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I'm Going Slightly Mad – Queen: piano chords

I'm Going Slightly Mad by Queen uses 21 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Dm

Verse 1

Edim7 Edim7 Dm Edim7 Edim7 F#7 G F#7 G

Bridge 1

A9 A7 A9 A7

Chorus 1

D Ddim Edim7 D Ddim Edim7 F Em F Fdim7 Gm7 Dm

Verse 2

Edim7 Dm Edim7 F#7 G F#7 G

Bridge 2

A9 A7 A9 A7

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Chorus 2

D Ddim Edim7 D Ddim Edim7 F Em F Fdim7 Gm7 Dm

Solo 1

D Ddim Edim7 D Gm7 F Em F Bdim7 Gm7 Dm

Verse 3

F#7 G F#7 G

Bridge 3

A9 A7 B9 B7

Chorus 3

E Edim F#dim7 E Edim F#dim7 G F#m G Gdim7 Am7 Gdim7 Am7 Em

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

Edim7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭C♯ — chord toneC♯
EGA♯C♯
Practice Edim7

F#7

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

G

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

A9

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
AC♯EGB
Practice A9

A7

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

D

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

Ddim

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
DFG♯
Practice Ddim

F

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

Em

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

Questions

Which chords does I'm Going Slightly Mad by Queen use?

Different chords: 21. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is I'm Going Slightly Mad 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 I'm Going Slightly Mad to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (21), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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