Californication Tab

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The main riff is arranged for one guitar.
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	Am
Capo:	no capo
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4 contributors total, last edit on May 12, 2019
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[Intro]
 
e|---------------------------------------|
B|--------0--1---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------0-2-------|
D|-----2--------2-0h2p0-------------3--0-|
A|--0--------------------3---3-----------|
E|-------------------------1-------------|(x4)
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
e|---------------------------------------|
B|--------0--1---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------0-2-------|
D|-----2--------2-0h2p0-------------3--0-|
A|--0--------------------3---3-----------|
E|-------------------------1-------------|(x2)
 
  Psychic spies from China try to steal your mind's elation
  The little girls from Sweden dream of silver screen quotations
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------1------|
B|--------5-------------------------------------------------3------|
G|------------------------4---------------2----------2------2------|
D|----5-----5------------------------------------0----------0------|
A|-3------------------5-------5-------3------3---------------------|
E|---------------3----------------1--------------------------------|
 
  And if you want these kind of dreams it's Californication
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
e|---------------------------------------|
B|--------0--1---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------0-2-------|
D|-----2--------2-0h2p0-------------3--0-|
A|--0--------------------3---3-----------|
E|-------------------------1-------------|(x2)
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
e|---------------------------------------|
B|--------0--1---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------0-2-------|
D|-----2--------2-0h2p0-------------3--0-|
A|--0--------------------3---3-----------|
E|-------------------------1-------------|(x2)
 
  It's the edge of the world and all of western civilization
  The sun may rise in the East at least it settles in the final location
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------1------|
B|--------5-------------------------------------------------3------|
G|------------------------4---------------2----------2------2------|
D|----5-----5------------------------------------0----------0------|
A|-3------------------5-------5-------3------3---------------------|
E|---------------3----------------1--------------------------------|
 
  It's understood that Hollywood sells Californication
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
Am    Fmaj7
Am    Fmaj7
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Am                            Fmaj7
Pay your surgeon very well to break the spell of aging
Am                                 Fmaj7
Celebrity skin is this your chin or is that war you're waging?
Am         Fmaj7
First born unicorn
Am            Fmaj7
Hardcore soft porn
 
 
[Chorus]
 
C            G7      Dm9    Am
Dream of Californication
C            G7      Dm9    Am
Dream of Californication
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
e|---------------------------------------|
B|--------0--1---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------0-2-------|
D|-----2--------2-0h2p0-------------3--0-|
A|--0--------------------3---3-----------|
E|-------------------------1-------------|(x4)
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
e|---------------------------------------|
B|--------0--1---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------0-2-------|
D|-----2--------2-0h2p0-------------3--0-|
A|--0--------------------3---3-----------|
E|-------------------------1-------------|(x2)
 
  Marry me girl be my fairy to the world be my very own constellation
  A teenage bride with a baby inside getting high on information
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------1------|
B|--------5-------------------------------------------------3------|
G|------------------------4---------------2----------2------2------|
D|----5-----5------------------------------------0----------0------|
A|-3------------------5-------5-------3------3---------------------|
E|---------------3----------------1--------------------------------|
 
   And buy me a star on the boulevard it's Californication
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
e|---------------------------------------|
B|--------0--1---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------0-2-------|
D|-----2--------2-0h2p0-------------3--0-|
A|--0--------------------3---3-----------|
E|-------------------------1-------------|(x2)
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
e|---------------------------------------|
B|--------0--1---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------0-2-------|
D|-----2--------2-0h2p0-------------3--0-|
A|--0--------------------3---3-----------|
E|-------------------------1-------------|(x2)
 
  Space may be the final frontier but it's made in a Hollywood basement
  Cobain can you hear the spheres singing songs off station to station
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------1------|
B|--------5-------------------------------------------------3------|
G|------------------------4---------------2----------2------2------|
D|----5-----5------------------------------------0----------0------|
A|-3------------------5-------5-------3------3---------------------|
E|---------------3----------------1--------------------------------|
 
  And Alderon's not far away it's Californication
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
Am    Fmaj7
Am    Fmaj7
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Am                            Fmaj7
Born and raised by those who praise control of population
Am                                 Fmaj7
Everybody's been there and I don't mean on vacation
Am         Fmaj7
First born unicorn
Am            Fmaj7
Hardcore soft porn
 
 
[Chorus]
 
C            G7      Dm9    Am
Dream of Californication
C            G7      Dm9    Am
Dream of Californication
C            G7      Dm9    Am
Dream of Californication
C            G7      Dm9    Am
Dream of Californication
 
 
[Guitar solo]
 
e|------9------------------------9----------------------------|
B|--10----------------------10--------------------------------|
G|----------11br--------------------11br----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------11-------11--11--11---11p9-----9--11-11--9------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------11--(11)--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------9---12---14---(14)-----------9---12---14---(14)------|
B|--10---------------------------10---------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---17---16---14--------14-----------------------------------|
B|------------------17--------17---14---17---14---14b---14b---|
G|------------------------------------------------16b---16b---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------14br-----12------12---------------|
B|--(14)14b----17---14--(14)-------------14------14---12------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------12----10----9---------------------------------------|
B|---10-------------------10----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
e|---------------------------------------|
B|--------0--1---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------0-2-------|
D|-----2--------2-0h2p0-------------3--0-|
A|--0--------------------3---3-----------|
E|-------------------------1-------------|(x2)
 
 
[Verse 5]
 
e|---------------------------------------|
B|--------0--1---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------0-2-------|
D|-----2--------2-0h2p0-------------3--0-|
A|--0--------------------3---3-----------|
E|-------------------------1-------------|(x2)
 
  Destruction leads to a very rough road but it also breeds creation
  And earthquakes are to a girl's guitar they're just another good vibration
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------1------|
B|--------5-------------------------------------------------3------|
G|------------------------4---------------2----------2------2------|
D|----5-----5------------------------------------0----------0------|
A|-3------------------5-------5-------3------3---------------------|
E|---------------3----------------1--------------------------------|
 
  And tidal waves couldn't save the world from Californication
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
Am    Fmaj7
Am    Fmaj7
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Am                            Fmaj7
Pay your surgeon very well to break the spell of aging
Am                                 Fmaj7
Sicker than the rest there is no test but this is what you're craving
Am         Fmaj7
First born unicorn
Am            Fmaj7
Hardcore soft porn
 
 
[Chorus]
 
C            G7      Dm9    Am
Dream of Californication
C            G7      Dm9    Am
Dream of Californication
C            G7      Dm9    Am
Dream of Californication
C            G7      Dm9    Am
Dream of Californication
 
 
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| h   Hammer on
| p   Pull-off
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| (n) Ghost note
 
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shouldnt it be like this. ---------------------------------------------| --------0--1---------------------------------| ---------------0-0h2p0-----------0--2---------| -----2--------------------------------0------| --0-------------------------3-----------3----| -------------------------1-------------------| but still ewsome work with all the solo :-]
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pretty good tab. Good Job!
+19
Cool its hard to fined a good tab like this