CALIFORNIA DREAMING

The Mamas and the Papas

(Any copyright which may be vested in the original author of the song used in this lesson is acknowledged. Portions of the song are used here solely for educational purposes. Copyright in the material used in this lesson vests in the author of the material.)

INTRODUCTION:  Em/   D/   C/   /   B7/   /   /

/                  Em/  D/  C/         /      B7/  /  /  /
All the leaves are brown       and the sky is gray
G/     B7/   Em/       /       B7/   /   /
I went for a walk on a winters day
/               Em/  D/  C/      /        B7/  /  /
I'd be safe and warm        if I was in L.A.
/          Em/  D/  C/    /              B7/  /  /
California dreaming    on such a winters day
/          Em/  D/  C/    /              B7/  /  /
California dreaming    on such a winters day

/              Em/  D/  C/           /        B7/  /  /  /
Stopped into a church      I passed along the way
G/         B7/   Em/           /      B7/   /   /
I got down on my knees and I began to pray
    /                 Em/      D/  C/              /     B7/  /  /
You know the preacher likes to call   he knows I'm gonna stay
/          Em/  D/  C/    /              B7/  /  /
California dreaming    on such a winters day
/          Em/  D/  C/    /              B7/  /  /
California dreaming    on such a winters day


Em/  /  /          /           /  /  /
La         la  la  la  la  la  la
        C/          G/  B7/ Em/ C/      B7/   /   /
La  la  la  la  la  la  la  la  la  la  laaaa


/                  Em/  D/  C/         /      B7/  /  /  /
All the leaves are brown       and the sky is gray
G/     B7/   Em/       /       B7/   /   /
I went for a walk on a winters day
/           Em/      D/  C/        /     B7/  /  /
If I didn't tell her        I'd be on my way
/          Em/  D/  C/    /              B7/  /  /
California dreaming    on such a winters day
/          Em/  D/  C/    /              B7/  /  /
California dreaming    on such a winters day





B7 - click to hearC - click to hearD - click to hearEm - click to hearG - click to hear4/4 Pick strum with alternating bass strings - click to hear

Instructions

The chords and strum you require for this song are shown above. Click on each of them to hear how they should sound.

Click here to hear the song itself.

You have five chords in this song. Practice the B7 chord first, putting in on and taking it off; then practice changing to and from it in the sequences used in the song - C to B7 to G to B7 to Em to B7.

There is an introduction to this song:

INTRODUCTION:  Em/   D/   C/   /   B7/   /   /
/                  Em/
All the leaves are brown




Strum the introductory chords and start to sing on the fourth B7 strum.

Again, if you are battling with the pick strum, you can play and sing the song using the basic 4/4 strum but please continue working on the pick strum.

Arrangement © 1997 Joni's Guitar School