This song is a quality peice of mastery by good old Fruciante, without him "By the way" would be what it is today: a musical beer mat. Enjoy:
Intro:
Am/G G7 Em F Am G Em F
e|------3-------1---------------------0---------------------0----------------|
B|----1-------0--------0------1--------------3------0------------------------|
G|-------------------0--------------2------0--------------2-2----------------|
D|--------------------------3---------------------2--------------------------|
A|--0-----------------------------0------------------------------------------|
E|----------3------0------1--------------3------0------1---------------------|
Verse:
Am G Em F
e|--------3-1-0--------1-0---------------------------------------------------|
B|------1------------3-----3-1------0---3-1-0-1------1--3/5-3-1-0-1----------|
G|-----------------0------------------0--------------------------------------|
D|----2---------------------------2----------------2-------------------------|
A|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3--------------0----------------1---------------------------|
Am G Em F
e|--------3-5-0------------1-0------------0----------------------------------|
B|------1------------3---------3------0-3---0------1-----1-------------------|
G|-----------------0---(0)---------------------------------------------------|
D|----2-----------------------------2------------3-----3---------------------|
A|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3----------------0------------1-----1-----1-----------------|
Chours:
D G A
e|--5-----3-----5------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7-----3-----5------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-----4-----6------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-----5-----7------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-----5-----7------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--x-----3-----5------------------------------------------------------------|
After Chours:
Am G Em F
e|--------3-1-0--------1-0---------------------------------------------------|
B|------1------------3-----3-1------0---3-1-0--------1--3/5-3-1-0------------|
G|-----------------0------------------0--------------------------------------|
D|----2---------------------------2----------------2-------------------------|
A|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3--------------0----------------1---------------------------|
Verse
Chours
Solo:
e|--12-10-12-12~-12~-10-12---------10-8-10-10~-10~--10-12---------12-10-12---|
B|-------------------------12^-10-------------------------12^-10-------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--12~--10-12---------10-8-10-10~-10-8-10-12--------------------------------|
B|-------------12^-10-------------------------12^-10-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------9-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
after solo:
Am G Em F
e|-0----3----0----1----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1----3----0----1----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2----0----0----2----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2----0----2----3----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0----2----2----3----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-x----3----0----1----------------------------------------------------------|
Chours to end
Played in chours the last times
D G
e|--------14-------14----14-------14-------14----14--------15-------15----15-|
B|--15-15----15-15----15----15-15----15-15----15-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------12-12----12-12----12----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A D
e|--------17-------17----17--------14-------14----14-------14-------14----14-|
B|---------------------------15-15----15-15----15----15-15----15-15----15----|
G|--14-14----14-14----14-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G A D
e|--------15-------15----15-------17-------17----17-------14-------14--------|
B|--------------------------------------------------15-15----15-15----15-15--|
G|--12-12----12-12----12----14-14----14-14----14-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G A
e|-15-------14-------14-----------15-------15----15-------17-------17----17--|
B|----15-15----15-15----15---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------12-12----12-12----12----14-14----14-14----14-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D G
e|-------14-------14-------15-------14-------14-----------15-------15----15--|
B|-15-15----15-15----15-15----15-15----15-15----15---------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------12-12----12-12----12-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A D7*
e|-------17-------17----17---17----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------15----------------------------------------------|
G|-14-14----14-14----14------17----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------(0)---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.S READ THIS IF U ARE STUPID.
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