CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Le mal aimé, chord by chord.

Chords of: Le mal aimé by: Claude François. (C#m, C#m7, B, E6) 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 “Le mal aimé”

“Le mal aimé” by Claude François is in B Major and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 72 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, C#m7, B, E6.

C#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → B6 → Bmaj7 → E → B → E → C#m7 → C#m6. 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 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m70:3020%
B0:3019%
E60:1812%
F#0:149%
Emaj70:085%
F#70:085%
E0:075%
Bmaj70:074%

Chord progression, in order

F# – B6 – E6 – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – E – B – E – C#m7 – C#m6 – C#m7 – C#6 – C#m7 – F#7 – Abm7 – F#/A# – Bm – B – Emaj7 – E6 – F#/C# – C#m7 – B/F# – F#7 – B/F# – F# – Bmaj7 – E – C#m7 – C#6 – C#m7 – C#m6 – F#7 – E6 – F# – B – Emaj7 – E6 – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m7 – B6 – F#7 – B/F# – C#maj7 – F# – Ab7 – C#maj7 – B – …