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California Girls – The Beach Boys: piano chords

California Girls by The Beach Boys uses 11 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

G D E A Bm Am F Gm B F# C#m

Chord sheet

Verse 1

G D E A G D E

Chorus 1

A Bm G Am F Gm A

Verse 2

G D E A G D E

Chorus 2

A Bm G Am F Gm A

Bridge 1

E

Outro 1

A Bm A Bm A B G A D E F# Bm C#m Am Bm F G Gm Am

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

Questions

Which chords does California Girls by The Beach Boys use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is California Girls by The Beach Boys in?

The chords fit D major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is California Girls to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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