Californication Chords & Tabs
Californication (This is 100% accurate, I got it from the sheet music book)
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Chords - Am 002210 Fmaj7 133210 C 032010 Dm 000231 G(7) 320001 Dm9 0560
e-------------------------------- e--------------------------------
b-------------0---1------------- b--------------------------------
g-------------------------------- g-------------0---2-------------- main riff
d-------2------------------------ d--------------------------------
a----0--------------------------- a--------3-----------------------
e-------------------------------- e---1----------------------------
Play through verse 1 then to
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1------------
b----------5-------------------------------------------------------------------3-----3------------
g-----------------------------------4-------------------------2----------------------2------------
d-----5---------5---------------------------------------------------------0----------0------------
a-3----------------------------5----------5--------------3---------3-----------------------------
e-----------------------3-------------------------1-----------------------------------------------
if you want these kinds of dreams its cal i for ni ca tion
(substitute verses as they change for verse change i.e. verse 2 starts on understood)
Back to main riff for verse 2 then
Chorus
Am Fmaj7
Pay your surgeon very well to break the spell of aging
Am Fmaj7
Celebrity skin is this your chin or is that war your waging
Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7
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C G7 Dm9 Am C G7 Dm9
Dream of cal i for ni ca tion Dream of cal i for ni ca tion
Back to main riff for verse 3 and 4(they are played together)
Am Fmaj7
Born and raised by those who praise, control the population
Am Fmaj7
Well everybody’s been there and I don’t mean on vacation
Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7
First born unicorn hard core soft porn
C G7 Dm9 Am C G7 Dm9
Dream of cal i for ni ca tion Dream of cal i for ni ca tion
Guitar Solo
e----------9-----------------------------------9---------------------------
b---10-----------------------------------10--------------------------------
g------------------11^--------------------------------11^------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------------------
g—(11)-----11---11---11----------11/9--------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------11--11--------9--11-------
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------9------12------14----------
b---------------------------------------10---------------------------------
g----9---11^----------9----------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------11---------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e—(14)------------------9-----12-------14^------------14-------------------
b-----------------10-------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-17---16---14-------------14----------------------------------------------
b---------------------17---------17---14---17---14---14----14--------------
g---------------------------------------------------------16^--16^---------
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------14^-------12----------12------------------------
b--14--------17---14-----------------------14----------14------12----------
g—-16^---------------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------12-----10-----9---------
b----10-----------------------------
g-----------------------------------
d-----------------------------------
a-----------------------------------
e-----------------------------------
Back to main riff for verse 5
Am Fmaj7
Pay your surgeon very well to break the spell of aging
Am Fmaj7
Sicker than the rest, there is no test but this is what your craving
Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7
First born unicorn hard core soft porn
C G7 Dm9 Am C G7 Dm9
Dream of cal i for ni ca tion Dream of cal i for ni ca tion
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Then play dream of californication 1 more time.
Californication (This is 100% accurate, I got it from the sheet music book)
/ - slide
^ -bend
Chords - Am 002210 Fmaj7 133210 C 032010 Dm 000231 G(7) 320001 Dm9 0560
e-------------------------------- e--------------------------------
b-------------0---1------------- b--------------------------------
g-------------------------------- g-------------0---2-------------- main riff
d-------2------------------------ d--------------------------------
a----0--------------------------- a--------3-----------------------
e-------------------------------- e---1----------------------------
Play through verse 1 then to
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1------------
b----------5-------------------------------------------------------------------3-----3------------
g-----------------------------------4-------------------------2----------------------2------------
d-----5---------5---------------------------------------------------------0----------0------------
a-3----------------------------5----------5--------------3---------3-----------------------------
e-----------------------3-------------------------1-----------------------------------------------
if you want these kinds of dreams its cal i for ni ca tion
(substitute verses as they change for verse change i.e. verse 2 starts on understood)
Back to main riff for verse 2 then
Chorus
Am Fmaj7
Pay your surgeon very well to break the spell of aging
Am Fmaj7
Celebrity skin is this your chin or is that war your waging
Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7
First born unicorn hard core soft porn
C G7 Dm9 Am C G7 Dm9
Dream of cal i for ni ca tion Dream of cal i for ni ca tion
Back to main riff for verse 3 and 4(they are played together)
Am Fmaj7
Born and raised by those who praise, control the population
Am Fmaj7
Well everybody’s been there and I don’t mean on vacation
Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7
First born unicorn hard core soft porn
C G7 Dm9 Am C G7 Dm9
Dream of cal i for ni ca tion Dream of cal i for ni ca tion
Guitar Solo
e----------9-----------------------------------9---------------------------
b---10-----------------------------------10--------------------------------
g------------------11^--------------------------------11^------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------------------------------
g—(11)-----11---11---11----------11/9--------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------11--11--------9--11-------
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------------------------------------------9------12------14----------
b---------------------------------------10---------------------------------
g----9---11^----------9----------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------11---------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e—(14)------------------9-----12-------14^------------14-------------------
b-----------------10-------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-17---16---14-------------14----------------------------------------------
b---------------------17---------17---14---17---14---14----14--------------
g---------------------------------------------------------16^--16^---------
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------14^-------12----------12------------------------
b--14--------17---14-----------------------14----------14------12----------
g—-16^---------------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-----------12-----10-----9---------
b----10-----------------------------
g-----------------------------------
d-----------------------------------
a-----------------------------------
e-----------------------------------
Back to main riff for verse 5
Am Fmaj7
Pay your surgeon very well to break the spell of aging
Am Fmaj7
Sicker than the rest, there is no test but this is what your craving
Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7
First born unicorn hard core soft porn
C G7 Dm9 Am C G7 Dm9
Dream of cal i for ni ca tion Dream of cal i for ni ca tion
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Then play dream of californication 1 more time.