Chords of: C'est La Vie by: Richie Campbell. (Abm, C#, Ebm7, Ebm) 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 Richie Campbell is in Eb Minor and runs at about 169 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 155 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm, C#, Ebm7, Ebm.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm7b5/C → F → Emaj7 → Ebm7 → C# → Abm6 → Ebm → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 0:43 | 21% |
| Ebm7 | 0:31 | 15% |
| Ebm | 0:18 | 9% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| C#6 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Dm7b5/C | 0:10 | 5% |
| Emaj7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Eb | 0:10 | 5% |
B7 – Dm7b5/C – F – Emaj7 – C# – Ebm7 – C# – F#m – Fm7b5/Eb – Ebm – C# – Bmaj7 – Abm6 – Ebm – C# – B/C# – Ebm – C# – Ebm – C# – Bmaj7 – Abm6 – Ebm7 – C#6 – Ebm7 – C#6 – Ebm7 – C#6 – Bmaj7 – Abm – Bb/Ab – Ab – Eb – Ebm7 – C# – Bbm7 – Ebm – C# – Eb – Ebm7 – C# – F#maj7 – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Abm – C#7/E# – Eb – C#6 – …
