Band: Hawk Nelson
Song:California
Album: Letters to the President
Tabber: aceguitarock (claytonhutchins@sbcglobal.net)
*******THE TUNING IS IN DROP D FLAT!!! (Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)*******
I'm only saying that because I know there's gonna be some noobie at guitar who gives
a one star rating cause he played it in standard tuning!
Key:
* = palm-mute
/ or \ = slide up or down
\\\\\\ or ////// = move finger down or up the string nice and easy (usually while tremolo picking)
CALIFORNIA
Intro:
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|-5-5-/9-7-5--5-5-9-10-9-------9-7-5-------9-10-9\7/9-5------|
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|------------------------10-10-------10-10-------------------|
Verse 1:
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|-------7---------5-------4--------7--------5-------7---|
|-----5----5----5---5---5--------5----7---5---5---7-----| x2
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|-5--------------------------5--------------------------|
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-3-3-3-0-2-2-2-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0------------------|
PM* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Pre-Chorus:
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|---------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5---------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5---------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
PM * * * * * * * * * * *
Chorus:
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|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|
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|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5--55555-7-7--7-77777-|
|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5--55555-7-7--7-77777-|
|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3--33333-5-5--5-55555-|
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Interlude:
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|----------------------------10-10-------10-10-------------------|
Verse 2:
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|-------7---------5-------4--------7--------5-------7---|
|-----5----5----5---5---5--------5----7---5---5---7-----| x2
|---5---------3-------2--------5--------3-------5-------|
|-5--------------------------5--------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/hawk_nelson/california_tab_ver_6.html ]
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0------------------|
PM* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Chorus 2:
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|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|
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|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5--55555-7-7--7-77777-|
|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5--55555-7-7--7-77777-|
|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3--33333-5-5--5-55555-|
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Solo:
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|-/12-12-12-12--9---------9/10--9--12-12-12--9-9-10-9----|
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|-12-12-12-12----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------12-12--9----9-10------9-----9-----9-------9-----------9-------|
|-----------------------12--------12----12----12------12---12-----12---12-10-|
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Pre-Chorus 2: (Tremolo picking [except for the 10 in parentheses])
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|-(10)-------------------------------|
|-----------------------17\\\\\\\\\\-|
Chorus 3: (Tremolo picking)
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|-5555555555555555555555555555/12121212\10101010101010101010101010101010
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|-12121212121212121212121212121212-14
Stop tremolo picking
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|-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------|
|-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-7-9-7-9-7-5-|
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Chorus 4:
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|-7777777777777777-55555555-77777777-99999999999999999--------------------|
|-5555555555555555-55555555-77777777-99999999999999999--5-5-5-7-9-7-9-7-5-|
|-5555555555555555-33333333-55555555-77777777777777777--------------------|
|-5555555555555555--------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus/Outro:
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|-7777777---5555-4444-77777777-5555-7777-77777777-5555-4444-|
|-5555555---5555-5555-55555555-5555-7777-55555555-5555-5555-|
|-5555555-0-3333-2222-55555555-3333-5555-55555555-3333-2222-|
|-5555555-0-----------55555555-----------55555555-----------|
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|--5--5--5--5--5-----------|
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