Chords of: California King Bed by: Rihanna. (G, C, D, Em) 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 King Bed” by Rihanna is in C Major and runs at about 85 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 107 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, C, D, Em.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 4:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → G6 → D → G → C6 → G → D → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:23 | 34% |
| C | 0:48 | 19% |
| D | 0:35 | 14% |
| Em | 0:25 | 10% |
| Em7 | 0:19 | 8% |
| D/F# | 0:11 | 4% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| C6 | 0:04 | 2% |
G – G6 – D – G – C6 – G – Gm – D – G – D – Cmaj7 – D7/F# – G – D – Em – C6 – Em7 – C/E – F#m7b5/E – Em7 – A/E – C – G – D – G – D – Em – C – G – D – Em – C – G – C6 – G – D – G – Cmaj7 – G – D6 – A/B – Em7 – C – Em – C6 – Cdim – C – Em7 – …
