Song: Californication 
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers 
Album: Californication 
Track: 6 
Tabbed By: Carl 
Tuning: Standard 
/ - Slide Up 
 - Slide Down 
X - Scratch 
: - Let Ring 
~ - Vibrato 
p - Pull Off 
^ - Bend Up 
^( ) - Bend Up Then Back Down To Original 
Note Main Riff, (0:00-0:29)
 e]--------------------------------------- 
B]--------0--1:-------------------------- 
G]--------------------------0--2:-------- 
D]-----2--------------------------------- X6 
A]--0--------------------3--------------- 
E]--------------------1------------------ 




Verse Riff A, (0:30-0:35) 
e]----------------------------------------------1- 
B]--------5----------------------------------3--3- 
G]--------------------4-----------2-------------2- 
D]-----5-----5-----------5---------------0------0- 
A]--3--------------5-----------3------3----------- 
E]--------------3-----------1--------------------- 

Main Riff, (0:36-0:55) Play 4 times. 
Verse Riff B, (0:56-1:00) 
e]----------------------------------------------1- 
B]--------5-------------------------------------3- 
G]--------------------4-----------2-------------2- 
D]-----5-----5-----------5---------------0-------- 
A]--3--------------5-----------3------3----------- 
E]--------------3-----------1--------------------- 

Verse Chords, (1:01-1:30) Play 6 Times. 
e]-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0- 
B]-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1- 
G]-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2- 
D]-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2--3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3- 
A]-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0--3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3- 
E]------------------------------------1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1- 



Chorus A, (1:30-1:39) Play 1 Time. 
e]-3--3-3-3--3-3-1---1--X-X-0-0-0---0--0---3---3-3---1---0- 
B]-1--1-1-1--1-1-0---0--X-X-6-6-6---1--1---1---1-1---0---6- 
G]-0--0-0-0--0-0-0---0--X-X-5-5-5---2--2---0---0-0---0---5- 
D]-2--2-2-2--2-2-0---0--X-X-0-0-0---2--2---2---2-2---0---0- 
A]-3--3-3-3--3-3-2---2--------------0--0---3---3-3---2----- 
E]---------------3---3-------------------------------3----- 

Main Riff, (1:40-1:59) Play 4 Times. 
Verse Riff A, (2:00-2:05) 
Main Riff, (2:05-2:24) Play 4 Times. 
Verse Riff B, (2:25-2:29) 
Verse Chords, (2:30-2:59) Play 6 Times. 
Chorus B, (2:59-3:18) Repeat Chorus A then play.... 

e]-3---3---1--1---1--1--X-0-0----3---3---1----0------ 
B]-1---1---0--0---3--3--X-1-1----1---1---0----6------ 
G]-0---0---0--0---2--2--X-2-2----0---0---0----5------ 
D]-2---2---0--0---0--0--X-2-2----2---2---0----0------ 
A]-3---3---2--2-----------0-0----3---3---2----------- 
E]---------3--3--------------------------3----------- 






Solo, (3:19-3:59) 
e]-------9---------------------9--------------------------- 
B]--10--------------------10------------------------------- 
G]-----------11^(11)--------------11^(11)~~--11-11-11-11p9- 
D]--------------------------------------------------------- 
A]--------------------------------------------------------- 
E]--------------------------------------------------------- 

e]---------------------------------------9---12---14~~~~~-- 
B]----------------------------------10~~------------------- 
G]---------------9--11^(11)-9------------------------------ 
D]-11-11----9-11--------------11~~------------------------- 
A]--------------------------------------------------------- 
E]--------------------------------------------------------- 

e]------9---12---14^---14~~~~~--17---16---14-------14------ 
B]-10~~----------------------------------------17-------17- 
G]--------------------------------------------------------- 
D]--------------------------------------------------------- 
A]--------------------------------------------------------- 
E]--------------------------------------------------------- 






e]-------------------------------------------14^(14)-12---- 
B]-14---17---14---14----14----14---17---14-------------14- 
G]----------------16^---16^---16^-------------------------- 
D]--------------------------------------------------------- 
A]--------------------------------------------------------- 
E]--------------------------------------------------------- 

e]-12~~----------------12----10----9-------- 
B]------14---12---10-------------------(10)- 
G]------------------------------------------ 
D]------------------------------------------ 
A]------------------------------------------ 
E]------------------------------------------ 

Note:- The last note of the solo over laps the first note of the Main Riff so either miss it out, start on the second note of the Main Riff or get two guitars. Main Riff, (3:59-4:18) Play 4 Times. Verse Riff B, (4:19-4:23) Verse Chords, (4:24-4:52) Play 6 Times. Chorus C, (4:53-5:11) Repeat Chorus A then play........ 
e]-3---3---1--3-1----1---------------3--3-3-3---1-1---0--- 
B]-1---1---0--0-3----3---1---1--1-1--1--1-1-1---0-0---6--- 
G]-0---0---0---------2---2---2--2-2--0--0-0-0---0-0---5--- 
D]-2---2---0---------0---2---2--2-2--2--2-2-2---0-0-0-0--- 
A]-3---3---2-------------0---0--0-0--3--3-3-3---2-2-0----- 
E]---------3------------------------------------3-3-------