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Brett Young - Country In California Chords

ChordsG, C, Am, D, Em
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram


[G]I was driving down PCH, top down on my jeep just [C]cranking some [G]Hank
[C]A California boy with country in my [G]mind, a pretty girl sitting next to me
[G]With beach blond hair in the passenger seat
Rocking [C]Daisy Dukes [G]with a bathing suit [C][G]underneath


[Am]She’s west coast head to toe, but [D]there ain’t a Reba song that she don’t know [G]
[G]There’s country in [Em]California, [G]we drink whiskey, [C]just like they do [D]in Tennessee
We have [G]backroads, past where the [Em]grass [Am]grows
In the hills of [C]Malibu, it’s the sky’s that blue, with a [D]clear view of the [G]sea
Yeah, there’s [Am]country, in my [D][G]California dream. [D]


[G]I remember way back before it was cool, singing Tim McGraw on my [C]way to [G]school
[C]MaryAnn McCoy was my “don’t take the [G]girl” nowadays the highway is more than a road
It’s taking over Country radio, moving the [C]Mason-Dixie line [G]all the way to the edge of the world


[Am]Her eyes were blue and her hair was long, yeah, [D]she’s every woman, she’s a country song [G]
[G]There’s country in [Em]California, [G]we drink whiskey, [C]just like they do [D]in Tennessee
We have [G]backroads, past where the [Em]grass [Am]grows
In the hills of [C]Malibu, it’s the sky’s that blue, with a [D]clear view of the [G]sea
Yeah, there’s [Am]country, in my [D][G]California dream. [D]


Sweet [G]home [C]California, sweet [D]home [G][C]California, sweet [D]home [G][C]California [D]
[G]There’s country in [Em]California, [G]we drink whiskey, [C]just like they do [D]in Tennessee
We have [G]backroads, past where the [Em]grass [Am]grows
In the hills of [C]Malibu, it’s the sky’s that blue, with a [D]clear view of the [G]sea
Yeah, there’s [Am]country, in my [D][G]California dream. [D]


[G]I was driving down PCH, top down on my jeep just [C]cranking some [D]Hank
[C]A California boy with country on my mind

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AlbumCountry In California
GenresCountry
Year2015
KeyG

How to play Country In California on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Brett Young - Country In California on guitar requires 5 chords and 8 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Country In California uses these transitions most often: D → G (17), G → C (14), and C → D (10). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with G - C chord transition.

1. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
G to C

2. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
G to Am

3. Am → D chord transition

To move from Am to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
Am to D

4. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
D to G

5. G → Em chord transition

To move from G to Em;

  1. While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

6. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

7. Em → Am chord transition

To move from Em to Am;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.

8. Am → C chord transition

To move from Am to C;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Country In California.

  • Country In California includes 77 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Country In California contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Country In California connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → D: 24%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → D: 11%