The mamas and the papas - California dreamin Chords

Tempo:
116.2 bpm
Chords used:

A

B

Ab

Dbm

Abm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The mamas and the papas - California dreamin chords
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[Db] All the leaves are [Abm] brown.
All the leaves [A] are [Abm] gray.
And [Ab]
[A] I've [E] been so loud [Ab] [A]
[Ab] all day.
I've [Dbm] been making loud [B] noises.
[A]
[Abm] [Db] [Ab]
[Dbm] [B] [A]
[B] [Ab] It's such a winter's day.
Stopped [Dbm] into a church.
[Abm] [A]
I [Abm] passed along the way.
[Ab]
[A] [Em] I [Ab] leave, [Dbm]
[A] and I return the [Db] play.
[Ab]
You hear the preacher at the [B] door.
[A]
[B] He knows [Ab] I'm going to stay.
I'm not going to stay.
[Dbm] No, [B]
[A] [B] I'm not going to [Ab] stay.
[Dbm] All the leaves are brown.
[A] [E] [Ab] [Dbm]
[A] [Ab]
[Dbm] [B] [A]
[B] [Ab]
[Dbm] [B] [A]
[B] [Ab]
All the [Dbm] leaves are brown.
[A]
[B] [Db] [Ab] And the sky is blue.
[A] [Ab] [Dbm]
[A] [Ab]
If I [Dbm] didn't tell her [B] I'd [A] leave [B] [Ab] today.
I'd
[Dbm] [B] [A]
[B] [Dbm] [B] stay a long [A] time.
[B] I'd stay [Dbm] [B] [A] a long time.
[Gbm] [A]
[Dbm]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
B
12341112
Ab
134211114
Dbm
13421114
Abm
123111114
A
1231
B
12341112
Ab
134211114
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To learn The Mamas & The Papas - (Single Version) California Dreamin chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: B, Dbm, B, Ab, Dbm, B and A. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 58 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 116. Given the song's key of D Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Db] _ All the leaves are [Abm] brown.
All the leaves [A] are _ [Abm] _ _ gray.
And [Ab] _ _
_ [A] I've [E] been so loud [Ab] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ all day.
I've [Dbm] been making loud [B] noises.
[A] _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ [B] [Ab] It's such a winter's day. _ _ _
_ Stopped [Dbm] into a church.
[Abm] _ _ [A]
I [Abm] passed along the way.
_ [Ab] _
_ [A] _ _ [Em] I [Ab] leave, _ [Dbm] _
[A] and I return the [Db] play.
_ _ [Ab] _
You hear the preacher at the [B] door.
_ [A] _
[B] He knows [Ab] I'm going to stay.
I'm not going to stay.
[Dbm] No, _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ _ [B] I'm not going to [Ab] stay. _ _
_ _ _ [Dbm] _ All the _ _ leaves are _ brown.
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Dbm] _
_ [A] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ All the [Dbm] leaves are brown.
[A] _ _
[B] _ _ [Db] _ [Ab] And the sky is blue.
[A] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Dbm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ If I [Dbm] didn't tell her [B] I'd [A] leave _ [B] _ [Ab] today.
I'd _ _
_ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ [Dbm] _ [B] stay a long [A] time.
[B] I'd stay [Dbm] _ _ [B] [A] a long time. _
_ [Gbm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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It's John Phillips and Michelle Phillips who authored this song.

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