Dani California Tab

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo
Author MnW [a] 762.
3 contributors total, last edit on Dec 1, 2023
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[Intro/Verse]
 
e|----------------|----------------|
B|-----5-------3--|-----6-------5--|
G|-----5-------4--|-----7-------5--|
D|-----7-------5--|-----7-------7--| x2
A|----------------|-5-5------------|
E|-5-5—--x-3-3----|--------5-5-----|
 
Gettin' born in the state of Mississippi  Papa was a copper and momma was a hippie
In Alabama, she would swing a hammer      Price you gotta pay when you break the panorama
e|----------------|----------------|
B|-----5-------3--|-----6-------5--|
G|-----5-------4--|-----7-------5--|
D|-----7-------5--|-----7-------7--| x2
A|----------------|-5-5------------|
E|-5-5—--x-3-3----|--------5-5-----|
 
She never knew that there was anything more than poor
e|-------------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------|
G|-----5h7p5--------4h5p4--|------7------x----5-|
D|-7--------7—-x-5-------5-|-0-----------x-5h7--|
A|-------------------------|--------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------|
 
What in the world does your company take me for
e|-------------------------|-----------------5\-|
B|-------------------------|-----------------5\-|
G|-----5h7p5--------4h5p4--|------7------x---5\-|
D|-7--------7—-x-5-------5-|-0-----------x------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------|
 
(same as 1st verse)
Black bandana, sweet Louisiana
Robbin' on a bank in the state of Indiana
She's a runner, rebel and a stunner
condemned everywhere sayin' baby whatcha gonna
 
Lookin down the barrel of a hot METAL .45
e|-------------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------|
G|-----5h7p5--------4h5p4--|------7------x----5-|
D|-7--------7—-x-5-------5-|-0-----------x-5h7--|
A|-------------------------|--------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------|
 
Just another way to survive
e|-------------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|-----5h7p5--------4h5p4--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7--------7—-x-5-------5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
California rest in peace,
Simultaneous release,
California Show your teeth,
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----------5-5-xx-5/7-7-7-7x7--------|
D|-3-3-3-xx--5-5-xx-5/7-7-7-7x7--5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-xx--3-3-xx-3/5-5-5-5x5--5-5-5-|
E|-1-1-1-xx----------------------3-3-3-| x3
 
She's my priestess I'm your priest  Yeah Yeah
e|--------------------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------|
G|-----------5-5-xx-5/7-7-7-7x7x7-|-x7x7-x7x7----------|
D|-3-3-3-xx--5-5-xx-5/7-7-7-7x7x7-|-x7x7-x7x7----------| (number) means only first chorus
A|-3-3-3-xx--3-3-xx-3/5-5-5-5x5x5-|-x5x7-x5x5—(5)---(0)|
E|-1-1-1-xx-----------------------|-------------(0h3)--|
 
 
(2 guitars)
e|-8---7---10---12---|-8---7---10---17---|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-9---7---10---14---|-9---7---10---14---|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
 
 
She's a lover, baby and a fighter  She should've seen it comin when it got a little brighter
With a name like Dani California   The day was gonna come when I was gonna mourn ya
e|----------10--------|----------10--------|
B|-10---8--------10---|-10---8--------10---|
G|--------------------|--------------------| x2
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
 
A little loaded she was stealing another breath
e|-------------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------|
G|-----5h7p5--------4h5p4--|------7------x----5-|
D|-7--------7—-x-5-------5-|-0-----------x-5h7--|
A|-------------------------|--------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------|
 
I love my baby to death
e|-------------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G|-----5h7p5--------4h5p4--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7--------7—-x-5-------5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------|
 
 
[Bridge]
 
Who knew the other side of you
Who knew the other side you proved
e|----7------7------|---7---------------|
B|----7------7------|---8---------------|
G|----7------7------|---7-------x-6-----| x2
D|------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|
 
Too true to say goodbye to you
e|----7------7------|---7---------------|
B|----7------7------|---8---------------|
G|----7------7------|---7-------x-6-----|
D|------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|
 |                  |                   |
e|------------------|-------------------|
B|-12---------------|---12-------10-----|
G|------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|
 
Too true too sad sad sad
e|----7------7------|---7---------------|
B|----7------7------|---7---------------|
G|----7------7------|---7---------------|
D|------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|
 |                  |                   |
e|------------------|-------------------|
B|-12---------------|-------------------|
G|------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------|-------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|
 
First to fade her, gifted and I made her One for the now and eleven for the later
Never made it, up to Minnesota  North Dakota man was a comin' for the quota
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-9---7---10---9----|-9---7---10---14---|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
 
Down in the badlands she was saving the best for last
e|-------------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------|
G|-----5h7p5--------4h5p4--|------7------x----5-|
D|-7--------7—-x-5-------5-|-0-----------x-5h7--|
A|-------------------------|--------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------|
 
It only hurts when I laugh              Gone too fast
e|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
G|-----5h7p5--------4h5p4--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-7--------7—-x-5-------5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 |                         |                   |                   |
e|-------------------------|-13----------------|-16----------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
California rest in peace,
Simultaneous release,
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----------5-5-xx-5/7-7-7-7x7--------|
D|-3-3-3-xx--5-5-xx-5/7-7-7-7x7--5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-xx--3-3-xx-3/5-5-5-5x5--5-5-5-|
E|-1-1-1-xx----------------------3-3-3-|
 |                                     | x2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-10---------12-------14------10—12p10|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
 
California Show your teeth,
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----------5-5-xx-5/7-7-7-7x7--------|
D|-3-3-3-xx--5-5-xx-5/7-7-7-7x7--5-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-xx--3-3-xx-3/5-5-5-5x5--5-5-5-|
E|-1-1-1-xx----------------------3-3-3-|
 |                                     |
e|-----------12-------13---------10----|
B|-10----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
 
She's my priestess I'm your priest  Yeah Yeah
e|--------------------------------|-----------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------|
G|-----------5-5-xx-5/7-7-7-7x7x7-|-x7x7-x7x7-|
D|-3-3-3-xx--5-5-xx-5/7-7-7-7x7x7-|-x7x7-x7x7-|
A|-3-3-3-xx--3-3-xx-3/5-5-5-5x5x5-|-x5x7-x5x5-|
E|-1-1-1-xx-----------------------|-----------|
 |                                |           |
e|-----------12-------13----------|-17--------|
B|-10-----------------------------|-----------|
G|--------------------------------|-----------|
D|--------------------------------|-----------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------|
 
 
[Solo]
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------10----------------------------------------|
D|------10------12~-----------------------------------|
A|-/12----------------\10p8--10p8--10p8--10p8---------|
E|---------------------------------------------10--10\|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------/5~---------------------------------------|
E|-3--1h3-1-------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------10----------------------------------------|
D|------10------12~-------10----10----10----12~-------|
A|-/12----------------/12----12----12----12-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----13----15~~-------------------------------------|
G|-/14------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------x\---------------------------------|
A|-----------------x\---------------------------------|
E|-----------------x\---------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------10----------------------------------------|
D|------10------12~-----------------------------------|
A|-/12----------------\10p8--10p8--10--10p8-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------10\------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------/5~---------------------------------------|
E|-3--1h3-1-------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------10----------------------------------------|
D|------10------12~-------10----10----10----12~-------|
A|-/12----------------/12----12----12----12-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----13----15b~-----13----15-13----15-13----15-13---|
G|-/14----14-------14----14-------14-------14-------14|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-13----15-13-------------------------------------|
G|-------14-------14\---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------10----------------------------------------|
D|------10------12~-------10----10----10--------------|
A|-/12----------------/12----12----12-----12\10-8----8|
E|------------------------------------------------10--|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------10-------------------------------------------|
A|-10/12----12\10-8-----------------------------------|
E|------------------10~\------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------10----------------------------------------|
D|------10------12~-------10----10----10----12~-------|
A|-/12----------------/12----12----12----12-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----13----15br-------------------------------------|
G|-/14----14------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------x\---------------------------------|
A|-----------------x\---------------------------------|
E|-----------------x\---------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------10----------------------------------------|
D|------10------12~-----------------------------------|
A|-/12----------------\10p8--10p8--10--10p8-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------10\------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------/5~---------------------------------------|
E|-3--1h3-1-------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------10-13p10-------10-13p10-------10-13p10------|
G|-12b14-----------12b14----------12b14----------12b14|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-13p10-------10-13p10-------10-13p10-------------|
G|----------12b14----------12b14----------12b14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-13p10-------10-13p10-------10-13p10-------10h13-|
G|----------12b14----------12b14----------12b14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-10-13-15...---10-15...---10-15...--10-15...--------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-10-15...-------------------------------------------|
B|----------10-13-15...---10-15...---10-15...---------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-12-14-10-12-14...--------------12b14r12p10------|
D|-----------------------------------------------12~~-|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
************************************
 
| x   Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| b   Bend
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
 
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no u suck
She never knew that there was anything more than poor e|-------------------------|------------------------| B|-------------------------|----6h8p6---------------| G|-----5h7p5--------4h5p4--|----------7----x------5-| D|-7--------7?-x-5-------5-|-0-------------x--5h7---| A|-------------------------|------------------------| E|-------------------------|------------------------| What in the world does your company take me for e|-------------------------|-----------------5-----5~\-| B|-------------------------|----6h8p6--------5-----5~\-| G|-----5h7p5--------4h5p4--|----------7----x-5---x-5~\-| D|-7--------7?-x-5-------5-|-0-------------x-----x-----| A|-------------------------|---------------------------| E|-------------------------|---------------------------| Also,that part at the end of the 1st chorus is Flee on Bass so you don't need to play it. Great tab though. Its good to see someone put some effort into there work.
there is no difference. The bassline makes it look like there's a difference but there is not :)