The Cali Buds Chords & Tabs
The Cali Buds
A Skylit Drive
Identity On Fire
Tuning (half-step): C# G# C# F# A# D#
This is my 1st tab so I'm sorry if it's not spotless...
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Enjoy!
(0:00-0:16)
When only the keys play in the begininng you'll here this, "what is friendship?"
is where the 2nd segment begins
D#|--------------------|------------------------------------------|
A#|----5--5----7--7----|------------------------------------------|
F#|----x--x----x--x----|-(play 4's until the real riff begins)----|
C#|----2--2----4--4----|----44444444444444444444444444444444------|
G#|--------------------|------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------|------------------------------------------|
(0:16-0:24)
Guitar 1
D#|---------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------(play twice)---|
C#|--44447777666677774444777799996666-----------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------|
********************************
Guitar 2
D#|-----------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------(also played twice)------|
C#|--4-4---------4--4-4---------------------------|
G#|--4-4---------4--4-4---------------------------|
C#|--4-4---------4--4-4---------------------------|
Verse 1
(0:24-0:39)
"We Stand Tall!"
Guitars 1 AND 2
D#|-----------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------(x2)--|
C#|-444-4444-4----00-0000-0--2-6-7-4--------|
G#|-444-4444-4----00-0000-0--2-6-7-4--------|
C#|-444-4444-4----00-0000-0--2-6-7-4--------|
*** ** ** **
Pre-chorus
(0:39-0:44)
"I hope you're ready, I hope you're ready!"
Guitar 1
D#|---------------------------------------|
A#|--7---9---10---12-----7---9---10---14--| Sorry, but I can't
F#|--x---x----x----x-----x---x----x----x--| figure out the 2nd
C#|--4---6----7----9-----4---6----7---11--| guitar here.
G#|---------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------|
Chorus
(0:44-1:03)
"I hope you're ready for the fall"
Guitar 1
D#|----------------------------------------------------------| This part is played the
A#|-1010-101010-1414-141414-12-12-121212--9//101010-10\\999--| 1st, 3rd, and 4th time,
F#|-x-x---x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x--x//-x-x-x--x\\xxx--| the part below it is
C#|-7-7---7-7-7-1111-111111--9--9--9-9-9--6//-7-7-7--7\\666--| only played the 2nd time
G#|----------------------------------------------------------| (listen to the song). Same
C#|----------------------------------------------------------| pattern goes for Guitar 2
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-1010-101010--1414-141414--12-12-121212-------(pick fast)--|
F#|--x-x--x-x-x---x-x--x-x-x---x--x--x-x-x--------------------|
C#|--7-7--7-7-7--1111-111111---9--9--9-9-9--7777-6666---------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------777-----|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------44--|
**** **** *** **
Guitar 2
D#|---------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------|
C#|-4-4-444-7-7-777-0-0-000--0000-0000----------|
G#|-4-4-444-7-7-777-0-0-000--0000-0000----------|
C#|-4-4-444-7-7-777-0-0-000--0000-0000----------|
D#|----------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------(pick fast)--| I'm not 100%
F#|----------------------------------------------| about this here.
C#|-4-4-444-7-7-777-0-0-000----4444-2222---------|
G#|-4-4-444-7-7-777-0-0-000--------------444-----|
C#|-4-4-444-7-7-777-0-0-000------------------00--|
**** **** *** **
1:03-1:51 is the exact same as what's played from 0:16-1:03
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/a_skylit_drive/the_cali_buds_tab.html ]
Bridge
(1:51-2:10)
Both guitars plays this TWICE with distortion
D#|------------------------------------|
A#|-------3----------------------------| This riff may be
F#|---6-----6---6----6---6--7-6---6----| wrong but it
C#|-4---4-----4---/7---9--------7------| sounds pretty
G#|------------------------------------| close.
C#|------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------|
A#|-------3----------------------------|
F#|---6-----6---6----2-1-----2--1------|
C#|-4---4-----4----2-----2~------------|
G#|------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------|
(2:10-2:30)
"I'd fight for you"
Guitar 1
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--7-10-9-10--10101010--15\\14-14-14-14-14------------------------(x2)--|
F#|--x--x-x--x---x-x-x-x---x\\-x--x--x--x--x------------------------------|
C#|--4--7-6--7---7-7-7-7--12\\11-11-11-11-11-------7777777766666666-------|
G#|------------------------------------------------7777777777777777-------|
C#|------------------------------------------------7777777766666666-------|
Guitar 2
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------(x2)--|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--4~------------------4~-------------2-2---2----7777777766666666-------|
G#|--4-------------------4~-------------2-2---2----7777777777777777-------|
C#|--4~------------------4~-------------2-2---2----7777777766666666-------|
(2:30-2:44)
"We say"
Guitar 1
D#|----------12121212--------12121212--------12121212--------16161616---|
A#|--10101010--------10101010--------10101010--------10101010-----------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--14141414-----17p16p14p12-16p14p12p10-14p12p10p9-12p10p9p7----|
A#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------(this is another part I'm definitely not)-------|
C#|---------------(sure about, but again, it sounds close)--------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
D#|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|
C#|--4---------7---------0---------|
G#|--4--(x16)--7--(x16)--0--(x16)--|
C#|--4---------7---------0---------|
(2:44-2:58)
Guitar 1 "I hope you're ready"
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|--7---9---10---12-----7---9---10---14-14---10-10---14\\1212---|
F#|--x---x----x----x-----x---x----x----x--x----x--x----x\\-x-x---|
C#|--4---6----7----9-----4---6----7---11-11----7--7---11\\-9-9---|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------|
A#|--10101010-1212-1414---9999-1010-77----|
F#|---x-x-x-x--x-x--x-x---xxxx--x-x-xx----|
C#|---7-7-7-7--9-9-1111---6666--7-7-44----|
G#|---------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------|
(I couldn't tell what Guitar 2 does here, all i know is that there's a pick
slide at the end :/ Sorry)
Final Chorus
(2:58-3:26)
Both guitars play the chorus 1 and a half times
Outro
(3:26-3:38)
D#|----------------------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------(x2)-----|
C#|--44447777666677774444777799996666---------4--|
G#|-------------------------------------------4--|
C#|-------------------------------------------4--|
********************************
Hope it helped!
*=palm mute
/=slide up
\=slide down
~=hold note
(nh)=harmonic
(ph)=pinch
h=hammer pn
p=pull off
