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Don't Stop Me Now – Queen: piano chords

Don't Stop Me Now by Queen uses 29 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

D major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Verse 1

D E F#7 Bm D7 G F#7 Bm F#7 Bm C G F#7 Bm G D A D A7 D D7 G Faug F#m A D G D B7 F#dim Em C Cm G Abdim Am F C F C G C G7 C D G D Cdim Em C G A7 D D7 G B7 Em C G Abdim Am F E7 Am E7 F C Bb7 Am C#dim Dm Bb F C A Dm Bbmaj7 F Bbm F A7 D G D A D A7 D

Verse 2

E7 F#7 Bm D7 G F#7 Bm F#7 Bm Cmaj7 G F#7 Bm G D Em D A7 D D7 G Faug F#m F#7 D G D B7 Em C Cm G Bdim Am F C C#dim Dm F#dim Em A7 D G D Cdim Em C G A7 D F#dim G B7 Em C G Abdim Am F E7 Am E7 F C Bb7 F A7 Dm Bb F C F A Dm Bbmaj7 F Bbm F A7 D G D A D A7 D G D A D A7 D

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

F#7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯A♯C♯E
Practice F#7

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

C

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

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

Questions

Which chords does Don't Stop Me Now by Queen use?

Different chords: 29. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Don't Stop Me Now by Queen in?

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

How hard is Don't Stop Me Now to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (29), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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