Learn how to play Bohemian Rhapsody on piano
Written by Freddie Mercury for the QUEEN album “A Night at the Opera” but he started writing it during the late 1960’s and it developed gradually over the years. Written in 3 distinct parts – a ballad, then an operatic section followed by a hard rock section and ending with a coda.
The song took three weeks to record and it was recorded in several different recording studios. Very unusually for a best-selling song, it’s six minutes long. It sold over a million copies over the first few months following its release. It has had over 1.5 billion downloads.
Bohemian Rhapsody is a 2018 biographical drama film about Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the British rock band Queen. It was directed by Bryan Singer from a screenplay by Anthony McCarten, and produced by Graham King and Queen manager Jim Beach.
Fun facts
Following its release in 1975, Bohemian Rhapsody was number 1 in the UK for 9 weeks. It was finally knocked out of the number one position by a song whose title was in the lyrics of Bohemian Rhapsody – that song was Mama Mia! Bohemian Rhapsody was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004.
Cheat sheet
ComposerFreddie MercuryGenre(s)Ballad, opera, rockInstrument Piano/voiceMeter 4/4
| Artist | Queen |
| Release Year | 1975 |
| Difficulty level | Beginner |
| Key(s) | Bb, Eb, A major, F major |
| Techniques | Arpeggios, 2-note chords, bass note |
- December 12, 2021
