California by Hawk Nelson OK, I'm new to guitar and to me it's hard to stretch my fingers for certain parts of 'California', so I've made a 'beginners version' for people like me. It sounds great. The tuning is drop C# but it sounds fine in standard tuning. Here it is! Intro E-------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------------------| D-0-4-2-0--0-0-4-5-4-------0-4-2------4-5-4-2-4---| A-------------------------------------------------| E----------------------3-3--------3-3-------------| Verse E--------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------| G-------------6--------------6---------------------| x2 D---5--3--2--5----5--3--2--5-----------------------| A--5--3--2--5----5--3--2--5------------------------| E-5--3--2--5----5--3--2--5-------------------------| Pre-chorus (Palm mute=X, optional) E-----------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-----------------3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7----| B-----------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-----------------3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7----| G-----------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-----------------3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7----| x2 D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------| A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------| E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------| X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---| Second Pre-chorus (Whooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooooo) E--------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------| x2 D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------| A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------| E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------| Chorus E--------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------| x2 D-0-5-7--8-8-4-6--0-5-7--8-4-6---------------------| A-0-5-7--8-8-4-6--0-5-7--8-4-6---------------------| E-0-5-7--8-8-4-6--0-5-7--8-4-6---------------------| Solo E----------------------------------3333-------------------------| B---------------------------------------3-3---------------------| G--7777-44-4245-4-777-4-5-4-5-4-2-----------4245-44-44-44-242-0-| D---------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| Pre-chorus (Palm mute=X, optional) E-----------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-----------------3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7----| B-----------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-----------------3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7----| G-----------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-----------------3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7----| x2 D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------| A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------| E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------| X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X---| Chorus E--------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------| x2 D-0-5-7--8-8-4-6--0-5-7--8-4-6---------------------| A-0-5-7--8-8-4-6--0-5-7--8-4-6---------------------| E-0-5-7--8-8-4-6--0-5-7--8-4-6---------------------| Solo E----------------------------------3333-------------------------| B---------------------------------------3-3---------------------| G--7777-44-4245-4-777-4-5-4-5-4-2-----------4245-44-44-44-242-0-| D---------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------| Second Pre-chorus (Whooooooooaaaaaaaaoooooooo) E--------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------| x2 D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------| A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------| E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------| Chorus E--------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------| x8 D-0-5-7--8-8-4-6--0-5-7--8-4-6---------------------| A-0-5-7--8-8-4-6--0-5-7--8-4-6---------------------| E-0-5-7--8-8-4-6--0-5-7--8-4-6---------------------| Hope you like it! www.TAB6.com