CHORD LIBRARY

Play along CALIFORNIA, chord by chord.

Chords of: CALIFORNIA by: Lit Killah. (C7/E, Fm, C#maj7, C#6) 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 Lit Killah is in F Minor and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 124 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C7/E, Fm, C#maj7, C#6.

Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm → C#maj7 → Cm7 → F → C#maj7 → Fm7 → Cm7 → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Fm0:3518%
C#maj70:2412%
C#60:2312%
Bbm70:168%
Bb70:137%
Fm70:137%
Cm70:126%
Bb0:095%

Chord progression, in order

Fm – Fm7 – C#maj7 – Cm7 – Bb – Ab6 – Gm7 – Fm – F – Fm7 – C#maj7 – Fm7 – Bbm – Cm7 – Bb7 – Ab – Eb6 – Fm – Bb/F – Fm7 – C#6 – Fm – Bbm7 – Fm – C#6 – F/Eb – Eb6 – Fm – Bb – Fm7 – Cm7 – C#6 – C – Bbm7 – Fm7 – Bb – C7 – Ab/C – C#6 – Eb – Bb – Fm – C#maj7 – Fm – Bb7 – Ab/Bb – C7 – Abmaj7 – …