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

Intro 1
C#/D# C#/D# 
 
C#/D# C#/D# 
 
C#/D# C#/D# 
 
C#/D# C#/D# 
 
G#5 G#5 
 
G#m G#m 
 
G#m G#m 
 
G#m G#m 
 
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
G#sus2 G#sus2 
 
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
F# F# 
 
F#/E F#/E 
 
E E 
 
Esus2 Esus2 
 
F#/E F#/E 
 
E E 
 
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
G#sus2 G#sus2 
 
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
F# F# 
 
F#/E F#/E 
 
E E 
 
Esus2 Esus2 
 
F#/E F#/E 
 
E E

Verse 1
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
G#sus2 G#sus2 
 
Scan      dal,
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
F# F# 
 
now   you've left me
F#/E F#/E 
 
E E 
 
Esus2 Esus2 
 
all the world's gonna know
F#/E F#/E 
 
E E 
 
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
G#sus2 G#sus2 
 
Hey, Scan      dal,
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
F# F# 
 
they're gonna    turn our lives
F#/E F#/E 
 
E E 
 
Esus2 Esus2 
 
F#/E F#/E 
 
E E 
 
into   a  freak show
Bsus4 Bsus4 
 
B B 
 
They'll see the heart-   ache,
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
F# F# 
 
they'll see our love      break
Bsus4 Bsus4 
 
B B 
 
They'll hear me plead    ing,
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
F# F# 
 
we'll say for God's     sakes
E/G# E/G# 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
E/B E/B 
 
C#/D# C#/D# 
 
Over   and over     and over  again

Verse 2
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
G#sus2 G#sus2 
 
Scan      dal,
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
F# F# 
 
now       you've left me  there's no
F#/E F#/E 
 
E E 
 
Esus2 Esus2 
 
F#/E F#/E 
 
E E 
 
heal   ing the wounds
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
G#sus2 G#sus2 
 
Hey, Scan      dal,
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
F# F# 
 
and all   the world
F#/E F#/E 
 
E E 
 
Esus2 Esus2 
 
F#/E F#/E 
 
E E 
 
can make   us out to be fools
Bsus4 Bsus4 
 
B B 
 
Here come the bad      news,
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
F# F# 
 
open the flood     gates
Bsus4 Bsus4 
 
B B 
 
They'll leave us bleed    ing,
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
F# F# 
 
we say you cheap     skates
E/G# E/G# 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
E/B E/B 
 
C#/D# C#/D# 
 
Over   and over     and over  again

Bridge 1
E E 
 
So let them know when they stare,
B B 
 
it's just a private affair
E E 
 
They'll have us hung in the air
B B 
 
and tell me what do they care
D6 D6 
 
D D 
 
D6 D6 
 
D D 
 
A/C# A/C# 
 
B B 
 
It's on  ly a life to be twisted and broken

Verse 3
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
They'll see the heart-    ache,
G#sus2 G#sus2 
 
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
F# F# 
 
they'll   see our love      break, yeah
F#/E F#/E 
 
E E 
 
Esus2 Esus2 
 
F#/E F#/E 
 
E E 
 
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
They'll hear me plead     ing,
G#sus2 G#sus2 
 
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
F# F# 
 
I'll      say for God's     sakes
F#/E F#/E 
 
E E 
 
Esus2 Esus2 
 
O      ver and o-       ver
F#/E F#/E 
 
E E 
 
and o-     ver and over

Interlude 1
Bsus4 Bsus4 
 
B B 
 
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
F# F# 
 
(again)
Bsus4 Bsus4 
 
B B 
 
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
F# F# 
 
E/G# E/G# 
 
F#/A# F#/A# 
 
E/B E/B 
 
C#/D# C#/D# 
 
C#/D# C#/D# 
 
C#/D# C#/D# 
 
C#/D# C#/D#

Interlude 2
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
G#m G#m 
 
(Scan     dal,
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
G#m G#m 
 
scan      dal)
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
G#sus2 G#sus2 
 
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
F# F# 
 
F#/E F#/E 
 
E E 
 
Esus2 Esus2 
 
(Scan  dal)
F#/E F#/E 
 
E E

Verse 4
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
G#sus2 G#sus2 
 
(Scan     dal)
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
F# F# 
 
Yes you're breaking my
F#/E F#/E 
 
E E 
 
Esus2 Esus2 
 
F#/E F#/E 
 
E E 
 
heart  again
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
G#sus2 G#sus2 
 
G#sus4 G#sus4 
 
G#m G#m 
 
F# F# 
 
(Scan     dal)
F#/E F#/E 
 
E E 
 
Esus2 Esus2 
 
F#/E F#/E 
 
E E 
 
(Scan  dal)
Bsus4 Bsus4 
 
B B 
 
Today the head     lines,
F#sus4 F#sus4 
 
F# F# 
 
tomorrow hard      times
Asus2 Asus2 
 
And no-one   ever really knows
E/G# E/G# 
 
the truth  from the lies
Em/G Em/G 
 
B/F# B/F# 
 
And in the end the story deeper must hide
C#7/E# C#7/E# 
 
Emaj7 Emaj7 
 
F# F# 
 
Deeper    and deeper and deeper   inside
G#m G#m 
 
G#m G#m 
 
(Scandal)

Outro 1

G#sus4

G#m

G#sus2

G#sus4

G#m

F#

(Scan dal)

E6

E

E6

E

[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsC#/D# G#5 G#m G#sus4 G#sus2...

Chords

C#/D#
G#5
G#m
G#sus4
G#sus2
F#
F#/E
E
Esus2
Bsus4
B
F#sus4
E/G#
F#/A#
E/B
D6
D
A/C#
Asus2
Em/G
B/F#
C#7/E#
Emaj7
E6

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

C#/D#: x-x-1-1-2-1
G#5: 4-6-x-x-x-x
G#m: 4-6-6-4-4-4
G#sus4: x-x-6-6-4-4
G#sus2: 4-x-x-3-4-4
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
F#/E: x-x-2-3-2-2
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
Esus2: 0-2-4-4-0-0
Bsus4: x-2-4-4-5-x
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
F#sus4: x-x-4-4-2-2
E/G#: 4-x-2-4-0-0
F#/A#: 6-4-4-6-x-x
E/B: x-2-2-1-0-0
D6: x-x-0-2-0-2
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A/C#: x-4-2-2-5-x
Asus2: x-0-2-2-0-0
Em/G: 3-x-2-4-0-0
B/F#: 2-x-4-4-4-x
C#7/E#: x-x-3-4-2-4
Emaj7: x-x-2-4-4-4
E6: 0-2-2-1-2-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 4

4

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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