Intro
G|1010101010101010|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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|1010101010101010|----------------|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-9-/14\|
D|----------------|1010101010101010|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-/17-|
D|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|1717171717171717|1717171717171717|1414141414141414|1414141414141414|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(sorry the above compacted notes are teen notes
e.g. 10, not 1 + 0)
Verse
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|-------3-----------|-------3-----------|-------3-----------|-----------------|
A|----3h5----3h5--3h5|----3h5------0h3---|----3h5----3h5--3h5|----3h5-6--666666|
D|0-0----------------|0-0-------------5p3|0-0----------------|0-0--------------| x 4
Note - This is not slapped (It kinda sounds like it is, but I've seen
the video and flea doesn't slap it)
Chorus
G|------------2-5-|5---5--55-5-5-5-|7---7--77-7-7-7-|7---7--77-7-75
D|3---3--33-3-----|----------------|----------------|--------------7-/3|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/red_hot_chili_peppers/by_the_way_btab_ver_9.html ]
G|------------2-5-|5---5--55-5-5-5-|----------------|----------------|
D|3---3--33-3-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|0---0---0-0-0---|x---1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Verse x 4
Intro (again)
Verse (Bass solo for 1, other 3 with guitar)
2nd Chorus
G|------------2-5-|5---5--55-5-5-5-|7---7--77-7-7-7-|7---5-----------|
D|3---3--33-3-----|----------------|----------------|--------7---5-7-|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|------------2-5-|5---5--55-5-5-5-|----------------|r---------------|
D|3---3--33-3-----|----------------|----------------|e---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|0---0---0-0-0---|s-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|t-------------5-|
q e. e. e e e q q e e e e q e. se e e e e se. e. e. e.
G|----------2-3-5-|5---5---5-2-5-2-|7---7--77-7-7-7-|r-77--7--9--7---|
D|3---3--3--------|----------------|----------------|e---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|s---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|t---------------|
q e. se e e e q e. se e e e q q e e e e e e e e e e q
G|--------------5-|5---5--55-5-5-5-|----------------|r---------------|
D|3---3--33-3-3---|----------------|----------------|e---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|0---0---0-0-0-0-|s-1-1-1-1-1-1/--|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|t---------------|
Therefore in total, the order amounts to this:
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Intro
Verse
Chorus (twice as long as first chorus)
Guitar Outro (no Bass - I think)
