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God Save the Queen – Sex Pistols: piano chords

God Save the Queen by Sex Pistols uses 9 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

G# A D C# E B D# F# C#m

Chord sheet

Intro 1

G# A D C# G# A

Verse 1

D C# D A D C# D A D C# D A G# A G# A D C# D A D C# D A D C# D A G# A G# A

Chorus 1

E B D# E D# E B D# E B D# E D# E B E

Verse 2

A D C# D A D C# D A E G# A D C# D A D C# D A D C# D G# A G# A D C# D A D C# D A D C# D G# A G# A

Chorus 2

E B D# E D# E B D# E B D# E D# E B E

Verse 3

A D C# D A D C# D A D C# D G# A

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Bridge 1

F# B F# E

Verse 4

A D C# D A D C# D A D C# D G# A G# A

Outro 1

D C#m B D C#m B A D C#m B D C#m B A G# A G# A

Chords on the piano

G#

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

A

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

D

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

C#

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

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

B

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

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

Questions

Which chords does God Save the Queen by Sex Pistols use?

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

What key is God Save the Queen by Sex Pistols in?

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

How hard is God Save the Queen 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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