California Stroke 9
Tuning: 5ths (Eb, Bb, F, Db, F)
The tuning is to 5ths instead of 4ths (standard) according to Luke,
who tunes his G string down, but since I didn't want to break my D
string by tuning it up to F, I instead put my G down to F and
removed my D. Heehee.
Time: This is actually tabbed in double time for accuracy and readability,
so 2 "quarter" notes in my tab are actually only 1 quarter note in
the song itself.
Strumming: I tried to tab out some of the strumming as close as
possible, but some times different notes ring out, sometimes not!
Where I noticed patterns in the changing, I tabbed that out. :D
ON TO THE MUSIC!
Main Chords (Just for reference)
[Gb] [Ab] [Bb] [Db] [Eb]
F-|------------------| Db|-0--2--4---7---9--| F-|-1--3--5---8--10--| Bb|-3--5--7--10--12--| Eb|-3--5--7--10--12--|
Those top notes are a bit of a stretch on low frets!
/ or = slide
| = quarter note
+ = eighth note
. = sixteenth note
Intro x2
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + | +
F-|-------------------0-----|-------------------------| Db|-------------0--------0--|----------2-----0--------| F-|-------7-----------------|----------------------3--| Bb|----------7--------------|-------------------------| Eb|/7-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
[Bb] [Ab]
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + | +
F-|-------------------------|-0-----------------------| Db|----------------0--------|----0-----0--------------| F-|-------3-----------------|-------3--------3--------| Bb|----3-----3-----------3--|-------------------------| Eb|-3-----------3-----------|----------------------3/-|
[Gb]
Verse x4
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + | +
F-|-------------------------|-------------------------| Db|----------------0--------|----------------0--------| F-|-------7-----------7-----|-------3-----------3-----| Bb|----------7-----------7--|----------3-----------3--| Eb|-7-----------7-----------|-3-----------3-----------|
[Bb] [Gb]
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + | +
F-|-------------------------|-------------------------| Bb|----------5--------------|-------------------------| Eb|-5-----------5-----------|-----------------------//|
[Ab]
Pre-Chorus x2
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + | +
F-|-------------------------|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------|-------------------------| F-|-3-///--8-----8--------8-|-10-10-10-10----10\\--| Bb|-5-///-10----10-------10-|-12-12-12-12----12\\--| Eb|-5-///-10----10-------10-|-12-12-12-12----12\\--|
[Ab] [Db] [Eb]
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + | +
F-|-------------------------|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------|-------------------------| F-|-3-\--1-----1-----------|-3\1//3\1//3\1//3\1--| Bb|-5-\--3-----3-----------|-5\3//5\3//5\3//5\3--| Eb|-5-\--3-----3-----------|-5\3//5\3//5\3//5\3--|
[Ab] [Gb] [Ab] [Gb] [Ab] [Gb] [Ab] [Gb] [Ab] [Gb]
Chorus x2
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + | +
F-|-------------------------|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------|--------------7\\\\--| F-|//8-----------8--------8-|--8-----------8\\\\--| Bb|/10----------10-------10-|-10----------10\\\\--| Eb|/10----------10-------10-|-10----------10\\\\--|
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + | +
F-|-------------------------|-------------------------| Db|-2-----------2-----------|-------------2-----------| F-|-3-----------3-----------|-------------3-----------| Bb|-5-----------5-----------|-------------5-----------| Eb|-5-----------5-----------|-------------5-----------|
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + | +
Db|----------0-----0--------|----------------0--0--0--| F-|-3--------3-----3--------|-3--------------3--3--3--| Bb|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------| Eb|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + | +
F-|-------------------------|-------------------------| Db|----------0-----0--------|-------------------------| F-|-3--------3-----3--------|-3-----------------------| Bb|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------| Eb|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
Intro x2
Verse x4
Pre-Chorus x2
Chorus x2
Interlude (strumming - "If I tried to...")
1st
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + | +
F-|-------------------------|-------------------------| Db|----------------------0--|----------0--0-----0--0--| F-|-5--------5--5-----5--5-|-1--------1--1-----1--1/-| Bb|/7--------7--7-----7--7-|-3--------3--3-----3--3/-| Eb|/7--------7--7-----7--7-|-3--------3--3-----3--3/-|
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + | +
F-|----------0-----0--------|----------0-----------0--| Db|-2--------2-----2--2-----|----------2--2-----2--2--| F-|-3-----------------3-----|-------------3-----3--3--| Bb|-5-----------------5-----|-------------5-----5--5--| Eb|-5-----------------5-----|-------------5-----5--5--|
[2nd] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | +
F-|-------------------------|-------------------------| Db|-------------------------|-------------------------| F-|/5-----------5-----5----|-1-----------1-----1--/--| Bb|/7-----------7-----7----|-3-----------3-----3--/--| Eb|/7-----------7-----7----|-3-----------3-----3--/--|
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + | +
F-|-3-----------------3-----|----------3--------3--3--| Bb|-5-----------------5-----|-------------------------| Eb|-5-----------------5-----|-------------------------|
3rd
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + | +
F-|-------------------------|-------------0-----------| Db|----------0--0-----------|-------------0-----------| F-|/5--------5--5-----5----|-1-----------1-----1--/--| Bb|/7--------7--7-----7----|-3-----------3-----3--/--| Eb|/7--------7--7-----7----|-3-----------3-----3--/--|
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + | +
F-|----------0-----0--------|----0--------0-----------| Db|----------2-----2--2-----|-------2--------2--2--2--| F-|-3-----------------3-----|----------3--------3--3--| Bb|-5-----------------5-----|-------------------------| Eb|-5-----------------5-----|-------------------------|
4th
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + | +
F-|-------------------------|-------------------------| Db|----------0--0-----0--0--|-------------0-----0--0--| F-|/5--------5--5-----5--5--|-1-----------1-----1--1--| Bb|/7--------7--7-----7--7--|-3-----------3-----3--3--| Eb|/7--------7--7-----7--7--|-3-----------3-----3--3--|
^--play lightly
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + | +
F-|----------0-----0--0-----|-------------------------| Db|----------2-----2--2-----|-------------------------| F-|-3-----------------3-----|-------------------------| Bb|-5-----------------5-----|-------------------------| Eb|-5-----------------5-----|-------------------------|
Last Verse x3
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + | +
F-|-------------------------|-------------------------| Db|----------0--------------|----------0--------------| F-|-------5-----------------|-------1-----------------| Bb|----7--------------------|----3--------------------| Eb|/7-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
| + | + | + | + | + | + | + | +
F-|-------------------------|-------------------------| Db|----------2--------------|-------------------------| F-|-------3-----------------|-------------------------| Bb|----5--------------------|-------------------------| Eb|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|
Chorus x3
Thanks to Stroke 9 for writing the truly best songs I know.
Special thanks to Luke (I assume that was really him) for
telling me about the tuning.
Of course uber special thanks to "Jonathan Michael Elwell"
who actually asked me if I finished this... and remotivated
me! Without him you wouldn't be reading this.
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