Chords of: Au clair de la rue by: Benab. (Em, Am, D6, D) 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.
“Au clair de la rue” by Benab is in D Major and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 130 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, Am, D6, D.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 2:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Gmaj7 → Em → D → Am → D6 → Am → D6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 0:30 | 21% |
| D | 0:19 | 14% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:14 | 10% |
| Em | 0:11 | 8% |
| D6 | 0:10 | 7% |
| Em7 | 0:08 | 6% |
| G | 0:06 | 4% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:05 | 3% |
Am – D – Em – D – C – Am – D – Em – D6 – Cmaj7 – A – F#m – Em – A – D – Em – C – C6 – Gmaj7 – Am – F#7 – Em – A – Dmaj7 – Em7 – Dmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Am – Dmaj7 – Em7 – Daug – Cmaj7 – Am – D – Em – D – C – Am – D – Emaj7 – A7 – D6 – Em7 – Daug – Am – A7 – D6 – G – …
