Learn Music: Californication guitar tab - Red Hot Chili Peppers tabs

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  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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