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Keep Yourself Alive – Queen: piano chords

Keep Yourself Alive by Queen uses 9 chords in D minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
D minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

F Bb C Db Ab A7 D G A

Chord sheet

Verse 1

F Bb F Bb F C Db Ab C F Bb F Bb F C Db Ab A7

Chorus 1

D G D A D A D

Verse 2

F Bb F Bb F C Db Ab C F Bb F Bb F C Db Ab A7

Chorus 2

D G D A D G D A D G D A D G D A D

Chorus 3

G D A D G D A D F Bb F C F Bb F C F D G D A D G D A D G D A D G D A D

Chords on the piano

F

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

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

C

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

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

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

G

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

A

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

Questions

Which chords does Keep Yourself Alive by Queen use?

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

What key is Keep Yourself Alive by Queen in?

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

How hard is Keep Yourself Alive 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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