Chords of: You Are The Champions by: Queen, Adam Lambert. (Em7, F, Am, Emaj7) 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.
“You Are The Champions” by Queen, Adam Lambert is in F Major and runs at about 179 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 49 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7, F, Am, Emaj7.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 2:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb/C → Cm → Bb → Cm → Cm7 → Eb → Ab/Eb → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 0:20 | 14% |
| Bb | 0:12 | 8% |
| Am | 0:08 | 5% |
| Emaj7 | 0:08 | 5% |
| Eb | 0:07 | 5% |
| E7 | 0:06 | 4% |
| Bb/C | 0:06 | 4% |
| C/G | 0:06 | 4% |
Gm – C – Cm – Bb/C – Cm – Bb – Cm – Bb/C – Cm7 – Gm – Eb – Ab/Eb – Eb – Ab/Eb – Eb – Bb/D – Dm7b5/C – F – Bb – C – Fmaj7 – Am – Dm7 – Bbm – Cmaj7 – F – Am – Bb – A – G – F#7 – D/F# – G – C/G – Bbmaj7 – C#6 – Em – G7 – F – Gm7 – Eb – Ab6 – Bb7 – Fm7b5/Eb – F/C – F – Am – Dm7 – …
