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Californication Guitar Tablature
Song:      Californication
Artist:    Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album:     Californication

Transcribed by Clint K (IM: Golem1057)

This songs pretty easy.... I added optional bass notes that make it
sound
better if your playing by yourself. I tabbed out the song the way it
goes
on the album.... The verses are all the same, I just retabbed them.

I tried to show some of the spacing between notes, but it's far from 
perfect... so you'll probably have to listen to the song while you
play.

(Notes in parentheses are played by the bass.... I think...)

Intro:

E---------------------------------------------
B-----0-1-------------------------------------
G-------------------------------0-2-----------
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(0)-----
A-0---------------------(3)---3-----------(3)-
E---------------------------1-----------------

E---------------------------------------------
B-----0-1-------------------------------------
G-------------------------------0-2-----------
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(3)-(0)-
A-0---------------------(3)---3---------------
E---------------------------1-----------------

Verse 1: 
                                              _
E--------------------------------------------- 
B-----0-1-------------------------------------  
G-------------------------------0-2-----------   
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(0)-----    
A-0---------------------(3)---3-----------(3)-     
E---------------------------1-----------------      
                                                     | <== Play 2 times
E---------------------------------------------      /
B-----0-1-------------------------------------     /
G-------------------------------0-2-----------    /
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(3)-(0)-   /
A-0---------------------(3)---3---------------  /
E---------------------------1-----------------_/

E-----0-----------------------1-
B-------1-----3---------------3-
G---------------------------2---
D---2-----------0-----3---0-----
A-3---------2-------3---3-------
E---------3-------1-------------

Verse 2:
                                              _
E--------------------------------------------- 
B-----0-1-------------------------------------  
G-------------------------------0-2-----------   
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(0)-----    
A-0---------------------(3)---3-----------(3)-     
E---------------------------1-----------------      
                                                     | <== Play 2 times
E---------------------------------------------      /
B-----0-1-------------------------------------     /
G-------------------------------0-2-----------    /
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(3)-(0)-   /
A-0---------------------(3)---3---------------  /
E---------------------------1-----------------_/

E-----0-----------------------1-
B-------1-----3---------------3-
G---------------------------2---
D---2-----------0-----3---0-----
A-3---------2-------3---3-------
E---------3-------1-------------

PreChorus:  (Strumming not shown.)
                        _
    Am    F?    Am    F? 
E---0-----0-----0-----0-  
B---1-----1-----1-----1-   
G---2-----2-----2-----2-    | <== Play 3 times
D---2-----3-----2-----3-   /
A---0-----3-----0-----3-  /
E-----------------------_/

Chorus:  (Strumming not shown.)

    C     G     Dm    Am    C     G     Dm
E---0-----------1-----0-----0-----------1-
B---1-----3-----3-----1-----1-----3-----3-
G---0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-
D---2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-
A---3-----2-----------0-----3-----2-------
E-----------------------------------------

Verse 3: 
                                              _
E--------------------------------------------- 
B-----0-1-------------------------------------  
G-------------------------------0-2-----------   
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(0)-----    
A-0---------------------(3)---3-----------(3)-     
E---------------------------1-----------------      
                                                     | <== Play 2 times
E---------------------------------------------      /
B-----0-1-------------------------------------     /
G-------------------------------0-2-----------    /
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(3)-(0)-   /
A-0---------------------(3)---3---------------  /
E---------------------------1-----------------_/

E-----0-----------------------1-
B-------1-----3---------------3-
G---------------------------2---
D---2-----------0-----3---0-----
A-3---------2-------3---3-------
E---------3-------1-------------

Verse 4:
                                              _
E--------------------------------------------- 
B-----0-1-------------------------------------  
G-------------------------------0-2-----------   
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(0)-----    
A-0---------------------(3)---3-----------(3)-     
E---------------------------1-----------------      
                                                     | <== Play 2 times
E---------------------------------------------      /
B-----0-1-------------------------------------     /
G-------------------------------0-2-----------    /
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(3)-(0)-   /
A-0---------------------(3)---3---------------  /
E---------------------------1-----------------_/

E-----0-----------------------1-
B-------1-----3---------------3-
G---------------------------2---
D---2-----------0-----3---0-----
A-3---------2-------3---3-------
E---------3-------1-------------

PreChorus:  (Strumming not shown.)
                        _
    Am    F?    Am    F? 
E---0-----0-----0-----0-  
B---1-----1-----1-----1-   
G---2-----2-----2-----2-    | <== Play 3 times
D---2-----3-----2-----3-   /
A---0-----3-----0-----3-  /
E-----------------------_/

Chorus:  (Strumming not shown.)
                                           _
    C     G     Dm    Am    C     G     Dm  
E---0-----------1-----0-----0-----------1-   
B---1-----3-----3-----1-----1-----3-----3-    
G---0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-     | <== Play 2 times
D---2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-    /
A---3-----2-----------0-----3-----2-------   /
E----------------------------------------- _/

Solo:

        (Start w/ string bent whole step up, then drop to normal)
            /
E------9---------------------9------------------------------------
B-10--------------------10----------------------------------------
G----------[13]11----------------[13]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------?----?----?--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----------------------------------------

Verse 5:
                                              _
E--------------------------------------------- 
B-----0-1-------------------------------------  
G-------------------------------0-2-----------   
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(0)-----    
A-0---------------------(3)---3-----------(3)-     
E---------------------------1-----------------      
                                                     | <== Play 2 times
E---------------------------------------------      /
B-----0-1-------------------------------------     /
G-------------------------------0-2-----------    /
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(3)-(0)-   /
A-0---------------------(3)---3---------------  /
E---------------------------1-----------------_/

E-----0-----------------------1-
B-------1-----3---------------3-
G---------------------------2---
D---2-----------0-----3---0-----
A-3---------2-------3---3-------
E---------3-------1-------------

PreChorus:  (Strumming not shown.)
                        _
    Am    F?    Am    F? 
E---0-----0-----0-----0-  
B---1-----1-----1-----1-   
G---2-----2-----2-----2-    | <== Play 3 times
D---2-----3-----2-----3-   /
A---0-----3-----0-----3-  /
E-----------------------_/

Chorus:  (Strumming not shown.)
                                           _
    C     G     Dm    Am    C     G     Dm  
E---0-----------1-----0-----0-----------1-   
B---1-----3-----3-----1-----1-----3-----3-    
G---0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-     | <== Play 2 times
D---2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-    /
A---3-----2-----------0-----3-----2-------   /
E----------------------------------------- _/
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