Californication Acoustic Chords & Tabs
Californication Acoustic Tab
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication
This is how to play it without a bassist, eg. for an acoustic show.
I'm fairly sure this is all correct.
Chords Used:
A5 - 577xxx Dm - xx0231
Am - 002210 E5 - 022xxx
B5 - 799xxx F - 133211
C - x32010 F* - 1332xx
D - xx0232 Fmaj7 - x33210
D5 - x577xx F#m - 244222
G - 320003
Intro/Verse:
Am F*
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0---1----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------0---2-------------------|
D|-----2-------2------2-0h2p0-------------------0------0------------|
A|-0-------0------------------3---------3------------------3--------|
E|----------------------------------1-------1-----------------------|
Am F*
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0---1----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------0---2-------------------|
D|-----2-------2------2-0h2p0-------------------3------3---0--------|
A|-0-------0------------------3---------3---------------------------|
E|----------------------------------1-------1-----------------------|
Bridge:
C G F Dm
e|-----0------------------------1---|
B|-------------0-----------1-1--3---|
G|-------0-------0-----2-----2--2---|
D|---2-------0-------3---3----------|
A|-3--------------------------------|
E|---------3-------1----------------|
Pre-Chorus: (Strum these chords)
Am / Fmaj7 /
Chorus: (Strum these chords)
C / G / Dm / Am /
C / G / Dm / Dm /
Solo:
F#m D F#m D
e|--------9-----------------------|--------9------------------------|
B|-10-----------------------------|-10------------------------------|
G|--------------11b13r11----------|--------------b13--r11-----11-11-|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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B5 D5 A5 E5
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11p9-----------------------------9--------11-b13-r11--------9----|
D|------11--11-------------9---11--------------------------------11-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#m D F#m D
e|--------9----12----14-----------|--------9----12--(14)b16---14----|
B|-10-----------------------------|-10------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B5 D5 A5 E5
e|-17------16-------14------12------14-------12-------9------12-----|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B5 D5 A5 E5
e|-9----------9---------------9---------------9------12---9-(14)b16-|
B|------------12b14-----------12b14-----------12b14-----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B5 D5 A5 E5 Am F*...
e|r14--12--------12-------------------------------12----10-----9----|-5----------------|
B|---------14------------14------12------10-------------------------|--------(0...)----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|-(Back to Riff 1)-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|----(2)-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|(0)---------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
Ending: (Strum these chords)
C / G / Dm / Am /
C / G / Dm (Let ring out)