Chords of: Viva La Vida by: Coldplay. (C#maj7, Fm, C#, Eb7) 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.
“Viva La Vida” by Coldplay is in F Minor and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 132 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#maj7, Fm, C#, Eb7.
Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 4:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Ebm7 → Ab → Fm → C# → Eb7 → Ab → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fm | 0:57 | 23% |
| C# | 0:51 | 21% |
| Eb7 | 0:39 | 16% |
| Ab | 0:37 | 15% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| C#maj7 | 0:19 | 8% |
| Fm7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| C#/D# | 0:05 | 2% |
C# – Ebm7 – Ab – Fm – C# – Eb7 – Ab – Fm – C# – C#/D# – Ab – Fm – C# – C#/D# – Ab – Fm – C#maj7 – Eb7 – Abmaj7 – Fm – C# – Abm – Eb7 – Abmaj7 – Fm – C# – Eb7 – Abmaj7 – C# – Eb7 – Ab – Fm – C#/D# – Ab – Fm – C# – Abmaj7 – Fm – C# – Eb7 – Ab – Fm – C# – Eb7 – Ab – Fm – C#maj7 – Eb7 – …
