CHORD LIBRARY

Play along California, chord by chord.

Chords of: California by: Dudek P56. (F#m, C#maj7, C#7, Bm7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “California”

“California” by Dudek P56 is in Db Minor and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m, C#maj7, C#7, Bm7.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → D → C# → F#m → Abm7b5/Gb → C#maj7 → F#m6 → Bm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m0:3419%
C#maj70:3016%
C#70:2816%
Bm70:148%
F#m60:105%
Abm0:074%
B70:063%
C#m70:063%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – D – C# – F# – F#m – Bm6 – F#m – Abm7b5/Gb – Dmaj7 – C#maj7 – F#m – C# – F#m6 – Amaj7 – Bm7 – C#7 – F#m – Abm – F#m – Ab – Bm7 – C#7 – Ebm7b5 – C#7 – F#m – C#7 – C#maj7 – F#m7b5 – C#maj7 – Bm7b5 – Cmaj7 – C#7 – C#maj7 – F#m – F#dim – Amaj7 – Bm7 – C#maj7 – F#m7 – A/B – C#maj7 – F#m – Amaj7 – Bm7 – C#maj7 – Abdim – F#m – Abm – …