# Scandal – Queen: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Esus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus2), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Csus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csus2), [C/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Dsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus4), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Bbmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj7), [F/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Cm/Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [G/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## 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

## 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.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+Em+Esus2+Esus4+Em+C+Esus4+Em+Esus2+Esus4+Em+D+D%2FC+C+Csus2+D%2FC+C+%3Cchorus_1%3E+Em+D+C+Em+D+C+%3Cverse_1%3E+C%2FG+G+Dsus4+D+C%2FG+G+Dsus4+D+C+D+G+B7+B+%3Cchorus_2%3E+Em+D+C+D7+Em+D+C+%3Cverse_2%3E+C%2FG+G+Dsus4+D+C%2FG+C+Dsus4+D+C+D+G+B+%3Cbridge_1%3E+C%2FG+G+C+G+Bb+Bbmaj7+F%2FA+D+D7+Em+D+C+D+Em+D+C+G+D+G+D+C+D+Em+A+G7+Em+D+C+Em+D+C+%3Cbridge_2%3E+G+Dsus4+D+F+C%2FE+Cm%2FEb+G%2FD+A%2FC%23+C+D+Em&seq=inOrder&title=Queen+-+Scandal)

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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.

https://pianokitty.com/songs/queen/scandal