Chords of: Les bougies by: Christophe Maé. (Gm, Eb, Bb, Ebmaj7) 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.
“Les bougies” by Christophe Maé is in Eb Major and runs at about 160 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 185 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, Eb, Bb, Ebmaj7.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 4:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Bb → Eb → Bb → D7/F# → Eb → F6 → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 0:59 | 25% |
| Eb | 0:53 | 22% |
| Gm | 0:25 | 10% |
| Gm7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| F | 0:14 | 6% |
| D/A | 0:09 | 4% |
| Dm | 0:08 | 3% |
| D | 0:07 | 3% |
Bb6 – Bb – Am6 – Gm – F – Eb – Bb6 – Bb – F – Gm7 – Dm – Eb – Bb – Am6 – Gdim – Eb – Bb – F/A – Gm7 – Eb – Bb – D7/F# – Gm7 – Eb – Bb – F6 – Gm – Eb – Bb – F – Gm – Eb – Bb – F6 – Gm – Eb – Bb – D/A – Gm – Eb – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Dm – Eb – Bb – D – Gm7 – …
