This song contributed much to ensure the cultic status of Queen's second album among hardcore Queen fans, and also make it a favorite of many progressive rock fans.
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Composer: Freddie Mercury Meter: 4/4, (4/4 (12/8) in Link 3, occassional measures in 2/4, 6/8, 9/8) Keys: G-major, a-minor, C-major, F-major, c-minor/Eb-major, E-major
Here comes the Black Queen, poking in the pile Fie-fo the black Queen, marching single file Take this, take that, bring them down to size March to the Black Queen Put them in the cellar with the naughty boys A little nigger sugar then a rub-a-dub-a baby oil (aah aah) black on (aah aah), black on every finger nail and toe We've only begun - begun
Note that the line-cliché (Cm*) omits the sustained root.
March Of The Black Queen is the ninth track on Queen II and has two simotaneous time signatures.
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The rhythm-guitar chords also show something similar but with minor third steps: B > D > F. Similar chain of bIII chords (downwards) can be found in "Bicycle Race".
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Moreover, the last three measures show similarity with measures 2-4 from Part A.
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Freddie Mercury composed "March Of The Black Queen" at the piano in 1973, and the song was included a year later on Queen's second album Queen II.It is the only Queen song containing polyrhythm/polymeter (two different time signatures simultaneously 8/8 and 12/8), which is …
In the harmonies we can find Eb-F-G chord progression ("chord stream").
The harmonies in the last two measures sound somewhat medieval in flavor with the Pickardy ending.
Anyway, enough of mythical debates, “The March Of The Black Queen” is simply one of Queen…
The V-of-VII > VI (> i) progression was quite rarely used until the Sixties.