Chords of: Viva La Vida by: Artem Pivovarov. (Am, Dm, Dm6, D6) 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.
“Viva La Vida” by Artem Pivovarov is in D Minor and runs at about 91 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 87 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am, Dm, Dm6, D6.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 53% of the 2:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → Dm6 → Am → Dm7 → Am → Dm6 → Dm7 → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 1:31 | 53% |
| Dm | 0:22 | 13% |
| Dm6 | 0:16 | 9% |
| D6 | 0:11 | 6% |
| Dm7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:03 | 2% |
| Am7 | 0:03 | 2% |
| F6 | 0:03 | 1% |
Am – Dm6 – Am – Dm6 – Dm7 – Fdim – Dm7 – Am – Dm6 – Dm7 – Abm6 – Am – Dm6 – Am – Abm6 – Am – G7/B – Am – Dm – E – Am – Dm – A/E – B7 – Am – Cmaj7 – D – C – D6 – Fmaj7 – D – C – Dm – E – Am – Cmaj7 – Dm – C – D6 – Fmaj7 – D – C – Dm – Bm7 – Am7 – B7 – Am – Dm6 – …
