Freddie Mercury

The Golden Boy – Freddie Mercury: piano chords

The Golden Boy by Freddie Mercury uses 41 chords in Db major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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Db major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

C C/E Fm C7/G Fm/Ab Bbm Bbm7/Ab F#maj7 Ebm F#m6/A Ddim Bbm7 Bb Bb7/Ab Ebsus2/F Ebm/F# Eb7/G Abm Abm/Gb Emaj7 F#/E F#m/A F#sus2/Ab Ab E6 B/Eb E F# Ab7 C# A A#m D#m C#maj7 C#7 F#m Ab7/Eb C#/G# G#7 F#7 Ab9

Chord sheet

Intro 1

C C/E Fm C7/G Fm/Ab Bbm Bbm7/Ab F#maj7 Ebm F#m6/A Ddim Bbm7 Bb Bb7/Ab Ebm Ebsus2/F Ebm/F# Eb7/G Abm Abm/Gb Emaj7 F#/E F#m/A F#sus2/Ab Ab

Verse 1

C C/E Fm C7/G Fm/Ab Bbm Bbm7/Ab Ebm F#m6/A Ddim E6 Bb7/Ab Ebm Ebsus2/F Ebm/F# Eb7/G Abm Abm/Gb Emaj7 F#/E B/Eb E F# Eb7/G Abm Abm/Gb Emaj7 F#/E F#m/A F#sus2/Ab Ab Bbm7/Ab Ab7

Verse 2

C# A C# A#m D#m Ab7 C# C#maj7 C#7 F# F#m C# C Ab7 C# A C# A#m D#m Ab7 C# C#maj7 C#7 F# F#m C# C Ab7 C#

Chorus 1

A C# D#m Ab7 C# C#maj7 C#7 F# F#m F# F#m C# C Ab7 C# A C# A#m D#m Ab7 C# C#maj7 C#7 F# F#m C# C Ab7 C# Bbm7 Ab7/Eb C# A C# Bbm7 Ab7/Eb C# C#maj7 C#7 F# F#m F# F#m C# C Ab7 C# A C# A#m D#m Ab7 C# C#maj7 C#7 F# F#m C# C Ab7 C# C#maj7 C#7 F# F#m C#/G# G#7 F# F#7 C#

Verse 3

C C/E Fm C7/G Fm/Ab Bbm Bbm7/Ab F#maj7 Ebm F#m6/A Ddim Bbm7 Bb Bb7/Ab Ebm Ebsus2/F Ebm/F# Eb7/G

Outro 1

Abm Abm/Gb Emaj7 F#/E F#m/A F#sus2/Ab Ab Ab9

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

A#m

B♭ — bass noteB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭F — chord toneF
A♯C♯F
Practice A#m

A#m7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
A♯C♯FG♯
Practice A#m7

D#m

D♯ — bass noteD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯
D♯F♯A♯
Practice D#m

G#m

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
G♯BD♯
Practice G#m

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

G#7

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭G♭ — chord toneG♭
G♯CD♯F♯
Practice G#7

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

C#maj7

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneC
C♯FG♯C
Practice C#maj7

Questions

Which chords does The Golden Boy by Freddie Mercury use?

Different chords: 41. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is The Golden Boy by Freddie Mercury in?

The chords fit Db major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is The Golden Boy to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (41), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.