#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the-# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.-# #---------------This file was downloaded from www.taborama.com-----------------# #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication Tabbed By: Chris Email: cwsmith@together.net Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Album - Californication (1999) Guitar - John Frusciante Lyrics - Anthony Kiedis Note: Alright, this version is almost completely correct and I'm sure of that. The Solo should be 100% correct as with the Intro/Verse and Bridge. The Pre-Chorus and Chorus might only be incorrect because it's difficult to hear the strumming pattern, those chords are correct however. I didn't include the bass part of the synth fills though I suggest using a harmony pedal for those (not the bass) if you want to figure them out on your own. The Solo may seem a little dense but if you listen to the album it should be pretty simple to get. RHCP do this with more guitars actually but it doesn't really matter and they do it that way just for the hell of it. Enjoy! Legend: x - mute ^ - bend 1 - full step bend 1/2 - half step bend 1/4 - fourth step bend p - pull off () - ghost note ~~~ - vibrato/tremelo 0:00 Intro/Verse: Gtr. 1 (clean) *(Amin) (F) e-----------------------------| b-------0-1-------------------| g------------------0-2--------| D-----2-----------------------| A---0------------3------------| E--------------1--------------| * chords in parenthesees reflect overall tonality 0:30 Bridge: Gtr. 1 (C) (G) (F) (Dm) e------------------------------1-----| b-------5----------------------3-----| g---------------4-------2------------| D-----5---5-----------------0--------| A---3---------5---5---3---3----------| E-----------3-------1----------------| 1:00 Pre-Chorus: Gtr. 1 (rhythm may not be completely accurate) Am F7 e---0--0-x-0--0-0-0-x-0--0-x-0--0-0-0---| b---1--1-x-1--1-1-1-x-1--1-x-1--1-1-1---| g---2--2-x-2--2-2-2-x-2--2-x-2--2-2-2---| D---2--2-x-2--2-2-2-x-3--3-x-3--3-3-3---| A---0------0--0-0-0-x-------------------| E---------------------------------------| Note: those are strumming hand mutes 1:30 Chorus: Gtr. 1 C G * Dm Am Dm e---0--0--3--3-|-1--1--0--0--|--1-------| b---1--1--0--0-|-3--3--1--1--|--3-------| g---0--0--0--0-|-2--2--2--2--|--2-------| D---2--2--0--0-|-0--0--2--2--|--0-------| A---3--3--2--2-|-------0--0--|----------| E---------3--3-|-------------|----------| let ring |-------| * play second measure first time only, second time replace with 3rd measure Dm 3:19 Solo: Gtr. 2 (clean) (1) (1) (1) e--------9---------------------------9-------------------------------------------------------------| b---10------------(9)--9--(9)---10----------------9------------------------------------------------| g-----------11^---(11)-11-(11)----------11^-(11)--11-(11)-11-11-11p9--------------9-11^--11-9------| D-----------------(0)--0--------------------------0------------------11-11---9-11-------------11---| A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 3:34 (continued) Gtr. 2 (1/2) (1/4) (1/4) (1/4) (1/4) ~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ e--------9-12-(14)----------9--12-15^--14-----17-16-14-(14)-14-------------------------------14^-------------------12-10-9---------| b---10-----------------10--(10)-------------------------17-----17-14-17--14^--14^--14^-17-14-----17-14-17-14-12-10---------10------| g------------------------------------------------------------------------16^--16^--16^---------------------------------------------| D----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Order of Song: Intro x2 (Intro has no drums) Verse x4 Bridge x1 Verse x4 (w/ synth fill) Bridge x1 Pre-Chorus x8 Chorus x1 Verse x4 (w/ synth fill) Bridge x1 Verse x4 (w/ synth fill) Bridge x1 Pre-Chorus x8 Chorus x2 Solo x1 Verse x4 Bridge x1 Verse x4 Bridge x1 Pre-Chorus x8 Chorus x2 That's it! Downloaded from www.taborama.com ================================================================================ Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication Submitted By: David EMail: chickenlunch@ntlworld.com Let's face it, the attempts so far are fairly pathetic. Below you will find how John Frusciante actually plays Californication; no crappy second guitar parts, this is it. The only time you will EVER need a second guitar on this song is when the solo ends, but if you ever want to perform this song live, either just miss out the first two bars over the verse, or just do the JF thing of improvising a solo. The choice..............is yours. A Bit of free advice there, use it wisely. Verse: Am F E:-------------------------- B:--------0--1-------------- G:--------------------0--2-- D:-----2-------------------- A:--0--------------3-------- E:--------------1----------- Bridge: C G F Dm E:------------------------------1-- B:------------------------------3-- G:------0---------------------2---- D:----2---2-----0-------3---0------ A:--3---------2---2---3---3-------- E:----------3-------1-------------- Pre-Chorus: Am F E:--0----1-- B:--1----1-- G:--2----2-- D:--2----3-- A:--0----3-- E:--X----1-- Chorus: C G Dm Am E:--0--1--1--0-- B:--1--1--3--1-- G:--0--0--2--2-- D:--2--0--0--2-- A:--3--2--X--0-- E:--X--3--X--X-- Solo: E:------9--------------9--------------------------------------------------------------- B:--10-------------10------------------------------------------------------------------ G:---------b11(12)--------b11(12)--11--11--11-11p9------------------9--b11(12)--9------ D:--------------------------------------------------h11--11--9--11-----------------11-- A:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E:------9--12--14-------9--12--b14(15)b(15)14--17--16--14--12--14--12--9--12--9--9----- B:--10--------------10----------------------------------------------------------b12(14) G:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E:---9-------9-------12--9----b14(15)--12------12--------------12---------------------- B:--b12(14)-b12(14)------------------------14------14--12----------15--14--14---------- D:---------------------------------------------------------14-------------------------- A:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm going to leave the song structure up to you, come on, it's not that difficult, you need to put SOME effort into this! All The Best David Watts X X X X X X X Downloaded from www.taborama.com ================================================================================ Song: Californication Album: Californication By: Red Hot Chili Peppers I just love this song, its just so well crafted. This version is just right but with a few little modifications you can tell easily, so modify it yourself to your own taste. In the intro I added the little bass thing so you could play it alone but im not sure if it is exactly right. Here it goes. intro Am F -------------------------------------------------- ----0-1------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------0-2------------ 6 times ---2---------0-0-h-2-p-0---------------------3-0-- -0-----------------------h-3------3--------------- -------------------------------1------------------ interlude C G F Dm -------0-----------3-----------1------------1----- -----1-----------3-----------1------------3------- ---0-----------0-----------2------------2--------- once --------------------------------------0----------- -3------------------------------------------------ -------------3-----------1------------------------ play the intro 4 times and then the interlude once again. Pre chorus Am, F 6 times Chorus C, G, Dm, Am Strum as you please. 2 times but leave the Am out in the second one. intro 4 times and then the interlude once. repeat. Pre chorus 6 times Chorus 4 times but leave the Am out in the fourth one. Solo ----9------------9----------------------------------------------- -10-----------10-----------7-7-7-7-------------7-h-9-7----------- ------11^------------11^-----------9-6-6---6-9---------9-6------- -----------------------------------------9----------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----9-12-12/14------9-12-12/16-14----17-16-14----14-------------- -10--------------10---------------------------17----17-14-17----- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------16-14------------------- -14-------14-------14-------14-----17-14-------17-14-17-14------- -17/18----17/18----17/18----17/18-------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -------12-10-9--------------------------------------------------- -12-10---------10------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- play the intro 4 times and the interlude once. Pre chorus 6 times Chorus Same as before and finish off =============================================================================================== Song: Californication By: Red Hot Chili Peppers Tabbed by Ville Aarnio and Carlo Terruzzi Note: Me and Carlo here found out that everybody else was playing this song in a really fucked up way. So here is our NEW, IMPROVED, BETTER way of playing this song. BEGINNING *repeat 3 times, then continue with backup guitar e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------0-1-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------0-2----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--0----------3--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------1----------------------------------------------------------------------| INTERLUDE e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------0 h 1-----0 h 1-----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------0-2------0-2------------------------------------------| D|------2---------2-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----3---------0------------3--------3---------------------------------------------| E|------------------------1--------1------------------------------------------------| PRE-CHORUS Am, F CHORUS e|--x--x--1--0----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--1--3--3--1----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--0--0--2--2----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2--2--0--2----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--3--3--x-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--x--x----------------------------------------------------------------------------| SOLO (Those who cannot play this... YOU SUCK) e|------9--------------------9------------------------------------------------------| B|--10------------------10----------------------------------------------------------| G|---------11^-------------------11^-------11-11-11-11--9---------------9-11^-9-----| D|-----------------------------------------------------------11-11-11-9---------11--| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------9--12--14~--------9--12-^14-----17--16--14------14--------------------------| B|--10----------------10----------------------------17------17--14--17--14----------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------14^----------------------------12--10--9-------------| B|--14---14---14---14---17---14---------17--14--17--14--12--10--------------10------| G|--16^--16^--16^--16^--------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ORDER OF PARTS BEGINNING 6x INTERLUDE 1x BEGINiING 4x INTERLUDE 1x PRE-CHORUS 6x CHORUS 2X (END ON C) BEGINNING 4x INTERLUDE 1x BEGINiING 4x INTERLUDE 1x PRE-CHORUS 6x CHORUS 4X (END ON C) SOLO BEGINNING 4x INTERLUDE 1x PRE-CHORUS 6x CHORUS 4x (END ON C) Downloaded from www.taborama.com ================================================================================