Viva La Vida - Coldplay

Simplified chord chart for Viva La Vida - Coldplay (karaoke of Musisi Karaoke), in G# at 136 BPM: 4 chords instead of 7, and 18 changes instead of 122. Sevenths became triads (C#, D#, Fm, G#), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyG#

Tempo 136 BPM

Chord changes18

ChannelMusisi Karaoke

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 104 changes too short for the hand to follow were merged. A diminished chord appears as minor — that is a substitution, not an equivalence: it sounds close when you are playing along, but it is not the same chord. For the harmony as it is, use the full version.

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Diatonic chords of G#

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
G#	A#m	Cm	C#	D#	Fm	G°

Chord track

Click any chord to jump the video to that point.

Notes that make up each chord

Useful for one-note-at-a-time instruments — sax, trumpet, flute, violin: they do not play the chord, they play its notes.

Chord	Notes	Functions
C#	C# F G#	root, major third, fifth
D#	D# G A#	root, major third, fifth
Fm	F G# C	root, minor third, fifth
G#	G# C D#	root, major third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

The same sequence as a table, for reference or printing.

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:06	C#	1.8s
2	0:08	D#	24.3s
3	0:33	Fm	24.4s
4	0:57	D#	10.4s
5	1:07	Fm	3.5s
6	1:11	D#	3.5s
7	1:14	Fm	3.5s
8	1:18	D#	38.2s
9	1:56	Fm	3.5s
10	2:00	D#	10.4s
11	2:10	Fm	3.5s
12	2:13	D#	3.5s
13	2:17	Fm	3.5s
14	2:20	D#	33.5s
15	2:54	C#	10.4s
16	3:04	D#	41.8s
17	3:46	G#	2.1s
18	3:48	Fm	—