Mamas And The Papas

Mamas And The Papas - California Dreamin guitar tab

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:

--------  

                 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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