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Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers


Normal Tuning.

Introduction

Riff 1
Am Fmaj
|-------------------------|
|------0-1----------------|
|------------------0-2----|
|----2--------------------|
|--0-------------3--------|
|--------------1----------|
Play 6x

Riff 2
Cadd9 Gmaj Fmaj Dm
|------0-----------------------1--|
|--------3-----0---------------3--|
|----0-----------0-----------2----|
|------------0---------3---0------|
|--3-----------------3---3--------|
|----------3-------1--------------|
Play 1x

Play Riff 1 4x
Play Riff 2 1x

Pre-Chorus Riff
Amaj Fmaj
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1111111--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1111111--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2222222--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3333333--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
|---------------------------|
Strum this riff x6

You could also strum it like this:
A - 577000
F - 133200


Chorus Riff 1
Cadd9 Gmaj Dm Am Cadd9 Gmaj Dm
|--0--0--3--3--1--1--0--0----0--0--3--3--1------|
|--3--3--0--0--3--3--1--1----3--3--0--0--3------|
|--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0--2------|
|--2--2--0--0--0--0--2--2----2--2--0--0--0------|
|--3--3--2--2--------0--0----3--3--2--2---------|
|--------3--3----------------------3--3---------|
Play x1

Play Riff 1 x4
Play Riff 2 x1
Play Riff 1 x4
Play Riff 2 x1

Play PreChorus Riff x6

Chorus Riff 2
Cadd9 Gmaj Dm Am Cadd9 Gmaj Dm
|--0--0--3--3--1--1--0--0----0--0--3--3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
|--3--3--0--0--3--3--1--1----3--3--0--0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
|--2--2--0--0--0--0--2--2----2--2--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|--3--3--2--2--------0--0----3--3--2--2------------------|
|--------3--3----------------------3--3------------------|

Cadd9 Gmaj Dm Am Cadd9 Gmaj Dm
|--0--0--3--3--1--1--0--0----0--0--3--3--1------|
|--3--3--0--0--3--3--1--1----3--3--0--0--3------|
|--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0--2------|
|--2--2--0--0--0--0--2--2----2--2--0--0--0------|
|--3--3--2--2--------0--0----3--3--2--2---------|
|--------3--3----------------------3--3---------|


Solo 02:02-03:58
|------9------------------9------------------------------|
|--10----------------10----------------------------------|
|----------12b--11-------------12b--11-----11--11p9------|
|--------------------------------------------------12p11-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------9----12--14------|
|----------------------------------10--------------------|
|---------9--11b--11---9---------------------------------|
|--9--11-------------------11----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|


|-------9----12---14b--14------16b--16--14--12--14b--12--|
|--10----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|--9----12--9---9b---9b---9b-----12--9------14---12------|
|----------------------------------------------------14--|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|--12-----------------12b--10--9-------------------------|
|------14--12--10-------------------10~~~----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 1 x4
Riff 2 x1
Pre Chorus Riff x6

Chorus Riff 2 x1

I Have alot of fun playin' around with pickscrapes in the chorus and
pre-chorus riffs, and if you have a pedal it's also kinda fun to play
distorted power chords (C5 G5 A5 D5)for the chorus. It's gives it a cool
elevation.

e a pedal it's also kinda fun to play
distorted power chords (C5 G5 A5 D5)for the chorus. It's gives it a cool
elevation.