Dani California Tab

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo
Author andyl83 [a] 511.
3 contributors total, last edit on Apr 14, 2020
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
Dani California
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Original tab by Andres. Updates by Snowy
 
 
[Intro] {Fender Strat on neck pickup}
   Am           G            Dm           Am
e|---------5------------3-------------------------5-------|
B|---------5------------3------------6------------5-------|
G|---------5------------4------------7------------5-------|
D|---------7------------5------------7------------7-------|
A|----------------------------5--5---5--------------------|
E|--5--5---------3--3----------------------5--5-----------| x2
 
 
[Verse]
 
e|---------5------------3-------------------------5-------|
B|---------5------------3------------6------------5-------|
G|---------5------------4------------7------------5-------|
D|---------7------------5------------7------------7-------|
A|----------------------------5--5---5--------------------|
E|--5--5---------3--3----------------------5--5-----------| x2
  Getting born in the state of Mississippi...
 
{With wah effect}
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------6h8p6----------5h6p5-----|
G|----------5h7p5-------------4h5p4----------------7------x-5-----5---|
D|--7--x-x--------7----x-5--x-------5------------------7--x-----------|
A|-------------------------------------3/5----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  She never knew that there was anything more than poor
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------5--(5)----|
B|-------------------------------------------6h8p6----------5h6p5-----|
G|----------5h7p5-------------4h5p4----------------7------x-5--(5)----|
D|--7--x-x--------7----x-5--x-------5------------------7--x-----------|
A|-------------------------------------3/5----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  What in the world does your company take me for?
 
e|---------5------------3-------------------------5-------|
B|---------5------------3------------6------------5-------|
G|---------5------------4------------7------------5-------|
D|---------7------------5------------7------------7-------|
A|----------------------------5--5---5--------------------|
E|--5--5---------3--3----------------------5--5-----------| x2
  Black bandana, sweet Louisiana...
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------6h8p6----------5h6p5-----|
G|----------5h7p5-------------4h5p4----------------7------x-5-----5---|
D|--7--x-x--------7----x-5--x-------5------------------7--x-----------|
A|-------------------------------------3/5----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Looking down the barrel of a hot metal 45
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------6------------------------------|
G|----------5h7p5-------------4h5p4----7------------------------------|
D|--7--x-x--------7----x-5--x----------7------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------5------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Just another way to survive         (strum Dm)
 
 
[Chorus] {With Boss DS2 Distortion}
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5---5-------5/7-7-7-7---7-7-7-x---------------|
D|--3---3---3---3-x-5-5-5---5-------5/7-7-7-7---7-7-7-x-5---5-5---x---|
A|--3---3---3---3-x-3-3-3---3---3-0-3/5-5-5-5---5-5-5-x-5---5-5---x---|
E|--1---1---1---1-x-------------------------------------3---3-3-0-x---| x3
  California, rest in peace...
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-5-5---5-------5/7-7-7-7---x-7---7-7---x---------|
D|--3---3---3---3-x-5-5-5---5-------5/7-7-7-7---x-7---7-7---x---------|
A|--3---3---3---3-x-3-3-3---3---3-0-3/5-5-5-5---x-5---5-5---x---------|
E|--1---1---1---1-x---------------------------------------------------|
  She's my priestess, I'm your priest            Yeah
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--x-7---7-7---x----x-7---7-7----------------------------------------|
D|--x-7---7-7---x----x-7---7-7----------------------------------------|
A|--x-5---5-5---x----x-5---5-5----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Yeah
 
[First Chorus Ending]
 
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|--0-3-0------|
 
[Guitar 2 first chorus ending] {With slow phaser effect}
(This is Guitar 2 after first chorus, over Guitar 1 playing Intro)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|--13~------12~------15~------17~--------|
G|--15b17~---13b15~---17b19~---19b21~-----|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------17---------|
B|--13~------12~------15~------20b22------|
G|--15b17~---13b15~---17b19~--------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
[Guitar 1 just before second Verse]
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--9p7--5--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
 
[Verse 2]
(Guitar 1 is the same as first Verse)
(Guitar 2 plays this)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|--10-------8--------15-------10---------|
G|--12b14----10b12----17b19----12b14------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------| x2
  She's a lover, baby and a fighter...
 
[Chorus 2]
(same as before)
 
[Bridge]
(part after second Chorus) {With fast vibrato or modulation effect - frequency/rate at around 90%}
  Guitar 1
e|---------7------------7-------------------------------------|
B|---------7------------7--------------12-----10--10----------|
G|---------7------------7--------------12-----11--11--x-------|
D|---------9------------9--------------12-----12--12--x--11---|
A|----------------------------10--10--------------------------|
E|--7--7---------7--7-----------------------------------------| x3
  Who knew the hardest side of you...
 
e|---------7------------7------------7------------------------|
B|---------7------------7------------7------------------------|
G|---------7------------7------------7------------------------|
D|---------9------------9------------9------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------5--7-------|
E|--7--7---------7--7---------7--7------------5/7--------7\(5)|
 
  Guitar 2
  (over Guitar 1, starts at 3rd measure)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12------------------------12--------------10--------------|
G|--14b16---------------------14b16-----------12b14-----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
  Too true to say goodbye to you
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14b16-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse 3]
(Guitar 1 is the same as before)
(Guitar 2 playing this)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--5------3------6------5--------------|
G|--7b9----5b7----8b10---7b9------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
  Push the fader, gifted animator...
 
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--5------3------7------10-------------|
G|--7b9----5b7----9b11---12b14----------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
  Never made it up to Minnesota...
 
  Guitar 1 changes here a bit from other Verses
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------6-------------5h6p5------|
G|----------5h7p5-------------4h5p4----------7-------------5-----5----|
D|--7--x-x--------7----x-5--x-------5--------7-----7-x-7--------------|
A|-------------------------------------3/5----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  Down in the badlands, she was saving the best for last
 
                                            Strum...     Strum...
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------6-------------5------------|
G|----------5h7p5-------------4h5p4--------7-------------7------------|
D|--7--x-x--------7----x-5--x-------5--/7--7-------------6------------|
A|-----------------------------------------5-------------7------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
                  It only hurts when I laugh, gone too fast
 
[Chorus 3]
(First time goes the same as before)
(Second time includes Guitar 2
(In the studio there were mutiple harmonies - but this kinda works for 1 guitar)
  Guitar 2 starts at the end of first time
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3h5p3------------------------------------------------|
E|--------5----------------------------------------------|
      California, rest in peace
 
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------13-13-13-13-13h15-15-15-15--------------|
G|--14-14-14-14----------------------------12-12-12-12--|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------| x3
  California, show your teeth
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------13--|
B|--------------13-13-13-13-13h15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-----|
G|--14-14-14-14--------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
  She's my priestess, I'm your priest. Yeah, yeah
 
 
[Solo]
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------10------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------10------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------10------12--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--12------------------10p8-10p8-10p8-10p8------------------3/5----------------|
E|------------------------------------------10-----/5--1--1---------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------10-------------------------------------13-15------------------------|
G|----------10--------------------------------/14-------------------------------|
D|------10------12------10----10----10--12--------------------------------------|
A|--12---------------12----12----12---------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------10------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------10------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------10------12--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--12------------------10p8-10p8-10p8-10p8------------------3/5----------------|
E|------------------------------------------10-----/5--1--1---------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------10-------------------------------------13-15------------------------|
G|----------10--------------------------------/14-------------------------------|
D|------10------12------10----10----10--12--------------------------------------|
A|--12---------------12----12----12---------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----13----15-13----15-13----15-13----15-13----15-13--------------------------|
G|--14----14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------10------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------10------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------10------12------10----10----10---------------------10-------------------|
A|--12---------------12----12----12-----10-8-----8---10/12-----12-10p8----------|
E|-------------------------------------------10-------------------------10------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------10-------------------------------------13-15^-----------------------|
G|----------10--------------------------------/14-------------------------------|
D|------10------12------10----10----10--12^-------------------------------------|
A|--12---------------12----12----12---------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------10----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--(10)------10----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--(10)--10------12------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---12-----------------10p8-10p8-10p8-10p8---------------------3/5-------------|
E|------------------------------------------10-10-----/5--1--1------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------10h13p10--------10h13p10--------10h13p10--------10h13p10--------------|
G|--12b14-----------12b14-----------12b14-----------12b14-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
  (repeat as necessary)
 
e|-------13--15-15-15------13--15-15-15-----------------------------------------|
B|--/15----------------15-------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
  (repeat as necessary)
 
e|--13h15-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------15-13-10---------10---------10h13p10---------10h13p10---------13------|
G|------------------12b14------12b14------------12b14------------12b14----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12b14---r12p10--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------12-(v)-(v)-(v)-(v)-\(0)-------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
************************************
 
| x    Dead note
| (n)  Ghost note
| h    Hammer-on
| p    Pull-off
| r    Release
| b    Bend
| ^    quick bend-release
| (v)  trem down
 
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hahaha.....the lyrics ARE wrong, not is
this tab is awesome, i dont care what you people think he's right because in the video, the solo is down at 8, not 2 and 5 good job man, keep doing the good work!
Hey awesome tab man. This is way better than the version that 243 votes and is a 5 star. That version is close, but you have the lead part in the verse right. And you also got the bridge right. Plus you added the harmonies right too...it's impressive. Honestly the best by far. The only thing is that part leading in to the last chorus is a little wrong like thedudemeister said. But he's a little wrong too. He plays a Dm then he plays two more chords. I can't remember what they're called but they're actually like this... E------ B-9-12- G-7-10- D-9-12- A-8-11- E------ And there is about a 20 minute video on youtube where Frusciante describes how he plays/records this song. I'd really advise watching it. That's how I learned to play it. Plus you kind of get an insight into the recording process and what goes into it. It's really neat. Here's the link: https://youtube.com/watch?v=eE3dUUj4_4Q