Album: Californication
Record Label: WEA/Warner Bros.
Catalog Number: 47386
Producer: Rick Rubin
Release Date: June 08 1999
Transcribed by Wim...
questions, comments, critisism, death threats,
additions, requests, proposals ----> sirnick@hotmail.com
and if you just want to say thank you, then that would be very appreciated :)
This is the whole song. I think there will be a lot of demand for this tab,
probably mostly from non-pepper fans.
Anyone want to tab the bass? You're a saint. :)
Let's see, scar_tis, I tabbed this song about 6-8 months ago actually.
The song was written quite a long time ago, but it wasnt tabbed from a studio
version - it was a live vegas mp3. You can probably still find it on the
net - it's not that great though. The studio version is much better.
Now sorry to all the poor fools that came looking for a scar tissue tab
when they heard it (over and over again) on the radio... because they
all would have found my tab of the vegas mp3 - in which the guitar
lines are actually quite unique. So here is the proper studio tab.
I added the solo because I got quite a few polite requests. :)
When I first heard this song I wasn't that impressed, and wasn't expecting
the album to be very good because the album cover and the album title
aren't nearly as fascinating as their last three. But, the music on
the album is great - if you're reading this tab cause you heard scar tissue
on the radio, then go out and get the album! It's great, and has a lot
(more?) to offer.
The backing vocals by flea and john are nice.
If you want to play the solo then you'll need a SLIDE. If you're not
so familiar with guitars, then this is a little doohicky you put on
your finger, it's usually made of metal and glass, and you can slide
the notes slowly and sexily. They're cool, but _very_ hard to use...
I'm no good at slide guitar, I keep missing the frets. If you dont
have a slide (they're only a couple of bucks), you can use a bottleneck
like eric clapton did on walkin' blues :)
or just about anything metal/glassish will work, or you can just
fake it with bends.
key:
5/7 slide up
7\5 slide down
5h7 hammer on
7p5 pull off
5b7 bend
5b(7)r5 bend and release (bend up and then let down)
5b(7)p5 bend and pull-off (bend up then pull off)
(7)r5 prebend and release (bend the note before it's plucked)
5h7p5 hammer-on and pull-off
x muted note (deaden the string when you pluck it)
(5) ghost note; you dont strike it; let it ring
5~ ~ tremolo/vibrato (wiggle your finger :)
Cute studio intro:
F C Dm C
e:|-----5-5-5----5----------------------------|
B:|-----------------5--5/6--6--6-6--6\5-------|
G:|-------------------------------------------|
D:|--3---3-3-3--------------------------------|
A:|-----------------3--3/5----5-5-5-----3-----|
E:|-------------------------------------------|
F Dm
e:-----5-5-5--5-3---------------------------|
B:-----------------5/6--(6)--8p6--8p6--5/6--|
G:------------------------------------------|
D:--3---3-3-3-------------------------------|
A:-----------------3/5--(5)-----------------|
E:------------------------------------------|
First verse riff:
D C Dm7 C
e:-----5-5-5---5----------------------------|
B:---------------5--5/6--6--6-6-6---6\5-----|
G:------------------------------------------|
D:--3---3-3-3-------------------------------|
A:---------------3--3/5----5-5-5-5--5\3--3--|
E:------------------------------------------|
Scar tissue that I wish you saw...
F Dm
e:-----5-5-5---5-8--3-3/5--5---5-3-------|
B:---------------------------------6-5---|
G:---------------------------------------|
D:--3---3-3-3----------------------------|
A:------------------3-3/5-----5-5-5-5-3--|
E:---------------------------------------|
Chours: strum these chords
you know the rhythm
D C Am
e:---5---------------1------------|
B:---6--------5------3-----5------|
G:---5-strum--5------2-----5--x2--|
D:---3--etc.--5------0-----5------|
A:------------3------------3------|
E:--------------------------------|
With the birds I share...
More verse:
F C
D
e:-----5-5-5---5-------------------------|
B:----------------5-5/6--6--6-6---6\5----|
G:---------------------------------------|
D:--3---3-3-3----------------------------|
A:----------------3-3/5----5-5-5------3--|
E:---------------------------------------|
0:33 mmm... pushup bra... :)
to chorus riff -->
e:--------------10--8--------------13--12--10--8---|
B:-----10-10-10-------8-8/10--10-------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------|
A:--8----8--8--8--8--------------------------------|
E:--------------------8-8/10----10---10--10--10--8-|
...to lick your heart and taste your health
Slide solo no. 1 (guitar 2 strum chords in background)
Am C Am Am E F
e:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--13\\\(10)-10------10\\\(8)-8-----8///(10)-10----10-10///12-12///13--|
G:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
0:59 To verse riff -->>
Slide solo no. 2
e:------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--///15---15\\\13---13\\\10--------10\\\8----12/13\\\10-----|
G:------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|
1:58
e:----------------------------|
B:--///15---/17--17\\\10--10--|
G:----------------------------|
D:----------------------------|
A:----------------------------|
E:----------------------------|
2:09
to verse riff -->
e:---------------------------------------------|
B:--12/13\\\8---13\\\10-------///15///17///18--|
G:---------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------|
2:21
Slide solo no. 3 (the really long one)
e:---///17-----17\\\15-15-----/17\\\12-12-----12/13\\\10-10---|
B:------------------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|
2:46
e:----(10)\8-8/10-10\8-8/10-10----10\8\5---5/(8)\3---3/(8)\5---|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------//5--5--5--5---------------------------------|
B:---3/(5)\3-----------------3/(5)\3---3/(5)\1--------------|
G:------------------------------------------------5/(7)\\2--|
D:----------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------|
*yawn*
e:---//5---13\\12---8/(10)\\5----(5)//(8)\\(3)//(5)--|
B:---------------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------|
tremolo shake the whammy bar a bit
v v
e:----(5)~~~~~~---/\/\/\/-----------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------[4]------|
D:----------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------^-------|
E:--------------------------------------|-------|
this short note unintentional? ------/ :)
Oh yeah, and:
Rhythm guitar under 2nd and 3rd slide
solos, it's not under the first one though
e:--------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------|
G:----7----7----7---7---7------7--|
D:--------------------------------|
A:--5---5---5-5---5---5---5--5----|
E:--------------------------------|
1:59
e:---------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------|
G:---5-----5---5----5-----5---5-----7----7---7-------|
D:----------------------------------------------etc.-|
A:-3---3----3-3---3----3---3-3--3/5---5---5-5--------|
E:---------------------------------------------------|
and this when the solo ends:
e:---------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------|
G:-------7---7-----9---9--9/10-----|
D:---------------------------------|
A:-----5---5---5/7---7----7/8------|
E:---------------------------------|