Chords of: Fils de joie by: Stromae. (Cm, G7, G, Gm7) 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.
“Fils de joie” by Stromae is in C Minor and runs at about 127 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 162 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, G7, G, Gm7.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 48% of the 3:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → G → Cm → G7 → Cm → G7 → Cm → G. 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 | 1:44 | 48% |
| Fm | 0:41 | 19% |
| G7 | 0:36 | 17% |
| G | 0:17 | 8% |
| Fm7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Fm6 | 0:04 | 2% |
| Gm7 | 0:02 | 1% |
| Gaug | 0:02 | 1% |
C – Fm7 – G – Cm – Fm – Cm – Fm6 – Cm – Fm7 – Cm – Fm – G – Cm – Fm7 – G – Cm – Fm7 – G – Cm – Fm6 – G – Cm – Fm – G7 – Cm – G7 – Cm – Fm – G7 – Cm – Fm – G7 – Cm – Fm7 – G7 – Cm – Fm – G7 – F – Cm – Fm – G7 – Cm – Fm – G7 – Cm – Fm – Cm – …
