Led Zeppelin – Going To California (Guitar Tab)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
(Box Set Disc II Version)
Tabbed by: Bobby Boy
E-mail: [email protected]
There seems to be only one tab available, which to put it bluntly,
does not justice to Jimmy page or John Paul Jones.
Here's a better one. It is difficult and frustrating but it IS right.
It's a mixture of two guitars and a mandolin.
[Intro]
D|---0-------0---|---0---2---0---|---0-------0---|---0---0h2---0---| B|-------3-------|-------3-------|-------3-------|-----------------| G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| D|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|-----0---------0-| A|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| D|-0-------0-----|-0-------0-----|-0-------0-----|-0---------0-----| D|---0---0h2---0---|---0---0---0---|---0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-------| B|-----------------|---------------|--------10----10----10---10---10-------| G|-----------------|---------------|-----11----12----11----9----0----11-11-| D|-----0---------0-|-----0-------0-|---------------------------------------| A|-----------------|---------------|---------------------------------------| D|-0---------0-----|-0-------0-----|-0-------------------------------------|
Mandolin tabbed for Guitar. Guitar keeps playing D pattern.
[Verse riff]
D|-5-----4-------0-|-------0-------|-5-----4-------0-|-------0---------| B|---0-------0-----|---5-------0---|---0-------0-----|---5---0---------| G|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0---|-----------------| D|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----0-----0-----| A|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-----|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|
"Spend my days with a woman unkind. Smoked my stuff and drank
D|----------------0-|--------0------7-|--0-------9--------12---12----0----0-| B|-5h7-7-5----------|---/5---------10-|-10------10---10---10---10---10------| G|-7---------/7-----|--------7--------|--9h11---11---9----11---11------11---| D|-----0--------0---|------0-----0----|-------0---------0-----------------0-| A|------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------| D|-0-------0--------|-0--------0------|--0---------0---------0--------------|
"All my wine."
D|-5-----4-------0-|-------0-------|-5-----4-------0-|-----------------| B|---0-------0-----|---5-------0---|---0-------0-----|---5---0---------| G|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------| D|-----------------|-----------0-0-|-0---0---0-------|-----------0-----| A|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-----|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|
"Made up my mind. Make a new start. Goin' to California with an achin,"
D|-------7-------0-|-0-----0------0-|-5-----5---7---0-|-0-------0-------5-| B|-5h7-7-5---5h7---|---5h7-----5h7--|-5h7---5---5---7-|---5h7---7---5h7---| G|-----------------|-----0-2-----0--|-7---5-----7---7-|-----0---7-----0---| D|-----0-------0---|----------------|-----7-----------|-------0-----------| A|-----------------|----------------|-----0-------0---|-------------------| D|-0-------0-------|-0-------0------|-0-------0-------|-0---------0-------|
"in my heart."
D|-5-----4-------0-|-------0-------|-5-----4-------0-|-------0---------| B|---0-------0-----|---5-------0---|---0-------0-----|---5---0---------| G|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0---|-----------------| D|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----0-----0-----| A|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| D|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-----|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|
"Someone told me there's a girl out there.. with love in her eyes and flowers
D|-------7-------0-|-------0--------|-5-----5---7---0-|-0-------0-------5-| B|-5h7-7-5---5h7---|---5h7-----5h7--|-5h7---5---5---7-|---5h7---7---5h7---| G|-----------------|-----0-------0--|-7---5-----7---7-|-----0---7-----0---| D|-----0-------0---|----------------|-----7-----------|-------0-----------| A|-----------------|----------------|-----0-------0---|-------------------| D|-0-------0-------|-0-------0------|-0-------0-------|-0---------0-------|
"in her hair"
[Verse fill]
(my favorite fill....)
D|-3-----3-------|-------2-------2-|-4-0-----------|-------0---------| B|---5-------5---|-3-------------3-|-3-------------|-------8-7-------| G|-----7-------7-|---0-0-----0-0---|---------------|-6h7p6-6--7------| D|-----0-------0-|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| A|---------------|-2-------2-------|---------------|-----------------| D|-0-------0-----|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| D|-3-----3-3\2---|-------2---0---2-|--4-0-----------| B|---5-----------|-3-------3-----3-|--3-------------| G|-----7---------|---0-0-----------|----------------| D|-----0-------0-|-------------0---|----0---0-------| A|---------------|-2-------2-------|----------------| D|-0-------0-----|-----------------|-0----0---------| D|-0-----0---------|-0-------14-| B|-----------------|------15----| G|-----------------|o---14-----o| D|-----0-------0---|o----------o| A|-----------------|------------| D|-0-------0-------|-0----------|
Repeat Measure 3 times
Verse Riff (as above):
"Took my chances on a big jet plane. Never let them tell ya' that they're all-----the same----."
verse Riff:
"Oh, the sea was red and the sky was grey-- (wondered how) tommorrow, could ever follow today."
Verse Riff:
"Mountain and the canyons start to tremble and shake-- (the) children of the sun
begin, to awake (won't you/watch out)
[Other Verse]
D|-----7--5-----------7-|----------7-----------7-|----------5-----------7-| B|-6---6--------6-----6-|----6-----6-----6-----6-|----6-----6-----6-----6-| G|-7---7-----------7----|-------7-----------7----|-------7-----------7----| D|-----0-----0-----0----|-0-----0-----0-----0----|-------0-----------0----| A|-0--------------------|------------------------|-0----------------------| D|----------------------|------------------------|-------------0----------|
(It) seems that the warth of the gods got a punch on the nose and it started to flow.
D|----------5-------------|----------------------|---------0-------------|-0--------0-------------| B|----6-----6-----6-----6-|-2--0--2p0h2--2-----2-|-2p0--2--------2-------|-2--0--2--------2-------| G|-------7-----------7----|-0-----0--------------|------------------2--2-|-------------------2--2-| D|-------0-----------0----|-2-----2p0h2-----2----|-2----------------2----|-------2-----------2----| A|------------------------|-0--------------------|------------0----------|-0-----------0----------| D|-0-----------0----------|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
"I think it might be sinkin'. (ah-haaa)
D|-0------0-----------| B|-----2---------2----| G|------------------2-| D|-----2------------2-| A|-----------0--------| D|-0------------------|
[Other Verse Riff]
"(Please) Throw me a line if i reach it in time. Meet you up there where the
path runs straight and high----"
Intro:
instrumental
Verse Riff:
To find a Queen without a King. They say she plays guitar and cries and (she) sings. (la la la la)
Verse Riff:
Ride a white mare in the foot-steps of dawn. Trying to find a woman who's never,
never, never been born.
Verse Riff:
Standin on a hill in the monutatin of dreams. Tellin' myself it's not as hard,
hard, hard as it seems. (Mmm ha/ Sure is hard))
[Outro]
Basically the same a the verse fill but it loops and varies.
If you can play what is here you should be able to make up a good sounding ending.
I'm not posting it. If you want it, request it.
[email protected]
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