Tablature california dreamings - The Mamas and the Papas

          



   "California Dreamin'"

  

  (John Phillips / Michelle Phillips)

  

   

  

  [Note: both guitars are capoed at the 4th fret; the names in brackets

  

  indicate the chords as fingered.]

  

   

  

  Intro:

  

   

  

  6-string acoustic:

  

   

  

  C#m G#7sus4 [N.C.]

  

  [Am] [E7sus4]

  

  v v v v v v v v v v v v v

  

  -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-

  

  -----0---3--1--0-|-----------------|-----------------|-0-

  

  ---2-------------|-------%---------|-------%---------|-2-

  

  -2-----2---------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-

  

  -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-

  

  -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-

  

  ^^^^^^^ triplets

  

   

  

  12-string acoustic:

  

   

  

  v v v v v v v v v v v v v

  

  -----------------|-----0-1-0-------|-----------------|---

  

  -----------------|-------------3---|-1---3-1---------|---

  

  -----------------|-----------------|---------4--2--0-|-2-

  

  -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---

  

  -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---

  

  -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---

  

  triplets ^^^^^^^

  

   

  

  Verse 1:

  

   

  

  C#m C#m7/B A

  

  [Am] [Am7/G] [F]

  

  All the leaves are brown

  

  (all the leaves are brown)

  

   

  

  B G#7sus4 G#7

  

  [G] [E7sus4] [E7]

  

  And the sky is gray (and the sky is gray)

  

   

  

  A E G#7 C#m

  

  [F] [C] [E7] [Am]

  

  I've been for a walk

  

  (I've been for a walk)

  

   

  

  A G#7sus4 G#7

  

  [F] [E7sus4] [E7]

  

  On a winter's day (on a winter's day)

  

   

  

  C#m C#m7/B A

  

  [Am] [Am7/G] [F]

  

  I'd be safe and warm

  

  (I'd be safe and warm)

  

   

  

  B G#7sus4 G#7

  

  [G] [E7sus4] [E7]

  

  If I was in L. A. (if I was in L. A.)

  

   

  

  Chorus:

  

   

  

  C#m C#m7/B A

  

  [Am] [Am7/G] [F]

  

  California dreamin'

  

  (California dreamin')

  

   

  

  B G#7sus4 G#7

  

  [G] [E7sus4] [E7]

  

  On such a winter's day

  

   

  

  Verse 2:

  

   

  

  Stopped in to a church

  

  I passed along the way

  

  Well I got down on my knees

  

  (got down on my knees)

  

  And I pretend to pray (I pretend to pray)

  

  You know the preacher likes the cold

  

  (preacher likes the cold)

  

  He knows I'm gonna stay (knows I'm gonna stay)

  

   

  

  [repeat chorus]

  

   

  

  Instrumental break:

  

   

  

  flute solo over verse (hold C#m [Am] through first two lines or

  

  3-1/2 bars) and chorus chords

  

   

  

  Verse 3:

  

   

  

  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)

  

   

  

  Coda:

  

   

  

  C#m C#m7/B A

  

  [Am] [Am7/G] [F]

  

  California dreamin'

  

  (California dreamin')

  

   

  

  B C#m C#m7/B A

  

  [G] [Am] [Am7/G] [F]

  

  On such a winter's day (California dreamin')

  

   

  

  B C#m C#m7/B A

  

  [G] [Am] [Am7/G] [F]

  

  On such a winter's day (California dreamin')

  

   

  

  B Amaj7 C#m

  

  [G] [Fmaj7] [Am]

  

  On such a winter's day

  

   

   


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