California Dreaming Chords

KeyB CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays525

California Dreaming by José Feliciano is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords B, E, Am7, G6, F6 and E11. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
B
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro: B E 

                              Am7     G6 F6               G6     E       E11 E 
All the leaves are brown             and the sky is gray 
                       Am7 G6 F6                   E        E11 E 
I've been for a walk             on a winter's day 
                         Am7   G6 F6        G6      E     E11 E 
I'd be safe and warm              if I was in L.A. 
                  Am7       G6 F6                            E      E11 E 
California Dreaming            on such a winter's day 
               Am7            G6 F6                                 G6    E E11 E 
Stopped into a church            I passed along the way 
                                    Am7     G6 F6                             E      E11 E 
Well, I got down on my knees             and I pretend to pray 
                                               Am7     G6 F6                     G6       E       E11 E 
You know the preacher likes the cold            He knows I'm gonna stay 
                       Am7  G6 F6                                 E      E11 E 
California dreaming             on such a winter's day 

Instrumental Solo: Am7 G6 F6 G6 E E11 E Am7 G6 F6 E E11 E 

E                        Am7     G6 F6             G6   E     E11 E 
All the leaves are brown             and the sky is gray 
                      Am7  G6 F6                    E    E11 E 
I've been for a walk            on a winter's day 
              Am7   G6 F6             G6     E        E11 E 
If I didn't tell her         I could leave today 
                   Am7    G6 F6                           E     E11 E 
California dreaming          on such a winter's day 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante