_____________________
/ Kashmir / I think this song is about the Americanization of the
/ Kalifornia / world, and how we're consumed by its ideals. We've
/ No Balance Palace / always been aware of that it was sneaking up on us, but
/____________________/ eventually it's not something society is able to resist.
I start out this tab with quite a long introcuction, but I feel it's necessary
to understand what's going on, 'cause it's really not that simple at all!
Intro:
The intro is basically just a verse played by some kind of organ.
The tricky thing is all the 2/4-bars. Here's a table showing the time signatures:
| 4/4 | % | % | 2/4 | 2/4 |
| 4/4 | % | % | 2/4 | 2/4 | 2/4 |
| 4/4 | % | % | 2/4 |
| 4/4 | % | % | 2/4 | 2/4 | 2/4 |
While the organ plays, the guitar picks this pattern with the strings muted.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|-----------------|
|-----------------| (accentuate the up strokes [v])
|-----------------|
|-----x---x-----x-|
|---x-x---x---x-x-| ^ = down stroke
|-x-----x---x-----| v = up stroke
^ ^ v ^ v ^ ^ v
Here's a guitar transcription of the opening organ part.
Notice that the time signatures here are the same as in the table above.
(The first line of bars is the last three bars in the table above.)
2/4 2/4 2/4
:---------|-----|-----|-----||
:-0-------|(0)--|(0)--|(0)--||
:---------|-7---|-6---|-7---||
:---------|-----|-7---|-5---||
:-fade-in-|-----|-----|-----||
:---------|-----|-----|-----||
4/4 2/4 2/4
Em
|---------|---------|---------|-----|-----|
|-0-------|(0)------|(0)------|-3---|-0---|
|-0-------|(0)------|(0)------|-0---|-0---|
|-2-------|(2)------|(2)------|-2---|-2---|
|---------|---------|---------|-5---|-2---|
|---------|---------|---------|-----|-----|
4/4 2/4 2/4 2/4
A/C# -/A Gsus2 A7 G/B
|---------|---------|---------|-----|-----|-----|
|-2-------|(2)------|(2)------|-3---|-2---|-3---|
|-2-------|(2)------|(2)------|-2---|-2---|-4---|
|-2-------|(2)------|(2)------|-5---|-5---|-5---|
|-4-------|(4)------|-2-------|-----|-0---|-2---|
|---------|---------|---5-----|-3---|-----|-----|
4/4 2/4
Em (Em6) (Em7) G
|---------|---------|---------|-----|
|-0-------|(0)------|---------|-3---|
|-0-------|(0)----6-|---7-----|-4---|
|-5-------|(5)------|---------|-5---|
|-7-------|(7)------|---------|-----|
|-0-------|(0)------|---------|-3---|
And then the guitar comes in!
4/4 2/4 2/4 2/4
A Bm -/A -/G
|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|-2-------|(2)------|(2)------|---------|---------|---------|
|-2-------|(2)------|(2)------|---------|---------|---------|
|-2-------|(2)------|(2)------|-----4---|-----4---|-----4---|
|-0-------|(0)------|(0)------|---5---5-|---5---5-|---5---5-|
|---------|---------|---------|-7-------|-5-------|-3-------|
ka- li- for-
Verse:
This is the typical picking pattern.
Notice that is just based on the picking pattern with the muted strings.
First there is an instrumental verse, and then 2 verses with lyrics.
4/4 (2/4) (2/4)
Em Gmaj7 Em
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|
|-----5---5-----5-|-----5---4-----5-|-----5---5-----5-|-----4---|-----5---|
|---2-2---2---2-2-|---2-2---2---2-2-|---2-2---2---2-2-|---5---5-|---2---2-|
|-0-----0---0-----|-0-----0---0-----|-0-----0---0-----|-3-------|-0-------|
^ ^ v ^ v ^ ^ v
(2/4) (2/4) (2/4)
Asus4 A Gmaj7 F#m/A Bm
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|
|-----2---2-----2-|-----2---2-----2-|-----2---2-----2-|-----4---|-----4---|-----4---|
|---5-----5---5-5-|---5-5---5---5-5-|---4-----4---4-4-|---2---2-|---4---4-|---5---5-|
|-5-----5---5-----|-5-----5---5-----|-5-----5---5-----|-3-------|-5-------|-7-------|
(2/4)
Em (Em6) (Em7) Bm
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|---------------6-|-----------6---7-|-----7-----------|---------|
|-----5---5-------|-----5-----------|-----------5-----|-----4---|
|---7-----7---7---|---7-7---7-------|---7-----7-7---7-|---5---5-|
|-0-----0---0-----|-0-----0-----0---|-0-----0-----0---|-7-------|
(2/4) (2/4) (2/4)
Asus4 A Bm -/A -/G
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|
|-----2---2-----2-|-----2---2-----2-|-----2---2-----2-|-----4---|-----4---|-----4---|
|---5-----5---5-5-|---5-5---5---5-5-|---4-----4---4-4-|---5---5-|---5---5-|---5---5-|
|-5-----5---5-----|-5-----5---5-----|-5-----5---5-----|-7-------|-5-------|-3-------|
(Skip these last three bars
before moving to the Chorus.)
Chorus:
In every line, in the 2½ empty bars, just play around with the chord.
Bm -/A -/G Em
4/4
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|-2-----2-----2---|---0-----0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-----3-----3---|---0-----0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-----4-----4---|---0-----0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-----4-----4---|---2-----2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-----0-----x---|---2-----2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------3---|---0-----0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
rest- less, rest- less
Bm D/A Gmaj7 F#
|-2-----2-----2---|---2-----2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-----3-----3---|---2-----2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-----2-----0---|---3-----3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-----4-----4---|---4-----4-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-----0-----x---|---4-----4-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------3---|---2-----2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
wind- swept road
Bm -/A -/G Em
|-2-----2-----2---|---0-----0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-----3-----3---|---0-----0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-----4-----4---|---0-----0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-----4-----4---|---2-----2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-----0-----x---|---2-----2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------3---|---0-----0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
take me some place
2/4 4/4
Bm A
|-2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-------|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-------|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-------|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
un- fold.
(2/4) (2/4) (2/4)
Bm -/A -/G
|---------|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|---------|
|---------|---------|---------|
|-----4---|-----4---|-----4---|
|---5---5-|---5---5-|---5---5-|
|-7-------|-5-------|-3-------|
ka- li- for-
After 2 more verses with lyrics, there's obviously the 2nd Chorus.
This chorus ends earlier and goes directly into the Build-up part.
Build-up:
Strum all the chords as in the first bar.
The upper guitar track is Kasper, the lower one is Henke.
4/4
A A(add9)
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---------------|-9---------------|-9---------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-fold.
Asus4 A5
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-14----------14b-|
|-12--------------|-12--------------|-14--------------|-----------------|
|--0--------------|--0--------------|--0--------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7---------------|-7---------------|-9---------------|-9---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---------------|-5---------------|-7---------------|-7---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Finale:
The final part here is a round of 2x8½ bars.
The first one is instrumental, and the two last ones are with lyrics.
(intrumental):
(2/4)
F#5 G Gsus2 D
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|-11-------------|-11-------------|-11-------------|-16-----14------|-11-----|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|--9-------------|--9-------------|--9-------------|-14-----12------|--9-----|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|-6--------------|-6--------------|-6--------------|-7--------------|-7------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|-4--------------|-4--------------|-4--------------|-5--------------|-5------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
A F#m Gsus2
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-9--------------|-9--------------|-9/11-----------|-14-------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-7--------------|-7--------------|-7/9------------|-12-------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-6--------------|-6--------------|-6--------------|-7--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-4--------------|-4--------------|-4--------------|-5--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(2/4)
Bm F#m G Gsus2 D
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|-11-------------|-11-------------|-11-------------|-16-----14------|-11-----|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|--9-------------|--9-------------|--9-------------|-14-----12------|--9-----|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|-7--------------|-7--------------|-6--------------|-7--------------|-7------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|-5--------------|-5--------------|-4--------------|-5--------------|-5------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
A Esus2 Gsus2
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-9--------------|-9--------------|-9/11-----------|-14-------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-7--------------|-7--------------|-7/9------------|-12-------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-6--------------|-6--------------|-9--------------|-7--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-4--------------|-4--------------|-7--------------|-5--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
some-
(with lyrics):
(2/4)
D F#m G Gsus2 D
||---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
||o--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
||--11-----------|-11-------------|-11-------------|-16-----14------|-11-----|
||---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
||o--9-----------|--9-------------|--9-------------|-14-----12------|--9-----|
||---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|
||---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
||o--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
||--7------------|-7--------------|-6--------------|-7--------------|-7------|
||---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
||o-5------------|-5--------------|-4--------------|-5--------------|-5------|
||---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
time. get there some-
A F#m Gsus2
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-9--------------|-9--------------|-9/11-----------|-14-------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-7--------------|-7--------------|-7/9------------|-12-------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-6--------------|-6--------------|-6--------------|-7--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-4--------------|-4--------------|-4--------------|-5--------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
time. some-
(2/4)
Bm F#m G Gsus2 D
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|-11-------------|-11-------------|-11-------------|-16-----14------|-11-----|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|--9-------------|--9-------------|--9-------------|-14-----12------|--9-----|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|-7--------------|-7--------------|-6--------------|-7--------------|-7------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
|-5--------------|-5--------------|-4--------------|-5--------------|-5------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|
time. get there some-
1. 2.
A F#m Gsus2 F#
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||-2-----:
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------o||-2-----:
|-9--------------|-9--------------|-9/11-----------|-14-------------||-3-----:
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||-4-----:
|-7--------------|-7--------------|-7/9------------|-12------------o||-4-----:
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||-2-----:
|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||-------:
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------o||-------:
|-6--------------|-6--------------|-6--------------|-7--------------||-6-----:
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||-------:
|-4--------------|-4--------------|-4--------------|-5-------------o||-4-----:
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||-------:
time. some-
LYRICS
**********
a. kalifornia, have you gone wild?
i'm sifting through your dark miles
reaching out for you
in the headlight's glare
but you're way too devious
to be aware.
b. restless, restless
windswept road
take me someplace
unfold.
a. kalifornia, in a bleak road song
old nick warned me
against the storm
but i'm your slipstream
you're my trail
drive wild with me
full sails.
b. restless, restless
windswept road
take me someplace
unfold.
c. sometime
get there sometime.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------+
Jon Sebastian Frederiksen - 29th /March /10
Just mail me at Maitinin@gmail.com with questions, comments and corrections!
