California - Phantom Planet
Tabbed by WannaTouchMyFro
This has got to be one of the easiest songs ever written. I believe it was on "Phantom Planet Was Here" and the "Orange County" soundtrack.
Anyway, the intro is the hardest part, which says a lot about the song. I think it was originally arranged for piano or something similar, but it sounds decent played on guitar. Enjoy.
Intro:
e-----------9----9----------------9-----9----------------------9-----9----11----
B---9--12-----12---------9--12------12---------------9--12-------12-----12-----
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----9---------------------9--------9---------------------9---------------------
G-------11-11--9-9--11------------11-11--9-9--11--------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse One:
We've been on the run
C#m
Driving in the sun
C#m
Looking out for #1
C#m A E
California here we come
A E
Right back where we started from
A E
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/phantom_planet/california_tab_ver_4.html ]
Verse Two:
Hustlers grab your guns
C#m
Your shadow weighs a ton
C#m
Driving down the 101
C#m A E
California here we come
A E
Right back where we started from
A E
Chorus:
California!
A
Here we come!
E
Verse Three:
On the stereo
C#m
Listen as we go
C#m
Nothing's gonna stop me now
C#m A E
California here we come
A E
Right back where we started from
A E
Verse Four:
Pedal to the floor
C#m
Thinkin' of the roar
C#m
Gotta get us to the show
C#m A E
California here we come
A E
Right back where we started from
A E
Chorus:
California!
E
California!
A
Here we come!
E A
(Repeat Intro Section x2 then little solo-type thing)
Bridge:
*Slow and soft*
California!
E
California!
F#
Here we come!
A
Chorus:
*Building up*
California!
E
California!
A
Here we come!
E A
California!
E
California!
A
Here we come!
E A
California!
E
California!
F#
Here we come!
A
Outro:
e------9----9-------------
B-9-12---12--------------
G-------------------------
D-------------------------
A-------------------------
E-------------------------
That's pretty much it. There's a part somewhere between the 2nd chorus and the bridge but it's the same as the one before it.
You should be able to figure it out pretty easily. The song is really easy and is fun to play.
Stay Sexy,
WannaTouchMyFro
