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---------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/hawk_nelson/california_tab_ver_7.html ]
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!
