Chords of: C’est la vie by: KOJO. (Gm7, Cm, C, Bb) 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.
“C’est la vie” by KOJO is in C Minor and runs at about 113 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 77 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm7, Cm, C, Bb.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 60% of the 2:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Bb → Cm → C → Cm → C → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 1:13 | 60% |
| Bb | 0:14 | 11% |
| C | 0:12 | 9% |
| Bb6 | 0:05 | 4% |
| Gm7 | 0:04 | 3% |
| Eb/Bb | 0:03 | 2% |
| F | 0:02 | 2% |
| Ab | 0:02 | 2% |
Cm – Bb6 – Cm – Gm7 – Cm – Gm7 – Cm – Bb6 – Cm – Bb – Cm – Bb – Cm – Bbaug – Cm – Bb – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Cm – Bb – C – Cm7 – F – Bb – F/C – Cm – F – Bb – C – Ab – Cm – Bb6 – Cm – Dm7b5/C – Bb – C – Cm – Bb – Cm – Bb – Cm – Bb – Cm – Bb – Cm – Bb – Cm – …