California Chords by Lenny Kravitz

Tempo:
131.7 bpm
Chords used:

A

B

E

C

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lenny Kravitz - California chords
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[E] [G#]
[A] [C]
[B] [E] [G#m]
[A] [C]
[B] [E] I was converted [G#] to the other side, [A] from the day I got in [C] there.
[B] [E] I met a girl who [G#m] took me on a ride, [A] I was young and I had no [C] cares.
[B] When I moved to [F#] California, [B]
[F#] California, [F#m] [B]
[E] it gave me records [G#] I had never heard.
[A] [C]
[B] [E] Zeppelin Beatles, [G#] kids don't roll in slums, [A] old played guitars in [C] there.
[B] But I was a [F#] California guy, [B]
[F#] California [B] guy,
[F#m] California, [B]
[G] California [A] love.
[E]
[G] I played the beat in B.O. [A].B., station 26 was [E] free. [G] I met a girl at her lodger's [A] west, her car was keeping well [E] afair. [G] I did a big world of [A] rest, no one gives a doot no [E] man. [G#m] [A] [F#]
[E] [G#m]
[A] [F#]
[B] [E] [G#m] She [A] [Em]
[E] [G#m]
[A] [Em]
[B] [E] got me [G#m] a man with a yard boy, [A] I think I have a broken [C] pair. [B] [E] I got my skateboard [G#] in the summer girl, [A] in the B.B.R. [C] pair. [C#] When I moved to [F#] California, [B] [F#] California, [B] [F#m] California, [B] [G] California love. [A] [E]
[C]
Key:  
A
1231
B
12341112
E
2311
C
3211
F#
134211112
A
1231
B
12341112
E
2311
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To learn Lenny Kravitz - California chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C, B, E, G#, A, C, G#m, A, E, G and A of chords. A strategic approach would be to train at 65 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 132. Given the song's key of E Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[B] _ [E] _ I was converted [G#] to the other side, [A] from the day I got in [C] there.
[B] _ [E] _ I met a girl who [G#m] took me on a ride, [A] I was young and I had no [C] cares.
[B] When I moved to [F#] California, _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ California, _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [E] it gave me records [G#] I had never heard.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[B] _ [E] _ _ Zeppelin Beatles, [G#] kids don't roll in slums, [A] old played guitars in [C] there.
[B] But I was a [F#] California guy, _ [B] _ _
_ [F#] _ California _ [B] guy, _
_ [F#m] _ California, _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ California [A] love.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] I played the beat in B.O. [A].B., station 26 was [E] free. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] I met a girl at her lodger's [A] west, her car was keeping well [E] afair. _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] I did a big world of [A] rest, no one gives a doot no [E] _ man. _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G#m] She _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ got me [G#m] a man with a yard boy, [A] I think I have a broken _ [C] pair. [B] _ [E] _ I got my skateboard [G#] in the summer girl, [A] in the B.B.R. [C] pair. [C#] When I moved to [F#] California, _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ California, _ [B] _ _ _ [F#m] _ California, _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ California love. [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _

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