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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Capo
None
Chords
Am · G · Dm · Em · F · C
Dani California Chords – Guitar
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ energetic rock song about the life and death of a free-spirited woman from the South. Intermediate difficulty in the key of A.
Driving Rock (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Use a clean tone with a bit of crunch and focus on the syncopated, funky strumming pattern.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
Getting born in the state of Mississippi
A E
Papa was a copper and mama was a hippie
A E
In Alabama she would swing a hammer
A E
Price you gotta pay when you break the panorama
A E
She never knew that there was anything more than poor
A E
What in the world does your company take me for?
A E
Black bandanna, sweet Louisiana
A E
Robbing on a bank in the state of Indiana
Chorus
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
Verse 2
A E
Who knew the other side of California?
A E
Paid her dues in the South and cross the panorama
A E
Traded in her hopes for a black revolver
A E
Hanging with the boys, playing pool at Geno’s
A E
Running from the state where you cannot change your station
A E
First to hit the scene with a new configuration
A E
21st century schizoid bandit queen
A E
Running like a cat in the Kingston morning
Chorus
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
Bridge
A E
California, rest in peace
A
Simultaneous release
A E
California, show your teeth
A
She’s my priestess, I’m your priest
Verse 3
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Pistol on the side of her head
A E
She’s a runner, a renegade
A E
A feather in the rainbow
A E
She’s a tiger in a cage
A E
She’s on fire, she’s a stranger
A E
With the melody
A E
She doesn’t need no reason
A E
’Cause a reason
A E
She doesn’t need
Chorus
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
Outro
A E
California, rest in peace
A
Simultaneous release
A E
California, show your teeth
A
She’s my priestess, I’m your priest
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Yeah, yeah!
Practice tip: Master the A and E chords with one finger, using your index finger as a barre on the 5th fret for the A shape and the 7th fret for the E shape, to easily switch between them for the verse riff.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tuning
G-C-E-A
Chords
Am · G · Dm · Em · F · C
Dani California Chords – Ukulele
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ energetic rock song about the life and death of a free-spirited woman from the South. Intermediate difficulty in the key of A.
Driving Rock (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a clean tone with a bit of crunch and focus on the syncopated, funky strumming pattern.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
Getting born in the state of Mississippi
A E
Papa was a copper and mama was a hippie
A E
In Alabama she would swing a hammer
A E
Price you gotta pay when you break the panorama
A E
She never knew that there was anything more than poor
A E
What in the world does your company take me for?
A E
Black bandanna, sweet Louisiana
A E
Robbing on a bank in the state of Indiana
Chorus
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
Verse 2
A E
Who knew the other side of California?
A E
Paid her dues in the South and cross the panorama
A E
Traded in her hopes for a black revolver
A E
Hanging with the boys, playing pool at Geno’s
A E
Running from the state where you cannot change your station
A E
First to hit the scene with a new configuration
A E
21st century schizoid bandit queen
A E
Running like a cat in the Kingston morning
Chorus
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
Bridge
A E
California, rest in peace
A
Simultaneous release
A E
California, show your teeth
A
She’s my priestess, I’m your priest
Verse 3
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Pistol on the side of her head
A E
She’s a runner, a renegade
A E
A feather in the rainbow
A E
She’s a tiger in a cage
A E
She’s on fire, she’s a stranger
A E
With the melody
A E
She doesn’t need no reason
A E
’Cause a reason
A E
She doesn’t need
Chorus
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
Outro
A E
California, rest in peace
A
Simultaneous release
A E
California, show your teeth
A
She’s my priestess, I’m your priest
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Yeah, yeah!
Practice tip: Master the A and E chords with one finger, using your index finger as a barre on the 5th fret for the A shape and the 7th fret for the E shape, to easily switch between them for the verse riff.
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Left Hand
Root notes
Chords
Am · G · Dm · Em · F · C
Dani California Chords – Piano
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ energetic rock song about the life and death of a free-spirited woman from the South. Intermediate difficulty in the key of A.
Driving Rock (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a clean tone with a bit of crunch and focus on the syncopated, funky strumming pattern.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
Getting born in the state of Mississippi
A E
Papa was a copper and mama was a hippie
A E
In Alabama she would swing a hammer
A E
Price you gotta pay when you break the panorama
A E
She never knew that there was anything more than poor
A E
What in the world does your company take me for?
A E
Black bandanna, sweet Louisiana
A E
Robbing on a bank in the state of Indiana
Chorus
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
Verse 2
A E
Who knew the other side of California?
A E
Paid her dues in the South and cross the panorama
A E
Traded in her hopes for a black revolver
A E
Hanging with the boys, playing pool at Geno’s
A E
Running from the state where you cannot change your station
A E
First to hit the scene with a new configuration
A E
21st century schizoid bandit queen
A E
Running like a cat in the Kingston morning
Chorus
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
Bridge
A E
California, rest in peace
A
Simultaneous release
A E
California, show your teeth
A
She’s my priestess, I’m your priest
Verse 3
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Pistol on the side of her head
A E
She’s a runner, a renegade
A E
A feather in the rainbow
A E
She’s a tiger in a cage
A E
She’s on fire, she’s a stranger
A E
With the melody
A E
She doesn’t need no reason
A E
’Cause a reason
A E
She doesn’t need
Chorus
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
Outro
A E
California, rest in peace
A
Simultaneous release
A E
California, show your teeth
A
She’s my priestess, I’m your priest
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Yeah, yeah!
Practice tip: Master the A and E chords with one finger, using your index finger as a barre on the 5th fret for the A shape and the 7th fret for the E shape, to easily switch between them for the verse riff.
Amtap to play
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Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tuning
gDGBD (Open G)
Chords
Am · G · Dm · Em · F · C
Dani California Chords – Banjo
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ energetic rock song about the life and death of a free-spirited woman from the South. Intermediate difficulty in the key of A.
Driving Rock (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a clean tone with a bit of crunch and focus on the syncopated, funky strumming pattern.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
Getting born in the state of Mississippi
A E
Papa was a copper and mama was a hippie
A E
In Alabama she would swing a hammer
A E
Price you gotta pay when you break the panorama
A E
She never knew that there was anything more than poor
A E
What in the world does your company take me for?
A E
Black bandanna, sweet Louisiana
A E
Robbing on a bank in the state of Indiana
Chorus
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
Verse 2
A E
Who knew the other side of California?
A E
Paid her dues in the South and cross the panorama
A E
Traded in her hopes for a black revolver
A E
Hanging with the boys, playing pool at Geno’s
A E
Running from the state where you cannot change your station
A E
First to hit the scene with a new configuration
A E
21st century schizoid bandit queen
A E
Running like a cat in the Kingston morning
Chorus
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
Bridge
A E
California, rest in peace
A
Simultaneous release
A E
California, show your teeth
A
She’s my priestess, I’m your priest
Verse 3
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Pistol on the side of her head
A E
She’s a runner, a renegade
A E
A feather in the rainbow
A E
She’s a tiger in a cage
A E
She’s on fire, she’s a stranger
A E
With the melody
A E
She doesn’t need no reason
A E
’Cause a reason
A E
She doesn’t need
Chorus
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
Outro
A E
California, rest in peace
A
Simultaneous release
A E
California, show your teeth
A
She’s my priestess, I’m your priest
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Yeah, yeah!
Practice tip: Master the A and E chords with one finger, using your index finger as a barre on the 5th fret for the A shape and the 7th fret for the E shape, to easily switch between them for the verse riff.
Amtap to play
Gtap to play
Dmtap to play
Emtap to play
Ftap to play
Ctap to play
Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tuning
G-D-A-E
Chords
Am · G · Dm · Em · F · C
Dani California Chords – Mandolin
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ energetic rock song about the life and death of a free-spirited woman from the South. Intermediate difficulty in the key of A.
Driving Rock (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a clean tone with a bit of crunch and focus on the syncopated, funky strumming pattern.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
Getting born in the state of Mississippi
A E
Papa was a copper and mama was a hippie
A E
In Alabama she would swing a hammer
A E
Price you gotta pay when you break the panorama
A E
She never knew that there was anything more than poor
A E
What in the world does your company take me for?
A E
Black bandanna, sweet Louisiana
A E
Robbing on a bank in the state of Indiana
Chorus
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
Verse 2
A E
Who knew the other side of California?
A E
Paid her dues in the South and cross the panorama
A E
Traded in her hopes for a black revolver
A E
Hanging with the boys, playing pool at Geno’s
A E
Running from the state where you cannot change your station
A E
First to hit the scene with a new configuration
A E
21st century schizoid bandit queen
A E
Running like a cat in the Kingston morning
Chorus
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
Bridge
A E
California, rest in peace
A
Simultaneous release
A E
California, show your teeth
A
She’s my priestess, I’m your priest
Verse 3
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Pistol on the side of her head
A E
She’s a runner, a renegade
A E
A feather in the rainbow
A E
She’s a tiger in a cage
A E
She’s on fire, she’s a stranger
A E
With the melody
A E
She doesn’t need no reason
A E
’Cause a reason
A E
She doesn’t need
Chorus
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
Outro
A E
California, rest in peace
A
Simultaneous release
A E
California, show your teeth
A
She’s my priestess, I’m your priest
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Yeah, yeah!
Practice tip: Master the A and E chords with one finger, using your index finger as a barre on the 5th fret for the A shape and the 7th fret for the E shape, to easily switch between them for the verse riff.
Amtap to play
Gtap to play
Dmtap to play
Emtap to play
Ftap to play
Ctap to play
Key
A Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Harp Key
C Diatonic
Chords
Am · G · Dm · Em · F · C
Dani California Chords – Harmonica
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ energetic rock song about the life and death of a free-spirited woman from the South. Intermediate difficulty in the key of A.
Driving Rock (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: Use a clean tone with a bit of crunch and focus on the syncopated, funky strumming pattern.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
A E
Getting born in the state of Mississippi
A E
Papa was a copper and mama was a hippie
A E
In Alabama she would swing a hammer
A E
Price you gotta pay when you break the panorama
A E
She never knew that there was anything more than poor
A E
What in the world does your company take me for?
A E
Black bandanna, sweet Louisiana
A E
Robbing on a bank in the state of Indiana
Chorus
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
Verse 2
A E
Who knew the other side of California?
A E
Paid her dues in the South and cross the panorama
A E
Traded in her hopes for a black revolver
A E
Hanging with the boys, playing pool at Geno’s
A E
Running from the state where you cannot change your station
A E
First to hit the scene with a new configuration
A E
21st century schizoid bandit queen
A E
Running like a cat in the Kingston morning
Chorus
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
Bridge
A E
California, rest in peace
A
Simultaneous release
A E
California, show your teeth
A
She’s my priestess, I’m your priest
Verse 3
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Pistol on the side of her head
A E
She’s a runner, a renegade
A E
A feather in the rainbow
A E
She’s a tiger in a cage
A E
She’s on fire, she’s a stranger
A E
With the melody
A E
She doesn’t need no reason
A E
’Cause a reason
A E
She doesn’t need
Chorus
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
D A E
She’s my Dani California
D A E
There she is, my Dani California
Outro
A E
California, rest in peace
A
Simultaneous release
A E
California, show your teeth
A
She’s my priestess, I’m your priest
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Yeah, yeah!
A E
Yeah, yeah!
Practice tip: Master the A and E chords with one finger, using your index finger as a barre on the 5th fret for the A shape and the 7th fret for the E shape, to easily switch between them for the verse riff.