Queens of the Stone Age – Carnavoyeur Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Queens of the Stone Age – Carnavoyeur Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsEGmCBbEb

Key
View
[Intro]
E
Gm C Gm C

[Verse]
Gm
Nothing nNothing
C
Nothing inside
             Gm
& there’s no reason to cry
           C
Just fade away like love
Gm
Clutching hanging
     C
By a nail in this life
     Gm
Desperate always
       C
looks that way
     Gm
Free fall from the nest
 then glide to the left
  C
A shine catch the eye
so flow to the right
       Gm
Flying high realize there
 are no more mountains
    C
 to climb

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[Chorus]
            Bb            Gm
And there's nothing I can do
  C              Gm
Accept enjoy the view
             Eb            Gm
When there's nothing I can do
  C
I smile

[Interlude]
Gm C Gm C

[Verse 2]
Gm
Minutes seconds
    C
and so little time
          Gm
Give your secrets away
                   C
Well whisper in my ear
      Gm
Every living thing will
      C
 die from the king of
the jungle to butterfly
    Gm
The only sin is
       C
waiting too long

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[Chorus]
             Bb
When there's nothing
       Gm
 I can do
  C     Gm
I smile
  C
I smile
Gm C
I

[Verse 3]
     Gm
Free fall from the nest
then glide to the left
  C
A shine catch the eye
so float to the right
       Gm
Flying high realize there
 are no more mountains
    C
 to climb

[Outro]
   Bb      C      Bb
We live we die we fail
    C
 we rise
      Bb
I’m a vulture
          C
so I hear goodbyes
        Bb        C
There’s no end to life
     Bb
On & on
       C
Always life
     Bb
On & on
       C
Always life

How to play Carnavoyeur: key, chords and progression

These are Carnavoyeur chords by Queens of the Stone Age on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Carnavoyeur by Queens of the Stone Age is written in F major (one flat: B♭) and moves through 5 chords: E, Gm, C, Bb and Eb.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – Gm – C – Bb (V – ii – V – IV in F major). In solfa, that is soh – reh – soh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes C#, Em, A, G, C (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭

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Carnavoyeur chords: questions

What key is Carnavoyeur in?

Carnavoyeur by Queens of the Stone Age is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Carnavoyeur?

Carnavoyeur uses 5 chords: E, Gm, C, Bb, Eb.

What is the chord progression of Carnavoyeur?

The main progression is C – Gm – C – Bb (V – ii – V – IV).

Is Carnavoyeur easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes C#, Em, A, G, C (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 40% without a capo).

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