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California Dreamin' (Fingerstyle) - Helmut Bickel       mp3
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  Artist: The Mamas & the Papas
 Tutorial & Tab: Helmut Bickel
  Audio Clip from the Tutorial
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Capo 4th Fret - 4/4 Time
Intro:
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   Am
    _   _   _   _     _   _   _   _     _   _   _
   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | |   | | | | | | |
e|-----------------|-----0-1-0-------|---------------|
B|-----0---3-1---0-|-----------1-3p0-|-1---3-1-0-----|
G|---2---2---------|---2-------------|-2---------2-0-|
D|-2---------------|-2---------------|---2-----------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|

 E7sus4

   |
e|-0-----|
B|-0-----|
G|-2-----|
D|-0-----|
A|-2-----|
E|-0-----|


Verse 1:
-------

             Am  G     F              E7sus4       E7
    _   _     _   _     _   _   _         _ _ _   _   _
   | | | |   | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |
e|---------|---------|---------------|---0-0-0-0---0-----|
B|---0-----|-1-1-0-0-|---------0-----|---0-0-0-0---0-----|
G|-2---2-0-|-2-2-0-0-|---2-2-----2-0-|---2-2-2-2---1-----|
D|-2---2---|---------|---3-3-----3---|-2-0-0-0-0---------|
A|---------|-0-0-----|---------------|---2-2-2-2---------|
E|---------|-----3---|---1-1---------|-0-0-0-0-0-x---0---|
  All the leaves are brown & the sky is gray

   F         C   E7      Am   F          E7  
    _   _     _   _     _ _   _   _     _ _   _   _   _
   | | | |   | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |
e|---------|-0-0-----|---0-----------|-------------------|
B|-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-3-3-|---1---1-1-1-1-|---0---3-3-3-3-0---|
G|-2---2---|-----1-1-|---2---2-2-2-2-|---1---4-4-4-4-1---|
D|-----3---|---2-----|-----------3---|-------------------|
A|---------|-3-------|-----0---------|-------------------|
E|-1-------|-----0---|-------1-------|---x-0-----0-----0-|
          I've been for a walk on a winter's day

   E7        Am  G     F              E7sus4       E7
    _   _     _   _     _   _   _         _ _ _   _   _
   | | | |   | | | |   | | | | | | |   | | | | | | | | |
e|---------|---------|---------------|---0-0-0-0---0-----|
B|---------|-1-1-0-0-|---------0-----|---0-0-0-0---0-----|
G|---------|-2-2-0-0-|---2---2---2-0-|---2-2-2-2---1-----|
D|-2-2-3-2-|---------|---3---3---3---|-2-0-0-0-0---------|
A|---------|-0-0-----|---------------|---2-2-2-2---------|
E|-0-------|-----3---|---1---1-------|-0-0-0-0-0-x---0---|
        I'd be safe and warm if I was in L.A.

           Am        G     F             E7sus4    E7
    _   _       _     _   _   _   _ _ _
   | | | |   | | |   | | | | | | | | | |   |       |
e|-0---------------|---------------------|-0-----|-0-----|
B|---3-1-0-0h1-1-1-|-0-0---1---1-3-1-3-1-|-0-----|-0-----|
G|---------0h2-2-2-|-0-0---2-----2---2---|-2-----|-1-----|
D|-----------2-2---|-------3-------------|-0-----|-0-----|
A|---------0-------|---------------------|-2-----|-2-----|
E|-----------------|-3-----1-----1---1---|-0-----|-0-----|
  California dreamin' on such a   winter's day


*:·..·:*¨¨*:·..·:*¨¨*


Lyrics and Chords:
-----------------

Verse 1:
-------

                  [Am  G][F          G    ] E7sus4 [E7 '
All the leaves are brown  and the sky is gray
  '       F   ] [C  E ][Am         F  ]  E7sus4  E7
I've been for a walk       on a winter's day
                [ Am  G][F     G   ]    E7sus4   E7
I'd be safe and warm    if I was in L.A.
[Am   G  ][ F          G           ]    E7sus4   E7
California dreamin' on such a winter's day


Verse 2:
-------
                  [Am  G][F          G    ]  E7sus4 [E7 '
Stopped in to a church     I passed along the way
       '    F    ]  [C  E ] [Am       F  ]  E7sus4  E7
Well I got down on my knees   and I pretend to pray
                [ Am         G][F     G            ] E7sus4  E7
You know the preacher liked the cold He knows I'm gonna stay
[Am   G  ][ F          G           ]    E7sus4   E7
California dreamin' on such a winter's day


Solo:
----

   Am       Am                 Am

e|-0------|-0--0--0--0--0--0-|-0------|
B|-1------|-0--1--3--1--0--1-|-1------|
G|-2------|-2--2--2--2--2--2-|-2------|
D|-2------|------------------|-2------|
A|-0------|------------------|-0------|
E|--------|------------------|--------|

[Am  F]  [C  E]  [Am  F]  E7sus4  E7
[Am  G]  [F  G]  E7sus4   E7
[Am  G]  [F  G]  E7sus4   E7


Verse 3:
-------
                  [Am  G][F          G    ]  E7sus4 [E7 '
All the leaves are brown  and the sky is gray
 '        F   ] [C  E ][Am         F  ]  E7sus4  E7
I've been for a walk       on a winter's day
               [ Am  G][F     G   ]    E7sus4   E7
If I didn't tell her   I could leave today


Outro:
-----

[Am   G ] [F           G                ]
California dreamin' on such a winter's day
[Am   G ] [F           G                ]
California dreamin' on such a winter's day
[Am   G ] [F           G                ]
California dreamin' on such a winter's day
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