Golden Gate

Written by John Stewart

‘Golden Gate’ is from the fine album “Blondes”, Allegiance, 1982, Swedish release Polydor, 1982, US album re-released as CD by Line Music, 1990, CD re-release with all the tracks from the US and the Swedish releases, Neon Dreams, 2003.

Most of the ‘chirpy’ sounds from the second guitar are simply high E-notes, 12^th fret on high E-string. I´m not a big fan of those chirps, and I liked the song a lot less before I learned it. Fun to play now! And you better play it, ´cause it took us ages to work out the chords.

Use Drop D tuning (low E-string tuned down to D).

(Em7/D)

E-------------

B-------3-----

G-------------

D-------------

A--xx---------

D--xx--------

(A7short/C#)

E-------------

B---2---------

G-------------

D---2---------

A---------4---

D--xx---------

Em/D

E--------------

B-------------

G-------------

D-------------

A----xx-------

D----xx-------

(Em7/D) (A7short/C#) (Em7/D) (A7short/C#)

(Em7/D) I dreamed of all the girls in Cali(A7short/C#)fornia,

(Em7/D) I dreamed of all the girls in the Golden (D)State,

(Em/D) And I dreamed about this (A7short)land where I was (D)born, yeah,

(high notes run on high E- and B-strings: f#-g-f#-e-d-b)

(Em) From Hollywood up (A)north to the Golden (D)Gate.

(‘easy’ slide from f#- to d-note on high E-string)

And I (Em7/D)dreamed that if I called you on the (A7short/C#)phone

(Em7/D) That everything would be like it used to (D)be,

(high notes on high E: f#-f#-b-a)

And I (Em)dreamed that you and (A)I

(high notes run on high B- and E-strings: c#-c#-d-e-to...)

(D) Had finally learned to fly

(high notes run on high E- and B-strings: g-f#-e-d-b)

(Em) From Hollywood up (A)north,

(Em) From Hollywood up (A)north to the Golden (D)Gate.

(to get that nice ‘high notes’ interlude from the 2^nd guitar, slide open F-chord.

up to tenth fret and play F and F9, alternating [that is D/D9, really, only higher],

then slide formation down to fifth fret (play F) [that is A, only higher] and back

down to ‘normal’ D. Or, of course, simply play D- and A-chords)

(Em7/D)One more time I won't be with my (A7short/C#)baby,

(Em7/D)One more time I just won't be a(D)round,

(high notes on high E: f#-f#-a-b-a-f#)

For if (Em)all the sins of (A)pride

(high notes run on high B- and E-strings: c#-c#-d-e-to...)

Were (D)lined up side by side

(high notes run on high E- and B-strings: g-f#-e-d-b)

From (Em)Hollywood up (A)north,

They'd go from (Em)Hollywood up (A)north,

(Em) From Hollywood up (A)north to the Golden (D)Gate.

[as above, but to ‘normal’ (A), then (A4) (D, highlight f#-g-f#-e-d) (A)

(D, then slide on high E-string to tenth fret) single notes run on B-, G-, D-

and A-strings: d-c#-b a-g-F# E-D-B-A-B-A-A d-c#-b a-g-F# E-D-B-D,

repeat run with slight variations, (D, then slide on high E-string to tenth fret)]

And I (Em7/D)dreamed of all the girls in Cali(A7short/C#)fornia,

(Em7/D) And I dreamed of all the girls in the Golden (D)State.

(high notes run:on high E-string: aa-b-a)

Oh I (Em)dreamed about this (A)land where I was (D)born, yeah,

(high notes run on high E- and B-strings: f#-f#-g-f#-e-d-b)

(Em) From Hollywood up (A)north,

(Em) From Hollywood up (A)north to the Golden (D)Gate.

(D [high variety) (A[high variety]) (D [high variety) (A[high variety])

(Em) From Hollywood up (A)north,

(Em) From Hollywood up (A)north to the Golden (D)Gate.

(D [high variety) (A[high variety]) (D [high variety) (A[high variety]) (D)

janhauenstein@gmx.de, Art Faller & Charlie Woodward