About the chords of “Mi Vida”

“Mi Vida” by DLD is in C Major and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 108 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G7, C, F, Cmaj7.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 5:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb6 → C → Cmaj7 → Am7 → F → C → Am7 → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

Bb6 – C – Cmaj7 – Am7 – F – C – Am7 – Fmaj7 – C/G – F/C – C – Cmaj7 – A7 – B/A – Am7 – G7/B – D – F – A/B – G – Cmaj7 – C – Cmaj7 – Am7 – F – Dm – F – G – Cmaj7 – F – G – Dm7 – Am – C – F – G7 – F – C – Cmaj7 – A7 – Bm7b5/A – F – G7/B – D – F – A/E – G – Cmaj7 – …

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