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Hawk Nelson – California tab
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!IntroE-------------------------------------------------|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-------------|VerseE--------------------------------------------------|B--------------------------------------------------|G-------------6--------------6---------------------| x2D---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----| x2D-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--------------------------------------------------| x2D-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------------------|ChorusE--------------------------------------------------|G--------------------------------------------------|B--------------------------------------------------| x2D-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---------------------|SoloE----------------------------------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----| x2D-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---|ChorusE--------------------------------------------------|G--------------------------------------------------|B--------------------------------------------------| x2D-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---------------------|SoloE----------------------------------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--------------------------------------------------| x2D-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------------------|ChorusE--------------------------------------------------|G--------------------------------------------------|B--------------------------------------------------| x8D-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!