• Song:

    Kalifornia

  • Artist:

    Kashmir

  • Album:

    The No Balance EP

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   / Kashmir            /  I think this song is about the Americanization of the
  / Kalifornia         /  world, and how we're consumed by it's 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.

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 If you want to see what the guitar exactly plays, check out my tab of the song:
 www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/k/kashmir/kalifornia_ver2_tab.htm
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 Intro & Verses:
The organ starts the intro on the last 3 bars and then plays a round.
In the Verse, skip the last 3 bars before moving to the Chorus.


 4/4                     2/4     2/4
| Em    |   %   |   %   | Gmaj7 | Em    |


 4/4                     2/4     2/4     2/4
| Asus4 |   %   | A     | Gmaj7 | F#m/A | Bm    |


 4/4                     2/4
| Em    |   %   |   %   | Bm    |


 4/4                     2/4     2/4     2/4
| Asus4 |   %   | A     | Bm    | -/A   | -/G   ||




 Chorus:

 4/4
  Bm    -/A   -/G     Em    Em                        
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
  rest- less, rest-   less


  Bm    D/A   Gmaj7   F#    F#
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
  wind- swept road


  Bm    -/A   -/G     Em    Em                        
| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + |
  take  me    some    place


 2/4     4/4
| Bm    | A     | %     | %     |
  un-     fold


 2/4     2/4     2/4
| Bm    | -/A   | -/G   ||
  ka-     li-     for




 Build-up:
The 2nd Chorus ends earlier and goes directly into the build-up.

| A     | %     | Aadd9| %     |
 -fold

| Asus4 | %     | A5     | %     |




 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):
 4/4                               2/4
| F#5   | %     | %     | G Gsus2 | D |

 4/4
| A     | %     | F#m   | Gsus2 |

 4/4                               2/4
| Bm    | %     | F#m   | G Gsus2 | D |

 4/4
| A     | %     | Esus2 | Gsus2 |



 (with lyrics):
   4/4                               2/4
||: D     | %     | F#m   | G Gsus2 | D |

   4/4
  | A     | %     | F#m   | Gsus2 |

   4/4                               2/4
  | Bm    | %     | F#m   | G Gsus2 | D |

                   1.                2.
   4/4
  | A     | %     | F#m   | Gsus2 :|| F# ...




 LYRICS
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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.


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Jon Sebastian Frederiksen - 29th /March /10
Just mail me at Maitinin@gmail.com with questions, comments and corrections!
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