Dancing Queen chords
by AbbaOriginal Published Key: A Major
Time Signature: 4/4
Tempo: 100 bpm
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Beginner
Guitar Chords in G Major: G, A7, Am7, B7, C, C/G, C/E, C/D, D, Em
Capo: 2nd fret (to play with the video in A Major)
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Dancing Queen
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G C/G G C/G G C/G G C/E G
Intro: 4/4 ‖ | | | | | | | 1+2 +3+4+ ‖
D B7 Em A7
Chorus: You can dance You can jive Hav-ing the time of your li-i-ife
C Am7 C/D
Oo - oo - oo See that girl Watch that scene
G C/G G C/G G C/G
Dig-ging the Danc-ing Queen | | 1+2+3 +4+| 1+2+3 +4+|
G C/G
1. Fri-day night and the lights are low
G Em
Look-ing out for a place to go
D G D G
Where they play the right mu-sic Get-ting in the swing
D Em D Em
You've come to look for a king | _ |
G C/G
2. Any-body could be that guy
G Em
The night is young and the music's high
D G D G
Where they play the right mu-sic Ev’-ry-thing is fine
D Em D Em Am7 D
You're in the mood for a dance | - And when you | get the cha-ance
G C/G G C/G
Chorus: You are the Danc-ing Queen Young and sweet Only Sev-en-teen
G C G C/E G
Danc-ing Queen Feel the beat from the Tam-bou-rine - Oh Yea - eh
D B7 Em A7
You can dance You can jive Having the time of your li-i-ife
C Am7 C/D
Oo - oo - oo See that girl Watch that scene
G C/G G C/G G C/G G C/G
Dig-ging the Danc-ing Queen | | | | 1+2+3 +4+ | 1+2+3 +4+ |
G C/G
3. You're a teaser, you turn him on
G Em
Leave him yearn-ing and then you're gone
D G D G
Look-ing out for a-no-ther Any-one will do
D Em D Em Am7 D
You're in the mood for a dance | - And when you | get the cha-ance
G C/G G C/G
Chorus: You are the Danc-ing Queen Young and sweet Only Sev-en-teen
G C G C/E G
Danc-ing Queen Feel the beat from the Tam-bou-rine - Oh Yea - eh
D B7 Em A7
You can dance You can jive Having the time of your li-i-ife
C Am7 C/D
Oo - oo - oo See that girl Watch that scene
G C/G G C/G
Dig-ging the Dan-cing Queen | | | |
G C/G G C/G
Dig-ging the Dan-cing Queen | | | |...Arrangement Details:
- Key Signature: A Major - 3 sharps (F#, C#, G#)
- Chords in A Major: A, B7, Bm7, C#7, D, D/A, D/F#, D/E, E, F#m
- Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
- Tempo: Moderately slow
- Metronome: ♩ = 100
- Voice Range: E4 - C#6
- Beginner Guitarists: All slash chords can be played as normal chords without the leading bass notes:
C/G, C/E and C/D can all be played as a C chord.
C/G is perhaps the hardest but the other two are very easy. Give them all a try and see what you think.
Song Details:
- Songwriters: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson
- Lyrics Begin: You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life,
- Genre: Disco, Europop
- Featured Artists: ABBA
- Single:
Recorded: 4–5 August 1975
Released: 16 August 1976 (Sweden)
B-side: That's Me - Album: Arrival
Recorded: 4 August 1975 – 18 September 1976
Released: 11 October 1976
ABBA
Origin: Stockholm, Sweden
Music Styles: Pop, europop, disco, pop rock
Active Years: 1972–1983
Reunions: 1986, 2008, 2016
Band Line-up:
- Agnetha Fältskog - Vocals, organ, piano
- Björn Ulvaeus - Guitar, vocals
- Benny Andersson - Keyboards, vocals
- Anni-Frid Lyngstad - Vocals, piano
Chart Success: The song achieved immense commercial success, topping the charts in several countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. It became ABBA's only No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.
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