Chords of: California by: Elai. (Ebm, Eb, Ebm7, Abmaj7) 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.
“California” by Elai is in Eb Major and runs at about 107 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 112 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebm, Eb, Ebm7, Abmaj7.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 49% of the 3:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Ebm7 → Abmaj7 → Eb → Abmaj7 → F7 → Eb → Ebm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1:30 | 49% |
| F# | 0:13 | 7% |
| Ebm7 | 0:12 | 7% |
| Ebm | 0:09 | 5% |
| F7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| F7/A | 0:06 | 3% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Ab6 | 0:06 | 3% |
C – B – Bb – A – Ab – G – F# – F – E – Eb – Abm6 – Eb – Bmaj7 – C#6 – Eb – B – Eb – Abm – Eb – F – Ebm7 – F7 – Eb – F – Eb6 – F7/A – Ab6 – Ebm – Fmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – F7 – Eb – F/G – Eb – Ebm7b5 – F – Eb – F#maj7 – F# – F7 – Eb – Ebm7 – Ab6 – B/F# – Eb – Ebaug – …
