Chords of: Killer Queen by: Queen. (Eb, Bb, Cm, Bb7) 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.
“Killer Queen” by Queen is in C Minor and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 40 different chords across 131 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Bb, Cm, Bb7.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 11% of the 2:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Dm7b5 → Cm → Eb → Bb7 → Bb → Bb/F → Eb/F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 0:18 | 11% |
| Cm | 0:15 | 9% |
| Eb | 0:13 | 8% |
| Dm | 0:13 | 8% |
| F | 0:12 | 8% |
| G7 | 0:06 | 4% |
| C | 0:06 | 4% |
| Gm7 | 0:06 | 4% |
Cm – Dm7b5 – Cm – Dm7b5/C – Eb – Dm – Eb7/G – Ab – Abm – Eb – Ab/Bb – Bb7 – G – Cm – Bb – Eb – D – Gm7 – F – Bb – Dm – Gm – Dm – Gm – Faug – Dm – G7 – Cmaj7 – Bb – A – Dm – G7 – C – Bb – F – Bb/F – F – Bb – Cm7 – Eb/F – Cm – Dm7b5/C – C – D7/F# – Eb – Bb/D – Eb7/G – Ab – …
