California Girls Bass Tab - The Beach Boys

California Girls
The Beach Boys
Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love; released as a single with "Let Him
Run Wild" as the B-side, and on the album "Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)"

Intro:
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                                                 (slow down)
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(slightly faster than in the beginning)
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                                                       Well,

Verse:
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  East   Coast  girls  are hip,   I      real - ly     dig

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         those  styles they wear,               And    the

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  Sou  - thern      with  the way they   talk, they knock
             girls                                     me

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  out    when   I'm down   there.                      The

Verse:
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  Mid    West   far -  mers' daughters   real - ly

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  make   you    feel all   right,               And    the

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  Nor -  thern      with  the way they   kiss,  they keep
             girls                                     their

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  boy -  friends warm at   night.                      I

Refrain:
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D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|2------2------2------2-----|4------4------4------4-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  wish   they   all    could be   Ca  -  lifornia,     I
                                                       girls

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  wish   they   all    could be   Ca  -  lifornia,     I

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  wish   they   all    could be   Ca  -  lifornia      girls.

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                                                       The

Verse:
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  West   Coast  has    the sun -  shine, and       the
  ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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  girls  all    get so     tan,                 I  dig a
  oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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  French bi- ki  -  ni on  Hawaiian  island dolls  by  a
  oooooooaaaaaaaoooooooaaaaaaaoooooooaaaaaaaoooooooaaaaaa

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  palm   tree   in  the    sand.                       I've
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa         ooooooooooooo
Verse:
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  been   all a  round  this big,  big    world, and I've
  ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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  seen   all    kind   of  girls,               Yeah,  but
  oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

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  I    couldn't wait to get  back in the States, back to the
  oooooooaaaaaaaoooooooaaaaaaaoooooooaaaaaaaoooooooaaaaaa

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  cutest girls  in  the    world.                      I
  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Refrain:
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D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|2------2------2------2-----|4------4------4------4-----|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
  wish   they   all    could be   Ca  -  lifornia,     I
                                                       girls

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D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
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  wish   they   all    could be   Ca  -  lifornia,     I

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  wish   they   all    could be   Ca  -  lifornia      girls.

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Outro:
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                                                       I
                                        (dum  - de-do- de)

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  wish   they   all    could be   Ca  -  lifornia      girls,
                                                       I
 (girls,        girls,        girls,     yeah,  I  dig the
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                                                       I
  wish   they   all    could be   Ca  -  lifornia      girls,
  girls,        girls,        girls,     yeah,  I  dig the
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  wish   they   all    could be   Ca  -  lifornia      girls,
                                                       I
  girls,        girls,        girls,     yeah,  I  dig the
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                                                       I
  wish   they   all    could be   Ca  -  lifornia      girls,
  girls,        girls,        girls,     yeah,  I  dig the
fade out...
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Bass Tabs
Title	California Girls
Artist	The Beach Boys
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	cdNRiZ0kwR8

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a. Strings:

Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar. The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string (usually the G string) is at the top.

b. Numbers:

Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string. For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.

2. Reading Bass Tab Example

In this tab:

Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
Play the open E string.
Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
Play the 1st fret on the A string.

        G|-----------------|
        D|-----------------|
        A|---------3-------|
        E|---1-1---1---3---|

3. Playing Techniques

a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:

Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret). Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).

b. Slides:

Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).

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