Californication Chords & Tabs
CALIFORNICATION
As recorded by Red Hot Chilli Peppers
(From the 2000 Album CALIFORNICATION)
Words and Music by Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Transcribed by Floyd Cribb
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Synth'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=96
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
||o-----0-1-(1)----|----------------|-----0-1-(1)----|----------------o||
||-----------------|-----0-2-(2)----|----------------|-----0-2-(2)-----||
||----2------------|----------------|---2------------|-----------------||
||o-0--------------|---3------------|-0--------------|---3------------o||
||-----------------|-1--------------|----------------|-1---------------||
1st-5th Verses
$
$$
E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
||o-----0-1-(1)----|----------------|-----0-1-(1)----|----------------|
||-----------------|-----0-2-(2)----|----------------|-----0-2-(2)----|
||----2------------|----------------|---2------------|----------------|
||o-0--------------|---3------------|-0--------------|---3------------|
||-----------------|-1--------------|----------------|-1--------------|
1.
To Dbl. Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E q E E E E +H E E E E +H
|------------------|-------------1--|----------------|----------------|
|-----5------------|-------------3--|-----0-1-(1)----|----------------|
|-------5-----7----|-----2-----2----|----------------|-----0-2-(2)----|
|---5-----------5\-|-------3-0------|---2------------|----------------|
|-3---------5------|---3------------|-0--------------|---3------------|
|---------3--------|-1--------------|----------------|-1--------------|
E E E E +H E E E E +H
|----------------|-----------------||
|-----0-1-(1)----|----------------o||
|----------------|-----0-2-(2)-----||
|---2------------|-----------------||
|-0--------------|---3------------o||
|----------------|-1---------------||
2.
E S S E E +S S E E S S E S S E S S S S E S S E
|-----0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|-------------------------|-1-1-0-1-1-0-1-0-1-1-0-1---|
Pre-Chorus
E S S E E +S S E E S S E S S E S S S S E E E E E E S S +S S E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-||-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-||-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-||-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-||-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------------||-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0--|
|-------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-||------------------------|
E S S E S S +S S E S E S E E E S S +S S E E E E E E S S S S S S E S S
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
E E E S S +S S E E E E E E. S +S S E E S S E E E S S +S S E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1--1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2--2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3--3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3--3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------------|-1-1-1--1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------------|
Chorus
E E E S S S S S S S S E E S S Q Q q
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-3-3-3-3--3--3--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||-1-1-1-1--0--0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-0-0-0-0--0--0--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-2-2-2-2--0--0--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-3-3-3-3--2--2--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||----------3--3--|
To Coda
Q q Q q E E q E E E E +W
|-1--1--0--0--|-3-3-3--3-3---1--|-(1)----||
|-3--3--1--1--|-1-1-1--0-0---3--|-(3)----||
|-2--2--2--2--|-0-0-0--0-0---2--|-(2)----||
|-0--0--2--2--|-2-2-2--0-0---0--|-(0)----||
|-------0--0--|-3-3-3--2-2------|--------||
|-------------|--------3-3------|--------||
E E E E +H E E E E +H
|--------------------|-------------------|
|------0-1-(1)-------|-------------------|
|--------------------|--------0-2-(2)----|
|----2---------------|-------------------|
|--0-----------------|------3------------|
|--------------------|---1---------------|
|
| Gtr III
| H E Q E +W
|-12-------12--7---8-|--(8)--------------|
|-13-------13--8--10-|-(10)--------------|
|-14-------14--9--10-|-(10)--------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
D.S. al Coda
E E E E +H E E E E +H
|----------------------|-----------------||
|------0-1--(1)--------|-----------------||
|----------------------|------0-2-(2)----||
|----2-----------------|-----------------||
|--0-------------------|----3------------||
|----------------------|--1--------------||
|
| H +E Q E W
|-12-------(12)-15--12-|--8--------------||
|-13-------(13)-17--13-|-10--------------||
|-14-------(14)-17--14-|-10--------------||
|----------------------|-----------------||
|----------------------|-----------------||
|----------------------|-----------------||
&
+E E E. S S S E S S E Q q Q q
|-(1)-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1---|-3--3--3--3--|
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---|-1--1--0--0--|
|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2---|-0--0--0--0--|
|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---|-2--2--0--0--|
|------------------------|-3--3--2--2--|
|------------------------|-------3--3--|
Q E S S Q Q Q Q E E E E +W
|-1--1-1-1-0--0--|-3--3--3-3---1-|-(1)----|
|-3--3-3-3-1--1--|-1--1--0-0---3-|-(3)----|
|-2--2-2-2-2--2--|-0--0--0-0---2-|-(2)----|
|-0--0-0-0-2--2--|-2--2--0-0---0-|-(0)----|
|----------0--0--|-3--3--2-2-----|--------|
|----------------|-------3-3-----|--------|
Guitar Solo
Gtr II
Q. E +Q E +E +W
|--------9-(9)--------------|------------------|
|-10------------------------|------------------|
|----------------11b13r(11)-|-(11)-------------|
|---------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q E E +E E q Q. E +Q q
|--2---2-2-(2)-2--2---------|---2----2-(2)--2--|
|--2---2-2-(2)-2--2---------|---2----2-(2)--2--|
|--2---2-2-(2)-2--2---------|---2----2-(2)--2--|
|--4---4-6-(6)-4--2---------|---0----0-(0)--0--|
|---------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------|
Q. E +E Q +E +H +E E E E
|--------9-(9)--------------|------------------------|
|-10------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------11b13r(11)-|-(11)-----(11)-11-11-11-|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|
| Q E E +E E q Q. E +E E Q
|--2---2-2-(2)-2--2---------|---2----2--(2)--2--2----|
|--2---2-2-(2)-2--2---------|---2----2--(2)--2--2----|
|--2---2-2-(2)-2--2---------|---2----2--(2)--2--2----|
|--4---4-6-(6)-4--2---------|---0----0--(0)--0--0----|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
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|--3---|
S S E H E E Q E +E E E E +Q Q. E +E Q E
|----------------------|--------------------------------|--------9-(9)-12---14-|
|----------------------|--------------------------------|-10-------------------|
|-11p9-----------------|-9---11b13r(11)-11-9------------|----------------------|
|------11-11------9-11-|-----------------------11-(11)--|----------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|
|
| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q E E +E E q
|--2----2--2-----------|-5-5--5-------------------------|--2---2-2-(2)--2-2----|
|--2----2--2--7-7-7----|-5-5--5----------9---9------9---|--2---2-2-(2)--2-2----|
|--4----4--4--7-7-7----|-6-6--6----------9---9------9---|--2---2-2-(2)--2-2----|
|--4----4--4--7-7-7----|-7-7--7----------9---9------9---|--4---4-6-(6)--4-2----|
|--2----2--2--5-5-5----|-7-7--7----------7---7------7---|----------------------|
|----------------------|-5-5--5----------0---0------0---|----------------------|
~~~~
+W Q. E +E Q E
|-(14)-------------|--------9-(9)-12---14b16==|
|------------------|-10-----------------------|
|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Q. E +Q q Q E E +E E q
|---2----2-(2)--2--|--2---2-2-(2)--2-2--------|
|---2----2-(2)--2--|--2---2-2-(2)--2-2--------|
|---2----2-(2)--2--|--2---2-2-(2)--2-2--------|
|---0----0-(0)--0--|--4---4-6-(6)--4-2--------|
|------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------|--------------------------|
+E Q. +Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-(14)r-14-----(14)------|-17---16--14-------|
|------------------------|---------------17--|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|
| Q. E +E E Q E E Q E E Q
|---2--------2--(2)-2-2--|--2-2--2-----------|
|---2--------2--(2)-2-2--|--2-2--2---7-7--7--|
|---2--------2--(2)-2-2--|--4-4--4---7-7--7--|
|---0--------0--(0)-0-0--|--4-4--4---7-7--7--|
|------------------------|--2-2--2---5-5--5--|
|------------------------|-------------------|
Q E E +E Q E +E Q. E Q.
|-14----------------------|---------------------------|
|------17-14-(14)-17---14-|-(14)-------------14-------|
|-------------------------|------16b18----16-16b18----|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
|--5-5--5-----------------|---5---5----5--------------|
|--5-5--5------9---9-9----|---5---5----5---9--9----9--|
|--6-6--6------9---9-9----|---6---6----6---9--9----9--|
|--7-7--7------9---9-9----|---7---7----7---9--9----9--|
|--7-7--7------7---7-7----|---7---7----7---7--7----7--|
|--5-5--5------0---0-0----|---5---5----5---0--0----0--|
E E +E E E Q E +E E E E +E Q E
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-14-14----(14)-17-17--14---19b21r|=(19)-17----17-(17)---------|
|-16-16b18-(16)-------------------|---------18---------18---16-|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Q E E +E E q E E Q E E Q
|--2---------2---2-(2)--2-2-------|---5---5--5-----------------|
|--2---------2---2-(2)--2-2-------|---5---5--5------9---9-9----|
|--2---------2---2-(2)--2-2-------|---6---6--6------9---9-9----|
|--4---------4---6-(6)--4-2-------|---7---7--7------9---9-9----|
|---------------------------------|---7---7--7------7---7-7----|
|---------------------------------|---5---5--5------0---0-0----|
+E Q E +E Q E W
|---------------------------||-----------------|
|-----------17-(17)-15---14-||-----------------|
|-(16)-14-------------------||-14--------------|
|---------------------------||-----------------|
|---------------------------||-----------------|
|---------------------------||-----------------|
|
| Gtr I
| Q E E +E E q E E E E +H
|---2-----2--2--(2)--2-2----||-----------------|
|---2-----2--2--(2)--2-2----||------0-1-(1)----|
|---2-----2--2--(2)--2-2----||-----------------|
|---4-----4--6--(6)--4-2----||----2------------|
|---------------------------||--0--------------|
|---------------------------||-----------------|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
W W W
|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|
| E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H
|----------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|-----0-1-(1)----|----------------||
|-----0-2-(2)----|----------------|-----0-2-(2)----||
|----------------|---2------------|----------------||
|---3------------|-0--------------|---3------------||
|-1--------------|----------------|-1--------------||
&&
Gtr I
E S S E E +S S E E S S E S S E S S S S E S S E
|-----0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-------------------------|-1-1-0-1-1-0-1-0-1-1-0-1-|
Pre-Chorus
E S S E E +S S E E S S E S S E S S S S E E E E E E S S +S S E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-||-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-||-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-||-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-||-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------------||-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0--|
|-------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-||------------------------|
Chorus
E E E S S S S S S S S E E S S Q Q Q
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-3----3-3-3----3---3---|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||-1----1-1-1----0---0---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-0----0-0-0----0---0---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-2----2-2-2----0---0---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-3----3-3-3----2---2---|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||---------------3---3---|
|
| Gtr II Gtr III
| W S S Q E +Q E E
|-------------------------||-----------------------|
|-------------------------||-8-10p8----------------|
|-------------------------||------------9-(9)--7-9-|
|-------------------------||-----------------------|
|-------------------------||-----------------------|
|-------------------------||-----------------------|
Q Q Q q E E q E E E E +W
|--1---1--0--0--|-3----3-3----3--3---1-|-(1)---------||
|--3---3--1--1--|-1----1-1----0--0---3-|-(3)---------||
|--2---2--2--2--|-0----0-0----0--0---2-|-(2)---------||
|--0---0--2--2--|-2----2-2----0--0---0-|-(0)---------||
|---------0--0--|-3----3-3----2--2-----|-------------||
|---------------|-------------3--3-----|-------------||
|
| +H H S S Q E +Q E E +H H
|---------------|----------------------|-------------||
|---------------|-8h10p8---------------|-------------||
|-(9)-----------|----------9-(9)---7-9-|-(9)---------||
|---------------|----------------------|-------------||
|---------------|----------------------|-------------||
|---------------|----------------------|-------------||
Gtr III
S S Q E +Q E E +H H
|----------------------|------------------|
|-8h10p8---------------|------------------|
|----------9-(9)---7-9-|-(9)--------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| Q q E E E E Q Q Q E S S
|-3------3----3--3-3-3-|--1---1-----------|
|-1------1----0--0-0-0-|--3---3--1--1-1-1-|
|-0------0----0--0-0-0-|--2---2--2--2-2-2-|
|-2------2----0--0-0-0-|--0---0--2--2-2-2-|
|-3------3----2--2-2-2-|---------0--0-0-0-|
|-------------3--3-3-3-|------------------|
A E Q E +E E E E +H H
|------------------------|-------------*|
|-8h10p8-----------------|-------------*|
|------------9-(9)-7---9-|-(9)---------*|
|--------------------7---|-------------*|
|------------------------|-------------*|
|------------------------|-------------*|
|
| E S S q E E E E +W
|----3-3-3-3----3--3-3-1-|-(1)---------*|
|----1-1-1-1----0--0-0-3-|-(3)---------*|
|----0-0-0-0----0--0-0-2-|-(2)---------*|
|----2-2-2-2----0--0-0-0-|-(0)---------*|
|----3-3-3-3----2--2-2---|-------------*|
|---------------3--3-3---|-------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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