CHORD LIBRARY

Play along It's My Life, chord by chord.

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.

About the chords of “It's My Life”

“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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cm0:4919%
C0:3815%
Ab0:3112%
Bb0:2911%
Eb0:187%
C/Bb0:145%
Abmaj70:145%
Bb/D0:114%

Chord progression, in order

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 – …