#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# CALIFORN.TAB -------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Californication Album: Californication :) Record Label: WEA/Warner Bros. Catalog Number: 47386 Producer: Rick Rubin Release Date: June 08 1999 Transcribed by Wim... questions, comments, critisism, death threats, additions, requests, proposals ----> sirnick@hotmail.com and if you just want to say thank you, then that would be very appreciated :) This is a complete tab. This is a great song! It's in the top three on my 'favourite tracks' for the album. It's so great, that I tabbed the whole thing and the solo. Some of the chords might not be what exactly what john plays - but they sound great, and this is what I play. Despite the sexfunk sort of title, it's actually a very sedate and peaceful song. key: 5/7 slide up 5h7 hammer on 7p5 pull off 5b7 bend 5b(7)r5 bend and release (bend up and then let down) 5b(7)p5 bend and pull-off (bend up then pull off) (7)r5 prebend and release (bend the note before it's plucked) (5) ghost note; you dont strike it; let it ring Intro/verse: (clean guitar) let notes ring Asus2 Fsus4 Asus2 Fsus4 e:------------------------|----------------------| B:-------0----------------|------0---------------| G:---------5---------0-2--|--------5---------0-2-| D:-----7------------------|----7-----------------| A:---0-------------3------|--0-------------3-----| E:---------------1--------|--------------1-------| C G F D e:------0-----------------------------------| B:---------------0----------------------3---| G:----0---0-----------------2--------2------| D:-------------0----0----3-----3--0---------| A:--3---------------------------------------| E:-----------3---------1--------------------| And if you want these kind of dreams... C e:------0----------------------------1---| B:---------------0-------------------3---| G:----0---0---------------2-------2--2---| D:-------------0---0----3---3--0---------| A:--3------------------------------------| E:-----------3--------1------------------| ...sells californication... Asus2 Am Fsus4 F Fmaj7 e:--0-------0-(0)----0-------------------0--0---| B:--0---0---0-h1-----1------------0-h1---1--1---| G:--2-2-2---2-(2)----2----0---0---0-h2---2--2---| D:--2-2-2---2-(2)------2--3---3---3-(3)--3--3---| A:--0-0---0---(0)--0---0--3-------3-(3)-----3---| E:------------------------1-1---1-1-(1)-----1---| C G Dm Am C G Dm... e:-----------------------1-1-1--0-0--|------------------1-----(1)-| B:-------5-5------3------3-3-3--1-1--|--5-5-5-5----3-3--3-----(3)-| G:-----5-5-5------4----2-2-2-2--2-2--|--5-5-5-5--4-4-4--2-----(2)-| D:---5-5---5--------5--0---0-0--2-2--|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5--0-----(0)-| A:---3-----3----5---------------0-0--|--3-3-3-3--5-5-5------------| E:------------3----------------------|-----------3-3-3------------| Dream of californication... x2 Guitar Solo : (clean) e:-------9--------------9----------------------------| B:---10--------------10------------------------------| G:---------(13)r11--------11b(13)r11---11-11-11-11p9-| D:---------------------------------------------------| A:---------------------------------------------------| E:---------------------------------------------------| e:--------------------------------------9-12-14------9-12-15b16-14-| B:-----------------------------------10-----------10---------------| G:----------------9--11b13----9------------------------------------| D:-11-11-----9-11---------------11---------------------------------| A:-----------------------------------------------------------------| E:-----------------------------------------------------------------| e:-17-16-14-12-12b14-12----12-----12-(12)--12-(12)--12-(12)-| B:----------------------14----14--12b/14---12b/14---12b/14--| G:----------------------------------------------------------| D:----------------------------------------------------------| A:----------------------------------------------------------| E:----------------------------------------------------------| e:-12-----14b(15)r14--12----12------------12-10-9-----| B:----14-----------------14----14-12b-------------10--| G:------------------------------------14--------------| D:----------------------------------------------------| A:----------------------------------------------------| E:----------------------------------------------------| Lyrics: Psychic spies from China Try to steal your mind's elation Little girls from Sweden Dream of silver screen quotations And if you want these kind of dreams It's Californication It's the edge of the world And all of western civilisation The sun may rise in the East At least it settles in the final location It's understood that Hollywood sells Californication Pay your surgeon very well To break the spell of aging Celebrity skin is this your chin Or is that war your waging Chorus: First born unicorn Hard core soft porn Dream of Californication Dream of Californication Marry me girl be my fairy to the world Be my very own constellation A teenage bride with a baby inside Getting high on information And buy me a star on the boulevard It's Californication Space may be the final frontier But it's made in a Hollywood basement Cobain can you hear the spheres Singing songs off station to station And Alderon's not far away It's Californication Born and raised by those who praise Control of population everybody's been there and I don't mean on vacation Chorus Destruction leads to a very rough road But it also breeds creation And earthquakes are to a girl's guitar They're just another good vibration And tidal waves couldn't save the world From Californication Pay your surgeon very well To break the spell of aging Sicker than the rest There is no test But this is what you're craving Chorus Written by Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante, Chad Smith (c) 1999 Moebetoblame Music BMI Lyrics reprinted by permission. 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