Ramones - California Sun Chords & Tabs

Album: Leave Home





Awesome song, awesome band, perfect song for a beginner to work on. 


C= Crash Cymbal
H= Hi Hats
R= Ride Cymbal
t= rack tom of your choice, small or medium, which ever sounds right on your kit.
F= Floor Tom
S= Snare Drum
B= Bass Drum
-X-= open Hi Hats/Crash
-x-= normal cymbal strike
-o-= normal drum hit




Intro/verse 1:

 |--play-9-times--|
 |                |
t|------o-------o-|------o---------|
F|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
S|--o-------o-----|--o-------o-o-o-|               
B|o---o---o---o---|o---o---o-------|
 |1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a|1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a|  


Chorus:

 |--play-6-times--|
 |                |
C|X---------------|  
H|-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|
S|--o---o---o---o-|
B|o---o---o---o---|
 |1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a|

(At the end of the sixth time, keep hi hats going until the start of the next verse.)



Verse 2:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/ramones/california_sun_drum.html ]
 |--play-5-times--|
 |                |
t|------o-------o-|------o---------|
F|oooooooooooooooo|oooooooooooooooo|
S|--o-------o-----|--o-------o-o-o-|               
B|o---o---o---o---|o---o---o-------|
 |1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a|1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a| 



Repeat Chorus



Pre chorus bridge solo thing:
                                   |--play-6-times--|
                                   |                |
C|X---------------|----------------|X-------X-------|
R|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx|
S|--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o---o-|--o---o---o---o-|
B|o---o---o---o---|o---o---o---o---|o---o---o---o---|
 |1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a|1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a|1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a|

(The drummers ride is really washy so you might prefer to ride a secondary crash to give the same sort of
sound)



Repeat Verse 2


Last chorus:


 |--play-8-times--|
 |                |
C|X---------------|  
H|-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX|
S|--o---o---o---o-|
B|o---o---o---o---|
 |1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a|





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