Les Champs Elysées

Description

Les Champs-Élysées is an iconic French chanson made famous by Joe Dassin. With its memorable melody and uplifting atmosphere, it has become one of the most beloved French songs and remains popular with musicians around the world.

This SwingBook features an intermediate solo ukulele arrangement. The arrangement follows a smooth melodic descent from C down to F, before returning to C, naturally guiding you through different chord positions across the fretboard. It is an excellent exercise for developing fluid melodic movement, improving fretboard awareness and becoming more comfortable with multiple chord voicings. The arrangement includes melody, tablature, chord diagrams and lyrics.

Learn more about this song

Explore the free interactive Les Champs-Élysées Grille, where you can:

• transpose the song to any key,
• switch between ukulele, guitar and piano chords,
• learn the history of the tune,
• discover interesting facts,
• and explore more versions of this beloved French classic.

→ Open the interactive Grille