Chords of: You're My Best Friend by: Queen. (C, F6, D, Dm7) 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.
“You're My Best Friend” by Queen is in C Major and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, F6, D, Dm7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 2:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → F6 → C → F → C → F6 → C → F6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:09 | 40% |
| F6 | 0:20 | 11% |
| D | 0:09 | 5% |
| Am7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| F | 0:07 | 4% |
| G | 0:06 | 4% |
| Fm | 0:06 | 3% |
| Am | 0:05 | 3% |
C – F/C – C – Am7 – F6 – C – F – C – F6 – C – F6 – C – F6 – Cmaj7 – Am – D – F/Eb – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Am7 – D – F – G – E – Am – Em7 – F6 – Fm – C – F6 – C – E7/G# – Am7 – C7/E – F – Fm6 – Eb/F – Fm – G – E7 – Am – D7 – Em – G – C6 – C – Dm – C – …
