Chords of: It's My Life by: Bon Jovi. (Cm7b5/Bb, Cm, C, Bb) 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.
“It's My Life” by Bon Jovi is in C Minor and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 115 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm7b5/Bb, Cm, C, Bb.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 4:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm7b5/Bb → C/Bb → C → Cmaj7 → C → Abmaj7 → C → C7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 0:49 | 19% |
| C | 0:38 | 15% |
| Ab | 0:31 | 12% |
| Bb | 0:29 | 11% |
| Eb | 0:18 | 7% |
| C/Bb | 0:14 | 5% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| Bb/D | 0:11 | 4% |
Cm7b5/Bb – C/Bb – C – Cmaj7 – C – Abmaj7 – Eb – C – Ab – C7 – D7 – Bb – C7 – Ab – Cm – C – C7 – Ab – Cm – C – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Ab – Eb – Bb/D – Cm – Abmaj7 – Bb – B – G7/B – Cm – Ab – Eb – Bb/D – Cm – Abmaj7 – Bb – Bm – C – Ab – C – Abmaj7 – C – Gm7 – C – Ab – C – Cm7 – …