CHORD LIBRARY

Play along California, chord by chord.

Chords of: California by: kenser, Bulova. (Cm7, Abmaj7, Cmaj7, Cm) 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 kenser, Bulova is in C Minor and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 46 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm7, Abmaj7, Cmaj7, Cm.

Cm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Abmaj7 → Bmaj7 → Cmaj7 → Cm7 → C6 → Eb6 → Abmaj7. 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 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cm71:1635%
Abmaj70:2712%
Cm0:188%
Cmaj70:178%
C70:167%
Bmaj70:073%
C0:073%
Cm60:063%

Chord progression, in order

Cm – Abmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Am7b5/G – Bmaj7 – Cmaj7 – C#maj7 – Cmaj7 – Cm7 – C6 – Eb6 – Abmaj7 – Am7b5/G – Caug – F/C – G – C/G – Am – Bm7b5 – Cm7 – C6 – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – B7 – Cm – C – Cm – G6 – Cm7 – C6 – Abmaj7 – Cm6 – Cm7 – Ab7/C – C#m7b5/B – Bmaj7 – Am – Bm7b5 – Cm7 – C6 – Ab – Cm7 – C – Ab7/C – C7 – Cm7