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Scandal – Queen: piano chords

Scandal by Queen uses 23 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Em Esus2 Esus4 C D D/C Csus2 C/G G Dsus4 B7 B D7 Bb Bbmaj7 F/A A G7 F C/E Cm/Eb G/D A/C#

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Em Esus2 Esus4 Em C Esus4 Em Esus2 Esus4 Em D D/C C Csus2 D/C C

Chorus 1

Em D C Em D C

Verse 1

C/G G Dsus4 D C/G G Dsus4 D C D G B7 B

Chorus 2

Em D C D7 Em D C

Verse 2

C/G G Dsus4 D C/G C Dsus4 D C D G B

Bridge 1

C/G G C G Bb Bbmaj7 F/A D D7 Em D C D Em D C G D G D C D Em A G7 Em D C Em D C

Bridge 2

G Dsus4 D F C/E Cm/Eb G/D A/C# C D Em

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Em

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

Esus2

E — bass noteEF♯ — chord toneF♯B — chord toneB
EF♯B
Practice Esus2

Esus4

E — bass noteEA — chord toneAB — chord toneB
EAB
Practice Esus4

C

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

D

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

G

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

Dsus4

D — bass noteDG — chord toneGA — chord toneA
DGA
Practice Dsus4

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

F

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

Questions

Which chords does Scandal by Queen use?

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

What key is Scandal 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 Scandal 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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