Analyzing the Perfect Chords from "We Are The Champions" by Queen

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The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV My pro theory + songwriting course https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! https://bit.ly/3wDacU4 PDF with chords posted at my Patreon: https://bit.ly/2KrAUs1 Get my Ultimate Modal Poster: https://bit.ly/2OdYIk4 This video is a musical analysis of the chord progression in "We are the Champions" by Queen. We will see things like key changes/modulations, modal mixture, secondary dominants, and secondary leading tone chords. Lots of complex changes for a song that might seem basic on the surface. The following topics are touched upon, and you can go further into any of these topics by watching the lessons I've taught on them: Writing chord progressions in Major: https://youtu.be/M8eItITv8QA Writing chord progressions in Minor: https://youtu.be/j-j4g0ktPGw Secondary Dominant Chords: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py4Ha... Diminished Chord Basics: https://youtu.be/HQ2pg7D1aks Using Diminished Chords: https://youtu.be/koulaYcijEE Modal Mixture: https://youtu.be/RyR98UEtt18 Modulations: https://youtu.be/Vxac3hHrxg8 The I - iii change: https://youtu.be/y97CwPqDQf8 Here are my previous videos on Perfect Progressions: Bruno Mars - If I Was Your Man: https://youtu.be/rD0L-a0gDgk The Beatles - Something: https://youtu.be/wcG7G1Ixb6E A few things to note, that did not make it into the video: Many of you may "hear" or "feel" a i - bVII instead of a i - v for the intro like I pointed out. That's fine! There is no ONE way to interpret this chord, and often times, we have to choose a name based on our own experiences. The second half of the verse is Eb - Ab/Eb. I forgot to talk about how nice and soft a I-IV can be when the bass note does not change- in this instance, Eb remains on the bass. It's about as soft and pleasing as two chords can get IMO. This video is brough to you by my AMAZING Patreon supporters, especially the following fine folks: Linas Orentas Joe Buote Nick White Patrick Ryan Christopher Swanson John Arnold Jon Reddish Brandon Combs Sebastian Morgan M. Lord of the Chords Billyshes Phillip Sharp Don Watters Bradley Bower Marek Pawlowski BuzzWasHere Kip Ingram Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 00:29 The Intro Chords 06:21 The Chorus Chords 07:00 The Tone of the Chords 08:04 The Chorus Continued 11:48 Closing Out the Chorus 16:18 The Format of the Song 17:27 What I Learned From This Progression