CHORD LIBRARY

Play along C’est La Vie, chord by chord.

Chords of: C’est La Vie by: Alika Milova. (Ab6, Abmaj7, Cm, Fm7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “C’est La Vie”

“C’est La Vie” by Alika Milova is in C Minor and runs at about 116 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 177 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab6, Abmaj7, Cm, Fm7.

Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G7 → Ab6 → Cm → Ab6 → Abmaj7 → Fm7 → Ab6 → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cm0:4524%
G0:3318%
Abmaj70:3217%
Ab0:147%
Ab60:126%
Ebmaj70:105%
Fm70:095%
G70:084%

Chord progression, in order

Cm – G – Ab – Eb6 – Bb – Cm – G7 – Abmaj7 – Fm – Eb – Cm – G7 – Abmaj7 – Fm – Cm – G7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – F/G – Gaug – Ab – Fm – Cm – G – Ab6 – Cm – G – Ab6 – Cm – G – Ab – Eb6 – Abmaj7 – G – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Cm – G – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm7 – G – Ab – F7 – Cm – G – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – …