We Are the Champions Piano Score (Annotated)

Key is C Minor  Instrumentation Instrumentation - Vocals, Piano, Electric Guitar, Bass, Drums, Backing Vocals

Two bar phrase - REPEATED

Why Celebratory? Lyrics Catchy melody harmonies rock style memorable rhythm

Verse 1 Vocals, piano and bass ONLY Verse 2 All Instruments

this line is a mixture of singing and speech

Melody now a 3rd HIGHER

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Major Key - Eb Major 

1ST VERSE - electric guitar added playing arpeggios 2ND VERSE - more prominent role for drumkit

Ascending melody line

decending bass figure

Multi track vocals - all band sing bvox

MAJOR KEY - (F Major) - Brighter  Tone HIGHER than 2nd part of verse

Modulation to the DOMINANT (Bb Major) as well as a BIG CRESCENDO

A Minor  7th chord

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"Oohs" in bvox

Unison voices at this point

G MINOR

Melody repeated up a 6th Diminished 7th Chord

Minor key (Fm)

Drumkit stops at this point

Link passage (Piano & Bass only)

Unresolved chord