Chords of: God Save The Queen by: Sex Pistols. (A, Dmaj7, E, D) 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.
“God Save The Queen” by Sex Pistols is in D Major and runs at about 148 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 117 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Dmaj7, E, D.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 3:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → Dmaj7 → A → Dmaj7 → A → Emaj7 → E → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:08 | 36% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:30 | 16% |
| E | 0:22 | 12% |
| D | 0:19 | 10% |
| B | 0:14 | 8% |
| Emaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| F# | 0:06 | 3% |
| C# | 0:06 | 3% |
A – D – A/C# – D – A – D – A/C# – D – A – D – A7/C# – D – A – D – C# – D – A – Dmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – Adim – A – Dmaj7 – Am – Dmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – A – Emaj7 – B – E – Bmaj7 – Em – Eb – E – A – Dmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – A – E – A – Em7 – A – Dmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – …
