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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

From: "Dexter N. Muir"

 

Alright, you Led Zep fans, try this on a 12-string!

 

 

 

GOING TO CALIFORNIA - LED ZEPPELIN

 

Tuning: D A D G B E

 

Intro:

 

----------------|----------------|---5---5---5---5|---5-5-5-5---5-7|

----------------|----------------|-5---5---5---5--|--7-5---5---5-7-|

----------------|-7-7-----7-7----|--7---7---7---7-|------7---7-----|

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

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

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

 

 

 

p p

3--2---0-------3|---2---0--------|--20---0---0----|--20---0---0----|

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

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

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

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

5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|

 

Spent... Smoked... All...

Made... Goin'... In...

Some... Love... In...

 

 

p h h p h h

--1111--10---0--|02---0--02---0--|--1111--10---0--|02---0--02---0--|

--3333--3--3----|---3---3---3----|--3333--3--3----|---3---3---3----|

--2222----------|----------------|--2222----------|----------------|

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

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

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

 

 

(double spaced for double digits... essentially an Am7 up 9 frets...)

 

- - - 12- - - 12- - - 12- - - 12| - - - 12- - - 12- - - 12- - - 12|

- - 10- - - 10- - - 10- - - 10- | - - 10- - - 10- - - 10- - - 10- |

- 11- - - 11- - - 11- - - 11- - | - 11- - - 11- - - 11- - - 11- - |

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

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

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

 

 

 

p p

----------------|----------------|--20---0---0----|--20---0---0----|

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

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

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

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

5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|

 

Took... Never... same...

Sea... Wonder... day...

Mount... Chil... wake... watch out...

 

 

h h

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

6--6---6---6---6|---6---6---6----|--2-----23---3--|--2-----23---3--|

--7---7---7---7-|--7---7---7---7-|-----2----------|-----2----------|

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

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

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

 

Seems... nose... sinking...

Throw... Meet... high...

 

ending:

p p p p

--20---0---0----|--20---0---0----|--20---0---0----|--20---0---0----|

-----3---3---3--|-----3---3---3--|-----3---3---3--|-----3---3---3--|

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

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

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

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

Ahhhhh..... Ahhhhh..... Ahhhhh.....

Ahhhhh..... Ahhhhh..... Ahhhhh..... Fade out...

 

Spent my days with a woman unkind:

Smoked my stuff and drank all my wine.

Made up my mind, make a new start,

Goin' to California with an achin' in my heart.

Someone told me there's a girl out there

With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair.

 

Took my chances on a big jet plane.

Never let 'em tell you that they're all the same.

Ah, the Sea was red and the Sky was grey:

I wondered how tomorrow could ever follow today.

The mountains and the canyons start to tremble and shake:

Children of the Sun begin to wake.... [spoken:] watch out

 

 

Seems like the wrath of the Gods: got a punch on the nose

and it's startin' to flow, I think I might be sinking.

Throw me a line, if I reach it in time

(I'll) meet you up there where the path runs straight and high.

 

 

Find a Queen without a King,

They say she plays guitar and cries and sings: la-la-la-la.

Ride a white mare on the footsteps of Dawn,

Tryin' to find a woman who's never, never, never been born.

Standing on a hill and a mountain of dreams,

Telling myself it's not as hard, hard, hard as it seems....

 

Ahhhhh..... Ahhhhh..... Ahhhhh.....

Ahhhhh..... Ahhhhh..... Ahhhhh..... Fade out...

 

 

Dexter N. Muir Manufacturing Pilot Plant Technician

D.N.Muir@massey.ac.nz Department of Production Technology

Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

 

 

 

From: ksm@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Ken MacFarlane)

 

I saw a request for this, so I thought I'd post it. This is my first

real tab, so it may not be perfect.

 

The song is not overly complex. There are three main riffs

corresponding to the chords. Just play the tab for the appropriate

chord. The tabs may not be perfect, but I know the chords are

correct.

 

Rhythm: all eighth notes, played in cut time.

 

Intro: second half of the "D" tab.

 

"G" tab

E|------------------

B|------------------

G|-0-------0-------- play 4 times

D|-----0-4-----0-4--

A|---2-------2------

E|------------------

 

"D" tab

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------

B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------

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

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

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

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------

 

"Dm" tab A7 Asus4 A7

E||-----------------------------------|||---------------------------------||

B||-----------------------------------|||---------------------------------||

G||*---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--*|*---2---2---2---2---2---3---2---2-*|

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

A||-----------------------------------|||-4---4---4-------4---4---4---4---||

E||-----------------------------------|||---------------------------------||

 

Verses:

 

G D

Spent my days with a woman unkind, smoked my stuff and drank all my wine

 

G

Made up my mind, going to make a new start, going to California with an aching

D

in my heart

 

(etc. until:)

 

Dm

Seems that the wrath of the....

 

I hope this helps somewhat. Also, the song is written in the key of D, if

anyone wants to know.

 

Hopefully, I'll try to post a few other Zeppelin tabs if I get the chance.

 

 

From: chorowit@us.oracle.com (Chuck (cntr-T.Ryan) Horowitz)

Subject: Going To California TAB

 

Going To California by Led Zeppelin

 

This song has two acoustic guitars and a mandolin.

However I only know the guitar parts so just

play with notes for the mandolin stuff.

 

Both guitars are tuned to DGDGBD.

 

Intro on one guitar

 

d-----0------------0------------------------------------------------------

b------------3------------------------------------------------------------

g-------------------------------------------------------------------------

d---------0-----------0---------------------------------------------------

g-------------------------------------------------------------------------

D--0------------0---------------------------------------------------------

 

At the start of the lyrics, still one guitar

 

d---5-------4--4---2----0-----0--2-----0--0-------------------------------

b-------0------------0--------------0--------0----------------------------

g-------0------------0--------------0--------0----------------------------

d-------------------------------------------------------------------------

g---0----------0--------------0-----------0-------------------------------

D-------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

At "all my wine" and at corresponding part in next verse

 

d--------4\2--2---0------7---------7--------------------------------------

b--5/7-----5--5------0----------7-----------------------------------------

g----------------------------9--------------------------------------------

d--------0-----------0----------0-----------------------------------------

g-------------------------------------------------------------------------

D--0----------0----------0------------------------------------------------

 

 

When the second guitar enters is plays this..

 

d--3--2--0---3---3---2--0-----0-------2--0--0----2----0--------0----------

b---------------------------------------------------------3---------------

g----------------------------------0--------------------------------------

d--------0-------0------0-----4----------4-----0--------0---------0-------

g-------------------------------------------------------------------------

D--0------------------------------------------------0-------0-------------

 

While the second guitar plays this..

 

d-------------------------------------------------------------------------

b-------------------------------------------------------------------------

g-------------------------------------------------------------------------

d-------------------------------------------------------------------------

g-------------------------------------------------------------------------

D-------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

d-----0--0--0------0--0--0------4-------------5---5--4-------0-0-0-0------

b-----0--0--0------0--0--0------3------2h3p2------2-----3----0-0-0-0------

g-----0--0--0------0--0--0------2----------------------------0-0-0-0------

d-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------

g---------------4---------------------------------------------------------

D--0-------------------------0--------------------------------------------

 

d--0----0-------0----0-----2--4-------------------------------------------

b--0----0-------0----0-----3--3-------------------------------------------

g--0----0-------0----0-----2--2-------------------------------------------

d-----------------------------0-------------------------------------------

g-------------------------------------------------------------------------

D-------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

At the "wrath of the gods" part.. guitar 1 plays X 4

 

d-7----0--5--5-----0---7--------------------------------------------------

b---6-----------6---------------------------------------------------------

g-------------------------------------------------------------------------

d------------0------------------------------------------------------------

g-------------------------------------------------------------------------

D-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------

 

then...

|--------X1---------| |----------X3-----------------|

d----------0---0-------0-------0---0--------0--0--------------------------

b-----0--2--------2---------2------------2-------0--2---------------------

g--0----------------------0-----------0-----------------------------------

d-------------------------------------------------------------------------

g----------------------2-----------2-----------2--------------------------

D-------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

And guitar 2 plays

|------X4-----------| |-----X4-------------|

d----0-----------0--------------------------------------------------------

b-------5--5--6-----6-------2h3---3---2-----2-----------------------------

g-6-----------------------------------------------------------------------

d----------0----------------2---------------------------------------------

g------------------------2--------2------2--------------------------------

D-7-----------------------------------------------------------------------

 

After that, replay the intro accompanyed by this on guitar 2

 

d---------7----------------7-------------7--7--------7--------------------

b------7----------------7-------------7-----------7-----------------------

g---7---------7--7---9----------7--9-----------9--------------------------

d-------------------------------------------------------------------------

g---7------------7--------------7-----7-----7-----7-----------------------

D---------7-------------7-------------------------------------------------

 

d----------------------7-----7--------7---7--------7----------------------

b-------------------7--------------7------------7-------------------------

g--7---9--7--7--9---------------9------------9----------------------------

d----------------------------------0------------0-------------------------

g--7---7-----7------7-----------------------------------------------------

D----------------------------0------------0-------------------------------

 

On the outro both guitar play essentially the same thing.

 

d--0----2---2--2-----0----------------------------------------------------

b-------------------------------------------------------------------------

g-------------------------------------------------------------------------

d-----0-----------0-------------------------------------------------------

g-----------0-------------------------------------------------------------

D--0----------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Enjoy,

CHUCK

 

 

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