# The Golden Boy – Freddie Mercury: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [C7/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [Fm/Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [Bbm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [Bbm7/Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm7), [F#maj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj7), [Ebm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm), [F#m6/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm6), [Ddim](https://pianokitty.com/c/Ddim), [Bbm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm7), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Bb7/Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp7), [Ebsus2/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpsus2), [Ebm/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm), [Eb7/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharp7), [Abm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm), [Abm/Gb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm), [Emaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj7), [F#/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [F#m/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [F#sus2/Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpsus2), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [E6](https://pianokitty.com/c/E6), [B/Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [Ab7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp7), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [A#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [D#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm), [C#maj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj7), [C#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharp7), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [Ab7/Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp7), [C#/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [G#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp7), [F#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharp7), [Ab9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp9)

## 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

## 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.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+C+C%2FE+Fm+C7%2FG+Fm%2FAb+Bbm+Bbm7%2FAb+F%23maj7+Ebm+F%23m6%2FA+Ddim+Bbm7+Bb+Bb7%2FAb+Ebm+Ebsus2%2FF+Ebm%2FF%23+Eb7%2FG+Abm+Abm%2FGb+Emaj7+F%23%2FE+F%23m%2FA+F%23sus2%2FAb+Ab+%3Cverse_1%3E+C+C%2FE+Fm+C7%2FG+Fm%2FAb+Bbm+Bbm7%2FAb+Ebm+F%23m6%2FA+Ddim+E6+Bb7%2FAb+Ebm+Ebsus2%2FF+Ebm%2FF%23+Eb7%2FG+Abm+Abm%2FGb+Emaj7+F%23%2FE+B%2FEb+E+F%23+Eb7%2FG+Abm+Abm%2FGb+Emaj7+F%23%2FE+F%23m%2FA+F%23sus2%2FAb+Ab+Bbm7%2FAb+Ab7+%3Cverse_2%3E+C%23+A+C%23+A%23m+D%23m+Ab7+C%23+C%23maj7+C%237+F%23+F%23m+C%23+C+Ab7+C%23+A+C%23+A%23m+D%23m+Ab7+C%23+C%23maj7+C%237+F%23+F%23m+C%23+C+Ab7+C%23+%3Cchorus_1%3E+A+C%23+D%23m+Ab7+C%23+C%23maj7+C%237+F%23+F%23m+F%23+F%23m+C%23+C+Ab7+C%23+A+C%23+A%23m+D%23m+Ab7+C%23+C%23maj7+C%237+F%23+F%23m+C%23+C+Ab7+C%23+Bbm7+Ab7%2FEb+C%23+A+C%23+Bbm7+Ab7%2FEb+C%23+C%23maj7+C%237+F%23+F%23m+F%23+F%23m+C%23+C+Ab7+C%23+A+C%23+A%23m+D%23m+Ab7+C%23+C%23maj7+C%237+F%23+F%23m+C%23+C+Ab7+C%23+C%23maj7+C%237+F%23+F%23m+C%23%2FG%23+G%237+F%23+F%237+C%23+%3Cverse_3%3E+C+C%2FE+Fm+C7%2FG+Fm%2FAb+Bbm+Bbm7%2FAb+F%23maj7+Ebm+F%23m6%2FA+Ddim+Bbm7+Bb+Bb7%2FAb+Ebm+Ebsus2%2FF+Ebm%2FF%23+Eb7%2FG+%3Coutro_1%3E+Abm+Abm%2FGb+Emaj7+F%23%2FE+F%23m%2FA+F%23sus2%2FAb+Ab+Ab9&seq=inOrder&title=Freddie+Mercury+-+The+Golden+Boy)

[Piano chords for popular songs](https://pianokitty.com/songs/browse)

Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

https://pianokitty.com/songs/freddie-mercury/the-golden-boy