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Californication Chords

Learn to play “Californication” by Red Hot Chilli Peppers on guitar — played in the key of Am, using Am9, F, C and G. It's an easy, beginner-friendly arrangement using common open chords. Use the interactive player to transpose to your vocal range, add a capo, and autoscroll hands-free while you strum.

Chords:Am9FCGDm

Chords for Californication

Key: BBPM: 90Difficulty: EasyPop

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Intro :

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

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

D---2-----2-0h2p0---|---------3-0-|

A-0-----------------3-|---3---------|

E---------------------|-1------------|

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

G----------------4--|-------2----------|

D---2-------0-------|---2-------3------|

A-3-------2---------|-0----------------|

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Am9Psychic spies from China

Try to Fsteal your mind's elation

Am9Little girls from Sweden

Dream ofF silver screen quotations

And Cif you want theseG kind of dreams

FIt's CaliforniDmcation

Am9It's the edge of the world

And allF of western civilization

Am9The sun may rise in the East

At least itF settles in the final location

CIt's understood Gthat Hollywood

FSells CaliforniDmcation

Am9Pay your surgeon very well

To breakF the spell of aging

Am9Celebrity skin is this your chin

Or isF that war your waging

Am9First born Funicorn

Am9Hard core soft Fporn

CDream of GCaliforniFcation

CDream of GCaliforniDmcation

Am9Marry me girl be my fairy to the world

Be myF very own constellation

Am9A teenage bride with a baby inside

Getting Fhigh on information

And Cbuy me a star on theG boulevard

FIt's CaliforniDmcation

Am9Space may be the final frontier

But it'sF made in a Hollywood basement

Am9Cobain can you hear the spheres

Singing Fsongs off station to station

AndC Alderon's notG far away

FIt's CaliforniDmcation

Am9Born and raised by those who praise

Control Fof population Am9everybody's been here and

I Fdon't mean on vacation

CDream of GCaliforniFcation

CDream of GCaliforniDmcation

Intro :

Am9Destruction leads to a very rough road

But itF also breeds creation

Am9And earthquakes are to a girl's guitar

They're Fjust another good vibration

And Ctidal waves couldn'tG save the world

FromF CaliforniDmcation

CDream of GCaliforniFcation

CDream of GCaliforniDmcation

Am9Pay your surgeon very well

To Fbreak the spell of aging

Am9Sicker than the rest, there is no test

But Fthis is what you're craving

CDream of GCaliforniFcation

CDream of GCaliforniDmcation

CDream of GCaliforniFcation

CDream of GCaliforniDmcation

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About Californication

Red Hot Chilli Peppers's “Californication” is a pop track that guitarists love to cover. This arrangement uses 5 chords — Am9, F, C, G and Dm — with the progression centred on Am9, F and C. Because it sticks to common open shapes, it's a great choice for beginners and campfire sing-alongs. Hover or tap any chord above to see its fingering, change the key with the transpose buttons, or set a capo to match the original recording.