Californication Chords & Tabs
Song: Californication
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Album: Californication
Transcribed by Clint K (IM: Golem1057)
This songs pretty easy.... I added optional bass notes that make it
sound
better if your playing by yourself. I tabbed out the song the way it
goes
on the album.... The verses are all the same, I just retabbed them.
I tried to show some of the spacing between notes, but it's far from
perfect... so you'll probably have to listen to the song while you
play.
(Notes in parentheses are played by the bass.... I think...)
Intro:
E---------------------------------------------
B-----0-1-------------------------------------
G-------------------------------0-2-----------
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(0)-----
A-0---------------------(3)---3-----------(3)-
E---------------------------1-----------------
E---------------------------------------------
B-----0-1-------------------------------------
G-------------------------------0-2-----------
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(3)-(0)-
A-0---------------------(3)---3---------------
E---------------------------1-----------------
Verse 1:
_
E--------------------------------------------- \
B-----0-1------------------------------------- \
G-------------------------------0-2----------- \
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(0)----- \
A-0---------------------(3)---3-----------(3)- \
E---------------------------1----------------- \
| <== Play 2 times
E--------------------------------------------- /
B-----0-1------------------------------------- /
G-------------------------------0-2----------- /
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(3)-(0)- /
A-0---------------------(3)---3--------------- /
E---------------------------1-----------------_/
E-----0-----------------------1-
B-------1-----3---------------3-
G---------------------------2---
D---2-----------0-----3---0-----
A-3---------2-------3---3-------
E---------3-------1-------------
Verse 2:
_
E--------------------------------------------- \
B-----0-1------------------------------------- \
G-------------------------------0-2----------- \
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(0)----- \
A-0---------------------(3)---3-----------(3)- \
E---------------------------1----------------- \
| <== Play 2 times
E--------------------------------------------- /
B-----0-1------------------------------------- /
G-------------------------------0-2----------- /
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(3)-(0)- /
A-0---------------------(3)---3--------------- /
E---------------------------1-----------------_/
E-----0-----------------------1-
B-------1-----3---------------3-
G---------------------------2---
D---2-----------0-----3---0-----
A-3---------2-------3---3-------
E---------3-------1-------------
PreChorus: (Strumming not shown.)
_
Am F? Am F? \
E---0-----0-----0-----0- \
B---1-----1-----1-----1- \
G---2-----2-----2-----2- | <== Play 3 times
D---2-----3-----2-----3- /
A---0-----3-----0-----3- /
E-----------------------_/
Chorus: (Strumming not shown.)
C G Dm Am C G Dm
E---0-----------1-----0-----0-----------1-
B---1-----3-----3-----1-----1-----3-----3-
G---0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2-
D---2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-
A---3-----2-----------0-----3-----2-------
E-----------------------------------------
Verse 3:
_
E--------------------------------------------- \
B-----0-1------------------------------------- \
G-------------------------------0-2----------- \
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(0)----- \
A-0---------------------(3)---3-----------(3)- \
E---------------------------1----------------- \
| <== Play 2 times
E--------------------------------------------- /
B-----0-1------------------------------------- /
G-------------------------------0-2----------- /
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(3)-(0)- /
A-0---------------------(3)---3--------------- /
E---------------------------1-----------------_/
E-----0-----------------------1-
B-------1-----3---------------3-
G---------------------------2---
D---2-----------0-----3---0-----
A-3---------2-------3---3-------
E---------3-------1-------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/red_hot_chili_peppers/californication_tab_ver_19.html ]
Verse 4:
_
E--------------------------------------------- \
B-----0-1------------------------------------- \
G-------------------------------0-2----------- \
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(0)----- \
A-0---------------------(3)---3-----------(3)- \
E---------------------------1----------------- \
| <== Play 2 times
E--------------------------------------------- /
B-----0-1------------------------------------- /
G-------------------------------0-2----------- /
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(3)-(0)- /
A-0---------------------(3)---3--------------- /
E---------------------------1-----------------_/
E-----0-----------------------1-
B-------1-----3---------------3-
G---------------------------2---
D---2-----------0-----3---0-----
A-3---------2-------3---3-------
E---------3-------1-------------
PreChorus: (Strumming not shown.)
_
Am F? Am F? \
E---0-----0-----0-----0- \
B---1-----1-----1-----1- \
G---2-----2-----2-----2- | <== Play 3 times
D---2-----3-----2-----3- /
A---0-----3-----0-----3- /
E-----------------------_/
Chorus: (Strumming not shown.)
_
C G Dm Am C G Dm \
E---0-----------1-----0-----0-----------1- \
B---1-----3-----3-----1-----1-----3-----3- \
G---0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2- | <== Play 2 times
D---2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0- /
A---3-----2-----------0-----3-----2------- /
E----------------------------------------- _/
Solo:
(Start w/ string bent whole step up, then drop to normal)
\/
E------9---------------------9------------------------------------
B-10--------------------10----------------------------------------
G----------[13]11----------------[13]11-------11-11-11-11p9-------
D-----------------------------------------------------------11-11-
A-----------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------9---12---14----------9---12---14b16-14--
B-----------[13]11--------10-------------------10----------------------
G-------9----------9---------------------------------------------------
D--9-11--------------11------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-17-16-14-12-14-12----12------?----?----?--12----
B-------------------14----14---14---14---14----14-
G-------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------
E-14b16r14-12----12----------12----------
B-------------14----14-12-------15-14----
G-------------------------14----------13-
D----------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------
Verse 5:
_
E--------------------------------------------- \
B-----0-1------------------------------------- \
G-------------------------------0-2----------- \
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(0)----- \
A-0---------------------(3)---3-----------(3)- \
E---------------------------1----------------- \
| <== Play 2 times
E--------------------------------------------- /
B-----0-1------------------------------------- /
G-------------------------------0-2----------- /
D---2-------(2)-(0h2p0)---------------(3)-(0)- /
A-0---------------------(3)---3--------------- /
E---------------------------1-----------------_/
E-----0-----------------------1-
B-------1-----3---------------3-
G---------------------------2---
D---2-----------0-----3---0-----
A-3---------2-------3---3-------
E---------3-------1-------------
PreChorus: (Strumming not shown.)
_
Am F? Am F? \
E---0-----0-----0-----0- \
B---1-----1-----1-----1- \
G---2-----2-----2-----2- | <== Play 3 times
D---2-----3-----2-----3- /
A---0-----3-----0-----3- /
E-----------------------_/
Chorus: (Strumming not shown.)
_
C G Dm Am C G Dm \
E---0-----------1-----0-----0-----------1- \
B---1-----3-----3-----1-----1-----3-----3- \
G---0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2- | <== Play 2 times
D---2-----0-----0-----2-----2-----0-----0- /
A---3-----2-----------0-----3-----2------- /
E----------------------------------------- _/
