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The Beach Boys - California Girls Chords

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Main Riff
Main Riff
Main Riff
Main Riff

B

variations
7 fr
1
3
4
2
1
1
X
2
1
X
3
X
1
4
4
4
X
X
1
3
3
3
1
4 fr
4
3
1
1
1
X
4 fr
3
2
1
1
1
4

9 fr
X
X
1
3
4
3
11 fr
X
4
3
1
2
1

A

variations
X
1
2
3
5 fr
1
3
4
2
1
1
2 fr
X
1
1
1
4
X
X
1
2
2 fr
3
2
1
1
1
4
7 fr
X
X
1
3
4
3

9 fr
X
4
3
1
2
1
12 fr
X
1
3
3
3
1

E/B

variations
X
2
3
1
7 fr
1
X
4
4
4
X
4 fr
4
X
X
1
2
1
9 fr
X
X
1
1
1
4
4 fr
4
4
3
1
2
1
7 fr
1
1
2
3
4
1

Em/A

variations
X
4 fr
X

B9

variations
6 fr
2
1
3
1
4
X
7 fr
1
3
1
2
1
4

E

variations
2
3
1
4 fr
X
4
3
1
2
1
7 fr
X
1
4
4
4
X
2 fr
X
X
1
2
4
3
4 fr
4
3
1
2
1
7 fr
X
1
3
3
3
1

9 fr
4
3
1
1
1
X
9 fr
3
2
1
1
1
4
12 fr
1
3
4
2
1
1
4 fr
X

F♯

variations
1
3
4
2
1
1
X
X
3
2
1
1
6 fr
X
4
3
1
2
1
4 fr
X
X
1
2
4
3
9 fr
X
1
3
3
3
1
11 fr
4
3
1
1
1
X

11 fr
3
2
1
1
1
4

C♯m7

variations
4 fr
X
1
3
1
2
1
9 fr
1
3
1
1
1
1
4 fr
X
1
X
2
4
3
X
2
1
3
1
4
4 fr
X
1
3
1
2
4
X
4
2
1

9 fr
1
3
1
1
4
1
11 fr
X
X
1
3
2
2

Bm7

variations
X
1
3
1
2
1
7 fr
1
3
1
1
1
1
X
1
X
2
4
3
X
1
2
3
7 fr
1
X
1
1
1
X
2 fr
X
1
3
1
2
4

7 fr
1
3
1
1
4
1
9 fr
X
X
1
3
2
2
12 fr
X
2
1
3
1
4
X

G

variations
3
2
4
3 fr
1
3
4
2
1
1
2
1
3
4
3 fr
X
X
3
2
1
1
5 fr
X
X
1
3
4
3
7 fr
X
4
3
1
2
1

10 fr
X
1
2
3
4
X
10 fr
X
1
3
3
3
1
12 fr
3
2
1
1
1
4

Am7

variations
X
2
1
X
2
3
1
4
5 fr
X
1
1
1
1
5 fr
1
3
1
1
1
1
5 fr
1
3
1
1
4
1
7 fr
X
1
4
2
3

10 fr
X
2
1
3
1
4
12 fr
X
1
3
1
2
4
5 fr
X
No chord
Standard guitar tuning: 
E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo



Intro

        Electric 12-string [measures 1-4]:

        B v   v   v   v   v
        Bass [enters on measure 2]:


         v   v   v   v   v
        -----1----------------
        ---------4---2-1------
        -2------2---2----2-4--

        Electric 12-string [measure 5]:

        A v   v   v   v   v
        Bass [measure 5]:

         v   v   v   v   v
        Horns [arr. for guitar]:

        measures 1,2:   tacit
        measure 3:      B (octaves)             x2x4xx
        measure 4:      E/B                     x2210x
        measure 5:      Em/A                    x0200x


Verse 1

        Well, BEast Coast girls are hip, I really B9dig those styles they wear
        And the SEouthern girls with the way they talk
        They knock me F♯out when I'm down there
        The mBidwest farmers' daughters really mB9ake you feel alright
        And the NEorthern girls with the way they kiss
        They keep their F♯boyfriends warm at night


Chorus

        I Bwish they all couldC♯m7 be California,
        I Awish they all could Bm7be California,
        I Gwish they all could Am7be California BGirls


Verse 2

        The West coast has the sunshine, and the girls all get so tanned
        I dig a French bikini on Hawaiian Island dolls
        By a palm tree in the sand
        I been all around this great big world and I've seen
              all kinds of girls
        But I couldn't wait to get back in the states,
        Back to the cutest girls in the world

[repeat chorus]

Organ break [arr. for guitar]


         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
        -7-------7------7|-9-------9---9----
        ----79--7---79---|----79--7--79-----
        -----------------|------------------
        -----------------|------------------
        -----------------|------------------
        -----------------|------------------
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
        -----------------|----6-------------
        -----------------|--------86--42----
        -----------------|----------------4-
        -----------------|------------------


Coda [repeat to fade]:

        I Bwish they all could be California gC♯m7irls

                                                                   Ca


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
Riff

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