CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Bohemian Rhapsody, chord by chord.

Chords of: Bohemian Rhapsody by: Pentatonix. (Eb, C#, Ab, Bbm) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “Bohemian Rhapsody”

“Bohemian Rhapsody” by Pentatonix is in Ab Major and runs at about 143 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 70 different chords across 247 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, C#, Ab, Bbm.

Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 6:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm7 → Bb7 → Eb7 → Ab → Fm7 → Ab7 → C# → Bbm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ab0:5214%
C#0:4512%
Bbm0:318%
Eb0:185%
Fm0:185%
Bbm70:134%
Ab60:123%
Eb70:123%

Chord progression, in order

Fm7 – Bb7 – Bb – Eb7 – Ab – Fm7 – Ab – C#/G# – Ab7 – C# – Ab – Bbm7 – Eb7 – Bb – Ebm6 – C# – A – Ab – G – Ab – A – Ab – G – Abmaj7 – C# – Ab – Bdim – Eb – Eb7 – Ab – Ab6 – Ab – Fm – Bbm – Eb7 – Ab – Ab6 – Cm – Fm – Bbm7 – Amaj7 – C#maj7 – Gm7b5 – F#maj7 – Faug – C# – Cm – Bbm – …