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California Tab

by Phantom Planet


-This is how I play it, and its pretty damn close.
Standard tuning *listen for strumming pattern*

Intro (clean)
e---7-9-7-9----7-9-7-9----7-9-7-9-11-7----------------------------|
B--9----------9----------9--------------9-77\55-7-9--9-77\55-7-9~-|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse (clean)
"We've been on the run..."
e--4--4-4444-444---0-00--0--0-0000--0-00--0--0-0000--|
B--5--5-5555-555---2-22--0--0-0000--2-22--0--0-0000--|
G--6--6-6666-666---2-22--1--1-1111--2-22--1--1-1111--| Repeat throughout
D--6--6-6666-666---2-22--2--2-2222--2-22--2--2-2222--|    each verse.
A--4--4-4444-444p0-0-00--2--2-2222--0-00--2--2-2222--|
E------------------------0--0-0000--------0--0-0000--|

Chorus (clean/distortion)
"California..."
e----------|-------------------------------|
B--2-------|----------2-------------2------|
G--2-*8x*--|---1--8x--2--8x--1--8x--2--8x--|
D--2-clean-|---2------2------2------2------|
A--0-------|---2------0------2------0------|
E----------|---0-------------0-------------|

Solo 1 (clean) *play twice*
e---7-9-7-9----7-9-7-9----7-9-7-9-11-7----------------------------|
B--9----------9----------9----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|   2x
D---------------------------------------6-44\22-4-6--6-44\22-4-6~-|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo 2 (clean)                  "California...    ...Here we come!"
e--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
B-0-0-0-0-10-9-7-5-9-7-5-4-2-4-5-7-10-9-7-5-9-7-5-4-2-4-5-7-2-4--5--|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro  - 1x
Verse  - 2x
Chorus - 1x
Verse  - 2x
Chorus - 1x
Solo 1 - 1x
Solo 2 - 1x
Chorus - 3x