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Standards

La Vie En Rose chords & key

Guglielmi-Piaf-David

Key
C major
Form
ABC
Bars
20
Groove
Ballad
Time signature
4/4

“La Vie En Rose” is a jazz standard by Guglielmi-Piaf-David. It is usually played in C major as a ballad, and the 20-bar ABC form has 3 sections. Harmonically it contains 4 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 10 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 4 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — C major

A
CC6
Cmaj7C6
C
Dm7G7
Dm7G7
Dm7G7
Dm7G7
CD♭dimDm7G7
B
CC6
Cmaj7C6
CC7
F
Fm
C
D7
Dm7G7
C
CC6
Cmaj7C6
Dm7G7
C6

Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.

Harmonic analysis

4Major ii–V–I
0Minor ii–V–i
7ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
10Different chords

Most used chords

  • C×7
  • C6×7
  • Dm7×7
  • G7×7
  • Cmaj7×3
  • D♭dim×1

Recorded on these albums

1962 French Style
Dean Martin · “La Vie en rose”
1968 Olympia - Palmarès des chansons
Joséphine Baker · “La Vie en rose”
2006 Good & Rare
Bing Crosby · “La vie en rose”
2026 Voices
Ran Blake · “La Vie en Rose”

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • La Vie En Rose Bennie Green and Orchestra · Bud Johnson · Louiguy · Piaf · 1950 archive.org ↗
  • La Vie En Rose The Bernard Peiffer Trio · Bernard Peiffer · Bill Clark · Joe Benjamin · 1952 archive.org ↗
  • LA VIE EN ROSE THE BERNARD PEIFFER TRIO · Bernard Peiffer · Bill Clark · Joe Benjamin · 1952 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
A Blossom Fell 48% Barnes-Cornelius B♭ major AB · 20 Ballad
This Year's Kisses 44% Irving Berlin G major AABC · 28 Medium swing
You Better Go Now 40% Reichner-Graham E♭ major ABC · 24 Medium swing
He's A Tramp 35% Lee-Burke G major AABA · 32 Medium swing
You Keep Coming Back Like A Song 34% Irving Berlin E♭ major AB · 32 Medium swing
Don't Fence Me In 31% Cole Porter F major ABCD · 32 Medium swing
The Inch Worm 31% Frank Loesser F major ABAA · 22 Jazz waltz
If I Knew Then (What I Know Now) 29% Jurgens-Howard E♭ major AB · 32 Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is La Vie En Rose in?

La Vie En Rose is usually played in C major. For B♭ instruments that is D major, for E♭ instruments A major.

Who wrote La Vie En Rose?

La Vie En Rose was written by Guglielmi-Piaf-David.

What is the form of La Vie En Rose?

La Vie En Rose has 3 sections (ABC) with 20 bars in total.

How fast is La Vie En Rose played?

The usual groove is Ballad.

What are the chord changes to La Vie En Rose?

The opening bars are C C6 | Cmaj7 C6 | C | Dm7 G7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.