California Waiting Chords & Tabs
Kings Of Leon
California Waiting
Guitar Tab
Drop D Tuning - DADGBE
Tabbed By Jonathan Mack
To Be Honest I Think The Song Is Played In Standard Tuning.
However, I've Tabbed It Out In Drop D.It Really Doesnt Make
Any Difference Either Way.Except,During The Verses (Mainly The First)
There Is Only The Bass Line Playing - So If You Want To
Play It On Guitar, It Has To Be Played In Drop D!
Rhythm Guitar - Played Slightly Distorted
Lead Guitar - Played Clean
Guitar Three - Played Slightly Distorted
Bass - Played Clean / No Treble
\ Slide Down
/ Slide Up
. Palm Mute
Intro
Cow Bell x8
Lead Guitar
0:03
|-------|---------|-----|---------|-------|---------|-------|
|-------|---------|-----|---------|-------|---------|-------|
|-------|---------|-----|---------|-------|---------|-------|
|-------|------4--|-----|------4--|-------|------4--|-------| x1
|7-5-\-2|7-5-7---7|7-5-0|7-5-7---7|7-5-\-2|7-5-7---7|7-5-0--|
|-------|---------|-----|---------|-------|---------|-------|
Rhythm Guitar
0:03
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------7777777777777777--|
|55555555555555557777777777777777--| x2
|55555555555555555555555555555555--|
|5555555555555555------------------|
Bass
0:03
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|----------------------------------> x1
|---------------------------------->
|55555555555555440000000000000000-->
0:09
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------| x1
|--------------------------------------|
|5555555555555/1212120000000000000000--|
Verse One
Bass
0:15
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------| x3
|----------------------------------|
|55555555555555440000000000000000--|
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Pre Chorus One
Rhythm Guitar
0:33
|------------|
|------------|
|------------|
|9--9--7--7--| x1
|9--9--7--7--|
|9--9--7--7--|
Bass
0:33
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------| x1
|----------------------------------|
|77777777777777775555555555555555--|
Chorus One
Rhythm Guitar
0:39
|--------|-------------|
|--------|-------------|
|--------|7-7-7-7--77--|
|5-5--5-5|7-7-7-7--77--| x1
|5-5--5-5|5-5-5-5--55--|
|5-5--5-5|-------------|
0:45
|--------|--------------|
|--------|--------------|
|--------|7-7-7-7--7-7--|
|5-5--5-5|7-7-7-7--7-7--| x1
|5-5--5-5|5-5-5-5--5-5--|
|5-5--5-5|--------------|
0:51
|--------|-----------|
|--------|-----------|
|--------|7-7-7-7-7--|
|5-5--5-5|7-7-7-7-7--| x1
|5-5--5-5|5-5-5-5-5--|
|5-5--5-5|-----------|
0:57
|-------------|----------|
|-------------|----------|
|-------------|7-7-7-7---|
|5-5--5-5-5555|7-7-7-7---| x1
|5-5--5-5-5555|5-5-5-5---|
|5-5--5-5-5555|----------|
Lead Guitar
0:39
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|7-7-7-7--7-7--|
|55-555-55-5555|7-7-7-7--7-7--| x4
|55-555-55-5555|5-5-5-5--5-5--|
|55-555-55-5555|--------------|
Bass
0:39
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|55555555555555540000000000000000-->
0:45
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------| x2
|-----------------------------------|
|55555555/999999990000000000000000--|
Verse Two
Rhythm Guitar
1:03 1:06 1:09 1:12 1:15 1:18
|----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|
|----|--7-7|-----|7-7--|-----|7-7--|
|5---|--7-7|5-5--|7-7--|5----|7-7--| x1
|5---|--5-5|5-5--|5-5--|5----|5-5--|
|5---|-----|5-5--|-----|5----|-----|
Lead Guitar
1:03
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-7-7-77-7-777--|
|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-7-7-77-7-777--| x1
|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-5-5-55-5-555--|
|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|---------------|
1:09
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|7-7-7-77-7-777--|
|5-5---5-5-5-5-5|7-7-7-77-7-777--| x2
|5-5---5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-55-5-555--|
|5-5---5-5-5-5-5|----------------|
Guitar Three
1:13 1:19
|--------|----------|
|--------|----------|
|--------|----------|
|--4-7\--|--4-7\----| x1
|5------5|5------5--|
|--------|----------|
Bass
1:03
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------| x3
|----------------------------------|
|55555555555555440000000000000000--|
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Pre Chorus Two
Rhythm Guitar
1:21
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|9--7--7-777--| x1
|9--7--7-777--|
|9--7--7-777--|
Bass
1:21
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------| x1
|----------------------------------|
|99999999999999997777777777777777--|
Chorus Two
Rhythm Guitar
1:27
|--------|-------------|
|--------|-------------|
|--------|7-7-7-7--77--|
|5-5--5-5|7-7-7-7--77--| x1
|5-5--5-5|5-5-5-5--55--|
|5-5--5-5|-------------|
1:33
|--------|------------|
|--------|------------|
|--------|7-7-7-7-7\--|
|5-5--5-5|7-7-7-7-7\--| x1
|5-5--5-5|5-5-5-5-5\--|
|5-5--5-5|------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kings_of_leon/california_waiting_tab_ver_6.html ]
1:39
|--------|------------|
|--------|------------|
|--------|7-7-7-7-777-|
|5-5--5-5|7-7-7-7-777-| x1
|5-5--5-5|5-5-5-5-555-|
|5-5--5-5|------------|
1:45
|-------------|----------|
|-------------|----------|
|-------------|7-7-7-77--|
|5-5--5-5-5555|7-7-7-77--| x1
|5-5--5-5-5555|5-5-5-55--|
|5-5--5-5-5555|----------|
Lead Guitar
1:27
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|7-7-7-7--7-7--|
|55-555-55-5555|7-7-7-7--7-7--| x4
|55-555-55-5555|5-5-5-5--5-5--|
|55-555-55-5555|--------------|
Bass
1:27
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|55555555555555540000000000000000-->
1:39
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------| x2
|-----------------------------------|
|55555555/999999990000000000000000--|
Bridge Section
Lead Guitar
1:51
|0-------0-0---0-2-0-----|-------0|----0|----0-----0--|
|--2---2-----2---------2-|--2-----|2----|2-----2-----2|
|----4---------------4---|4----4--|--4--|--4-----4----|
|------------------------|--------|-----|-------------| x1
|------------------------|--------|-----|-------------|
|------------------------|--------|-----|-------------|
1:57
|--2-0-----------------------0|----------0----|2-2--------|
|2---------2-----2-----2------|----2---2---2--|----2------|
|------4-4---4-2---2-4---4-4--|4-4---4-------4|------4-2--|
|-----------------------------|---------------|-----------| x1
|-----------------------------|---------------|-----------|
|-----------------------------|---------------|-----------|
Rhythm Guitar
1:51
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|77777777777777777777777777777777--| x2
|77777777777777777777777777777777--|
|77777777777777777777777777777777--|
Break Down
Bass
2:04 2:10
|------|----->
|------|----->
|------|----->
|------|-----> x1
|------|----->
|5-/-12|5-0-->
Final Chorus Build Up
Bass
2:16
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------| x1
|----------------------------------|
|55555555555555-44/00000000000000--|
2:22
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------| x1
|-----------------------------------|
|55555555/999999990000000000000000--|
Lead Guitar
2:22
|2-0---5-0---7-5-0---2-0-2-5-2-0--|
|----3-----3-------3--------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------| x2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
Rhythm Guitar
2:25
|--------------|
|--------------|
|7-7-7-7-7777--|
|7-7-7-7-7777--| x1
|5-5-5-5-5555--|
|--------------|
Final Chorus
Rhythm Guitar
2:28
|--------|-------------|
|--------|-------------|
|--------|7-7-7-7--77--|
|5-5--5-5|7-7-7-7--77--| x1
|5-5--5-5|5-5-5-5--55--|
|5-5--5-5|-------------|
2:34
|--------|------------|
|--------|------------|
|--------|7-7-7-7-7\--|
|5-5--5-5|7-7-7-7-7\--| x1
|5-5--5-5|5-5-5-5-5\--|
|5-5--5-5|------------|
2:40
|--------|-------------|
|--------|-------------|
|--------|7-7-7-7-777--|
|5-5--5-5|7-7-7-7-777--| x1
|5-5--5-5|5-5-5-5-555--|
|5-5--5-5|-------------|
2:46
|-------------|----------|
|-------------|----------|
|-------------|7-7-7-77--|
|5-5--5-5-5555|7-7-7-77--| x1
|5-5--5-5-5555|5-5-5-55--|
|5-5--5-5-5555|----------|
Lead Guitar
2:28
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|7-7-7-7--7-7--|
|55-555-55-5555|7-7-7-7--7-7--| x4
|55-555-55-5555|5-5-5-5--5-5--|
|55-555-55-5555|--------------|
Rhythm Guitar
2:52
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------7777777777777777--|
|55555555555555557777777777777777--| x4
|55555555555555555555555555555555--|
|5555555555555555------------------|
Lead Guitar End On
2:58 3:18
|-------------------------- |--------
|------------------7------- |--------
|9-7-9-7--9--9-7-9----9-7-- |7-------
|-------------------------- x7 |-------- x1
|-------------------------- |--------
|-------------------------- |--------
Rhythm Guitar End On
3:15 3:18
|------------------ |------
|------------------ |------
|------------------ |------
|5555555555555555-- x1|5----- x1
|5555555555555555-- |5-----
|5555555555555555-- |5-----
Bass
2:28
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|---------------------------------->
|55555555555555540000000000000000-->
2:34
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------| x2
|-----------------------------------|
|55555555/999999990000000000000000--|
Then...
2:52
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------| x4
|-----------------------------------|
|55555555/999999990000000000000000--|
3:15 End On
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