Song: Californication By: Red Hot Chili Peppers Tabbed by Ville Aarnio and Carlo Terruzzi Note: Me and Carlo here found out that everybody else was playing this song in a really fucked up way. So here is our NEW, IMPROVED, BETTER way of playing this song. BEGINNING *repeat 3 times, then continue with backup guitar e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------0-1-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------0-2----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--0----------3--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------1----------------------------------------------------------------------| INTERLUDE e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------0 h 1-----0 h 1-----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------0-2------0-2------------------------------------------| D|------2---------2-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----3---------0------------3--------3---------------------------------------------| E|------------------------1--------1------------------------------------------------| PRE-CHORUS Am, F CHORUS e|--x--x--1--0----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--1--3--3--1----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--0--0--2--2----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2--2--0--2----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--3--3--x-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--x--x----------------------------------------------------------------------------| SOLO (Those who cannot play this... YOU SUCK) e|------9--------------------9------------------------------------------------------| B|--10------------------10----------------------------------------------------------| G|---------11^-------------------11^-------11-11-11-11--9---------------9-11^-9-----| D|-----------------------------------------------------------11-11-11-9---------11--| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------9--12--14~--------9--12-^14-----17--16--14------14--------------------------| B|--10----------------10----------------------------17------17--14--17--14----------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------14^----------------------------12--10--9-------------| B|--14---14---14---14---17---14---------17--14--17--14--12--10--------------10------| G|--16^--16^--16^--16^--------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ORDER OF PARTS BEGINNING 6x INTERLUDE 1x BEGINiING 4x INTERLUDE 1x PRE-CHORUS 6x CHORUS 2X (END ON C) BEGINNING 4x INTERLUDE 1x BEGINiING 4x INTERLUDE 1x PRE-CHORUS 6x CHORUS 4X (END ON C) SOLO BEGINNING 4x INTERLUDE 1x PRE-CHORUS 6x CHORUS 4x (END ON C) LYRICS: Psychic spies from China Try to steal your mind’s elation Little girls from Sweden Dream of silver screen quotations And if you want these kind of dreams It’s Californication It’s the edge of the world And all of western civilization The sun may rise in the East At least it settles in the final location It’s understood that Hollywood sells Californication Pay your surgeon very well To break the spell of aging Celebrity skin is this your chin Or is that war your waging Chorus: First born unicorn Hard core soft porn Dream of Californication Dream of Californication Marry me girl be my fairy to the world Be my very own constellation A teenage bride with a baby inside Getting high on information And buy me a star on the boulevard It’s Californication Space may be the final frontier But it’s made in a Hollywood basement Cobain can you hear the spheres Singing songs off station to station And Alderon’s not far away It’s Californication Born and raised by those who praise Control of population everybody’s been there and I don’t mean on vacation Chorus (Sing "Dream of Californication" 4 times) Destruction leads to a very rough road But it also breeds creation And earthquakes are to a girl’s guitar They’re just another good vibration And tidal waves couldn’t save the world From Californication Pay your surgeon very well To break the spell of aging Sicker than the rest There is no test But this is what you’re craving Chorus (Sing "Dream of Californication" 4 times) ================================================================================== From:Adam Smith Correction to the introduction by Mikko Timonen Correction to chorus by James Stewart with added chord names. CALAFORNICATION from the album Calafornication Red Hot Chili Peppers This is my impression only on how the song and solos are played. Normal Tuning. Introduction Riff 1 Am Fmaj |-------------------------| |------0-1----------------| |------------------0-2----| |----2--------------------| |--0-------------3--------| |--------------1----------| Play 6x Riff 2 Cadd9 Gmaj Fmaj Dm |------0-----------------------1--| |--------3-----0---------------3--| |----0-----------0-----------2----| |------------0---------3---0------| |--3-----------------3---3--------| |----------3-------1--------------| Play 1x Play Riff 1 4x Play Riff 2 1x Pre-Chorus Riff Amaj Fmaj |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1111111--| |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1111111--| |---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2222222--| |---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3333333--| |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| |---------------------------| Strum this riff x6 You could also strum it like this: A - 577000 F - 133200 Chorus Riff 1 Cadd9 Gmaj Dm Am Cadd9 Gmaj Dm |--0--0--3--3--1--1--0--0----0--0--3--3--1------| |--3--3--0--0--3--3--1--1----3--3--0--0--3------| |--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0--2------| |--2--2--0--0--0--0--2--2----2--2--0--0--0------| |--3--3--2--2--------0--0----3--3--2--2---------| |--------3--3----------------------3--3---------| Play x1 Play Riff 1 x4 Play Riff 2 x1 Play Riff 1 x4 Play Riff 2 x1 Play PreChorus Riff x6 Chorus Riff 2 Cadd9 Gmaj Dm Am Cadd9 Gmaj Dm |--0--0--3--3--1--1--0--0----0--0--3--3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1---| |--3--3--0--0--3--3--1--1----3--3--0--0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| |--2--2--0--0--0--0--2--2----2--2--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |--3--3--2--2--------0--0----3--3--2--2------------------| |--------3--3----------------------3--3------------------| Cadd9 Gmaj Dm Am Cadd9 Gmaj Dm |--0--0--3--3--1--1--0--0----0--0--3--3--1------| |--3--3--0--0--3--3--1--1----3--3--0--0--3------| |--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0--2------| |--2--2--0--0--0--0--2--2----2--2--0--0--0------| |--3--3--2--2--------0--0----3--3--2--2---------| |--------3--3----------------------3--3---------| Solo 03:19-03:58 |--------------------------------------------------------| |--10--14------------10---14-----------------------------| |----------12b--11-------------12b--11-----11--11p9------| |--------------------------------------------------12p11-| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------10---14---17--19------| |---------9--11b--11---9---------------------------------| |--9--11-------------------11----------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--10---14---17---19b--19------21b--21--19--17--19b--17--| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--14---17--14--14b--14b--14b----17--14-----19b--17--14--| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--17--14--12--10-----17b--15--14---10~~~----------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| Riff 1 x4 Riff 2 x1 Pre Chorus Riff x6 Chorus Riff 2 x1 I Have alot of fun playin' around with pickscrapes in the chorus and pre-chorus riffs, and if you have a pedal it's also kinda fun to play distorted power chords (C5 G5 A5 D5)for the chorus. It's gives it a cool elevation.