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Queen - Killer Queen Chords

Chord reference Am, G, C, Em, F, Fm, E, B, Bm, F#, D, Gm
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

She keeps [Am]Moët and Chandon [G]in her pretty cabinet. [Am]”Let them eat cake”, she says, [G]just like Mary [C]Antoinette.

A [C]built in [Em]remedy for [C]Khrushchev and [F]Kennedy, And [Fm]any time, an [C]invitation, [F]you can’t [G]decline.

[E]Caviar and [Am]cigarettes, [G]well versed in [C]etiquette. [B]Extraordinarily [Em] [D]nice. She’s a…

[G]Killer [Bm]Queen, [Em]gunpowder, [Bm]gelatine, [Em]Dynamite with a [F#]laser [Bm]beam. [E] [D]Guaranteed to [E]blow your [A]mind; [G]any time, ooh…

[F#]Recommended [Bm]at the price, [E]insatiable in [A]appetite; [A] [G]Wanna [D]try? [G] [C] [G] [C] [D,] [G] [C]

To [Am]avoid complications, she [G]never kept the same address. [Am]In conversation, she [G]spoke just like a [C]baroness.

[C]Met a man from [Em]China, went [C]down to Geisha [F]Minah, Then [Fm]again, [C]incidentally, if you’re [F]that way in[G]clined.

Perfume came [E]naturally from [Am]Paris, (naturally), For [G]cars, she couldn’t [C]care less; fast[B]idious and pre[Em]cise.[D]She’s a…

[G]Killer [Bm]Queen, [Em]gunpowder, [Bm]gelatine, [Em]Dynamite with a [F#]laser [Bm]beam. [E] [D]Guaranteed to [E]blow your [A]mind; [G]any time.

[F#] [Bm] [F#]232[Bm] [E] [Am]0[E]0[Am] [C] [Am]e[G] [Am] [G] [C] [C]88[Em] [C]12[F] [Fm] [C] [F] [G] [C]15[F] [G]

Drop of a [E]hat, she’s as [Am]willing as, [E]playful as a [Am]pussycat. Then [G]momentarily [C]out of action, [G]temporarily [C]out of gas; To [B]absolutely [Em]drive [D]you…

[G] [D]Wild, [Gm]wi[D]ld… she’s out to get you![D]She’s a…

[G]Killer [Bm]Queen, [Em]gunpowder, [Bm]gelatine, [Em]Dynamite with a [F#]laser [Bm]beam. [E] [D]Guaranteed to [E]blow your [A]mind; [G]any time, ooh…

[F#]Recommended [Bm]at the price, [E]insatiable in [A]appetite; [A] [G]What a [D]drag…! [G] [C] [D] [G] [C] [C] [D] [G] [C] [D] [G]

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Artist Queen
Album Sheer Heart Attack
Genres Rock, Glam Rock
Year 1974
Key Am

How to Play Killer Queen on Guitar?

Queen - Killer Queen can be played in the key of Am using the Am, G, C, Em, F, Fm, E, B, Bm, F#, D, Gm chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Fm, To play Fm, barre fret 1 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, mute A, D.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Killer Queen with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.