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Guitar Tab for Going to California by Led Zeppelin

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Going to California - Led Zeppelin

Found on:
Led Zeppelin x Led Zeppelin(2018-09-27)
An Introduction to Led Zeppelin(2018-09-27)
Thulemann Box(2015)
Black Dragon With Blue Axe(2015)
1971-11-20: Electric Magic Wembley Empire Pool: Empire Pool, London, UK(2014-11)
1977-05-22: Texas Hurricane: Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA(2014-09)
[Led Zeppelin IV](2014)
The Lord of Strings(2014)
The Complete Studio Albums(2013-07-23)
The Last Concert in America(2010-08)
Playing Games, Volume 1(2010-04-28)
Magical Sound Boogie(2010)
Definitive Collection(2008-09-10)
Greatest Hits(2008)
Destroyer(2008)
1977-05-28: The Powhatan Confederacy: Capitol Center, Landover, MD, USA(2007)
Bacobens Rock Top 500 (CD3)(2007)
Led Zeppelin(2006-07)
Maple Leaf Gardens(2006)
The Complete BBC Radio Sessions(2006)
1971-09-23: A Young Person's Guide to Led Zeppelin, Volume 2: Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan(2005)
100 Hits The House of the Rising Sun(2004)
Led Zeppelin(2003-05-26)
How the West Was Won(2003)
1971-08-31: Florida Sunshine: Sports Stadium, Orlando, FL, USA(2003)
Listen to This Eddie, Volume 1. Archives 1977. Recorded Live in Los Angeles Forum June 21, 1977(2003)
1971-09-27: Live Peace in Hiroshima 1971: Hiroshima, Japan(2003)
1975-05-25: The Earls Court Incident: Earls Court Arena, London, UK(2003)
You Shook Me(2002)
Burn Like a Candle(2002)
Zeppelin Express Physical Rocket(2002)
Led Zeppelin(2001)
RetroActive Promo Box(2001)
Earl's Court The Final Option(2001)
Led Zeppelin(2001)
1977-06-27: Deep Striker: Los Angeles Forum, CA, USA(1999)
BBC Sessions(1997-11-11)
1972-02-19: Oh My Ears Man!: Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia(1997)
Running on Pure Heart & Soul(1997)
Your Teenage Dream(1997)
Thunderous Break(1997)
Tightest and Loosest(1997)
1977-06-13: Over the Garden: Madison Square Garden, NYC, NY, USA(1996)
Classic Ballads(1996)
1971-04-01: Return to Paris Theatre: London, UK(1994)
The Bonham Sessions(1994)
The Complete Studio Recordings(1993-09-28)
Through the Years(1993)
California Mystery Train(1993)
Live(1993)
The Hit Collection(1993)
The Ultimate BBC Collection (1969–1971)(1993)
“Black Dog” (Vol.2)(1993)
1971-04-01: BBC Zep: BBC Paris Studios, London, UK(1993)
Australian Tour 1972, Pt 1(1992)
Plays Pure Blues(1992)
Identification Required(1992)
1972-02-29: Australian Tour 1972, Part 2: Festival Hall, Brisbane, Australia(1992)
Uncensored(1992)
Whole Lotta Rock!(1992)
From London to Dallas(1991-06)
1971-04-01: Live Performances(1991)
Best of Led Zeppelin(1990)
Remasters(1990)
Listen to This Eddie (Part 2)(1990)
1971-03-25: Communication Breakdown: London, UK(1989)
Greatest Songs
Greatest Hits of the 70s
1972‐06‐15: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale NY USA
Celebration
Jennings Farm Blues
How the West Was Redone
1975‐05‐24: To Be a Rock and Not to Roll: Earl’s Court Arena, London, UK
1977-04-27: Destroyer: Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH, USA
The Easy Rider Generation in Concert
1977-06-23: Los Angeles Forum, CA, USA
Australian Tour 1972
BBC in Concert
Complete Live in Japan
1971-09-23: Ladies and Gentlemen... This Is Led Zeppelin: Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Complete Live in Japan
1977-06-10: Riot in Thunderstorm: Madison Square Garden, NYC, NY, USA
1975-05-24: The Earl's Court Incident: Earl's Court Arena, London, UK
1977-05-21: The Dragon Snake: The Summit, Houston, TX, USA
1975-05-23: Earl's Court, London, UK
1971-09-23: Tales of Storms: Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
1972-06-19: The Evergreen: Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA
1975-05-25: Blasphemy: Earl's Court Arena, London, UK
Taking Toronto by Strategy
1977-06-22: One Day After Eddie: Inglewood Forum, Los Angeles, CA, USA
1972-06-18: Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA
1972-06-22: Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA, USA
1971-11-11: Teddy Bear's Picnic: City Hall, Newcastle, UK
Studio Gems, Volume 3
1977-04-27: Richfield Coliseum, Cleveland, OH, USA
1971-08-07: Led Zeppelin à Montreux (Bon Public): Montreux Casino, Montreux, Switzerland
1977-06-14: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA
1972‐02‐29: Festival Hall, Brisbane, Australia
1972-06-11: Baltimore, MD, USA
1971-03-25: Heartbreaker: Paris Theatre, London, UK
1977-05-26: Bringing Down the House: Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA
1975-05-25: Earl's Court Arena, London, UK
1971-09-09: Hampton '71: Hampton, VA, USA
[Intro]

D|---0-------0---|---0---2---0---|---0-------0---|---0---0h2---0---|
B|-------3-------|-------3-------|-------3-------|-----------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|-----0---------0-|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-0-------0-----|-0-------0-----|-0-------0-----|-0---------0-----|

D|---0---0h2---0---|---0---0---0---|---0-----0-----0-----0----0----0-------|
B|-----------------|---------------|--------10----10----10---10---10-------|
G|-----------------|---------------|-----11----12----11----9----0----11-11-|
D|-----0---------0-|-----0-------0-|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------------|---------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-0---------0-----|-0-------0-----|-0-------------------------------------|

                                 Mandolin tabbed for Guitar. Guitar keeps playing D pattern.


[Verse riff]

D|-5-----4-------0-|-------0-------|-5-----4-------0-|-------0---------|
B|---0-------0-----|---5-------0---|---0-------0-----|---5---0---------|
G|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0---|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----0-----0-----|
A|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-----|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|

"Spend my days with a woman unkind.  Smoked my stuff and drank

D|----------------0-|--------0------7-|--0-------9--------12---12----0----0-|
B|-5h7-7-5----------|---/5---------10-|-10------10---10---10---10---10------|
G|-7---------/7-----|--------7--------|--9h11---11---9----11---11------11---|
D|-----0--------0---|------0-----0----|-------0---------0-----------------0-|
A|------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-0-------0--------|-0--------0------|--0---------0---------0--------------|

"All my wine."

D|-5-----4-------0-|-------0-------|-5-----4-------0-|-----------------|
B|---0-------0-----|---5-------0---|---0-------0-----|---5---0---------|
G|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|
D|-----------------|-----------0-0-|-0---0---0-------|-----------0-----|
A|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-----|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|

"Made up my mind. Make a new start. Goin' to California with an achin,"

D|-------7-------0-|-0-----0------0-|-5-----5---7---0-|-0-------0-------5-|
B|-5h7-7-5---5h7---|---5h7-----5h7--|-5h7---5---5---7-|---5h7---7---5h7---|
G|-----------------|-----0-2-----0--|-7---5-----7---7-|-----0---7-----0---|
D|-----0-------0---|----------------|-----7-----------|-------0-----------|
A|-----------------|----------------|-----0-------0---|-------------------|
D|-0-------0-------|-0-------0------|-0-------0-------|-0---------0-------|

"in my heart."

D|-5-----4-------0-|-------0-------|-5-----4-------0-|-------0---------|
B|---0-------0-----|---5-------0---|---0-------0-----|---5---0---------|
G|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0---|-----------------|
D|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----0-----0-----|
A|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-----|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|

"Someone told me there's a girl out there..  with love in her eyes and flowers

D|-------7-------0-|-------0--------|-5-----5---7---0-|-0-------0-------5-|
B|-5h7-7-5---5h7---|---5h7-----5h7--|-5h7---5---5---7-|---5h7---7---5h7---|
G|-----------------|-----0-------0--|-7---5-----7---7-|-----0---7-----0---|
D|-----0-------0---|----------------|-----7-----------|-------0-----------|
A|-----------------|----------------|-----0-------0---|-------------------|
D|-0-------0-------|-0-------0------|-0-------0-------|-0---------0-------|

"in her hair"


[Verse fill]

(my favorite fill....)

D|-3-----3-------|-------2-------2-|-4-0-----------|-------0---------|
B|---5-------5---|-3-------------3-|-3-------------|-------8-7-------|
G|-----7-------7-|---0-0-----0-0---|---------------|-6h7p6-6--7------|
D|-----0-------0-|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
A|---------------|-2-------2-------|---------------|-----------------|
D|-0-------0-----|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|

D|-3-----3-3\2---|-------2---0---2-|--4-0-----------|
B|---5-----------|-3-------3-----3-|--3-------------|
G|-----7---------|---0-0-----------|----------------|
D|-----0-------0-|-------------0---|----0---0-------|
A|---------------|-2-------2-------|----------------|
D|-0-------0-----|-----------------|-0----0---------|

D|-0-----0---------|-0-------14-|
B|-----------------|------15----|
G|-----------------|o---14-----o|
D|-----0-------0---|o----------o|
A|-----------------|------------|
D|-0-------0-------|-0----------|


Repeat Measure 3 times

Verse Riff (as above):
"Took my chances on a big jet plane. Never let them tell ya' that they're all-----the same----."
verse Riff:
"Oh, the sea was red and the sky was grey-- (wondered how) tommorrow, could ever follow today."
Verse Riff:
"Mountain and the canyons start to tremble and shake-- (the) children of the sun
begin, to awake (won't you/watch out)


[Other Verse]

D|-----7--5-----------7-|----------7-----------7-|----------5-----------7-|
B|-6---6--------6-----6-|----6-----6-----6-----6-|----6-----6-----6-----6-|
G|-7---7-----------7----|-------7-----------7----|-------7-----------7----|
D|-----0-----0-----0----|-0-----0-----0-----0----|-------0-----------0----|
A|-0--------------------|------------------------|-0----------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------------|-------------0----------|

(It) seems that the warth of the gods got a punch on the nose and it started to flow.

D|----------5-------------|----------------------|---------0-------------|-0--------0-------------|
B|----6-----6-----6-----6-|-2--0--2p0h2--2-----2-|-2p0--2--------2-------|-2--0--2--------2-------|
G|-------7-----------7----|-0-----0--------------|------------------2--2-|-------------------2--2-|
D|-------0-----------0----|-2-----2p0h2-----2----|-2----------------2----|-------2-----------2----|
A|------------------------|-0--------------------|------------0----------|-0-----------0----------|
D|-0-----------0----------|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|

"I think it might be sinkin'.        (ah-haaa)

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


[Other Verse Riff]

"(Please) Throw me a line if i reach it in time. Meet you up there where the
path runs straight and high----"
Intro:
instrumental
Verse Riff:
To find a Queen without a King. They say she plays guitar and cries and (she) sings. (la la la la)
Verse Riff:
Ride a white mare in the foot-steps of dawn. Trying to find a woman who's never,
never, never been born.
Verse Riff:
Standin on a hill in the monutatin of dreams. Tellin' myself it's not as hard,
hard, hard as it seems. (Mmm ha/ Sure is hard))


[Outro]

Basically the same a the verse fill but it loops and varies.
 

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