How to practice Une vie d'amour with play-along tracks?

Use the play-along backing track above to practice Une vie d'amour in the key of D. Listen to the audio with bass, piano, and drums, start by playing the melody, then practice improvisation and soloing over the chord changes.

What scales to use for soloing over Une vie d'amour?

For soloing over Une vie d'amour, recommended scales include: bebop minor, bebop. Use arpeggio patterns over each chord to create melodic lines that follow the harmony of this jazz tune.

Who composed Une vie d'amour?

Une vie d'amour was composed by Georges Garvarentz / Charles Aznavour in 1981. It is a swing standard in 4/4 time. The original key is A; this page shows it transposed to D.

What key is Une vie d'amour in?

The original key of Une vie d'amour is A. The form is AB with 46 bars. This page shows the chart transposed to D.

What scales work for improvising over Une vie d'amour?

Recommended scales for Une vie d'amour in D: bebop minor, bebop. Scales and arpeggios update in real-time as each chord plays, with context-aware analysis (e.g., Phrygian Dominant over secondary dominants).

How does the interactive backing track work?

The backing track plays with realistic walking bass, drum patterns, and voice-led chord voicings. Scales and arpeggios update in real-time as each chord plays. You can limit the fretboard zone for close-proximity voicings, toggle a reference melody, loop any section, and choose between multiple sound presets. Works for guitar, piano, bass, ukulele, and 7 more instruments.

Can I edit the chord chart?

Yes. You can modify the structure, chords, and arrangement of any standard to match your preferred version or create your own reharmonization.

Une vie d'amour in D

Georges Garvarentz / Charles Aznavour(1981)swing

Do Re MiC D E

Section A

Gm7/F

♬

Gm6/E

♬

Gm/A♯

♬

A7/C♯♬

Dm/C♯

♬

Dm/C

G7/B

♬

Dm/A

♬

Dm/C♯

♬

Dm/C

G7/B

♬

G♯dim/B

Gm6/A♯

♬

C/A♯♬

Fm7/C♬

♬

Cmadd4♬

♬

Dsus4/C♬

♬

A7/C♯♬

Section B

♬

Gm/A♯♬

♬

A7/C♯♬

♬

BPM: 120

Chord Diagrams — Une vie d'amour in D (Guitar)

Display

FingerNoteDegree

Chord Voicings Closest Voicing

Gm7/F

Gm6/E

Gm/A♯

Bdim

A7/C♯

Dm/C♯

Dm/C

G7/B

A♯

Dm/A

G♯dim

Gm6

G♯dim/B

Gm6/A♯

C/A♯

Fm7/C

Cmadd4

C - E♭ - F - G

Dsus4/C

A♯Maj7

Cm6

Bdim7

Une vie d'amour in D

Key of D

D major is one of guitar's most resonant keys. The open D string acts as a droning root, and the open A string provides the fifth. This gives D-based strumming a wide, ringing quality that flatpicks and fingerpicks love. D is a beginner-level key on guitar because the open D and A strings provide a powerful bass foundation, and the open high E is the 2nd scale degree adding brightness. Beginners will find this key approachable since most chords use open voicings with minimal stretching.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through G to G (ascending unison), G to G (ascending unison), G to A (ascending whole step), A to D (ascending perfect fourth), D to G (ascending perfect fourth), G to B (ascending major third), B to A (descending whole step), A to D (ascending perfect fourth), D to D (ascending unison), D to G (ascending perfect fourth), G to A# (ascending minor third), A# to D (ascending major third), D to G# (ascending tritone), G# to G (descending half step), G to G# (ascending half step), G# to G (descending half step), G to C (ascending perfect fourth), C to F (ascending perfect fourth), F to A# (ascending perfect fourth), A# to D# (ascending perfect fourth), D# to G# (ascending perfect fourth), G# to F (descending minor third), F to G (ascending whole step), G to C (ascending perfect fourth), C to C (ascending unison), C to D (ascending whole step), D to D (ascending unison), D to C (descending whole step), C to F (ascending perfect fourth), F to A# (ascending perfect fourth), A# to C (ascending whole step), C to B (descending half step). A half-step bass movement creates a strong leading-tone pull that demands resolution. The root motion by larger intervals (fourths and fifths) gives each chord change a strong, decisive character. When the progression loops, the bass returns from B to G by major third.

Scales for Improvisation

D major pentatonic works because every note is either a chord tone or a safe passing tone — there are no avoid notes. For soloing, this means you can play freely without clashing. Over dominant seventh chords, D Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.

swing4/4 · 46 bars · Form: AB

Chords: Gm, Gm7/F, Gm6/E, A7, Dm, Gm/A♯, Bdim, A7/C♯, Dm/C♯, Dm/C, G7/B, A♯, Dm/A, G♯dim, Gm6, G♯dim/B, Gm6/A♯, C/A♯, Fm7/C, A♯7, D♯, G♯Maj7, Fm7, G7, Cmadd4, Cm, Dsus4/C, D7, C7, F, A♯Maj7, Cm6, Bdim7.

Scales for Improvisation D bebop minor, D bebop.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of D