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Title: By The Way
Author: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album: By the Way
Tab by: Chris Valente
Email: RedHotMetallica@aol.com

Bass tab... Drop-D tuning... wierd song... i think this is correct.
Remember to use a pick.

Intro

G--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-------
D--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
	Standing in line....
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--------------------------------------------------------

On the second time you repeat this slide from 7 to 13

Verse

G--------------------------------------------------------
D-------------3------------------------------------------
A-------0h3h5---0h3h5------------------------------------
E--0-0----------------3-5--------------------------------

Do that ^ 3 times then the below 

G--------------------------------------------------------
D-------------3------------------------------------------
A-------0h3h5---5^---------------------------------------
E--0-0---------------------------------------------------

Do the verse a bunch of times.

Chorus

G--------------------------------------------------------
D--3-333-3-/-10-101010-/-12-121212-12--12-121212-12p10---
A-----------------------------------------------------12-
E--------------------------------------------------------

G--------------------------------------------------------
D--3-333-3-/-10-101010-/-7-777-7-7-7-7-777-77-----10--10-
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------

Outro bass plays nothing

Pretty damn good tab, I think! Considering the short
amount of time and all. Anyway peace, Peppers always rock.