RED HOR CHILI PEPPERS - "By The Way" Tablature

Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album: By The Way
Track: By The Way
Tuning: standard (EADGBE)
Tabber: Bluehell (frankerz75@hotmail.com)

I've seen a lot of tabs that aren't quite there with this song, and I felt that
I should put up my version, because I think it is more correct than any other tab
at the moment. The chorus could be played either way, I'm not sure which.

intro: almost clean (small amount of distortion)

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pre-verse: distorted

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pm.....

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repeat thru verse

chorus: you can use these chords or the ones shown at the bottom

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interlude: use a wah-wah, then repeat verse

second chorus: repeat intro

instrumental: repeat verse, but first time thru ignore palm muting

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