CHORD LIBRARY

Play along C'EST LA VIE, chord by chord.

Chords of: C'EST LA VIE by: TY1, Dosseh, Capo Plaza. (Bbdim, Bm, Em7, E) 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 TY1, Dosseh, Capo Plaza is in Ab Minor and runs at about 106 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 144 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbdim, Bm, Em7, E.

Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → Em7 → Bm → E7 → Dmaj7 → Bm → E → F#7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bm0:4726%
Em70:2011%
Em0:1810%
F#70:148%
Dmaj70:148%
E0:084%
F#/C#0:084%
D0:074%

Chord progression, in order

Bm – Dmaj7 – Em – F#/C# – E – Bm – Em – F#/C# – Bm – D – Em – C#m7b5 – Bm – D6 – Em – F#7 – Bm – Em7 – F#/C# – Bm – Dmaj7 – Em7 – F# – Bm – D – Em7 – F#/C# – C#m7 – G – Dmaj7 – Em7 – F#7 – Bm – E7 – Dmaj7 – Bm – E – Dmaj7 – E/D – F#7 – E – Bm – Em – E6 – Bm – E – Bm – F# – …