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(Gm7)Is this the real life?
(G7)Is this just fan ta sy?
(F7)Caught in a land slide, no es (Bb)cape from (F7)re (Bb)al i ty.
(G)O pen your eyes,
look (Bb7)up to the skies
and (Eb)see.
(C)I’m just a poor boy,
(F7)I need no sym pa thy, be cause I’m (CN.C.)eas y come, eas y go, lit tle high, lit tle low, (Eb)An y way the (Bb)wind blows, (C#dim)does n’t real ly (F7)mat ter to me,
to (Bb)me.
(Bb)Ma ma,
just (G)killed a man,
put a (C)gun a gainst his head, pulled my (F7)trig ger now he’s dead.
(Bb)Ma ma,
life had (G)just be gun,
but (C)now I’ve gone and thrown it all a (Am7)way.
(Eb)Ma ma,
(Bb)ooh,
did n’t (F)mean to make you cry,
if (Bb)I’m not back a gain this time to (Eb)mor row, car ry (Bb)on,
car ry (C)on
as if (Ab)noth ing real ly mat (Eb)ters.
(C)Noth ing real ly (G)mat ters,
(C)an y one can (G)see,
(C)noth ing real ly (Ab)mat ters,
(Eb)noth ing real ly (Bbsus4)mat ters (Bb)to (Eb)me.
Bohemian Rhapsody — Visual Piano Sheet Music
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"Bohemian Rhapsody" in visual bar notation — see every note as a colored bar on the staff. Easier to read than traditional sheet music. Scrolls automatically as you play. Key of Eb, 72 BPM.
This arrangement is a fantastic chord-vocabulary workout — fifteen different chords means your hands will meet major, minor, dominant seventh, diminished, and sus4 shapes all in one piece.
At 72 BPM you have breathing room, so use it: focus on landing each new chord shape cleanly rather than rushing ahead.
The trickiest moments will be transitions into C#dim and Abm, since those shapes sit outside the usual Eb-major comfort zone — isolate those two-bar passages and loop them hands-separate until the fingering feels automatic.
Watch the shift between Ab and Abm especially; it's just one note moving a half step, but under pressure your fingers will want to skip it.
Work section by section rather than top-to-bottom, because each part of the song has its own texture.
By the end, you'll have a real command of quick chord-type changes — a skill that transfers to almost everything else you'll learn.
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About “Bohemian Rhapsody”
- Why does "Bohemian Rhapsody" show as colored bars instead of notation?
- Bar Notation replaces traditional noteheads with colored horizontal bars on a simplified staff — each bar's vertical position is the pitch and its length is the duration. Much easier to read than classic sheet music while still showing the full arrangement of "Bohemian Rhapsody".
- What key is "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen played in?
- Bohemian Rhapsody is arranged in the key of Eb on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "Bohemian Rhapsody"?
- The arrangement plays at 72 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "Bohemian Rhapsody" easy to play on piano?
- This is an advanced arrangement. We recommend breaking it into sections and using the speed control to drill harder passages.
- Can I download sheet music for "Bohemian Rhapsody"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "Bohemian Rhapsody"?
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" was originally performed by Queen. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Bohemian Rhapsody"?
- This arrangement uses 15 chords: Ab, Abm, Am7, Bb, Bb7, Bbsus4, C, C#dim, +7 more.
- What other songs by Queen can I play here?
- Try "BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY", "BICYCLE RACE", "SOMEBODY TO LOVE". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this real sheet music for "Bohemian Rhapsody"?
- It's a simplified visual notation using colored bars instead of traditional notes. Each bar's vertical position shows the pitch and its length shows duration — much easier to read for beginners while still showing the complete arrangement of "Bohemian Rhapsody".
- Can I see all the notes in "Bohemian Rhapsody"?
- Yes! The Bar Sheet shows every note in the arrangement as a colored bar. The sheet scrolls automatically during playback, or you can scroll manually to study any section. The song is in the key of Eb at 72 BPM.
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