# Headlong – Queen: piano chords

Headlong by Queen uses 9 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: D G/D D G/D D G D C G D C G/B D C G/B A D/A A D/A G F# A G F D G/D D G/D D G/D D G D F G D C G/B C D C G/B A D/A A D/A A G F# A G/D D G/D D G D

## Questions

### Which chords does Headlong by Queen use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Headlong 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 Headlong to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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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.

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