California Gurls - Katy Perry

Simplified chord chart for California Gurls - Katy Perry (karaoke of Tracks Planet Karaoke), in Dm at 123 BPM: 8 chords instead of 15, and 32 changes instead of 57. Sevenths became triads (A#, Am, C, Dm, Em, F, Fm, G), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyDm

Tempo 123 BPM

Chord changes32

ChannelTracks Planet Karaoke

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 25 changes too short for the hand to follow were merged. A diminished chord appears as minor — that is a substitution, not an equivalence: it sounds close when you are playing along, but it is not the same chord. For the harmony as it is, use the full version.

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Diatonic chords of F

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
F	Gm	Am	A#	C	Dm	E°

Chord track

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Notes that make up each chord

Useful for one-note-at-a-time instruments — sax, trumpet, flute, violin: they do not play the chord, they play its notes.

Chord	Notes	Functions
A#	A# D F	root, major third, fifth
Am	A C E	root, minor third, fifth
C	C E G	root, major third, fifth
Dm	D F A	root, minor third, fifth
Em	E G B	root, minor third, fifth
F	F A C	root, major third, fifth
Fm	F G# C	root, minor third, fifth
G	G B D	root, major third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

The same sequence as a table, for reference or printing.

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:08	F	1.4s
2	0:10	Dm	19.2s
3	0:29	A#	14.4s
4	0:43	Dm	1.9s
5	0:45	C	1.9s
6	0:47	Dm	1.9s
7	0:49	A#	3.9s
8	0:53	C	1.9s
9	0:55	Dm	1.9s
10	0:57	A#	49.9s
11	1:47	C	1.9s
12	1:49	Dm	1.9s
13	1:51	A#	3.8s
14	1:54	C	3.3s
15	1:58	A#	117.6s
16	3:55	Dm	2.9s
17	3:58	Fm	5.4s
18	4:04	Dm	7.5s
19	4:11	G	2.0s
20	4:13	Dm	2.0s
21	4:15	F	2.0s
22	4:17	C	2.0s
23	4:19	G	2.0s
24	4:21	Em	2.0s
25	4:23	Am	2.0s
26	4:25	F	2.0s
27	4:27	G	5.0s
28	4:32	F	2.5s
29	4:35	G	5.5s
30	4:40	F	2.5s
31	4:43	G	3.5s
32	4:46	Am	—