Red Hot Chili Peppers
Californication



Right.  I've seen several different tabs for this song, but they all miss 
essential bits and pieces.  The notes I've given are right, you may want to 
play them somewhere else, but on my acoustic, these sounded closest to John.

So here it is, in full effect, as on the CD.  Enjoy.


   Intro
e||-----------------------------------------------------------|
B||---10---10---10---10--5-5/6--6---6---6---65---------------|
G||-----------------------------------------------------------|
D||-----------------------------------------------------------|
A||-8----8----8----8-----3-3/5----5---5---5---3--3-----------|
E||-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10---10---10---10-8--5/6----8p6-8p6----------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8----8----8-------3/5---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

   Verse 1  (0:11)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10---10---10---10-5-5/6--6---6---6---65----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8----8----8----3-3/5----5---5---5--3--3-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
    Scar tissue...             

e|---------------------8--------------------------------------|
B|---10---10---10---10------10---10---10-8-6-5----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8----8----8-------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------8-10--------------------------------|

Chorus x2
F                         C    Dm                C
With the ....

Verse 2  (0:32)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10---10---10---10--5-5/6--6---6---6---65----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8----8----8-----3-3/5----5---5---5---3--3------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------10-8------------13-12-10-8-------------|
B|---10---10---10---10------8/10-10-10------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8----8----8-------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------(10)(10)------------------------|

Chorus x3

Solo 1
(0:59)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1310---108---8/10-10---10/12/13------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3  (1:10)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10---10---10---10--5-5/6--6---6---6h8-6h8----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8----8----8-----3-3/5----5---5------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------8-------------|
    Blood loss...            

e|------------------8-----------------------------------------|
B|---10---10---10-----8-8/10-10-10-12-13-12-10----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8----8----8-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------(10)(10)-----------------------------|

Chorus x2

Verse 4  (1:31)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10---10---10---10--5-5/6--6---6---6---65----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8----8----8-----3-3/5----5---5---5---3--3------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
    Soft-spoken...            

e|----------------------8------------12-10--------------------|
B|---10---10---10---10----8/10-10-10-------13-10--------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8----8----8-------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------(10)(10)--------------------------|

Chorus x3

Solo 2 (1:59)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13/15---151310--------10-108--------1310--------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------10/12/13----|
B|--13/15---171310--------10/138------1310----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 5  (2:21)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10---10---10---10--5-5/6--10---10---10---10--------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8----8----8-----3-3/5---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------10---10---10--8---------------|
    Scar tissue...           

e|---------------------8--------------------------------------|
B|---10---10---10---10--------10---10---10-8-6-5--------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8----8----8-------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------8-8/10------------------------------|

Chorus x3

   Outro  (2:47)
e|--/17--1715---/1712---12/1310---8/10|8/10--1085------|
B|----------------------------------------|-------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-------------------|

e|--5/8--------------------|---------------------------------|
B|------8---8/1210---------|/10----10--10-10-----------------|
G|--------------------7/97-|------------------7/97--7/95---|
D|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------|--------1312-12---------------------------------||
B|---------|-/10-------------13/1510--/138-(8)/10......----||
G|--5/7---|-------------------------------------------------||
D|------7--|-------------------------------------------------||
A|---------|-------------------------------------------------||
E|---------|-------------------------------------------------||


Verse 1:

Chorus:

Verse 2:

Chorus: x1.5


Verse 3:
Chorus

Verse 4:
Chorus

Verse 5:

Chorus: x1.5

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For the solos, a metal slide is preferred.

And that's it.  Should be fairly close to right.
And if you don't like it, you can Suck My...
Kiss.

Holmes