Title: California ?ber Alles
Band: Dead Kennedys
Album(s): Fresh fruit for rotting vegetables (1980)
Give me convenience or give me death (1987)
Mutiny on the bay (2001)
EP(s): California ?ber Alles / Man with the dogs (1979)
California ?ber Alles / Man with the dogs (1980)
For more info contact www.deadkennedys.com
Tabbed by: Smoking Frog II
Date: 12/7/03
I wrote this tab because the other tabs at UG miss vital parts
including the outro, and some are even wrong.
I recommend you to hear the song a few times through before you
play this for correct timings etc.
Standard tuning, although you may want to drop d the strings
(e becomes d, a becomes g...)
INTRO:
e: - 5 - - 6 - - - 8 -
b: - 6 - - 7 - - - 9 -
g: - 7 - - 8 - - -10 -
d: - 7 - - 8 - - -10 -
a: - 5 - - 6 - - - 8 -
e: - 5 - - 6 - - - 8 -
...Dmin...D#min...Fmin
Single notes (held) *play this twice*
e: 5 5 5 - 6 6 6 - 8 8 8
b: 6 6 6 - 7 7 7 - 9 9 9
g: 7 7 7 - 8 8 8 - 101010
d: 7 7 7 - 8 8 8 - 101010
a: 5 5 5 - 6 6 6 - 8 8 8
e: 5 5 5 - 6 6 6 - 8 8 8
...Dmin....D#min...Fmin
Again, these are single notes, but not held.
*play this twice*
1st VERSE:
e: - 5 - - 6 - - 8 -
b: - 6 - - 7 - - 9 -
g: - 7 - - 8 - -10 -
d: - 7 - - 8 - -10 -
a: - 5 - - 6 - - 8 -
e: - 5 - - 6 - - 8 -
...Dmin....D#min...Fmin
Now strum the same pattern *play two times*
e: - 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0
b: - 6 - - 7 - - 6 - - 4 - - 1
g: - 7 - - 7 - - 7 - - 5 - - 2
d: - 7 - - 8 - - 7 - - 5 - - 2
a: - 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0
e: - 5 - - 6 - - 5 - - 3 - - 0
...Dmin..D#min..Dmin..Cmin..Amin *play once*
Strumming.
Repeat this sequence for the entire verse.
CHORUS:
e: - 55 - 55- 55555555 - 8888888
b: - 66 - 66- 66666666 - 6666666
g: - 77 - 77- 77777777 - 8888888
d: - 77 - 77- 77777777 - 5555555
a: - 55 - 55- 55555555 - 5555555
e: - 55 - 55- 55555555 - 5555555
Repeat this once for the entire chorus.
2nd VERSE:
repeat the 1st verse sequence
2nd CHORUS:
repeat the chorus pattern
BRIDGE:
e: - 55555555 - 3333- 0000
b: - 66666666 - 4444- 1111
g: - 77777777 - 5555- 2222
d: - 77777777 - 5555- 2222
a: - 55555555 - 3333- 0000
e: - 55555555 - 3333- 0000
play this 12 times, speeding up the pattern every 4 times.
After this, repeat the chorus for a final time.
OUTRO:
In my opinion, the best and most classic outro ever.
Simple, yet brilliant.
e: 5 5555 555 3 333 8 8 8 8 8 8
b: 6 6666 666 4 444 9 9 9 9 9 9
g: 7 7777 777 5 555 101010101010
d: 7 7777 777 5 555 101010101010
a: 5 5555 555 3 333 8 8 8 8 8 8
e: 5 5555 555 3 333 8 8 8 8 8 8
play this three times
e: 5 5555 5555
b: 6 6666 6666
g: 7 7777 7777
d: 7 7777 7777
a: 5 5555 5555
e: 5 5555 5555
LYRICS:
1st verse:
I am governor Jerry Brown
My aura smiles and never frowns
Soon I will be president
Carter power will soon go 'way
I will be fuhrer one day
I will command all of you
Your kids will meditate in school
YOUR KIDS WILL MEDITATE IN SCHOOL!
(chorus)
California ?ber Alles
California ????ber Alles
?ber Alles California
?ber Alles Caaaaalifornia
(2nd verse)
Zen fascists will control you
100 per cent natural
You will jog for the master race
and always wear the happy face
You close your eyes can't happen here
Big Bro' on white horse is near
Hippies won't come back you say
Mellow out or you will pay
MELLOW OUT OR YOU WILL PAY!!!
(chorus)
California ?ber Alles
California ????ber Alles
?ber Alles California
?ber Alles Caaaaalifornia
(bridge)
Now it is 1984
Know knock at your front door
It's the suede denim secret police
They have come for your uncool niece
(faster)
You'll go quietly to the camp
You'd look nice as a drawstring lamp
Don't you worry it's only a shower
For your clothes here's a pretty flower!
(even faster)
DIE ON ORGANIC POISON GAS
SERPENT'S EGG ALREADY HAS HATCHED
YOU WILL CHOKE YOU LITTLE CLOWN
WHEN YOU MESS WITH PRESIDENT BROWN
WHEN YOU MESSS WITH PRESSIDENTT BROWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(chorus)
California ?ber Alles
California ????ber Alles
?ber Alles California
?ber Alles Caaaaalifornia
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