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California

Lenny Kravitz
Tab
★4.7(3)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Intro: E Ab A C B (E5 Ab5 A5 C5 B5)

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-------------------------------------------------(0)-5-5---4-4-4---------|
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(0)-5-5---4-4-4--(0)----|
-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(0)-3-3---2-2-2--(0)----|
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------(0)------|

Intro/riff

I was converted to the other side |

From the day I'd gotten there |

I met a girl who took me on a ride |

I was young I had no cares | E Ab A C B

When I moved to California | F# B

California |

---------------------------------| (en el coro despues de que se usan estos acordes, se

-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| escucha mas el bajo que la guitarra, por lo que te

-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| aconsejo que uses este tab)

-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|

-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------| (after the chords F# and B, the bass hears stronger

than the guitar, for that, i recommend you use this

-----------------------------------------| bass tab)

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---2/4--2--------------------------------|

bajo (bass)

She played me records I had never heard |

While we toked on purple hairs |

Who, Zeppelin, Beatles | E Ab A C B

Kiss, The Rolling Stones |

While we played guitars in air |

When I moved to California |

California | F# B

California | (G) (A)

California love! | G A -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|

-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|

-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|

(California Love! part Riff)

(primera parte) (first part)

(segunda parte) (second part)

Venice Beach and P.O.P. |

Station 26 was free |

( for this part play something like this, but

listen to the song because sometimes the first part

changes a little bit, i mean it repeats more)

primera parte(fisrt part) segunda parte(second part)

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-2-------------2------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
-2-------------2------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
-0-0-b3-0-b3-0-0-0-b3-0-b3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|

pre-solo

Jeff Ho and Horizons west | (repeat the last riff)

Dogtown Skates they were the best | Repite el riff anterior

Hang Ten, O.P. were the brands | (repeat the last riff)

Don't forget the two-tone Vans Repite el riff anterior

Solo:

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----12-12-12-12-12 12--14-14/16-12--12-12-12-10-10/12-10-9-----------------------|
-9/--------------------------------------------------------11-9-11-11b-11p9h11-9-|
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----12-12-12-12-12 12--14-14/16-12--12-12-12-10-10/12-10-9-----------------------|
-9/--------------------------------------------------------11-9-11-11b-11p9r7-9--|
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-15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p14p12-15p14p12--------------------------| *Nota

-------12-------12-------12-------12--------------------12--12--12--12--12--12--| *Note
-------------------------------------------------------b14-----b14-----b14------|
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--12-15-15h17-15-12-15-12-------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------12-15-15h17-15-12-15-12-10-10h12-9------------------|
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I miss the Apple and my schoolyard boys |

Nothing ever will compare |

But now I skateboard | E Ab A C B

With my surfer girl |

And we really are a pair |

When I moved to California |

California | F# B

California |

California Love! | G A -------2--------|

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