How to Play the Intro to Californication on Guitar

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Red Hot Chili Peppers - “Californication“ Solo tabs

Californication Solo tabs

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   Californication – Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Tabbed by:  JP  :-)     Date: 23.12.2007
Email:      jns-p@web.de

Tuning:
[A]
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-1------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------0-2-----------|
D|---2------(2)-(0h2p0)--------------(3)------|
A|-0--------------------(3)---3----------(0)--|
E|--------------------------1-----------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----0-1------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------0-2-----------|
D|---2------(2)-(0h2p0)--------------(0)—(3)--|
A|-0--------------------(3)---3---------------|
E|--------------------------1-----------------|
(The notes in brackets are normaly played by
 Bass so you have to play those not as loud
 as the others!)

[B] C        G          F          Dm
e|-----0----------------------------------1---|
B|---------------0------------------------3---|
G|---0---0------------------2---------2---2---|
D|-------------0---0---------------0------0---|
A|-3----------------------3---3---------------|
E|-----------3----------1---------------------|

[C] Am    Fmaj7  Am    Fmaj7
e|--0-----0------0-----0----------------------|
B|--1-----1------1-----1----------------------|
G|--2-----2------2-----2----------------------|
D|--2-----3------2-----3----------------------|
A|--0-----3------0-----3----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
   * (listen to the song for how to play the   chords!)

[D]Chorus
    C    G    Dm    Am    C    G    Dm
e|--0----3----1-----0-----0----3----1---------|
B|--1----0----3-----1-----1----0----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--------------|
  (*)


[E]Solo

e|----9-----------9---------------------------|
B|-10----------10-----------------------------|
G|------13s11------13s11--11-11-11-11p9-------|
D|--------------------------------------11-11-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
                           ~~~~
e|--------------------9-12-14----9-12-14s16-14|
B|------------------10---------10-------------|
G|-----9—13s11—9------------------------------|
D|-9-11----------11---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|


e|-17-16-14----14-----------------------------|
B|----------17----17-14-17-14--14-14-14—------|
G|-----------------------------16-16-16-------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
                                                ~~
e|-------14s16-14-12----12----------12-10-9---|
B|-17-14-------------14----14-12-10--------10-|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

Intro: 1x  A (only Guitar)

2x   2x  A
     1x  B
3x   C
2x   D

2x   2x  A
     1x  B
3x   C
2x   D

Solo

1x   A (only Guitar)
1x   A
1x   B
3x   C
2x   D

| s  slide
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
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