SOUTH CALIFORNIA PURPLES As recorded by Chicago (From the 1969 Album CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY) Transcribed by Tone Jones Words and Music by Robert Lamm
N.C. (Am) (Dm) F7+9 E5 D5 C5 B5 5 fr. x 5 fr. x x 7 fr. 7 fr. x x 5 fr. x x 3 fr. x 2 fr.
A Intro Moderately Slow = 88 N.C. (Am) P 8va 4x 1 4 k I 4 V V V V V V Terry Kath-Overdriven V V gV V V V V gV V V V V gV Gtr I Neck Pickup mf T A 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 3 3 3 3 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4
B Verse
N.C. (Am) 8vaT TT
4 I V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V gV V V V V gV T A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4
(Dm) 8va 8va 8va
7 V V V V V V I V V V R V gV V V V V R V gV V V V V V V bP V bP V V V gV T 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 B 3 3 3 4 5 5 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 0 3 4 sl. sl.
(Am) 8va
10 I V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V gV T A 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 3 3 3 3 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4
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F7+9 8va 8va
12 P gW V V P g WW VV k I V V V V V V R V bP W V V V V V gV V V bP V z u T 8 9 7 8 A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 7 3 3 3 3 3 7 8 B 4 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 5 sl. sl.
E5 D5 C5 B5 C5 D5 N.C. (Am) 8va
15 c c VV VV VV V 5 V V V V VV VV 4 I V V V VV 4V V g V VV VV V V 4 V V V V V V V V gV T 9 7 5 (5) 4 5 7 A 9 7 5 (5) 4 5 7 2 2 2 B 7 5 3 (3) 2 3 5 3 3 5 5 0 3 4
To Dbl. CodaTo Coda 8va
18 I V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V gV V V V V gV T A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4
C Organ Solo N.C. (Am) 8va
21 I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Robert Lamm - V V gV V V gV V V gV T A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4
(Dm) 8va 8va 8va
24 V V V V V V I V V V R V gV V V V V R V gV V V V V V V bP V bP V V V gV T 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 B 3 3 3 4 5 5 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 0 3 4 sl. sl.
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(Am) 8va
27 I V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V gV T A 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 3 3 3 3 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4
F7+9 8va 8va
29 P gW V V P g WW VV k I V V V V V V R V bP W V V V V V gV V V bP V z u T 8 9 7 8 A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 7 3 3 3 3 3 7 8 B 4 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 5 sl. sl.
E5 D5 C5 B5 C5 D5 N.C. (Am) 8va
32 c c VV VV VV V 5 V V V V VV VV 4 I V V V VV 4V V g V VV VV V V 4 V V V V V V V V gV T 9 7 5 (5) 4 5 7 A 9 7 5 (5) 4 5 7 2 2 2 B 7 5 3 (3) 2 3 5 3 3 5 5 0 3 4
D.S. al Coda 8va
35 I V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V gV V V V V gV T A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4
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D Guitar Solo
N.C.(Am) S 8va
38 R R I V V V V V V V t t t V V V V V V P V V V P V V V V V uTerry Kath-Overdriven u V V Gtr II V fff Full N.H. 1/2 M Full Full Full 1/4 M [[[[[[ M M M M [[[[ T 7 (7) 7 (7) (7) (7) ([7]) 7 5 7 5 A O O O O 7 5 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 B 7 5 3 H H H 8va
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V gV V V V V gV Gtr I mf Terry Kath-Overdriven T A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4
(Dm) 8va
41 V V V V V V V V P V V V V } V V V eV V V V l z `P V V I } u u 3 z V V Full Full Full 1/2 Full 1/2
M 5 M M M M 5 M T 5 5 8 8 10 (10) 8 10 10 A 5 7 O 8 7 5 7 8 7 5 B 0 5 x x sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. P
8va 8va 8va
V V V V V V I V V V R V gV V V V V R V gV V V V V V V bP V bP V V V gV T 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 B 3 3 3 4 5 5 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 0 3 4 sl. sl.
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(Am) 8va 8va 8va 44 eV V V V V V V I V V V l l eV V V V V l V V V V V V 3 3/4 1 1/2 Full Full M M M M [[[[[[ T 5 7 8 10 (10) (10) 8 5 7 5 (5) 5 A 7 O 8 7 7 O 7 7 B P sl.sl. 8va
I V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V gV T A 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 3 3 3 3 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4
F7+9 8va V V V 46 V V V V V V V V V V `P V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V R V V V 3 I z V `P V V VfV V Full Full 1 1/2 V V 1 1/2
M5 M5 5 M 12 [[[ M[[[[[ 8 10 T 5 8 8 8 10 8 8 10 10 10 8 10 7 8 7 7 5 7 5 5 7 9 9 A 7 5 5 7 B 6 5 3 5 7 5 5 sl. sl. sl. sl. H 8va 8va
PgW V V eP WW gVV k I V V V V V V R V bP W V V V V V gV V V bP V z u T 8 9 7 8 A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 7 3 3 3 3 3 7 8 B 4 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 5 sl. sl.
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E5 D5 C5 B5 C5 D5 N.C. (Am) 8va
49 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 5 gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I 3 4 V 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full
10 M 10 M 8 7[[[7 8 7 [ 10 8 7 M M M M M M M M M M T O 10 8 7 8 7 7 8 7 8 10 8 9 9 7 7 (7) (7) (7) (7) 7 (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) 7 (7) A 9 O O O O O O O B H P H H 8va c c VV VV VV V 5 V V V V VV VV 4 I V V V VV 4 VV g V VV VV V V 4 V V V V V V V VgV T 9 7 5 (5) 4 5 7 A 9 7 5 (5) 4 5 7 2 2 2 B 7 5 3 (3) 2 3 5 3 3 5 5 0 3 4
8va 8va
52 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V R V I 3 3 3 3 3 P V V V V V V V V z V P V V V V Full Full Full Full Full FullFull Full [[[[[Full M M M M M M M M M T 5 (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 5 (5) 5 A O O O O O 5 7 5 7 7 5 5 7 B 7 7 5 3 5 7 sl. H P sl. sl. H 8va
I V V V V V V V V V V V V VgV V V V VgV V V V V gV T A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4
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N.C.(Am) 8va V V V V 55 V V V V V V V V V V P V V V V V V V l V V V V k V V V V z I 3 V *Switch from neck to bridge Full Full Full Full * 8 5 M [[[[ 8 5 M M [[[[ 8 5 10 M 10 8 8 10 7 8 T 8 8 5 8 8 8 10 10 5 7 5 7 5 A O 7 (0) B P H P P sl. H 8va
I V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V gV V V V V gV T A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4
(Dm) 8va 8va
58 V V V gV V V V V V V V V V eV V gV V fV V V V V V V V V V V V I 3 3 V V V
[[[[[[[[Full Full 1/2 Full Full Full Full Full Full 7 M M 12 M 16 M15 M15 M15 15 M 15 15 M 15 M T 8 7 5 8 10 12 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 7 7 5 7 9 A 7 B sl. P sl. 8va 8va 8va
V V V V V V I V V V R V gV V V V V R V gV V V V V V V bP V bP V V V gV T 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 B 3 3 3 4 5 5 3 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 4 5 0 3 4 sl. sl.
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(Am) 8va
61 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full
15 M 15 M 15 M 15 M 15 M 15 M (15) 15 M 15 M 15 M 15 M 15 M T 15 15 15 15 15 15 (15) 15 15 15 15 15 A B
8va
I V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V gV T A 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 3 3 3 3 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4
8va 8va 63 V V V P V V V P V I z V V V V V V V V V V V z V V V V 3 V V Full2 Full 1/2 V
15 M M M [[[[[ T 15 15 15 13 O 14 5 7 5 5 7 5 5 7 7 9 A 7 O 7 7 5 5 7 B 7 5 5 sl.sl. H P sl. sl. 8va
V I V V V V V V R V V V V V gV V V bP V T A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 4 5 sl.
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F7+9 V V V 65 P V V V V V V V V V V z 6 V V gV V V V V I 6 10 12 10 12 10 10 12 10 7 8 7 [[[ 7 T 8 10 10 8 7 8 7 8 10 A B H sl. H P sl. H P sl. H P P P H H 8va P ggW V k I bP W V z u T 8 9 7 8 A 6 7 B 7 8 sl.
E5 D5 C5 8va 8va V V V 66 V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V 10 8 7 8 7 5 V T 8 7 5 7 5 5 7 5 A 7 7 5 5 5 7 B 7 7 5 3 3 5 7 5 P P P P P P P H P sl. P H sl. H 8va c VV VV VV V I V V V VV T 9 7 5 A 9 7 5 B 7 5 3
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B5 C5 D5 8va
67 R 5 P V V R V V V V V V V V V V V V V I 4 R V V V V V P V P Full 1/2 M 8 10 7 8 7 8 10 12 12 15 15 15 15 (15)M 15 15 15 15 T 8 10 8 10 A 7 9 B sl. H H H P sl. sl. 8va c I 45 VV V VV VV VV VV V gVV V V V V T 5 4 5 7 A 5 4 5 7 B 3 2 3 5
N.C.(Am) 8va 8va P V P V 68 V V V V V V V V P gV P z V P V V gV 4 z V P V z 3 z V V V V V I 4 z 3 z P V V V V V 3 z Full Full Full
15 M15 M15 M15 15 15[[15 15 15 16 13 12 12 10 10 8 8 7 7 10 5 [[[[[ T 8 7 5 5 7 5 4 A 5 7 7 5 3 B sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. H P sl. sl. P 8va 4 I 4 V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V gV T A 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 3 3 3 3 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4
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8va 70 c I V V gV V V V V N.H.t V t t Full 1/2 [[[[ M M A.H. A.H. N.H. T A 5 4 B 5 (5) ([5]) ([5]) P O B AO sl. 8va `
I V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V gV T A 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 3 3 3 3 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4
E Bridge N.C.(Am) 8va
72 I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V gV V V V V gV V V V V gV Gtr I Terry Kath-Overdriven T A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4
N.C. 8va
76 I V U R V V V V V P V V V V V U Gtrs I, II Gtr.1&2Terry Kath-Overdriven T A 3 5 3 5 7 (7) 3 5 B 3 5 sl. 5 3 3 (3) H
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda N.C. (Am) 8va
80 I V V V V V V V gV V V V V V gV V V V V V gV GtrV I V V V V V V V V V V T A 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4 5 5 0 3 4
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F Outro-Free Time
N.C. (Am) B5 B 5 SS 8va ` 3 83 V V V k V V V V V V eV V V V } R V I 3 3 V eV V P V V Terry Kath-Overdriven 3 V V W V V Gtr II 1/2 Full M M 8 T 5 8 5 7 (7) 5 7 8 7 5 A O 7 7 5 5 7 B 6 5 3 3 5 7 sl. 5 (5) x 5 sl. P P P P P sl. sl.
8va 8va 8va c c k j k k I d gV feV V V eV Gtr I Terry Kath-Overdriven T A 9 8 B 9 8 5 7 6
A5 8va 8va
85 V V V V R j I V R V V V V `P Full P V V V Full V M M T 7 (7) 5 7 A O 7 5 7 5 B 5 7 6 5 3 5 (5) P H sl. O 8va
I U V j U V
T Y A 7 7 B 7 7 5 5 sl.
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