Going To California tab by Led Zeppelin
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Alright, you Led Zep fans, try this on a 12-string!
GOING TO CALIFORNIA - LED ZEPPELIN
Tuning: D A D G B E
Intro:
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----------------|----------------|-5---5---5---5--|--7-5---5---5-7-|
----------------|-7-7-----7-7----|--7---7---7---7-|------7---7-----|
--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|----------------|----------------|
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0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0---------------|
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
p p
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-0---0---0-3----|-0---0---0-3----|-----3---3---3--|-----3---3---3--|
--0---0------0--|--0---0------0--|--2---2---2---2-|--2---2---2---2-|
----------0---0-|----------0---0-|----------------|----------------|
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5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|
Spent... Smoked... All...
Made... Goin'... In...
Some... Love... In...
p h h p h h
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(double spaced for double digits... essentially an Am7 up 9 frets...)
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Took... Never... same...
Sea... Wonder... day...
Mount... Chil... wake... watch out...
h h
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Seems... nose... sinking...
Throw... Meet... high...
ending:
p p p p
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Ahhhhh..... Ahhhhh..... Ahhhhh.....
Ahhhhh..... Ahhhhh..... Ahhhhh..... Fade out...
Dexter N. Muir Manufacturing Pilot Plant Technician
D.N.Muir@massey.ac.nz Department of Production Technology
Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
I saw a request for this, so I thought I'd post it. This is my first
real tab, so it may not be perfect.
The song is not overly complex. There are three main riffs
corresponding to the chords. Just play the tab for the appropriate
chord. The tabs may not be perfect, but I know the chords are
correct.
Rhythm: all eighth notes, played in cut time.
Intro: second half of the "D" tab.
"G" tab
E|------------------
B|------------------
G|-0-------0-------- play 4 times
D|-----0-4-----0-4--
A|---2-------2------
E|------------------
"D" tab
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------
G|-----0---------------------------|---2-0-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-
D|-4-------4---2---0---0---2---4---|-4-------4---2---0---0---2---4---
A|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------
"Dm" tab A7 Asus4 A7
E||-----------------------------------|||---------------------------------||
B||-----------------------------------|||---------------------------------||
G||*---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--*|*---2---2---2---2---2---3---2---2-*|
D||*-3---3---2---0---3---3---2---0----*|*-------------0-------------------*|
A||-----------------------------------|||-4---4---4-------4---4---4---4---||
E||-----------------------------------|||---------------------------------||
Verses:
G D
Spent my days with a woman unkind,...
G
Made up my mind, going to make a new ...
D
in my ...
(etc. until:)
Dm
Seems that the wrath of the....
I hope this helps somewhat. Also, the song is written in the key of D, if
anyone wants to know.
Hopefully, I'll try to post a few other Zeppelin tabs if I get the chance.
Going To California by Led Zeppelin
This song has two acoustic guitars and a mandolin.
However I only know the guitar parts so just
play with notes for the mandolin stuff.
Both guitars are tuned to DGDGBD.
Intro on one guitar
d-----0------------0------------------------------------------------------
b------------3------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
d---------0-----------0---------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--0------------0---------------------------------------------------------
At the start of the lyrics, still one guitar
d---5-------4--4---2----0-----0--2-----0--0-------------------------------
b-------0------------0--------------0--------0----------------------------
g-------0------------0--------------0--------0----------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------
g---0----------0--------------0-----------0-------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
At "all my wine" and at corresponding part in next verse
d--------4\2--2---0------7---------7--------------------------------------
b--5/7-----5--5------0----------7-----------------------------------------
g----------------------------9--------------------------------------------
d--------0-----------0----------0-----------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--0----------0----------0------------------------------------------------
When the second guitar enters is plays this..
d--3--2--0---3---3---2--0-----0-------2--0--0----2----0--------0----------
b---------------------------------------------------------3---------------
g----------------------------------0--------------------------------------
d--------0-------0------0-----4----------4-----0--------0---------0-------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--0------------------------------------------------0-------0-------------
While the second guitar plays this..
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-----0--0--0------0--0--0------4-------------5---5--4-------0-0-0-0------
b-----0--0--0------0--0--0------3------2h3p2------2-----3----0-0-0-0------
g-----0--0--0------0--0--0------2----------------------------0-0-0-0------
d-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------
g---------------4---------------------------------------------------------
D--0-------------------------0--------------------------------------------
d--0----0-------0----0-----2--4-------------------------------------------
b--0----0-------0----0-----3--3-------------------------------------------
g--0----0-------0----0-----2--2-------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------0-------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
At the "wrath of the gods" part.. guitar 1 plays X 4
d-7----0--5--5-----0---7--------------------------------------------------
b---6-----------6---------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
d------------0------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------
then...
|--------X1---------| |----------X3-----------------|
d----------0---0-------0-------0---0--------0--0--------------------------
b-----0--2--------2---------2------------2-------0--2---------------------
g--0----------------------0-----------0-----------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------2-----------2-----------2--------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
And guitar 2 plays
|------X4-----------| |-----X4-------------|
d----0-----------0--------------------------------------------------------
b-------5--5--6-----6-------2h3---3---2-----2-----------------------------
g-6-----------------------------------------------------------------------
d----------0----------------2---------------------------------------------
g------------------------2--------2------2--------------------------------
D-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------
After that, replay the intro accompanyed by this on guitar 2
d---------7----------------7-------------7--7--------7--------------------
b------7----------------7-------------7-----------7-----------------------
g---7---------7--7---9----------7--9-----------9--------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------
g---7------------7--------------7-----7-----7-----7-----------------------
D---------7-------------7-------------------------------------------------
d----------------------7-----7--------7---7--------7----------------------
b-------------------7--------------7------------7-------------------------
g--7---9--7--7--9---------------9------------9----------------------------
d----------------------------------0------------0-------------------------
g--7---7-----7------7-----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------0------------0-------------------------------
On the outro both guitar play essentially the same thing.
d--0----2---2--2-----0----------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-----0-----------0-------------------------------------------------------
g-----------0-------------------------------------------------------------
D--0----------------------------------------------------------------------
Enjoy,
CHUCK
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