CALIFORNIA DREAMIN'
by The Mamas And The Papas
Album: If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears
(c) March 1966
INTRO:
Dm C Bm C
E||------1-----------------------------||
B||----3---3-----1-------3-------1-----||
G||*-----------0---0---3---3---0---0--*||
D||--0---------------------------------||
A||*---------3-------1-------3--------*||
E||------------------------------------||
Dm C Bm C A Asus2
E||------1---------------------------|----------------------------------||
B||----3---3-----1-------3-------1---|---------2--------2/3---2---------||
G||*-----------0---0---3---3---0---0-|-----2-----2--------------2------*||
D||--0-------------------------------|---2---2--------2-----------2-----||
A||*---------3-------1-------3-------|-0----------------------------0--*||
E||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
E:-----1---------------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-0-0--|
B:---3---3-----1-------3-------1---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
G:-----------0---0---3---3---0---0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2--|
D:-0-------------------------------|----------------|
A:---------3-------2-------3-------|----------------|
E:---------------------------------|----------------|
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VERSE 1:
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D5 C5 A#5
All the leaves are brown
(all the leaves are brown)
C5 A A7
And the sky is grey
(and the sky is grey)
F5 C5 D5
I went for a walk
(I went for a walk)
A#5 A5 A7
On a winter's day
(On a winter's day)
D5 C5 A#5
I'd be safe and warm
(I'd be safe and warm)
C5 A5
If I was in L.A.
(If I was in L.A.)
D5 C5 A#5
Califonia Dreamin'
(Califonia Dreamin')
C5 A5 A7
On such a winter's day
(such a winter's day)
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VERSE 2:
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D5 C5 A#5
Stopped into a church
(stopped into a church)
C5 A5 A7
I passed along the way
(passed along the way)
F5 C5 D5
Oh I got down on my knees
(got down on my knees)
A#5 A5 A7
And I Began to pray
(I began to pray)
D5 C5 A#5
You know the preacher likes the cold
(preacher likes the cold)
C5 A5 A7
He knows I'm gonna stay
(I'm going stay)
D5 C5 A#5
California Dreamin'
(California Dreamin')
C5 A5 A7
On such a winter's day
(on such a winter's day)
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BRIDGE TO SOLO:
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e||-------------------------------------||---------------------------------
B||-------------------------------------||---------------------------------
G||*-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-10-12-10-9-*||-5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-----------------
D||-------------------------------------||-----------------8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-
A||*--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-7--8-10--8-7-*||-3-3-3-4-4-4-5-5-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-
E||-------------------------------------||-----------------6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-
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SOLO:
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P.M. (PALM MUTE)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----3------------
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5---5-3--------
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------
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VERSE 3:
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All the leaves are brown (all the leaves are brown)
And the sky is gray (and the sky is gray)
I've been for a walk (I've been for a walk)
On a winter's day (on a winter's day)
If I didn't tell her (if I didn't tell her)
I could leave today (I could leave today)
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OUTRO:
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D5 C5 A#5 C5 x 3
California Dreamin' (Califonia Dreamin')
On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
On such a winter's day (California dreamin')
On such a winter's daaaaaaaayyyyyyyy
[PLAY that progression two more times but PALM MUTE in then]:
GTR. 1:
D5 C5 A#5 C5 D5 C5 A#5 C5 D5
GTR. 2:
E:---------------------------------------------------------
B:---------------------------------------------------------
G:-7--9--10--12--14--12--10--9---7-7-----------------------
D:---------------------------------------------------------
A:-5--7---8--10--12--10---8--7---5-5-----------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: Jon Niemi
Note: The F5 chord is high, play it off the 5th string 8th fret or 4th
string, 3rd fret.
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