California Sun tab by The Rivieras

Tabs

Intro riff:
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|--------------------5--8-----| (x3)
D MajorD|--------5--8--8--8--------8--|
A augmentedA|--6--6-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|

Intro ending:
E MajorE|-----------------------|
BB|-----------------------|
G+G|--8--6-----------------|
D MajorD|--------8--6-----------|
A augmentedA|--------------9--6-----|
E MajorE|--------------------9--|

Instrumental:
D#D# G#G#
E MajorE|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|--8--8--8--8--------------|
D MajorD|--8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--| (x4)
A augmentedA|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E MajorE|--------------4--4--4--4--|

D#D# C majorC G#G# A#A# D#D#
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|--8--8--8--8------------------------8--|
D MajorD|--8--8--8--8--10--10--10--10--6--8--8--|
A augmentedA|--6--6--6--6--10--10--10--10--6--8--6--|
E MajorE|--------------8---8---8---8---4--6-----|

Verse:
(Riff plays after each line
)
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|--------------------5--8-----|
D MajorD|--------5--8--8--8--------8--|
A augmentedA|--6--6-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
Well, I'm goin' out west where I belong
Where the days are short and the nights are long

Chorus:
D#D# G#G#
E MajorE|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|--8--8--8--8--------------|
D MajorD|--8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--| (x4)
A augmentedA|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E MajorE|--------------4--4--4--4--|
Where they walk and I'll walk
They twist and I'll twist
They shimmy and I'll shimmy
They fly and I'll fly

D#D# C majorC G#G# A#A# D#D#
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|--8--8--8--8------------------------8--|
D MajorD|--8--8--8--8--10--10--10--10--6--8--8--|
A augmentedA|--6--6--6--6--10--10--10--10--6--8--6--|
E MajorE|--------------8---8---8---8---4--6-----|
Well they're out there a'havin' fun
In that warm California sun.

Verse:
(Riff plays after each line
)
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|--------------------5--8-----|
D MajorD|--------5--8--8--8--------8--|
A augmentedA|--6--6-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
Well, I'm goin' out west out on the coast
Where the California girls are really the most

Chorus:
D#D# G#G#
E MajorE|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|--8--8--8--8--------------|
D MajorD|--8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--| (x4)
A augmentedA|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E MajorE|--------------4--4--4--4--|
Where they walk and I'll walk
They twist and I'll twist
They shimmy and I'll shimmy
They fly and I'll fly

D#D# C majorC G#G# A#A# D#D#
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|--8--8--8--8------------------------8--|
D MajorD|--8--8--8--8--10--10--10--10--6--8--8--|
A augmentedA|--6--6--6--6--10--10--10--10--6--8--6--|
E MajorE|--------------8---8---8---8---4--6-----|
Well they're out there a'havin' fun
In that warm California sun.

Instrumental part:
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|--------------------5--8-----|
D MajorD|--------5--8--8--8--------8--| (x2)
A augmentedA|--6--6-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|

(This riff is played on top of the chorus chords:
)
D#D# G#G# (x4)
E MajorE|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|
G+G|-----------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D MajorD|--8--8--8-----------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|

(Before verse:)
D#D# C majorC G#G# A#A# D#D#
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|--8--8--8--8------------------------8--|
D MajorD|--8--8--8--8--10--10--10--10--6--8--8--|
A augmentedA|--6--6--6--6--10--10--10--10--6--8--6--|
E MajorE|--------------8---8---8---8---4--6-----|

Verse:
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|--------------------5--8-----|
D MajorD|--------5--8--8--8--------8--|
A augmentedA|--6--6-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
Well the girls are frisky in old ‘Frisco
A augmentedA pretty little chick wherever you go

Chorus:
D#D# G#G#
E MajorE|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|--8--8--8--8--------------|
D MajorD|--8--8--8--8--6--6--6--6--| (x4)
A augmentedA|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E MajorE|--------------4--4--4--4--|
A-a-and they'll walk and I'll walk
They'll twist and I'll twist
They'll shimmy and I'll shimmy
They'll fly and I'll fly

D#D# C majorC G#G# A#A# D#D#
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|--8--8--8--8------------------------8--|
D MajorD|--8--8--8--8--10--10--10--10--6--8--8--| (x2)
A augmentedA|--6--6--6--6--10--10--10--10--6--8--6--|
E MajorE|--------------8---8---8---8---4--6-----|
Well they're out there a'havin' fun
In that warm California sun
Yeah they're out there a'havin' fun
In that warm California sun

Ending:
E MajorE|-----|
BB|-----|
G+G|--8--|
D MajorD|--8--|
A augmentedA|--6--|

Other versions of California Sun

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