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California Dreamin

----- 
Intro 
----- 
e|-------3--------------|----|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----3---6----4---3---|----|--3--------------------------------------------| 
G|---5--------5---5-----|-x3-|--4--------------------------------------------| 
D|-5--------------------|----|--5--------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------|----|-----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------|----|--3--------------------------------------------| 


----- 
Chorus 
----- 
Only some bars with cool licks in it, not the ones with just chords 

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-8--8--8-------------------6------6---------------3-----3-------------------| 
G|-8--8--10p8----------------7p5----7p5-------------4-----5-------------------| 
D|-10-10------10---8----6--------8------8-5---------3-----3-------------------| 
A|-----------------5----3-------------------8-6-3-----------------------------| 
E|-8---------------6----4---------------------------3-----3-------------------| 

The sliding part is like in Hendrix' Castles Made of Sand and Little Wing. 
e|---------------------------6/8\6--6/8\6-------------------------------------| 
B|-8--8--8-------------------4/6\4--4/6\4---3-----3---------------------------| 
G|-8--8--10p8-------------------------------4-----5---------------------------| 
D|-10-10------10---8----6----6/8\6--6/8\6---3-----3---------------------------| 
A|-----------------5----3-----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-8---------------6----4-------------------3-----3---------------------------| 

End the Chorus with 

e|-----------| 
B|--3--3--3--| 
G|--5--4--5--| 
D|--3--3--3--| 
A|-----------| 
E|--3--3--3--| 


----- 
Verse 
----- 
The verse is basically the same as the Chorus, but the chords are palmmuted. 
e|---------------------------6/8\6--6/8--------------------------------------| 
B|-8--8--8-------------------4/6\4--4/6--------------------------------------| 
G|-8--8--10p8-----------------------------3h5p3-5----------------------------| 
D|-10-10------10---8----6----6/8\6--6/8---------------------5----------------| 
A|-----------------5----3-------------------------5-3-1-----3----------------| 
E|-8---------------6----4-------------------------------3sb------------------| 


The rest of the first verse is like this, he only plays around with the 4th 
and 5th fret on the G-string. 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-8--8--8--------------------3---3------------------------------------------| 
G|-8--8--10p8-----------------4---5------------------------------------------| 
D|-10-10------10---8----6-----3---3------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------5----3----------------------------------------------------| 
E|-8---------------6----4-----3---3------------------------------------------| 


----- 
Solo 
----- 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------11b13-8----------| 
G|-8~---7h8b10~--7h8~----7h8b10--8p7------------12b14--12-----------10-------| 
D|-----------------------------------8--9--10--------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|----------------------------8--8--| 
B|-11b13--8--11b13--8---11b12-------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 

e|-------8-8-------8---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-11b12-----11b12---11----8-11p8------------11p8----------------------------| 
G|----------------------10--------11\10p8---------11\10p8----8b10--8---------| 
D|----------------------------------------10--------------10----------10-8---| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|-11-------13-13----/13-13\-/13-13---15b16--15--13-| 
G|----10/12-12-12-\--/12-12\-/12-12-----------------| 
D|-------------------/13-13\-/13-13-----------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 

e|-------13-------13-------13-------13--15--------------------| 
B|-16b18----16b18----16b18----16b18---------15b16-15-13----13-| 
G|------------------------------------------------------15----| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-15-15-15-b16-15--16b18-16---16b18--16--18b20-18b20-18b20---| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-13b15--13b15--11-------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------13--13----11b13---------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------12\10---8-10-8-----8~----| 
D|--------------------------------------------------10--------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------| 
     ( ^ Could also be played as 12r10 )  

e|------------8-----------------------------| 
B|----------8---11p8-------------11sb--8~---| 
G|-8-10b12-----------11\10p8----------------| 
D|---------------------------10-------------| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 

Put some heavy vibrato on the last 5 notes on the 20th fret. 

e|------------------------------20----20-20-20-20-20-------------------------| 
B|-11--13---15---16---18---20---x--------------------------------------------| 
G|-x---x----x----x----x----x----17-------------------------------------------| 
D|-8---10---12---13---15---17------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

And back to the Chorus. This is just mostly using the slide-lick a couple 
of times. 


----- 
Outro 
----- 
e|-------3------------|----| 
B|-----3---6----4---3-|----| 
G|---5--------5---5---|-x3-| 
D|-5------------------|----| 
A|--------------------|----| 
E|--------------------|----| 

e|----------------------------------8-------11-------------------------------| 
B|----------Go crazy on this scale:-8-------11-------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------8----10----------------------------------| 
D|-8h10~----------------------------8----10----------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------8----10----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------8-------11-------------------------------| 

The tap-slide part is something like this: 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------13/--------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------13/---------13/----------| 
D|-8h10p8-<--- Keep doing this while 'tap-sliding':-----13/---------13/------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


Ending chord, not sure about it: 
e|-10------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-10------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Well, that's about it. I hope it's close. Have fun with it ;)  
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