CALIFORNIA KING BED - Rihanna

Simplified chord chart for CALIFORNIA KING BED - Rihanna (karaoke of Atomic Karaoke...), in G at 86 BPM: 7 chords instead of 10, and 63 changes instead of 63. Sevenths became triads (Bm, C, C#, D, Em, 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 changes63

ChannelAtomic 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
Bm	B D F#	root, minor third, fifth
C	C E G	root, major third, fifth
C#	C# F G#	root, major third, fifth
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
Em	E G B	root, minor 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	0:00	C#	8.7s
2	0:08	C	8.5s
3	0:17	G	3.5s
4	0:20	C	7.8s
5	0:28	G	3.5s
6	0:32	C	8.4s
7	0:40	F#m	2.1s
8	0:42	C	8.5s
9	0:51	G	5.6s
10	0:56	F#m	2.8s
11	0:59	Em	2.8s
12	1:02	C	2.8s
13	1:05	G	5.6s
14	1:11	Em	2.8s
15	1:13	C	2.8s
16	1:16	G	3.5s
17	1:20	C	7.8s
18	1:28	G	12.0s
19	1:40	D	2.1s
20	1:42	C	9.2s
21	1:51	D	2.1s
22	1:53	G	2.8s
23	1:56	F#m	2.8s
24	1:59	Em	2.8s
25	2:01	C	2.8s
26	2:04	G	2.8s
27	2:07	F#m	2.8s
28	2:10	Em	2.8s
29	2:13	C	2.8s
30	2:16	G	5.6s
31	2:21	Em	2.8s
32	2:24	C	2.8s
33	2:27	G	5.6s
34	2:32	Em	2.8s
35	2:35	C	2.8s
36	2:38	G	6.3s
37	2:44	C	2.8s
38	2:47	D	2.1s
39	2:49	C	5.6s
40	2:55	G	2.8s
41	2:58	Bm	2.8s
42	3:01	C	5.7s
43	3:06	G	5.6s
44	3:12	Em	2.8s
45	3:15	C	2.8s
46	3:18	G	5.6s
47	3:23	Em	2.8s
48	3:26	C	2.8s
49	3:29	G	2.8s
50	3:32	F#m	2.8s
51	3:35	Em	2.8s
52	3:37	C	2.8s
53	3:40	G	5.6s
54	3:46	Em	2.8s
55	3:49	C	2.8s
56	3:52	G	2.8s
57	3:54	F#m	2.8s
58	3:57	Em	2.8s
59	4:00	C	2.8s
60	4:03	G	5.7s
61	4:08	Em	2.8s
62	4:11	C	2.8s
63	4:14	G	—