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Play The Game – Queen: piano chords

Play The Game by Queen uses 23 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
C major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 Am Fm6/Ab C Dm7 G7 C7 F Fm6 G/B Gm7 Ab Bb C/B C/Bb C/A G Fm A C/G Em D/C

Chord sheet

Verse 1

Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 Am Fm6/Ab

Chorus 1

C Am Dm7 G7 C C7 F Fm6 C G/B C Gm7 Ab Bb C C/B C/Bb C/A Ab G Ab Fm Bb

Verse 2

Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 Am Fm6/Ab

Chorus 2

C Am Dm7 G7 C C7 F Fm6 C G/B C Gm7 Ab Bb C C/B C/Bb Bb A Gm7 C7 F Bb F Dm7 G7 C/G Em C Em C D/C Em Cmaj7 C/Bb Gm7 Ab Bb Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 Am Fm6/Ab

Solo 1

C Am Dm7 G7 C C7 F Fm6 C

Chorus 3

G/B C Gm7 Ab Bb C Am Dm7 G7 C C7 F Fm6 C G/B C Gm7 Ab Bb C Am Dm7 G7 C C7 F Fm6 C G/B C Gm7 Ab Bb C

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Am

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

Fm6

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneCD — chord toneD
FG♯CD
Practice Fm6

C

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

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

G7

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

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

F

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

Gm7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GA♯DF
Practice Gm7

G#

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

A#

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

Questions

Which chords does Play The Game by Queen use?

Different chords: 23. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Play The Game by Queen in?

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

How hard is Play The Game to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (23), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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