Chords of: Viva la Vida by: Duo Grand. (F#m, E, C, A) 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 Duo Grand is in E Minor and runs at about 96 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 44 different chords across 120 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m, E, C, A.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 2:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Emaj7 → Abm → F#m7b5/E → E → Am7 → Em → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:28 | 16% |
| E7 | 0:14 | 8% |
| A | 0:11 | 6% |
| C | 0:11 | 6% |
| F#m | 0:10 | 5% |
| G | 0:08 | 5% |
| D | 0:08 | 5% |
| Am7 | 0:07 | 4% |
E – F – Emaj7 – Dm – C – Abm – F#m7b5/E – Am – E – Am7 – Em – Am – Em7 – Am7 – Dm7 – Em7 – E – F – G – Cmaj7 – F – Gaug – Dm – Dm6 – A/E – Edim – E – G – A – C#maj7 – C#m7 – Bm – F#m – A – D/E – A/E – Dmaj7 – E – A – E7 – Dm – E7 – Am7 – G – Am – G/B – Ddim – Fm – …
