#----------------------------------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.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# "California Girls" (Brian Wilson / Mike Love) Intro: Electric 12-string [measures 1-4]: [B] v v v v v ---------------------- -----9---7------------ -----9---8---9-8------ -9---9--99--9----9-11- ---------------------- ---------------------- 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 ---------------------- -----7---5------------ -----7---6---7-6---6-- -7---7--77--7----7---- ---------------------- ---------------------- Bass [measure 5]: v v v v v ---------------------- -----4---2---0-------- -0------0---0--4-0-4-- ---------------------- Horns [arr. for guitar]: measures 1,2: tacit measure 3: B(octaves) (x2444x@1) x2x4xx measure 4: E/B (443121@4) x2210x measure 5: Em/A (002000@1) x0200x Verse 1: B (x2444x@1) B9 (x2122x@1) Well, East Coast girls are hip, I really dig those styles they wear E (022100@1)And the Southern girls with the way they talk F# (244322@1)They knock me out when I'm down there B (x2444x@1) B9 (x2122x@1)The midwest farmers' daughters really make you feel alright E (022100@1) And the Northern girls with the way they kiss F# (244322@1)They keep their boyfriends warm at night Chorus: B (x2444x@1) C#m7 (x4242x@1)I wish they all could be California, A (x02220@1) Bm7 (x20202@1)I wish they all could be California, G (320003@1) Am7 (x02010@1) B (x2444x@1)I wish they all could be California Girls Verse 2: The West coast has the sunshine, and the girls all get so tanned I dig aFrench (x02210@1)bikini on Hawaiian Island dolls By apalm (x02210@1)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----- -----------------|------------------ -----------------|------------------ -----------------|------------------ -----------------|------------------ bass: v v v v v v v v -----------------|----6------------- -----------------|--------86--42---- -----------------|----------------4- -----------------|------------------ Coda [repeat to fade]: B (x2444x@1) C#m7 (x4242x@1)I wish they all could be California girls (wish they all could be California) -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers