Chords of: California Dreamin' - The Petersens (Live) by: The Petersens. (A7, Dm, A, A#) 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 Dreamin' - The Petersens (Live)” by The Petersens is in D Minor and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 12 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7, Dm, A, A#.
A7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → Dm/A → A7 → Dm → Am7 → Dm → A7 → Dm. 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 — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A7 | 0:53 | 25% |
| Dm | 0:47 | 22% |
| A | 0:30 | 14% |
| A# | 0:28 | 13% |
| C | 0:24 | 12% |
| Am7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Dm/A | 0:07 | 3% |
| F | 0:04 | 2% |
A – Dm/A – A# – C – A7 – F/A – A – Dm – A# – A7 – Dm – A# – C – A7 – Dm – A# – C – Am7 – Dm – A# – C – A7 – F – A – Dm – A# – A7 – Dm – A# – C – A7 – Dm – C – A# – C – Am7 – Am – Dm – A# – C – A7 – F/A – A – Dm – A# – A – Dm – A# – …
