# Viva La Vida – Coldplay: piano chords

Viva La Vida by Coldplay uses 5 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C D G Em
- Verse 1: C D G Em C D G Em
- Interlude 1: C D G Em
- Verse 2: C D G Em C D G Em C D G Em C D G Em
- Chorus 1: C D G Em C D G Em C D G Em C D Bm Em
- Interlude 2: C D G Em
- Verse 3: C D G Em C D G Em C D G Em C D G Em
- Chorus 2: C D G Em C D G Em C D G Em C D Bm Em
- Interlude 3: C Em C D G Em
- Chorus 3: G Em C D G Em C D G Em C D Bm Em
- Outro 1: C D Bm Em

## Questions

### Which chords does Viva La Vida by Coldplay use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Viva La Vida by Coldplay in?

The chords fit G major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Viva La Vida to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (5), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

https://pianokitty.com/songs/coldplay/viva-la-vida