Date: Thu, 24 Aug 1995 12:47:45 -0400
From: rogers@hi.com (Andrew Rogers)
Subject: ./b/beach_boys/california_girls.crd


			"California Girls"
		    (Brian Wilson - Mike Love)


Intro:

	Electric 12-string [measures 1-4]:

	[B]
	 v   v   v   v   v
	----------------------
	-----9---7------------
	-----9---8---9-8------
	-9---9--99--9----9-11-
	----------------------
	----------------------

	Bass [enters on measure 2]:

	 v   v   v   v   v
	-----1----------------
	---------4---2-1------
	-2------2---2----2-4--
	----------------------

	Electric 12-string [measure 5]:

	[A]
	 v   v   v   v   v
	----------------------
	-----7---5------------
	-----7---6---7-6---6--
	-7---7--77--7----7----
	----------------------
	----------------------

	Bass [measure 5]:

	 v   v   v   v   v
	----------------------
	-----4---2---0--------
	-0------0---0--4-0-4--
	----------------------

	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#m
	I wish they all could be California,
	  A                   Bm
	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 girls
	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-----
	-----------------|------------------
	-----------------|------------------
	-----------------|------------------
	-----------------|------------------

	bass:

	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	-----------------|----6-------------
	-----------------|--------86--42----
	-----------------|----------------4-
	-----------------|------------------


Coda [repeat to fade]:

	  B                                  C#m
	I wish they all could be California girls
	                                   (wish they all could be California)



-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

From: dmart@netcom.com (Darryl Martin)
Subject: CRD: Carlifornia Girls for 3Chords

For 3Chords.
 
California Girls   by Brian Wilson
 
In 3Chords, if you chose to use open chords I would click the change 
key bar and change the key to D.
 
If you keep the original key, I suggest clicking on E-bar chords even 
though many song books display A-bar chords.
 
>      Bb                                 Bb7
:Well, East cost girls are hip, ;I really dig those stiles they wear;
>        Eb
:And the Southern girls with the way they talk, 
>              F7
:They knock me out when I'm down there.
>    Bb                               Bb7
:The midwest farmers' daughters realy make you feel alright,
>        Eb                 
:And the northern girls with the way they kiss
>                F7
:They keep their boy-freinds warm at night.
 
chorus:
>  Bb                    Cm7
:I wish they all could be California,
>  Db  
:I wish they all could be California,
>  Gb                    Cb          Bb
:I wish they all could be California Girls.
 
>    Bb                                   Bb7
:The West coast has the sunshine, and the girls all get so tanned;
>        Eb
:I dig a French bikini on Hawaiian Islands, 
>           F7
:Dolls by a palm tree in the sand.
>  Bb               
:I been all around this great big world, 
>         Bb7
:And I've seen all kinds of girls,
>      Eb       
:But I couldn't wait to get back in the states,  
>            F7
:Back to the cutest girls in the world.
 
chorus:
>  Bb                    Cm7
:I wish they all could be California,
>  Db  
:I wish they all could be California,
>  Gb                    Cb          Bb
:I wish they all could be California Girls.
 
Repeat till fade out
>  Bb                   
:I wish they all could be California,
>  Eb   
:I wish they all could be California;  I
 
 
 


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