Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop
By the Way (2002)
Tabbed by Runar B. M?land

^ = Slight bend and release |:--:| = Repeat bars
b = bend a whole step up (two frets)

Intro:
e |:--------------------------:|
B |:--------------------------:|
G |:--------------------------:|
D |:--------------------------:|
A |:-5-7^-5-7^-5-7^-5-7^-5-7--:|
E |:--------------------------:|
The last two times this is played, there's no bends.

Verse: 
   (Em)                          (Am)
e |:----------------------------------------------------------|
B |:--------5------------5--------------5------------5--------|
G |:-----7------------7--------------7------------7-----------|
D |:----------------------------------------------------------|
A |:-7---------7-7-7--------7-7-7-5--------5-5-5----------5-5-|
E |:----------------------------------------------------5-----|
   (B)                          (C)
e |----------------------------------------------------------:|
B |--------5------------5--------------5------------5--------:|
G |-----7------------7--------------7------------7-----------:|
D |----------------------------------------------------------:|
A |----------------------------------------------------------:|
E |-7---------7-7-7--------7-7-7-8--------8-8-8--------8-8-8-:|

Right before the chorus comes, this is played:
e |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
B |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G |---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|

Chorus:
| G | D | Bm | C | x 3
| G | D | Bm C |

Verse again
Chorus again
Bridge: (don't let notes ring)
e |--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--7--2--2--7--5--3--3--3--5-|
B |--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--5--0--0--5--3--1--1--1--3-|
G |-------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|

e |--7--7--7--10--5--5--5--7--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--5-|
B |--5--5--5--8---3--3--3--5--0--0--0--0--1--1--1--3-|
G |--------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------|
Repeat the two last bars, with some variations. 
                              						
	  
Solo:                                    
e |------------------------------------|
B |-15b----r15----15/--12-----12-------|
G |-------------------------------12---|
D |------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------|     slide
    | Vocals come in here                  | slowly
e |--------14-------------------------------------|
B |--15b-------15----15b--12--12b---10------------|
G |-------------------------------------12----9--|
D |-----------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------|

e |:------------------------------------:|
B |:-15b----r15----15/--12-----12-------:|
G |:-------------------------------12---:|
D |:------------------------------------:|
A |:------------------------------------:|
E |:------------------------------------:|

Verse
Against the end of that verse, there is a riff somewhat like this:
e |-----------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------|
G |-9-9-9b-r9-9-9-9b-r9-9-9-9b-r9-9-9-9b-r9-|
D |-----------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------|

That's it! Enjoy.

 - Runar
 runar_go@down.tc