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Kings Of Leon
California Waiting
Guitar Tab
Drop D Tuning - DADGBE
Tabbed By Jonathan Mack
To Be Honest I Think The Song Is Played In Standard Tuning.
However, I've Tabbed It Out In Drop D.It Really Doesnt Make
Any Difference Either Way.Except,During The Verses (Mainly The First)
There Is Only The Bass Line Playing - So If You Want To
Play It On Guitar, It Has To Be Played In Drop D!
Rhythm Guitar - Played Slightly Distorted
Lead Guitar - Played Clean
Guitar Three - Played Slightly Distorted
Bass - Played Clean / No Treble
\ Slide Down
/ Slide Up
. Palm Mute
Intro
Cow Bell x8
Lead Guitar
0:03
|-------|---------|-----|---------|-------|---------|-------|
|-------|---------|-----|---------|-------|---------|-------|
|-------|---------|-----|---------|-------|---------|-------|
|-------|------4--|-----|------4--|-------|------4--|-------| x1
|7-5-\-2|7-5-7---7|7-5-0|7-5-7---7|7-5-\-2|7-5-7---7|7-5-0--|
|-------|---------|-----|---------|-------|---------|-------|
Rhythm Guitar
0:03
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------7777777777777777--|
|55555555555555557777777777777777--| x2
|55555555555555555555555555555555--|
|5555555555555555------------------|
Bass
0:03
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|----------------------------------> x1
|---------------------------------->
|55555555555555440000000000000000-->
0:09
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------| x1
|--------------------------------------|
|5555555555555/1212120000000000000000--|
Verse One
Bass
0:15
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------| x3
|----------------------------------|
|55555555555555440000000000000000--|
................................
Pre Chorus One
Rhythm Guitar
0:33
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|9--9--7--7--| x1
|9--9--7--7--|
|9--9--7--7--|
Bass
0:33
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------| x1
|----------------------------------|
|77777777777777775555555555555555--|
Chorus One
Rhythm Guitar
0:39
|--------|-------------|
|--------|-------------|
|--------|7-7-7-7--77--|
|5-5--5-5|7-7-7-7--77--| x1
|5-5--5-5|5-5-5-5--55--|
|5-5--5-5|-------------|
0:45
|--------|--------------|
|--------|--------------|
|--------|7-7-7-7--7-7--|
|5-5--5-5|7-7-7-7--7-7--| x1
|5-5--5-5|5-5-5-5--5-5--|
|5-5--5-5|--------------|
0:51
|--------|-----------|
|--------|-----------|
|--------|7-7-7-7-7--|
|5-5--5-5|7-7-7-7-7--| x1
|5-5--5-5|5-5-5-5-5--|
|5-5--5-5|-----------|
0:57
|-------------|----------|
|-------------|----------|
|-------------|7-7-7-7---|
|5-5--5-5-5555|7-7-7-7---| x1
|5-5--5-5-5555|5-5-5-5---|
|5-5--5-5-5555|----------|
Lead Guitar
0:39
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|7-7-7-7--7-7--|
|55-555-55-5555|7-7-7-7--7-7--| x4
|55-555-55-5555|5-5-5-5--5-5--|
|55-555-55-5555|--------------|
Bass
0:39
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|55555555555555540000000000000000-->
0:45
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------| x2
|-----------------------------------|
|55555555/999999990000000000000000--|
Verse Two
Rhythm Guitar
1:03 1:06 1:09 1:12 1:15 1:18
|----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|----|--7-7|-----|7-7--|-----|7-7--|
|5---|--7-7|5-5--|7-7--|5----|7-7--| x1
|5---|--5-5|5-5--|5-5--|5----|5-5--|
|5---|-----|5-5--|-----|5----|-----|
Lead Guitar
1:03
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-7-7-77-7-777--|
|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-7-7-77-7-777--| x1
|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-5-5-55-5-555--|
|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|---------------|
1:09
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|7-7-7-77-7-777--|
|5-5---5-5-5-5-5|7-7-7-77-7-777--| x2
|5-5---5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-55-5-555--|
|5-5---5-5-5-5-5|----------------|
Guitar Three
1:13 1:19
|--------|----------|
|--------|----------|
|--------|----------|
|--4-7\--|--4-7\----| x1
|5------5|5------5--|
|--------|----------|
Bass
1:03
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------| x3
|----------------------------------|
|55555555555555440000000000000000--|
................................
Pre Chorus Two
Rhythm Guitar
1:21
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|9--7--7-777--| x1
|9--7--7-777--|
|9--7--7-777--|
Bass
1:21
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------| x1
|----------------------------------|
|99999999999999997777777777777777--|
Chorus Two
Rhythm Guitar
1:27
|--------|-------------|
|--------|-------------|
|--------|7-7-7-7--77--|
|5-5--5-5|7-7-7-7--77--| x1
|5-5--5-5|5-5-5-5--55--|
|5-5--5-5|-------------|
1:33
|--------|------------|
|--------|------------|
|--------|7-7-7-7-7\--|
|5-5--5-5|7-7-7-7-7\--| x1
|5-5--5-5|5-5-5-5-5\--|
|5-5--5-5|------------|
1:39
|--------|------------|
|--------|------------|
|--------|7-7-7-7-777-|
|5-5--5-5|7-7-7-7-777-| x1
|5-5--5-5|5-5-5-5-555-|
|5-5--5-5|------------|
1:45
|-------------|----------|
|-------------|----------|
|-------------|7-7-7-77--|
|5-5--5-5-5555|7-7-7-77--| x1
|5-5--5-5-5555|5-5-5-55--|
|5-5--5-5-5555|----------|
Lead Guitar
1:27
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|7-7-7-7--7-7--|
|55-555-55-5555|7-7-7-7--7-7--| x4
|55-555-55-5555|5-5-5-5--5-5--|
|55-555-55-5555|--------------|
Bass
1:27
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|55555555555555540000000000000000-->
1:39
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------| x2
|-----------------------------------|
|55555555/999999990000000000000000--|
Bridge Section
Lead Guitar
1:51
|0-------0-0---0-2-0-----|-------0|----0|----0-----0--|
|--2---2-----2---------2-|--2-----|2----|2-----2-----2|
|----4---------------4---|4----4--|--4--|--4-----4----|
|------------------------|--------|-----|-------------| x1
|------------------------|--------|-----|-------------|
|------------------------|--------|-----|-------------|
1:57
|--2-0-----------------------0|----------0----|2-2--------|
|2---------2-----2-----2------|----2---2---2--|----2------|
|------4-4---4-2---2-4---4-4--|4-4---4-------4|------4-2--|
|-----------------------------|---------------|-----------| x1
|-----------------------------|---------------|-----------|
|-----------------------------|---------------|-----------|
Rhythm Guitar
1:51
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|77777777777777777777777777777777--| x2
|77777777777777777777777777777777--|
|77777777777777777777777777777777--|
Break Down
Bass
2:04 2:10
|------|----->
|------|----->
|------|----->
|------|-----> x1
|------|----->
|5-/-12|5-0-->
Final Chorus Build Up
Bass
2:16
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------| x1
|----------------------------------|
|55555555555555-44/00000000000000--|
2:22
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------| x1
|-----------------------------------|
|55555555/999999990000000000000000--|
Lead Guitar
2:22
|2-0---5-0---7-5-0---2-0-2-5-2-0--|
|----3-----3-------3--------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------| x2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
Rhythm Guitar
2:25
|--------------|
|--------------|
|7-7-7-7-7777--|
|7-7-7-7-7777--| x1
|5-5-5-5-5555--|
|--------------|
Final Chorus
Rhythm Guitar
2:28
|--------|-------------|
|--------|-------------|
|--------|7-7-7-7--77--|
|5-5--5-5|7-7-7-7--77--| x1
|5-5--5-5|5-5-5-5--55--|
|5-5--5-5|-------------|
2:34
|--------|------------|
|--------|------------|
|--------|7-7-7-7-7\--|
|5-5--5-5|7-7-7-7-7\--| x1
|5-5--5-5|5-5-5-5-5\--|
|5-5--5-5|------------|
2:40
|--------|-------------|
|--------|-------------|
|--------|7-7-7-7-777--|
|5-5--5-5|7-7-7-7-777--| x1
|5-5--5-5|5-5-5-5-555--|
|5-5--5-5|-------------|
2:46
|-------------|----------|
|-------------|----------|
|-------------|7-7-7-77--|
|5-5--5-5-5555|7-7-7-77--| x1
|5-5--5-5-5555|5-5-5-55--|
|5-5--5-5-5555|----------|
Lead Guitar
2:28
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|7-7-7-7--7-7--|
|55-555-55-5555|7-7-7-7--7-7--| x4
|55-555-55-5555|5-5-5-5--5-5--|
|55-555-55-5555|--------------|
Rhythm Guitar
2:52
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------7777777777777777--|
|55555555555555557777777777777777--| x4
|55555555555555555555555555555555--|
|5555555555555555------------------|
Lead Guitar End On
2:58 3:18
|-------------------------- |--------
|------------------7------- |--------
|9-7-9-7--9--9-7-9----9-7-- |7-------
|-------------------------- x7 |-------- x1
|-------------------------- |--------
|-------------------------- |--------
Rhythm Guitar End On
3:15 3:18
|------------------ |------
|------------------ |------
|------------------ |------
|5555555555555555-- x1|5----- x1
|5555555555555555-- |5-----
|5555555555555555-- |5-----
Bass
2:28
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|55555555555555540000000000000000-->
2:34
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------| x2
|-----------------------------------|
|55555555/999999990000000000000000--|
Then...
2:52
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------| x4
|-----------------------------------|
|55555555/999999990000000000000000--|
3:15 End On
|---------------------------------- |------
|---------------------------------- |------
|---------------------------------- |------
|---------------------------------- x1 |------ x1
|---------------------------------- |------
|55555555555555555555555555555555-- |5-----
Considering you've tabbed it in dropped D I'm amazed you didn't think to use the awfully gritty D power chord, just three bottom strings open. Great sound.
Other than that nice tab mate, good to see somebody acknowledging those lovely lead guitar bits in the bridge and final pre chorus.