Californication tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Intro (Ver. 4)

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Californication Intro Live At Slane Castle 2003
John Frusciante

The tempo varies, just listen to the original.

Intro:

e|-5-3-5------5-3-5-3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------5--5----5--5/8------------------------------------------8---8-----|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------5-7/9\7---5--7p5----7/9-----9-------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------7-5-7-----7--------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------8-----8----10/12--12--12--12--12-10----10----------------------------------------------|
BB|-10b---8h10---10------10-------------------------------13-----13-12-13---12-10-12---10-----10---10-10-----|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-----------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12-10-----10---------------------------------12-10-----10----------------------------------------------|
BB|--------13------13-12-13---12-10-12-10-----10--------13-----13-12-13---12-10-12---10-----10-------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------12-------------------------------------------12-----------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12-10----10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------13----13-12-13---12-10-12---10-----10-----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------12------12-9-12---9----9-----------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------12----12-10-12-10-9--------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------9-----------9-----------9-----------9-----------9-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----10----------10----------10----------10----------10-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--12----------12----------12----------12----------12----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------10----------10----------12----------10----------9-----------------|
D MajorD|-----10----------10----------10----------10----------10--------------------|
A augmentedA|-12----------12----------12----------12----------12------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------9-----------9-----------9-----------9-----------9-----------------|
D MajorD|-----10----------10----------10----------10----------10--------------------|
A augmentedA|-12----------12----------12----------12----------12------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------12------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------13------------|
G+G|---------12---------10----------12----------10--------14-12-14--14-14--14-14---------|
D MajorD|-----10---------10----------10----------10-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-12---------12----------12----------12-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12----------12----------12----------15----------15----------15----------15----------15----------|
BB|---13-----------13----------13----------13----------13----------13----------13----------13-------|
G+G|------14-----------14----------14----------14----------14----------14----------14----------14----|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12----------12----------12-----------12----------12-----------------------|
BB|----13----------13----------13-----------13----------13--------------------|
G+G|-------14----------14-----------14----------14----------14-----------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-15----------15----------15-----------15----------15-----------------------|
BB|----13----------13----------13-----------13----------13--------------------|
G+G|-------14----------14----------14-----------14-----------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------13--17---17--15----15------------------------------------|
G+G|-14-12-14------14------------------17----17-16-17-14---14---14-12-10-9-10p9-|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-9------------------------------------------------------12------12h14-14--------|
D MajorD|----12-10-12-10-9-10-9-12/14------------------12-12h14-----14-------------14/12-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------12---12--15-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------13-----13h15-15/17--|
G+G|--------------------------12------12--14B---12h14-14------14---------------|
D MajorD|-10-12--12--12-10-12/14------14--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------0-0------------------|
BB|-17--17-17-17---15-15-15-13-13---15-13-13-----13-12----0-0-----------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-0-0--10--0-0--8--0-0--7--0-0--5--0-0-0--12--0-0--10--0-0--8--0-0--7--0-0--5--0-0-0-|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12--0-0--10--0-0--8--0-0--7--0-0--5--0-0-0---15-0-0-12-0-0-15-0-0-12-0-0-15-0-17-0-|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-17-0-0-17-0-0-17-0-0-17-0-0 17-0-17b-17-17-17---17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17---|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-15------15-17--17-17-17--17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-15-13---12---------------|
BB|-----17--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-13-12-13-12-----12--------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------15-----15-13--15-13-12-13-12------12-------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------14-----14-14------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----15-13--15-13--12-13-12-------12---------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------14-----14-12---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----15-13--15-13--12-13-12-------12---------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------14-----14-12-14-12-14------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----15-13--15-13--12-13-12-------12-----------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------14-----14-12-14-12-14----12--14-12-----12--14--|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------14-----------14----------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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| / Slide up
| p Pull-off
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend

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