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Friends Will Be Friends – Queen: piano chords

Friends Will Be Friends by Queen uses 18 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

G B7 Em G7 C F C G

Verse 1

D Em Bm7 G C Am D C/D Bm/D Am/D G B7 Em7 G7 Am D7 D

Chorus 1

C A G Em D B7 Em B7/D# G/D A C D G

Verse 2

D Em Bm7 G C Am D C/D Bm/D Am/D G B7 Em G7 Am7 D D

Chorus 2

C A G Em D B7 Em B7/D# G/D A C D G

Chorus 3

C A G Em D B7 Em B7/D# G/D A C D C

Chorus 4

A G Em D B7 Em B7/D# G/D A C D G Em D B7 Em B7/D# G/D A C D C A G Em D B7 Em B7/D# G/D A C D G

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

G

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

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

Em

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

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

C

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

D

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

Bm7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BDF♯A
Practice Bm7

Am

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

Bm

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

A

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

Questions

Which chords does Friends Will Be Friends by Queen use?

Different chords: 18. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Friends Will Be Friends by Queen in?

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

How hard is Friends Will Be Friends to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (18), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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