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Californication Guitar Tablature
Red hot chili peppers - californication / 100% right




I've simplified some of the parts for the beginners so critics don't give any comment about
john plays it like this and that crap because 
i'd like to play it like this this and i think it's the most simple way

Main riff

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
b--------0-1-------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------0-2--(2-0)-------------------------------
d-----2--------(2p0h2p0--------------------------------------------------------------
a--0--------------------3)--------------3--------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------1------------------------------------------------
                                                repeat 8 times  

 The notes between the ()'s are bass notes but are nice to play on your own

Bridge
e--------------------------------------------------------1---------------------------
b--------1-----------------------------------------------0---------------------------
g------0------------0---------------------------------2------------------------------
d----------------0--------------------3-----------0----------------------------------
a--3------------------------------3--------------------------------------------------
E-------------3---------------1------------------------------------------------------


  Now start playing the main riff again followd by another bridge and than the chorus

Chorus                     
e---------0---------------0-------------------------------------------------------1--
b---------1---------------1-------------------------------------------------------1--
g---------2---------------2-------------------------------------------------------3--
d---------2---------------3-------------------------------------------------------2--
a---------0---------------3-------------------------------------------------------2--
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------1--

                          You can play this F chord as second or the usaual F (see above)
                          Do what you like best, i usually play the one with the barré because
                          it sounds more rocklike 

After repeating the chorus for a while you will get a kind of breakdown or whatever you like to call it, 
it's the part with the lines 'dream of californication.........'

Chorus 2  / / /     / / /    / / /  / / /         / / /   / / /   / / /
e---------0---------1--------1------0-------------0-------1-------1------------------
b---------1---------1--------3------1-------------1-------1-------3------------------
g---------0---------0--------2------2-------------0-------0-------2------------------
d---------2---------0--------0------2-------------2-------0-------0------------------
a---------3---------2---------------0-------------3-------2--------------------------
E-------------------3-------------------------------------3--------------------------------------

                                                                      let last chord ring.

Repeat the above part as much times as needed untill we get a SOLO
I've seen a lot of different variations on the solo but this one just sounds best

E------9---------------------9------------------------------------ 
B-10--------------------10---------------------------------------- 
G----------13b-p-11----------------13b-p-11-------11-11-11-11p9-- 
D-----------------------------------------------------------11-11- 
A----------------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------------- 

E------------------------------9---12---14----------9---12---14b16-14-- 
B-----------[13]11--------10-------------------10---------------------- 
G-------9----------9--------------------------------------------------- 
D--9-11--------------11------------------------------------------------ 
A---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E---------------------------------------------------------------------- 

E-17-16-14-12-14-12----12-----12b--12b--12b--12---- 
B-------------------14----14---14---14---14-----14- 
G-------------------------------------------------- 
D-------------------------------------------------- 
A-------------------------------------------------- 
E-------------------------------------------------- 

E-14b16r14-12----12----------12---------- 
B-------------14----14-12-------15-14---- 
G-------------------------14----------13- 
D---------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------- 
E---------------------------------------- 

after this repeat the rest as much as nescesary. 
I hope you like it, for any comment or corrections please mail me at [email protected]
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