrics)
  F                 C                 am                       (am) G
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------|---------9-9-7-7-|
|10-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|10-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  F                 C                 am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|10-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|10-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  F                 C                 am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|10-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|10-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|



VERSE 1:

(intrumental)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

(start with lyrics)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + e 3 e + e 4 e + e 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------10---#-----#-#----|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x--10---#-----#-#----|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x--10---#-----#-#----|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x------------------|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------|

 dm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
|10-#-------------|10-#-------------|10-#-------------|10-#-------------|
|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 dm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
|10-#-------------|10-#-------------|10-#-------------|10-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|
|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|
|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|
|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|
|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|



CHORUS 2:
  F                 C                 am
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|10-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|10-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|10-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|10-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

  F                 C                 am                am7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|10-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|10-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|10-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|10-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


INTERLUDE:
 (w/wah)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7--(7)--7--(7)--|-7--(7)--7--(7)--|-7--(7)--7--(7)--|-7--(7)--7--(7)--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


VERSE 2 (like VERSE 1)

CHORUS 1

VERSE 3:

(instrumental)
 dm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
|10-#-------------|10-#-------------|10-#-------------|10-#-------------|
|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

(start with lyrics)
 dm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
|10-#-------------|10-#-------------|10-#-------------|10-#-------------|
|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 dm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
|10-#-------------|10-#-------------|10-#-------------|10-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|
|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|
|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|
|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|12-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|
|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-x-x-x-x-x-x-|10-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


CHORUS 2 (2x)



OUTRO (CHORUS 2):

clean guitar/
play the chords of CHORUS 2

end on dm: E -5
           B -6
           G -7
           D -7
           A -5
           E --




LYRICS:


CHORUS 1:
Standing in line to 
See the show tonight 
And there's a light on 
Heavy glow 
By the way I tried to say 
I'd be there waiting for 
Dani the girl is 
Singing songs to me 
Beneath the marquee 
Overload 

VERSE 1:
Steak knife
Card shark 
Con job
Boot cut 
Skin that flick 
She's such a little DJ 
Get there quick by street
But not the freeway 
Turn that trick 
To make a little leeway 
Beat that nic 
But not the way that we play 
Dogtown
Blood bath 
Rib cage
Soft tal 

CHORUS 2 (same words as CHORUS 1):

VERSE 2:
Black jack 
Dope dick 
Pawn shop 
Quick pick 
Kiss that dyke 
I know you want to hold one 
Not on strike 
But I'm about to bowl one 
Bite that mic 
I know you never stole one 
Girls that like 
A story, so I told one 
Song bird 
Main line 
Cash back 
Hard top 

CHORUS 1

VERSE 3

CHORUS 2 (2x)

OUTRO (CHORUS 2):
Standing in line to 
See the show tonight 
And there's a light on 
Heavy glow 
By the way I tried to say 
I'd be there waiting for

Other tabs for this song:

COMMENTS:

:: add your comment ::

Ans-K	July 6, 2002, 12:20
Sorry, forgot to add an explanation for my tab... # is a substitute for fret numbers higher than 9 - to avoid any problems the fret you have to play is only written out once. (7) is the effect you gain by kicking your wah wah pedal. I hope you can see clearly now ;-)

jason	July 25, 2002, 0:40
this is completely wrong, who tort u this a blind man or sumate, no offence butt his is just nasty.it dunt sound a thing like it, if u want the real way look at by the way 2 in this section now thats the real way. thanks

me again

July 25, 2002, 9:50

OK, Mister Blind Melon.
If your guitar playin is as well as your grammar and orthography ;-)
I've seen John performing this song - and he actually DID play the A minor in the 7th fret - as I tabbed it :)))
And you're right, it won't sound at all if you're one of those chaps who can't play two strings without cutting the others of his $2 guitar.
Nothing against $2 guitars, this is what Robert Johnson and many other guitar heroes started with...
But if you look closely By the Way (2) doesn't really differ from my tab, dude.

P.S.: Don't try to play the #s! This is only for the pros ;-)

yeah	January 27, 2003, 22:10
thats becaues its played in drop D shit fuck. its not wrong its right. your a dumbass its not tune to EBGDAE you fucking idiot

it's my turn	February 9, 2003, 3:32
you two are fucking hilarious. it's just a fucking song but this tab in particular is confusing and fucked up but that shit about a 2 dollar guitar is fuckin stupid LOL

Angelus	February 15, 2003, 11:59
Thanks for making me laugh!

asdf	March 9, 2003, 5:00
this tab is extremely accurate, if not 100% correct. good job, man!

rectum biter	March 24, 2003, 11:54
you lot are very funny, this tab is a bit muffed up, it could do with improving,not a bad job. jason is a twat

OrangeGoblin	March 28, 2003, 1:56
haha thats hilarious. you guys are silly pies.

Jason L.	June 5, 2003, 15:19
This is the best tab I have seen for this song, the author definitely knows his way around the fretboard, unlike our friend who started talking shit on the 2nd comment who has probably never picked up a guitar in his life and doesn't deserve my name

dragon	November 24, 2003, 6:02
on the lyric part of "Dani the girl" the last part of overload it's actualy of her soul okay. thanks

Eternal Rocker	November 29, 2003, 14:12
Dudes, seriously it sounds fine . . .drop D tuning for this song kicks ass though I must add . . .thanks for the "pro #s"

g	December 3, 2003, 14:36
WOW !!!

sleeping beauty	December 11, 2003, 20:41
you lot rele make me laugh!! its just a tab! if you think its wrong y not change it yourself instead of have a go? (then you can put your "better" version back on the net and get all the credit hehe)

diego armoa	January 19, 2004, 16:53
hey man, nice tab, you can kill me!!!!

hard egg	January 23, 2004, 11:56
rhys rhys im hard and this rocks! pie

Large Lucious	April 14, 2004, 0:31
Well done!

clovis	May 11, 2004, 4:50
I think it's ok, but I'd perform the chorus a little different: F, C, Dm, F, C, Am, A# I think it's right, expect your answer.

Norbert	June 7, 2004, 13:47
This song and the RHCP ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

slavco	August 5, 2005, 1:05
"on the lyric part of "Dani the girl" the last part of overload it's actualy of her soul okay. thanks"---dragon actually... its oversold... but you were close... peace out

Cant stop	September 11, 2005, 2:21
Slavco you suck

Joon	October 24, 2005, 8:51
remember 'RED SKINS BROKEN BONES' in the future.

terminator	January 31, 2006, 21:32
hell yea

MUTE	July 20, 2006, 0:45
I DONT LIKE THIS VERSION MUCH, THERE SEEMS TO BE A LONG WAIT A MINUTE

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