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It is time to see exactly what you have learnt.  Below is "Californication" by the red hot chili peppers. It is a challenging song for beginners.  It has a good mix of notes, chords and a solo full of the techniques from lesson 3.

Click on the link below, to access several versions of this song, if you need to hear it.

http://search.windowsmedia.com/search/mgsearch.aspx?srch=californication&WMPFriendly=false&culture=en-gb&version=

Good luck!

*Intro* ---------------------------------------------------- --------0--1------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------0---2--------------------------- -----2--------0--1----------------------------------------- --0---------------------3----------------------------------- ---------------------1---------------------------------------

*Verse*---------------------------------------------------- -1-------5-------------------------------------------------3- ------------------------4---------------2----------3------2- ----5-----5------------------------------------0----------0- -3------------------5-------5-------3------3--------------- ---------------3----------------1----------------------------

*Bridge*

Am  Fmaj7 Am  Fmaj7 

*refer to www.chordfind.com if you don't know these chords yet.*

*Guitar solo* ------9------------------------9------------ --10----------------------10--------------------------------- ----------11^(11)-----------------11^(11)---------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------

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