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orig From: "ANDREW CORNFOOT" <berwickrangersfc@hotmail.com>
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Californication
Road Trippin'
Track 15
This is basically just a patial update of Luke Warneminde's transcription. All I've changed so far is the verse section, as it seemed to be missing almost all the bass notes and some of the minor intricacies. As and when I get round to it, I'll update the rest of it as well.
Richard Smith
What follows constitutes my own work, as modified from the tab
originally posted by Luke Warneminde.
E|----3-----3----3-|-----------------
B|-----------------|---5--5----4--4--
G|--------4-----4--|-----------------
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|---------------5-
A|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2---
E|-----------------|-----------------
Chorus:
C/A Bm C G/D
E|------------------------------------7-----7----
B|-5-------5---3-------3---5-------5------8---8--
G|--------------------------------------7-------7
D|-----5-----------4-----------5-----------------
A|-0-----------2-----------3----------0----------
E|-----------------------------------------------
C/A Bm C G/D
E|--------------------------------------7---7----
B|-5-------5---3-------3---5-------5------8---8--
G|--------------------------------------7-------7
D|-----5-----------4-----------5-----------------
A|-0-----------2-----------3----------0----------
E|-----------------------------------------------
Bridge:
Em A C D
E|-3---------3-------------------------------------------------
B|-------5---------2---------2-----5---------5--7---------7----
G|-----4-----------------2---------------5------------7--------
D|-2-------2-----------2---------------5------------7----------
A|-----------------0-------0-------3-------3----5-------5------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------
Em A C D7
E|-3---------3----------------------------------5---------7-----
B|-------5---------2---------2-----5---------5--------7---------
G|-----4-----------------2---------------5----------5-----------
D|-2-------2-----------2---------------5------------------------
A|-----------------0-------0-------3-------3----5-------5-------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------
Em A C D
E|-3---------3-------------------------------------------------
B|-------5---------2---------2-----5---------5--7---------7----
G|-----4-----------------2---------------5------------7--------
D|-2-------2-----------2---------------5------------7----------
A|-----------------0-------0-------3-------3----5-------5------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------
Em A C Cdim
E|-3---------3----------------------------------5-------5-------
B|-------5---------2---------2-----5---------5-------4-------4--
G|-----4-----------------2---------------5---------5-------5----
D|-2-------2-----------2---------------5------------------------
A|-----------------0-------0-------3-------3----3-------5-------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------
Adim F#dim D#dim Cdim Adim
E|-14----11-----8-----5-----2---
B|-13----10-----7-----4-----1---
G|-14----11-----8-----5-----2---
D|------------------------------
A|------------------------------
E|-12-----9-----6-----3-----0---
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- Road Trippin (Bass)
- Road Trippin (Intro)
- Road Trippin (Ver2) (Bass)
Song History
Last Updated: January 15, 2026