Going To California Guitar Tab

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Led Zeppelin:  Going To California
(Box Set Disc II Version)

Tuning:  Double Drop-D Tuning
Tabbed by: Bobby Boy
E-mail: bobby_boy3541@yahoo.com
There seems to be only one tab available, which to put it bluntly,
does not justice to Jimmy page or John Paul Jones.
Here's a better one. It is difficult and frustrating but it IS right.
It's a mixture of two guitars and a mandolin.


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-----3-32---|-------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.
 
If you can play what is here you should be able to make up a good sounding ending. 
I'm not posting it. If you want it, request it.
bobby_boy3541@yahoo.com

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture A.K.A. Steven Average	#1 by A.K.A. Steven Stelacio at Jan 12, 1972 at 7:44 PM EST
	its all about dreams. thats what we live for baby:-) great song. great band.

No Picture Chris Average	#2 by Chris H... at Apr 5, 1974 at 9:59 PM EST
	I think the great thing about Led Zeppelin is everyone can interpret it differently. I've thought for awhile you gotta be stoned to understand, but I'm not so sure thats the case anymore and it was kinda dumb of me to say that in the first place. As for the Lord of the Rings thing, good lord, do you seriously have nothing better to do than sit around reading LOTR and comparing every aspect of Zeppelin's songs to the books? Get a life dude, I highly doubt Zep was so obsessed with LOTR that they would write a shitload of songs about it. Is it really so hard to believe dreams can exist outside of Lord of the Rings? Another stupid thing everyone says about Zep is the playing it backwards and meaning santanic things. Alright now thats really dumb, and I doubt they were out to brainwash millions and millions of people into worshipping "sweet satan". ~And the moral of my bitching is, Just listen to the music, enjoy it, and find out what it means to YOU. Thats what its all really about.~

No Picture Håvard Average	#3 by Håvard Banne at Feb 1, 1976 at 4:48 AM EST
	i agree with madtom's narrative standpoint, but as for the cynicism,i think he's off. rambler made a good point in exposing his dark view of the man's fate...i mean, hey;who knows what could happen to this guy. he might find his girl out there with love in her eyes and flowers in her hair. we DON'T know. this is what makes the song beautiful. the uncertainty of a dream that you feel will fill the whole that's been empty for long as you can remember. that's what i think this song is about. amen.

No Picture Aaron Wanna Be	#4 by Aaron Frederick at Sep 29, 1988 at 6:09 AM EST
	every led zeppeling song has impossible lyrics to figure out. i have heard about the lord of the rings thing about led zeppelin, yet i seem to think its just about going to california. i'm not sure. trying to figure out what a led zeppelin song means is not in my human capacity. all i know is that they fuckin rock and i love em.

No Picture I BAKE YOU MUFF Average	#5 by I BAKE YOU MUFFIN at Sep 4, 1990 at 3:59 AM EST
	will you please stop relating this song to Lord of The Rings. This song is definetly not about LOTR it is about how the band love California. This song is by far one of my favortie songs.

No Picture isaac Average	#6 by isaac fritsch at Apr 29, 1993 at 7:51 AM EST
	theres no way this song is from Lord of the Rings! How do you explain the reference to a jet plane? I think it is a big stretch to try and find the symbolism required to make it a song about Lord of the Rings.

No Picture Austin Average	#7 by Austin Schrauben at Dec 11, 1993 at 11:17 AM EST
	Incredible song, Amazing band. Everything about Led Zeppelin is so awesome, and this song is a perfect example...the guitars are complex, the melody is beautiful and the lyrics have discriptive imagery (I can't spell...).

No Picture edwin Wanna Be	#8 by edwin henrriquez at Apr 29, 1998 at 2:26 AM EST
	i may be the only one i know that really likes this song. intoxicating accoustics and haunting lyrics and characteristic zeppelin harmony. theres a flow to this song that you don't get from rock today, and probably never will again. if i could choose a song make love to, this would be it.

No Picture Max Average	#9 by Max Benton at Jun 21, 2000 at 2:39 PM EST
	Just to add to that, this song also reminds me of 'The Grapes of Wrath', by John Steinbeck.

No Picture Kenny Lead Player	#10 by Kenny Berg at Jun 22, 2002 at 5:00 AM EST
	Actually the song is full of Jungian symbolism - but I don't necesarilly think that's what it was written as. It just explains why WE find it so magnetic. It doesn't really matter wat it means - its one of their most beautiful songs.

No Picture scotty 2 hotty Rhythm Player	#11 by scotty 2 hotty at Aug 16, 2002 at 10:51 PM EST
	The meaning of this great Zeppelin song is quite simple. It's about a man whose realized his whole life is a waste. He dreams of starting over again and going to California and finding a perfect girl with flowers in her hair (hippie). He tries to climb his mountain of dreams and keeps on telling himself he can do it and its not hard as it seems.

No Picture ian Average	#12 by ian mckinly at Sep 5, 2007 at 7:22 AM EST
	this is song has an awesome theme to it and the line ' dont let them tell you that they are all the same ' so true