Chords of: La Vie en Rose by: Edith Piaf. (Bb/C, Dm7, Bbmaj7, Gm7) 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.
“La Vie en Rose” by Edith Piaf is in C Minor and runs at about 158 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 147 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb/C, Dm7, Bbmaj7, Gm7.
Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm → Gm7 → Bbmaj7 → Dm7 → Bbmaj7 → F → Dm7 → Gm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm7 | 0:43 | 20% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:41 | 19% |
| Am7 | 0:39 | 18% |
| Gm7 | 0:21 | 10% |
| Bb6 | 0:15 | 7% |
| F | 0:13 | 6% |
| Gm | 0:11 | 5% |
| F/A | 0:08 | 4% |
Fm – Dm7 – Am7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – Am7 – Bbmaj7 – Dm7 – C – Dm7 – Am7 – Bbmaj7 – F – C/D – F – Dm7 – Am – Bbmaj7 – F – Am7 – Bbmaj7 – Dm7 – Am – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – Am7 – F – Bbmaj7 – Dm7 – Am7 – Bbmaj7 – C6 – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm – Am7 – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – F/A – Gm7 – Am7 – D – Dm7 – F/A – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – Am7 – …
