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You’re My Best Friend

Tonalidad C major Dificultad Intermedio 🇬🇧 Inglés

The story behind

Queen wrote You’re My Best Friend in 1975, and recorded it for the A Night at the Opera. The song was released as a single in June 1976. John Deacon, the bassist, wrote it for his wife. In the original version, it features a Wurlitzer electric piano, and its sound is noticeable in the melody. Live, Freddie Mercury played the piano and Deacon played the bass. The song was performed in concerts until 1980, when it was no longer included after the death of Mercury. It is a ballad that repeats several times, with vocal harmonies and guitar. The lyrics speak about friendship, and it is used in movies and series. The video shows it in a room with thousands of candles. ↓ Skip to chords

Key

C major

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◫ Cinema Mode Live Chords

Intro 1

C Dm F C

Dm F

Verse 1

F C Dm C F C

Dm F Dm F C Em Am

F G C

Verse 2

G E

Verse 3

G F Fm

F Dm F C

Am C

Verse 4

D G Em

Verse 5

F Dm C

F C F C

Verse 6

F Dm

Verse 7

C Dm F

C Em Am

D F G

Verse 8

C G

D F G

Verse 9

Am G F

C F Dm

C Am

C F Fm G E

Am D

G Em G

Verse 10

C Am C Fm

C Fm

C Dm C Dm

C G

C G C G C

From the album

A Night at the Opera

Queen · 1975 · Track 0

Details

Tonalidad C major

Duración 2:50

Álbum A Night at the Opera

Año 1975

ISRC GBUM71029609

Did you know

Queen wrote You’re My Best Friend as a gift for his wife, and he did it in 1975. The song was released on the album A Night at the Opera, a disc that put them on the map. They later included it in a live album, Live Killers, and re-recorded it in several compilations, such as Greatest Hits and Queen Forever. It is a soft track, with a voice that feels sincere, as if someone were telling you something important.

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About the song

Artist: Queen
Album: A Night at the Opera
Year: 1975
Composer: Queen
Difficulty: Intermedio

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