Chords of: The Show Must Go On by: Queen. (Bm, G, Em, F#) 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.
“The Show Must Go On” by Queen is in E Minor and runs at about 84 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 103 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm, G, Em, F#.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → Bm7 → G → Gmaj7 → Em6 → F# → Bm → Gmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:35 | 15% |
| Bm | 0:32 | 14% |
| Em | 0:30 | 13% |
| F# | 0:18 | 8% |
| Em7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| B | 0:11 | 5% |
| C#m | 0:10 | 4% |
| Bm7 | 0:10 | 4% |
Bm – B – Bm7 – G – Em – Gmaj7 – Em7 – Em6 – F# – Em – Edim – Bm – Gmaj7 – Em – Em6 – F# – Em – Em7b5 – Bm – G – Em – Bm – D/E – Em – F# – F#7 – E7 – A7 – Gmaj7 – B – G – Em7 – F# – Em – Em7b5 – Bm – E7 – C#m – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m – A – A6 – F#m – Abmaj7 – Ab7 – F#m – F#m7b5 – C#m – …
