Going to California

Joni Mitchell stylie? With a bit of Levee thrown in at the end. Have developed it a bit and might do another version sometime. I don't have the tab but do have have a long-winded text explanation. Send a PM if you're interested.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Led
• Zeppelin
• Going
• California
• Solo
• Guitar
• Acoustic
• IV
• Joni
• Mitchell

[grahamy34]

are you playing in open G tuning?

[PhilPlay]

Dropped D tuning but all dropped a whole tone. CGCFAD

[redlinechavez]

@PhilPlay Wait, if everything is dropped a whole tone, then why is your heavy E tuned to C? Shouldn't it be D? (Or did you start at D and tune it down to C)?

[PhilPlay]

@redlinechavez yes, every string dropped a whole tone

then heavy 'E' string (or rather D) dropped another whole tone to C. (acually I just tuned to a random string and that's how it turned out)

[spxcmiler]

lovely face

[PhilPlay]

It's coz I'm an ugly bstd!

[funset89]

your right, im sorry...i sometimes forget what this song is about and what led zeppelin is about and almost every band in the 60s and 70s

i forgot about Peace and Love,

i am sorry man....=]

[JJDarklink]

well, that was unexpected.

its ok, i forgive you.

=)

[sabaqat]

if anyone else is interested... the easy way for me to play this song is to tune the heavy E string to the fifth harmonic of the A string. then when i'm done i can just tune the 6th string back to the seventh harmonic of the fifth string. i don't have the best ear but i seem to be able to do that okay. retuning all the strings to duplicate phil's tuning takes enough work so i would never do this song if i had to do it

[RANGERVETBRET]

wow that was kool . im lucky 2 get sandard 'E' tuning on this guitar i rebuilt in early 80s so I can cross this 1 off my list, lol, you did make it look easy which shows your talant.

[sabaqat]

I didnt make an mp3 of this but I downloaded the video with a few others and I play it while I drive sometimes

[H0egaarden]

I sometimes just turn it on in the background cuz i like this version so much!

[sabaqat]

your cover is a million times better than the other covers on youtube. you are the man. you should write your own songs too, and do more covers. maybe some pearl jam. the other covers on youtube of this song are really awful, so awful that i want to write nasty comments but i feel guilty. but your version is really awesome. i am going to put this on mp3 and listen to it in my car.

[MrLino]

@redlinechavez He said DROPPED D, down a whole tone. Dropped D is DADGBD. Now put this one step lower.

[guitarguy1495]

awesome cover and cool interpretation. keep them coming

[saprando]

@JJDarklink fags

[titoflorez]

Right on!...Good Show!.

[noreplicanastia]

Hey man, great cover. I like the style goin on. Keep it up man, do something .