Chords of: Santa Monica (Live) by: Luis Gabriel. (C#6, C#m, C#m7, B) 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.
“Santa Monica (Live)” by Luis Gabriel is in B Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 139 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#6, C#m, C#m7, B.
C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 4:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → Amaj7 → C#m → Amaj7 → C#m → Amaj7 → C#m7 → B. 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 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#m | 1:29 | 35% |
| B | 0:55 | 22% |
| C#m7 | 0:49 | 19% |
| Amaj7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| B6 | 0:12 | 5% |
| F#m7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| F#m | 0:05 | 2% |
| Ebm7b5/Db | 0:04 | 2% |
C#m – F#6 – C#m – C#m7b5/B – Amaj7 – F#m7 – Abm7 – C#m – Amaj7 – F#m7 – Abm7 – C#m – A/C# – C#m7 – Amaj7 – F#maj7 – C#m7 – B – C#m7 – B – C#m – C#m7 – B – C#m7 – B – C#m – B6 – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m7 – B/C# – C#m7 – A6 – B6 – C#m – B6 – C#m – B – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m – Amaj7 – B7 – C#m – B6 – C#m7 – F#m7 – B6 – C#m – B6 – …
