Californication Tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Californication tab by Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Californication by Red Hot Chili Peppers: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Californication" by Red Hot Chili Peppers features John Frusciante's iconic guitar work, blending melodic arpeggios with funky, rhythmic riffs. Flea's bassline drives the song with its groovy, slap-and-pop style. The track was produced by Rick Rubin and released in 1999 as the title track of the band's seventh studio album. Its lyrics critique the superficiality of Hollywood and the entertainment industry.

INTRO

   Am                             F
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0---1----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------0---2----------------|
D|-----2------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0---------------------------------3------------------------|
E|-------------------------------1----------------------------|


VERSE

    C5                G5                   F         Dm
e|--------------------------------------------------------1----|
B|---------5----------------------------------------------3----|
G|---------------------------4-------------------------2-------|
D|-----5-----5----------------------------------3----0---------|
A|--3---------------------5-----5-------------3----------------|
E|---------------------3-------------------1-------------------|
  If you want....                       ...it’s Californication

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


PRE-CHORUS
(strum)

   Am                            F7M
e|-0------------------------------0---------------------------|
B|-1------------------------------1---------------------------|
G|-2------------------------------2---------------------------|
D|-2------------------------------2---------------------------|
A|-0------------------------------3---------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Pay your surgeon very well...


CHORUS
(strum)

(C            G    F     Am)    (C            G   F  Dm)
Dream of ......



Solo From: "Darzee The good one"
*This tab has been adapted from the tab’s written by F@B

4/4
  Gtr I
                ~~                  ~~                ~
|----9------------------9----------------------------------|
|-10-----------------10------------------7-7-5--7p5--------|
|-------11b12r=11-----------11b12r=11---------------6-6----|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|


      ~              ~                ~~              ~~~~~~
|-----------------------------9--12--14-------9--12--14b16r==14----|
|-----5--7b8.5r=7--5-------10--------------10----------------------|
|-4-6----------------6---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-17-16-14----14---------------------------------------------------12--------|
|----------17-----17-14-17---14---14---------14---------14-------------14----|
|---------------------------------16b17.5====16b17.5====16b17.5==============|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                  ~~
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-19b20r==19--17------17--------------17--15--14-------|
|-----------------18------18--16--14-------------14----|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|


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

/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip

  - 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

Last updated: July 4, 2025

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