Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Killer Queen: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Queen
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- 1974
- Easy
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Killer Queen without reading music. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand double-clap chords.
The main tune of Killer Queen in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
Killer Queen accompaniment in letter notes
The Bb – Dm – Gm – Dm – Gm – Gm7 – Gm – Fbm loop with velvet jazz in the left hand and double-clap chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about Killer Queen
What are the letter notes for the Killer Queen piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Bb – Dm – Gm – Dm – Gm – Gm7 – Gm – Fbm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Killer Queen?
The loop is Bb – Dm – Gm – Dm – Gm – Gm7 – Gm – Fbm (V – vii – iii – vii – iii – iii7 – iii – bii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Killer Queen in?
Eb major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Killer Queen?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Killer Queen easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Killer Queen?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.