May252018

Shawn Mendes – Queen Chord Progression on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar & Keyboard

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THIS IS THE CHORD PROGRESSION OF Queen BY SHAWN MENDES ON PIANO, UKULELE, GUITAR AND KEYBOARD.

F#
It’s hard to believe
You don’t remember me at all
E
Am I hard to recognize?
B F#
You say “nice to meet you” every time, yeah
Yeah and I made you laugh
I still remember what I said
E
Guess I shouldn’t be surprised
B
You say “nice to meet you” every time

[Pre-Chorus]
C#
I know we got a lot of mutual friends
Don’t say my name, don’t come up in your conversations, yeah

[Chorus]
F#
Who crowned you queen of
You think you’re too cool
E
Making beautiful look ugly
B
The way you put yourself above me
F#
You treat me
Like I got nothin’ on you
E
Making beautiful look ugly
B
You ain’t the ruler of no country
F#
Who made you the queen?

[Verse 2]
F#
I shouldn’t stress about

The fact you’re not impressed
E
Are you playing hard to get?
B F#
Or maybe you’re not interested
I don’t understand
Why everybody thinks you’re sweet
E
‘Cause I see the opposite
B
No, you’re not so innocent

[Pre-Chorus]
C#
I see the way you’re lookin’ through me right now
To see if there’s somebody cooler around, yeah

[Chorus]
F#
Who crowned you queen of
You think you’re too cool
E
Making beautiful look ugly
B F#
The way you put yourself above me
You treat me
Like I got nothin’ on you
E
Making beautiful look ugly
B
You ain’t the ruler of no country
F#
Who made you the queen?

[Bridge]
No, no, no, no
E
Who made you the queen?
B
Who made you the queen?

[Chorus]
F#
Who crowned you queen of
You think you’re too cool
E
Making beautiful look ugly
B F#
The way you put yourself above me (nah, yeah)
You treat me
Like I got nothin’ on you
E
Making beautiful look ugly (making beautiful look ugly)
B
You ain’t the ruler of no country (you ain’t the ruler of no country babe)

[Outro]
F#
Who made you the queen?
Who made you the queen?
E
Yeah, you think you’re too cool, no
B
Who made you the queen?
Who made you the queen?

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How to play Queen: key, chords and progression

Queen by Shawn Mendes sits in B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯), and you need 4 chords to play it: F#, E, B and C#.

Listen for F# – E – B – F# (V – IV – I – V in B major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is soh – fah – doh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes D, C, G, A (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.