California King Bed - Rihanna

Simplified chord chart for California King Bed - Rihanna (karaoke of Shiron Karaoke), in G at 86 BPM: 6 chords instead of 9, and 67 changes instead of 67. Sevenths became triads (C, D, Em, F#, F#m, G), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyG

Tempo 86 BPM

Chord changes67

ChannelShiron Karaoke

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, but no change was merged: in this song the chords already last long enough, so the number of changes is the same. 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 G

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
G	Am	Bm	C	D	Em	F#°

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
C	C E G	root, major third, fifth
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
Em	E G B	root, minor third, fifth
F#	F# A# C#	root, major third, fifth
F#m	F# A 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	0:02	C	9.2s
2	0:12	D	2.8s
3	0:14	C	8.5s
4	0:23	G	3.5s
5	0:26	C	8.5s
6	0:35	D	2.1s
7	0:37	C	8.5s
8	0:45	G	5.6s
9	0:51	F#	2.8s
10	0:54	Em	2.8s
11	0:57	C	2.8s
12	1:00	G	2.8s
13	1:02	F#	2.8s
14	1:05	Em	2.8s
15	1:08	C	2.8s
16	1:11	G	3.5s
17	1:14	C	8.5s
18	1:23	F#m	2.1s
19	1:25	C	9.2s
20	1:34	F#m	2.1s
21	1:36	C	9.1s
22	1:45	D	2.1s
23	1:48	G	2.8s
24	1:50	F#m	2.8s
25	1:53	Em	2.8s
26	1:56	C	2.8s
27	1:59	G	2.8s
28	2:02	F#m	2.8s
29	2:04	Em	2.8s
30	2:07	C	2.8s
31	2:10	G	5.6s
32	2:16	Em	2.8s
33	2:19	C	2.8s
34	2:21	G	5.6s
35	2:27	Em	2.8s
36	2:30	C	2.8s
37	2:33	G	2.8s
38	2:36	F#	2.8s
39	2:38	C	3.5s
40	2:42	D	2.1s
41	2:44	C	5.7s
42	2:50	G	5.6s
43	2:55	C	5.6s
44	3:01	G	2.8s
45	3:04	F#m	2.8s
46	3:07	Em	2.8s
47	3:09	C	2.8s
48	3:12	G	2.8s
49	3:15	F#m	2.8s
50	3:18	Em	2.8s
51	3:21	C	2.1s
52	3:23	G	6.3s
53	3:29	Em	2.8s
54	3:32	C	2.8s
55	3:35	G	2.8s
56	3:38	F#m	2.8s
57	3:40	Em	2.8s
58	3:43	C	2.8s
59	3:46	G	2.8s
60	3:49	F#m	2.8s
61	3:52	Em	2.8s
62	3:55	C	2.1s
63	3:57	G	3.5s
64	4:00	F#m	2.8s
65	4:03	Em	2.8s
66	4:06	C	2.8s
67	4:09	G	—