Chords of: Who Wants To Live Forever by: Queen. (G/D, Em, C, Am) 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.
“Who Wants To Live Forever” by Queen is in C Major and runs at about 142 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G/D, Em, C, Am.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 4:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → C → Em → Am → D7/F# → Em → Em7 → C#m7b5. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 0:52 | 21% |
| C | 0:26 | 11% |
| Am | 0:22 | 9% |
| D | 0:21 | 9% |
| G | 0:18 | 7% |
| G/D | 0:11 | 5% |
| Em7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| Am7 | 0:09 | 4% |
Em – C – Em – Am – D7/F# – Em – Em7 – C#m7b5 – G – A7 – G/D – D – C – G/B – Am – C – Bm – Am7 – Dm7 – C/D – D7 – Am – D/F# – Em – C#m7b5 – G – Em6 – A – G/D – D – C – G/B – Am – C – G/B – Am7 – C/D – D7 – G/B – C – G/B – Am7 – Cmaj7 – Bm – Am – D6 – D – E – …
