Chords of: Tie Your Mother Down (Live in Budapest) by: Queen. (A, D, G, E) 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.
“Tie Your Mother Down (Live in Budapest)” by Queen is in D Major and runs at about 143 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 7 different chords across 29 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, D, G, E.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 65% of the 1:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → G → A → G → A → G → A → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: beginner-friendly — only 4 chords, all of them common open shapes. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:14 | 65% |
| D | 0:20 | 17% |
| G | 0:12 | 10% |
| E | 0:05 | 5% |
| C | 0:02 | 1% |
| G/B | 0:01 | 1% |
| D/F# | 0:01 | 1% |
D – A – G – A – G – A – G – A – G – A – G – E – G – A – D – A – D – G – D/F# – C – G/B – A – G – C – A – D – A – D – A
