Scandal chords by
Queen (Official Version)
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Key: E minorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
F5 F5 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Eb/Db Eb/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
Dbsus2 Dbsus2 
 
Eb/Db Eb/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Eb/Db Eb/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
Dbsus2 Dbsus2 
 
Eb/Db Eb/Db 
 
Db Db

Verse 1
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Scan     dal,
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
now you've left me
Eb/Db Eb/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
Dbsus2 Dbsus2 
 
all the world's  gonna know
Eb/Db Eb/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Hey, Scan     dal,
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
they're gonna  turn our lives
Eb/Db Eb/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
Dbsus2 Dbsus2 
 
Eb/Db Eb/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
into     a   freak show
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Ab Ab 
 
They'll see the heart-    ache,
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Eb Eb 
 
they'll see our love      break
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Ab Ab 
 
They'll hear me plead     ing,
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Eb Eb 
 
we'll say for God's     sakes
Db/F Db/F 
 
Eb/G Eb/G 
 
Db/Ab Db/Ab 
 
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
Over   and over   and over     again

Verse 2
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Scan     dal,
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
now      you've left me  there's no
Eb/Db Eb/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
Dbsus2 Dbsus2 
 
Eb/Db Eb/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
heal     ing the wounds
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Hey, Scan     dal,
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
and all the world
Eb/Db Eb/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
Dbsus2 Dbsus2 
 
Eb/Db Eb/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
can make     us out to be fools
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Here come the bad       news,
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Eb Eb 
 
open the flood     gates
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Ab Ab 
 
They'll leave us bleed     ing,
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Eb Eb 
 
we say you cheap     skates
Db/F Db/F 
 
Eb/G Eb/G 
 
Db/Ab Db/Ab 
 
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
Over   and over   and over     again

Bridge 1
Db Db 
 
So let them know when they stare,
Ab Ab 
 
it's just a private affair
Db Db 
 
They'll have us hung in the air
Ab Ab 
 
and tell me what do they care
B6 B6 
 
B B 
 
B6 B6 
 
B B 
 
Gb/Bb Gb/Bb 
 
Ab Ab 
 
It's on  ly a life to be twisted  and broken

Verse 3
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
They'll see the heart-   ache,
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
they'll  see our love     break, yeah
Eb/Db Eb/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
Dbsus2 Dbsus2 
 
Eb/Db Eb/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
They'll hear me plead    ing,
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
I'll     say for God's    sakes
Eb/Db Eb/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
Dbsus2 Dbsus2 
 
O        ver and o-        ver
Eb/Db Eb/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
and o-       ver and over

Interlude 1
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Eb Eb 
 
(again)
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Db/F Db/F 
 
Eb/G Eb/G 
 
Db/Ab Db/Ab 
 
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
Bb/C Bb/C 
 
Bb/C Bb/C

Interlude 2
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
(Scan    dal,
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
scan     dal)
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Eb/Db Eb/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
Dbsus2 Dbsus2 
 
(Scan    dal)
Eb/Db Eb/Db 
 
Db Db

Verse 4
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
(Scan    dal)
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Yes you're breaking my
Eb/Db Eb/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
Dbsus2 Dbsus2 
 
Eb/Db Eb/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
heart    again
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Fsus2 Fsus2 
 
Fsus4 Fsus4 
 
Fm Fm 
 
Eb Eb 
 
(Scan    dal)
Eb/Db Eb/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
Dbsus2 Dbsus2 
 
Eb/Db Eb/Db 
 
Db Db 
 
(Scan    dal)
Absus4 Absus4 
 
Ab Ab 
 
Today the head      lines,
Ebsus4 Ebsus4 
 
Eb Eb 
 
tomorrow hard      times
Gbsus2 Gbsus2 
 
And no-one    ever really knows
Db/F Db/F 
 
the truth  from the lies
Dbm/E Dbm/E 
 
Ab/Eb Ab/Eb 
 
And in the end the story deeper   must hide
Bb7/D Bb7/D 
 
Dbmaj7 Dbmaj7 
 
Eb Eb 
 
Deeper   and deeper and deeper    inside
Fm Fm 
 
Fm Fm 
 
(Scandal)

Outro 1

Fsus4

Fm

Fsus2

Fsus4

Fm

Eb

(Scandal)

Db6

Db

Db6

Db

[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsBb/C F5 Fm Fsus4 Fsus2...

Chords

Bb/C
F5
Fm
Fsus4
Fsus2
Eb
Eb/Db
Db
Dbsus2
Absus4
Ab
Ebsus4
Db/F
Eb/G
Db/Ab
B6
B
Gb/Bb
Gbsus2
Dbm/E
Ab/Eb
Bb7/D
Dbmaj7
Db6

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Bb/C: x-3-x-3-3-1
F5: 1-3-x-x-x-x
Fm: x-x-3-1-1-1
Fsus4: x-x-3-3-1-1
Fsus2: x-x-3-0-1-3
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Eb/Db: x-4-x-3-4-3
Db: x-4-6-6-6-x
Dbsus2: x-4-6-6-4-4
Absus4: x-x-6-6-4-4
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Ebsus4: x-6-8-8-9-x
Db/F: x-x-3-1-2-1
Eb/G: x-x-5-3-4-3
Db/Ab: 4-x-6-6-6-x
B6: 7-x-6-8-7-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
Gb/Bb: 6-4-4-6-x-x
Gbsus2: 2-x-x-1-2-2
Dbm/E: x-7-6-6-9-x
Ab/Eb: x-6-6-5-4-4
Bb7/D: x-5-6-3-6-x
Dbmaj7: x-4-6-5-6-x
Db6: x-4-3-3-2-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 1

1

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Barre chords ask a lot of the fretting hand. The barre course walks through hand position, pressure, and the cleanest way to land each shape. Practice barre chords

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the definitive original version of Scandal by Queen, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Queen.

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