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From:Adam Smith<tededfrd@vermontel.com>
Correction to the introduction by Mikko Timonen
Correction to chorus by James Stewart with added chord names.

CALIFORNICATION from the album Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers

This is my impression only on how the song and solos are played. 

Normal Tuning.

Introduction

Riff 1
   Am          Fmaj
|-------------------------|
|------0-1----------------|
|------------------0-2----|
|----2--------------------|
|--0-------------3--------|
|--------------1----------|
Play 6x
 
Riff 2
   Cadd9   Gmaj    Fmaj    Dm
|------0-----------------------1--|
|--------3-----0---------------3--|
|----0-----------0-----------2----|
|------------0---------3---0------|
|--3-----------------3---3--------|
|----------3-------1--------------|
Play 1x

Play Riff 1 4x
Play Riff 2 1x

Pre-Chorus Riff
    Amaj           Fmaj 
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1111111--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1111111--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2222222--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3333333--|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
|---------------------------|
Strum this riff x6

You could also strum it like this:
A - 577000     
F - 133200


Chorus Riff 1
   Cadd9 Gmaj  Dm    Am      Cadd9 Gmaj  Dm
|--0--0--3--3--1--1--0--0----0--0--3--3--1------|
|--3--3--0--0--3--3--1--1----3--3--0--0--3------|
|--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0--2------|
|--2--2--0--0--0--0--2--2----2--2--0--0--0------|
|--3--3--2--2--------0--0----3--3--2--2---------|
|--------3--3----------------------3--3---------|
Play x1

Play Riff 1 x4
Play Riff 2 x1
Play Riff 1 x4
Play Riff 2 x1

Play PreChorus Riff x6

Chorus Riff 2
   Cadd9 Gmaj  Dm    Am      Cadd9 Gmaj  Dm
|--0--0--3--3--1--1--0--0----0--0--3--3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
|--3--3--0--0--3--3--1--1----3--3--0--0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
|--2--2--0--0--0--0--2--2----2--2--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|--3--3--2--2--------0--0----3--3--2--2------------------|
|--------3--3----------------------3--3------------------|

   Cadd9 Gmaj  Dm    Am      Cadd9 Gmaj  Dm
|--0--0--3--3--1--1--0--0----0--0--3--3--1------|
|--3--3--0--0--3--3--1--1----3--3--0--0--3------|
|--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2----0--0--0--0--2------|
|--2--2--0--0--0--0--2--2----2--2--0--0--0------|
|--3--3--2--2--------0--0----3--3--2--2---------|
|--------3--3----------------------3--3---------|


Solo 03:19-03:58
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--10--14------------10---14-----------------------------|
|----------12b--11-------------12b--11-----11--11p9------|
|--------------------------------------------------12p11-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------10---14---17--19------|
|---------9--11b--11---9---------------------------------|
|--9--11-------------------11----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|


|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--10---14---17---19b--19------21b--21--19--17--19b--17--|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--14---17--14--14b--14b--14b----17--14-----19b--17--14--|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--17--14--12--10-----17b--15--14---10~~~----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 1 x4
Riff 2 x1
Pre Chorus Riff x6

Chorus Riff 2 x1

I Have alot of fun playin' around with pickscrapes in the chorus and 
pre-chorus riffs, and if you have a pedal it's also kinda fun to play 
distorted power chords (C5 G5 A5 D5)for the chorus. It's gives it a cool 
elevation.