I Could Die For You by Red Hot Chili Peppers guitar tab (text):

From: "James Slattery" 
Subject: r/red_hot_chili_peppers/i_could_die_for_you.tab
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 18:20:39 +0100

Author/Artist: The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Title: "I Could Die For You"
Album: By The Way
Transcribed by: James Slattery
Email: jslatz@hotmail.com.com


This is my Tab for "I Could Die for You" from the Red Hot Chili Peppers 
Album By The Way.
Since I bought the album, I haven't stopped listening to it. It is easily 
their most accomplished work to date.
John Frusciante still proving why he is one of the best guitarists out there 
at the moment. This is only my
interpretation of the song, so as always; I am open to your opinions of it. 
I you think it rocks, e-mail me.
If you think it can be improved, e-mail me. However, as this is only my 
second submission to The Tabcrawler, my explanations
may be slightly difficult and if so, I apologise. Anyway, enough from me. 
Enjoy the song. P.S.
thanks to The Tabcrawler for being the best tab site around. SlatZ...




Intro:

[One guitar strums sthis chord...]

     (0.01)                       A
                      E---------------5-|
                      B-------------5---|
                      G-----------6-----|
                      D--------7--------|
                      A-----7-----------|
                      E--5--------------|


[While a second plays...]


E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
B-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
G-----------------|-----------------|----------9Sl7---|-----------------  (0.03)
D-----------------|-----------------|-11SL9-----------|-----------------
A------5SL7-------|------9Sl7-------|-----------------|---0-------------
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------4------


1st Verse:


"Something inside......"             "Dont want to...."

        F#m                 C#7               F#m             C#7
E---------------0-|---------------0-|---------------0-|---------------0-
B-------------0---|------------6----|-------------0---|------------6----
G-----------0-----|---------4-------|-----------0-----|---------4-------  (0.12)
D--------4--------|------6----------|--------4--------|------6----------
A-----4-----------|--4--------------|-----4-----------|--4--------------
E--2--------------|-----------------|--2--------------|-----------------



"This is what..."                    "She smiles as..."

        A                Bm                  A              Bm
E---------------5-|---------------2-|---------------5-|---------------2-
B-------------5---|-------------3---|-------------5---|-------------3---
G----------6------|----------4------|----------6------|----------4------  (0.23)
D-------7---------|-------4---------|-------7---------|------4----------
A----7------------|----2------------|----7------------|----2------------
E-5---------------|-2---------------|-5---------------|-2---------------



Chorus:

"I could die for you"

        A                  E                  Bm             F#m
E---------------5-|---------------4-|---------------2-|---------------0-
B-------------5---|-------------5---|-------------3---|-------------0---
G----------6------|----------4------|----------4------|----------0------  (0.35)
D-------7---------|-------2---------|-------4---------|------4----------
A----7------------|----2------------|----2------------|----4------------
E-5---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-2---------------


"Oh this life I Choose"

        A                  E                  Bm
E---------------5-|---------------4-|---------------2-|-----------------
B-------------5---|-------------5---|-------------3---|-----------------
G----------6------|----------4------|----------4------|----------------- (0.41)
D-------7---------|-------2---------|-------4---------|-----------------
A----7------------|----2------------|----2------------|-----------------
E-5---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------



The final part of this chord progression is tricky so i have decided to 
remove it from above
and tab it seperately underneath.


   Part One      Part Two       Part Three

E-----------|--------------|-----------------|
B---------3-|---5h---5pu---|----------0------|
G----4------|--------------|------4----------|        (0.46)
D-----------|--------------|-----------------|
A-----------|--------------|-----------------|
E-----------|--------------|-----------------|

   1st, strum part one, second hammer on five and pull off as in part two, 
third strum part three.
   This must done fast to achieve this Hendrix style sound correctly.



(0.52) Beginning of Verse Two, Same as Verse One.



"You can see..."                    "I'd take it all..."

        C#                  A                 C#               A
E---------------4-|---------------5-|---------------4-|---------------5-
B-------------6---|-------------5---|-------------6---|-------------5---
G----------6------|----------6------|----------6------|----------6------ (1.16)
D-------6---------|-------7---------|-------6---------|-------7---------
A----4------------|----7------------|----4------------|----7------------
E-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-5---------------


"Come along..."                       "Wander with..."

         E                  Cm                 E              Cm
E---------------4-|---------------2-|-------------4-5h|----------------2-
B-------------5---|-------------3---|----------5------|-------------3----
G----------4------|----------4------|-------4---------|----------4-------(1.27) D-------2---------|-------4---------|----2------------|-------4----------
A----2------------|----2------------|-2---------------|----2-------------
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------


(1.38) Chorus same as above.


Bridge:

"Come again..."

                           F#m
E---------------7-|---------------9-|---------------7-|---------------9-
B-------------9---|------------10---|-------------9---|-----------10----
G-----------9-----|---------11------|----------9------|--------11-------  (2.01)
D--------9--------|------11---------|-------9---------|-----11----------
A-----7-----------|--9--------------|----7------------|--9--------------
E--7--------------|-----------------|--7--------------|-----------------


          E
E---------------4-|
B------------5----|
G----------4------|
D-------2---------|
A----2------------|
E-----------------|




"Come along..."                       "Wander with..."

       ?                   Cm                  ?              Cm
E---------------4-|---------------2-|-------------4-5h|----------------2-
B-------------5---|-------------3---|----------5------|-------------3----
G----------4------|----------4------|-------4---------|----------4------- (2.12)
D-------2---------|-------4---------|----2------------|-------4----------
A----2------------|----2------------|-2---------------|----2-------------
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------


(2.23) Chorus same as above X2.