Katy Perry - California Gurls

Simplified chord chart for Katy Perry - California Gurls (karaoke of Karaoke Tracks Planet), in Dm at 123 BPM: 6 chords instead of 13, and 27 changes instead of 49. Sevenths became triads (A#, C, D, Dm, E, F), 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 changes27

ChannelKaraoke Tracks Planet

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 22 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
C	C E G	root, major third, fifth
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
Dm	D F A	root, minor third, fifth
E	E G# B	root, major third, fifth
F	F A C	root, major third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

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

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:09	F	2.8s
2	0:12	A#	2.0s
3	0:14	Dm	13.0s
4	0:27	A#	16.8s
5	0:43	Dm	1.9s
6	0:45	C	1.9s
7	0:47	Dm	1.9s
8	0:49	A#	3.9s
9	0:53	C	1.9s
10	0:55	Dm	1.9s
11	0:57	A#	48.0s
12	1:45	Dm	1.9s
13	1:47	C	1.9s
14	1:49	Dm	1.9s
15	1:51	A#	3.9s
16	1:54	C	3.3s
17	1:58	A#	117.6s
18	3:55	Dm	2.5s
19	3:58	F	7.3s
20	4:05	E	13.8s
21	4:19	D	2.4s
22	4:21	E	9.2s
23	4:30	D	2.9s
24	4:33	C	2.9s
25	4:36	E	5.8s
26	4:42	D	2.9s
27	4:45	E	—