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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)Iβm just a poor boy,
(F7)I need no sym pa thy, be cause Iβm (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 nβt 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 heβs dead.
(Bb)Ma ma,
life had (G)just be gun,
but (C)now Iβve gone and thrown it all a (Am7)way.
(Eb)Ma ma,
(Bb)ooh,
did nβt (F)mean to make you cry,
if (Bb)Iβm 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 β Classic Piano Sheet Music
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Read "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen in classic piano notation β both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of Eb. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 72 BPM.
This arrangement is a fantastic chord-vocabulary workout β 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 β 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 β a skill that transfers to almost everything else you'll learn.
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About βBohemian Rhapsodyβ
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "Bohemian Rhapsody"?
- Yes β the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature Eb. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- 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 β 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 the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes β "Bohemian Rhapsody" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature Eb, time signature, beams, dynamics β everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view β the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes β slow the tempo from 72 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes β Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.
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