california dreamin Chords by The Mamas & The Papas

Tempo:
113.3 bpm
Chords used:

B

A

Ab

Dbm

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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california dreamin chords
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[Bb] [Ab] [Dbm]
[Abm] [Db] All the leaves are strong, [Abm] [A] [B] and the [Ab] sky [A] is [E] [Ab] blue.
[Dbm]
[Ab] I can't make [Dbm] it out, [B] [A] if [Abm] I'm on my way.
[Ab]
As I [Dbm] [B] [A] keep dreaming, [B] I start to [Ab] win and play.
Stopped into [Dbm] a church, [B] I [A] [B] passed [Abm] along the way.
[Ab] Well, [A] I got [E] on my [Ab] [Dbm] knees, and [A] I began [Db] to pray.
[Ab] You're a preacher [Dbm] like the cold, [B] [A] he [B] knows I'm [Ab] gonna stay.
I start
[Dbm] [B] [A] [B]
to [Ab] win and play.
[Dbm]
If [A]
[E] [Ab] [Dbm] [A]
[Ab]
[Dbm] [B] [A] [B]
[Ab]
[Dbm] [B] [A] [B]
[Ab]
[Dbm] [Db] [A] [B]
[Ab] [A]
[E] [Ab] [Dbm] [Gbm]
[Ab]
I [Db] can tell [B] about this, [A] [B]
[Ab]
how [Db] long [B] [A] [B]
[Dbm] I've been staying out [B] [A] here dreaming.
[B] I start [Dbm] to stay [B] out here [A] dreaming.
[B]
Key:  
B
12341112
A
1231
Ab
134211114
Dbm
13421114
Db
12341114
B
12341112
A
1231
Ab
134211114
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Learn the basic chords of The Mamas & The Papas - (Single Version) California Dreamin chords, with this master sequence: B, Dbm, B, Ab, Dbm, B and A. A good strategy is to initiate at 56 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 113 BPM. With an eye on the song's key D Minor, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ [Db] _ All the leaves are strong, [Abm] _ _ [A] [B] and the [Ab] _ _ _ sky _ [A] is [E] _ _ [Ab] blue.
[Dbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ I can't make [Dbm] it out, [B] _ _ [A] if [Abm] I'm on my way.
_ _ [Ab] _ _
As I [Dbm] _ _ [B] _ [A] keep dreaming, [B] I start to [Ab] win and play. _ _ _ _
Stopped into [Dbm] a church, [B] I [A] _ [B] passed [Abm] along the way.
_ [Ab] Well, [A] I got [E] on my _ [Ab] _ [Dbm] knees, and [A] I began [Db] to pray.
_ _ [Ab] _ You're a preacher [Dbm] like the cold, [B] _ _ [A] he [B] knows I'm [Ab] gonna stay.
I start _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [B]
to [Ab] win and play. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
If _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Dbm] _ _ [A] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Gbm] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
I [Db] can tell [B] about this, [A] _ _ [B] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
how [Db] long _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
[Dbm] I've been staying out [B] [A] here dreaming.
[B] I start [Dbm] to stay [B] out here [A] dreaming.
[B] _

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This song was written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips.

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