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Going To California tab by Led Zeppelin

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Alright, you Led Zep fans, try this on a 12-string!


         GOING TO CALIFORNIA    -     LED ZEPPELIN

Tuning:   Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramBB Chord diagramE MajorE

Intro:

 ----------------|----------------|---5---5---5---5|---5-5-5-5---5-7|
 ----------------|----------------|-5---5---5---5--|--7-5---5---5-7-|
 ----------------|-7-7-----7-7----|--7---7---7---7-|------7---7-----|
 --0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0---------------|

                                     p                p
 3--2---0-------3|---2---0--------|--20---0---0----|--20---0---0----|
 -0---0---0-3----|-0---0---0-3----|-----3---3---3--|-----3---3---3--|
 --0---0------0--|--0---0------0--|--2---2---2---2-|--2---2---2---2-|
 ----------0---0-|----------0---0-|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|

 Spent...         Smoked...        All...
 Made...          Goin'...         In...
 Some...          Love...          In...


         p        h       h                p        h       h
 --1111--10---0--|02---0--02---0--|--1111--10---0--|02---0--02---0--|
 --3333--3--3----|---3---3---3----|--3333--3--3----|---3---3---3----|
 --2222----------|----------------|--2222----------|----------------|
 0---------------|--0---0---0---0-|0---------------|--0---0---0---0-|
 --------2-------|----------------|--------2-------|----------------|
 ----------------|0---0---0---0---|----------------|0---0---0---0---|


(double spaced for double digits...  essentially an Chord diagramAm7Am7 up 9 frets...)

  - - - 12- - - 12- - - 12- - - 12| - - - 12- - - 12- - - 12- - - 12|
  - - 10- - - 10- - - 10- - - 10- | - - 10- - - 10- - - 10- - - 10- |
  - 11- - - 11- - - 11- - - 11- - | - 11- - - 11- - - 11- - - 11- - |
  - - - - 0 - - - - - - - 0 - - - | - - - - 0 - - - - - - - 0 - - - |
  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
  0 - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - | 0 - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - |

                                     p                p
 ----------------|----------------|--20---0---0----|--20---0---0----|
 ---0---3---0----|---0---3---3----|-----3---3---3--|-----3---3---3--|
 -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-|----------------|----------------|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
 5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|

 Took...          Never...         same...
 Sea...           Wonder...        day...
 Mount...         Chil...          wake...            watch out...


                                           h                h
 -0---0---0---0--|-0---0---0---0--|-----------0----|-----------0----|
 6--6---6---6---6|---6---6---6----|--2-----23---3--|--2-----23---3--|
 --7---7---7---7-|--7---7---7---7-|-----2----------|-----2----------|
 0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|--2---2---2---2-|--2---2---2---2-|
 ----------------|----------------|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|
 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

 Seems...       nose...            sinking...
 Throw...         Meet...          high...

ending:
   p                p                p                p
 --20---0---0----|--20---0---0----|--20---0---0----|--20---0---0----|
 -----3---3---3--|-----3---3---3--|-----3---3---3--|-----3---3---3--|
 --2---2---2---2-|--2---2---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---|
 Ahhhhh.....      Ahhhhh.....      Ahhhhh.....
 Ahhhhh.....      Ahhhhh.....      Ahhhhh.....      Fade out...

        Dexter N. Muir         Manufacturing Pilot Plant Technician
[email protected]  Department of Production Technology
                       Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand



I saw a request for this, so I thought I'd post it.  This is my first
real tab, so it may not be perfect.

The song is not overly complex.  There are three main riffs
corresponding to the chords.  Just play the tab for the appropriate
chord.  The tabs may not be perfect, but I know the chords are
correct.

Rhythm:  all eighth notes, played in cut time.

Intro: second half of the "D" tab.

"G" tab
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------
Chord diagramBB|------------------
Chord diagramG+G|-0-------0-------- play 4 times
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----0-4-----0-4--
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---2-------2------
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------

"D" tab
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G|-----0---------------------------|---2-0-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-
Chord diagramD MajorD|-4-------4---2---0---0---2---4---|-4-------4---2---0---0---2---4---
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|---------------------------------
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------

"Dm" tab				  Chord diagramA7A7         Chord diagramAsus4Asus4 Chord diagramA7A7
Chord diagramE MajorE||-----------------------------------|||---------------------------------||
Chord diagramBB||-----------------------------------|||---------------------------------||
Chord diagramG+G||*---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--*|*---2---2---2---2---2---3---2---2-*|
Chord diagramD MajorD||*-3---3---2---0---3---3---2---0----*|*-------------0-------------------*|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||-----------------------------------|||-4---4---4-------4---4---4---4---||
Chord diagramE MajorE||-----------------------------------|||---------------------------------||

Verses:

Chord diagramG+G						       Chord diagramD MajorD
Spent my days with a woman unkind,...

Chord diagramG+G
Made up my mind, going to make a new ...
	Chord diagramD MajorD
	in my ...

(etc. until:)

Chord diagramDmDm
Seems that the wrath of the....

I hope this helps somewhat.  Also, the song is written in the key of D, if
anyone wants to know.

Hopefully, I'll try to post a few other Zeppelin tabs if I get the chance.


Going To California by Led Zeppelin

This song has two acoustic guitars and a mandolin.
However I only know the guitar parts so just
play with notes for the mandolin stuff.

Both guitars are tuned to DGDGBD.

Intro on one guitar

d-----0------------0------------------------------------------------------
b------------3------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
d---------0-----------0---------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--0------------0---------------------------------------------------------

At the start of the lyrics, still one guitar

d---5-------4--4---2----0-----0--2-----0--0-------------------------------
b-------0------------0--------------0--------0----------------------------
g-------0------------0--------------0--------0----------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------
g---0----------0--------------0-----------0-------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------

At "all my wine" and at corresponding part in next verse

d--------4\2--2---0------7---------7--------------------------------------
b--5/7-----5--5------0----------7-----------------------------------------
g----------------------------9--------------------------------------------
d--------0-----------0----------0-----------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--0----------0----------0------------------------------------------------


When the second guitar enters is plays this..

d--3--2--0---3---3---2--0-----0-------2--0--0----2----0--------0----------
b---------------------------------------------------------3---------------
g----------------------------------0--------------------------------------
d--------0-------0------0-----4----------4-----0--------0---------0-------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--0------------------------------------------------0-------0-------------

While the second guitar plays this..

d-------------------------------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------

d-----0--0--0------0--0--0------4-------------5---5--4-------0-0-0-0------
b-----0--0--0------0--0--0------3------2h3p2------2-----3----0-0-0-0------
g-----0--0--0------0--0--0------2----------------------------0-0-0-0------
d-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------
g---------------4---------------------------------------------------------
D--0-------------------------0--------------------------------------------

d--0----0-------0----0-----2--4-------------------------------------------
b--0----0-------0----0-----3--3-------------------------------------------
g--0----0-------0----0-----2--2-------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------0-------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------

At the "wrath of the gods" part.. guitar 1 plays X 4

d-7----0--5--5-----0---7--------------------------------------------------
b---6-----------6---------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
d------------0------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------

then...
|--------X1---------|  |----------X3-----------------|
d----------0---0-------0-------0---0--------0--0--------------------------
b-----0--2--------2---------2------------2-------0--2---------------------
g--0----------------------0-----------0-----------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------2-----------2-----------2--------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------

And guitar 2 plays
  |------X4-----------| |-----X4-------------|
d----0-----------0--------------------------------------------------------
b-------5--5--6-----6-------2h3---3---2-----2-----------------------------
g-6-----------------------------------------------------------------------
d----------0----------------2---------------------------------------------
g------------------------2--------2------2--------------------------------
D-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------

After that, replay the intro accompanyed by this on guitar 2

d---------7----------------7-------------7--7--------7--------------------
b------7----------------7-------------7-----------7-----------------------
g---7---------7--7---9----------7--9-----------9--------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------
g---7------------7--------------7-----7-----7-----7-----------------------
D---------7-------------7-------------------------------------------------

d----------------------7-----7--------7---7--------7----------------------
b-------------------7--------------7------------7-------------------------
g--7---9--7--7--9---------------9------------9----------------------------
d----------------------------------0------------0-------------------------
g--7---7-----7------7-----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------0------------0-------------------------------

On the outro both guitar play essentially the same thing.

d--0----2---2--2-----0----------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-----0-----------0-------------------------------------------------------
g-----------0-------------------------------------------------------------
D--0----------------------------------------------------------------------

Enjoy,
	CHUCK

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