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"California Girls" — #3 US, 1965. The introduction is one of the most celebrated in all of rock. Brian Wilson in full flight.

Капо 7 лад → E, D, A, Am, Em7, C, Dm7
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"California Girls"
(Brian Wilson / Mike Love)
Intro:
Electric 12-string [measures 1-4]:
[B]
v v v v v
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-----9---7------------
-----9---8---9-8------
-9---9--99--9----9-11-
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Bass [enters on measure 2]:
v v v v v
-----1----------------
---------4---2-1------
-2------2---2----2-4--
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Electric 12-string [measure 5]:
[A]
v v v v v
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-----7---5------------
-----7---6---7-6---6--
-7---7--77--7----7----
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Bass [measure 5]:
v v v v v
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-----4---2---0--------
-0------0---0--4-0-4--
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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:
        B                                  B9
Well, East Coast girls are hip, I really dig those styles they wear
           E
And the Southern girls with the way they talk
                F#
They knock me out when I'm down there
       B                                 B9
The midwest farmers' daughters really make you feel alright
           E
And the Northern girls with the way they kiss
                  F#
They keep their boyfriends warm at night
Chorus:
    B                  C#m7
I wish they all could be California,
    A                   Bm7
I wish they all could be California,
    G                   Am7           B
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 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-----
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bass:
v v v v v v v v
-----------------|----6-------------
-----------------|--------86--42----
-----------------|----------------4-
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Coda [repeat to fade]:
    B                                  C#m7
I wish they all could be California girls
(wish they all could be California)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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  • Released July 1965. Brian Wilson wrote the introduction after taking LSD for the first time. The descending brass and organ figure is one of the most recognisable openings in pop history.