CHORD LIBRARY

Play along C'est la Vie (ABCD), chord by chord.

Chords of: C'est la Vie (ABCD) by: ILO, Doddy. (Bm7, F#m, C#, Amaj7) 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 “C'est la Vie (ABCD)”

“C'est la Vie (ABCD)” by ILO, Doddy is in Db Minor and runs at about 186 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 139 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm7, F#m, C#, Amaj7.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 2:47 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Amaj7 → F#m → C# → F#m → A → Amaj7 → F#m → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m0:4527%
E0:3421%
Amaj70:1911%
A0:138%
Bm0:127%
Bm70:117%
D60:095%
Bm60:053%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – D6 – E – Amaj7 – F#m – Dmaj7 – E – B7 – F#m – Bm – E – Amaj7 – F#m – D – E – Amaj7 – F#m – D6 – E – Amaj7 – C#m7 – F#m – D6 – E – Amaj7 – F#m – Bm7 – E7 – A – F#m – Bm – C# – F#m – Bm7 – Abm7b5/Gb – E – Amaj7 – F#m – D6 – E – Amaj7 – F#m – Bm – E7/G# – F#m7 – E – C#m – F#m – …