California Love by Dr. Dre and 2Pac
Piano chords, voicings & structure breakdown · 2 steps · 2 unique chords · 1990s
F
Whole song transcribed by
Harmonic Analysis & Structure
Overview
Key: G minor · Chords used: 2 · Sections: 1
Form: Intro
Where these chords come from: an expert transcription of the original recording made for the Rock Corpus RS 200 (de Clercq & Temperley, 2011), analysis by Trevor de Clercq. This page shows that transcription as-is: the analysis below is generated directly from it by code, not written by AI. Consecutive repeats of a chord are shown once, and the piano voicings are our playable arrangement of each chord symbol, not a note-for-note transcription.
Section by section
Intro
- F – Gm (×104)
bVII – i
Chord vocabulary
| Chord | Roman numeral | Role | Heard in |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | bVII | In the key | Intro |
| Gm | i | Home chord (tonic) | Intro |
Sources & accuracy
- Chords and sections: the Rock Corpus RS 200 (de Clercq & Temperley, 2011), analysis by Trevor de Clercq. Expert by-ear harmonic analysis of the original recording, shown on this page.
- Cross-check: the Rock Corpus RS 200 (de Clercq & Temperley, 2011), analysis by David Temperley. Independent by-ear analysis of the same recording. The two analysts agree on the chord (root and major/minor) for 75% of the song.
- Not verified: the two RS 200 analysts differ in places (see their agreement above).
- Rhythm and chord durations aren't shown; each step is one chord change.
Sources & Accuracy
Every chord on this page comes from the expert transcription listed first below. Piano voicings are our arrangement of the reported chord symbols, not a note-for-note transcription.
- the Rock Corpus RS 200 (de Clercq & Temperley, 2011), analysis by Trevor de ClercqExpert transcription
Annotated from the original recording by trained musicians for a published research dataset.
Expert by-ear harmonic analysis of the original recording, shown on this page.
- the Rock Corpus RS 200 (de Clercq & Temperley, 2011), analysis by David TemperleyExpert transcription
Annotated from the original recording by trained musicians for a published research dataset.
Independent by-ear analysis of the same recording. The two analysts agree on the chord (root and major/minor) for 75% of the song.
All Piano Voicings
| # | Section | Chord | Left hand | Right hand | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro (×104) | F | F2, C3 | C4, F4, A4 | — |
| 2 | Intro (×104) | Gm | G2, D3 | D4, G4, B♭4 | — |