CHORD LIBRARY

Play along L'ours, chord by chord.

Chords of: L'ours by: Youssou N'Dour, Christophe Maé. (F, Dm, Gm, C7) 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 “L'ours”

“L'ours” by Youssou N'Dour, Christophe Maé is in D Minor and runs at about 96 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 114 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Dm, Gm, C7.

Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 4:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G7 → D7 → F → D7 → Fmaj7 → Dm → F → Bbmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Dm1:2935%
F0:4317%
Gm0:239%
C70:208%
C0:156%
Dm70:104%
Bb0:083%
Bbmaj70:062%

Chord progression, in order

G7 – D7 – Bbm – F – D7 – Bb6 – Fmaj7 – D – C/Bb – Fmaj7 – Dm – Bb7 – F – D – Bbmaj7 – F – Dm – Bb6 – F – Dm7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Bbmaj7 – F – Dm7 – Bbm – Dm – F – G/A – Dm – Bb – F – Dm – Bb – F – Dm – C7 – G7 – Gm – Gm7 – Em7b5 – Dm – C7 – Gm – Gm7 – Gm6 – Dm – Bbm6 – F – …