CHORD LIBRARY

Play along C’est la vie, chord by chord.

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.

About the chords of “C’est la vie”

“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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cm1:1360%
Bb0:1411%
C0:129%
Bb60:054%
Gm70:043%
Eb/Bb0:032%
F0:022%
Ab0:022%

Chord progression, in order

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 – …