CHORD LIBRARY

Play along La Vida, chord by chord.

Chords of: La Vida by: Rey Chavez. (Ab, Ab7, C#m, F#m7) 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 “La Vida”

“La Vida” by Rey Chavez is in Db Major and runs at about 97 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 88 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Ab7, C#m, F#m7.

Ab7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 3:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → Ab7 → F#m7 → Ab7 → C#m → Ab → F#m → Ab7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ab71:1635%
C#m0:5324%
F#m70:2813%
Ab0:157%
F#m0:136%
Ebm0:073%
Emaj70:052%
Amaj70:031%

Chord progression, in order

C#m – Ab7 – F#m7 – F#m – Ab7 – C#m – F#/C# – C#m – F#7 – Ab7 – Ab – B – Amaj7 – F#m – Ab7 – C#m – Ab7 – Ebm – F#m7 – Ab7 – Emaj7 – C#7/E# – Ab – E/G# – Amaj7 – C#m – Ab7 – Ab – F#m – F#m6 – Amaj7 – Ab7 – Abaug – Emaj7 – C# – Ab – C#m – B/C# – A – Ab7 – C#/D# – Ab – B7/D# – Ab – F#m – Ab7 – C#m – Ab7 – …