CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Bohemian Rhapsody, chord by chord.

Chords of: Bohemian Rhapsody by: Queen. (Fm7b5, Bb, Eb, Cm) 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 Queen is in C Minor and runs at about 144 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 55 different chords across 181 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm7b5, Bb, Eb, Cm.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 5:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Gm → Cm → Bb → Bb6 → Gm → Cm → Am7b5. 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 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb1:0821%
Eb0:4113%
Cm0:3611%
F0:227%
Gm0:216%
A0:144%
Fm0:124%
Bb60:124%

Chord progression, in order

Bb – Gm – Cm – F – Bb – Bb6 – Gm – Cm – Baug – Eb/Bb – Am7b5 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Gm – Cm – Fm – Ab6 – Ddim – Bb – Bb7 – Eb – Bb/D – Cm – Abm – Eb – Ab/Eb – Eb – Ebdim – Fm7b5/Eb – Bb – Bb6 – Gm – Cm – F – Bb – Bb6 – Gm – Cm – Baug – Eb/Bb – Am7b5 – Abmaj7 – Gaug – Eb – Dm – Cm – Fm – Fm7b5/Eb – …