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Californication Guitar Tablature
Song: Californication
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album: Californication
Track: 6
Track Length: 5 Minutes 20 Seconds
Tabbed By: [email protected]
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-------


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me at the above address. Bye, Bye for now.
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