# Keep Yourself Alive – Queen: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Db](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## 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

## 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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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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