RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - "Californication (the Right Way)" Tablature

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There are many versions of this song on the site but not one is right. This is by far the easiest, best sounding and right way to play californication. The first mistake people make is to include a part of the song that the bass plays not the guitar. The actual verse is very simply:

E|---------|---------|
B|-----0-1-|---------|
G|---------|-----0-2-|
D|---2-----|---------|
A|-0-------|---3-----|
E|---------|-1-------| repeated several times

Verse break:

C, G, F, D arpeggiated downward with a strum at the end

Middle 8:

Am, Fm strummed many times one after the other

Chorus 1:

C, G, Dm, Am,| C, G, Dm<----let ring

Chorus 2:

Same as chorus 1 but played through twice, the Dm is strummed on the first play and let ring on
the second.

Solo: (with chords that go in backround)

f# D Bm D A E
E|--------------| |---------------------------------------------|
B|----14--------| |---------------------------------------------|
G|-14-----------| |---------------------------------------------|
D|-------16bu,ld| X2 |-16-16-16-16p14--------------14-16bu,ld-14---|
A|--------------| |-----------------16-16-14-16---------------16|
E|--------------| |---------------------------------------------|

F# D F# D
E|----------14-------------14bu,ld-|
B|----14-17----------14-17---------|
G|-14-------------14---------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Bm D A E Bm D A E Bm D A E Bm
E|-17-16-14--14---------------------------14^------------------------------------|
B|---------17--17-14-17-14-14-14-14-17-14------17-14-17-14-------17-15-14-10-----|
G|-------------------------16^16^16^-----------------------16-14-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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