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Subject: BASS TAB + CHORDS: Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
Well... I've been taking so much tablature and information from this newsgroup
that I thought I'd better repay the favour. I hope this bass transcription is o
f some use to at least somebody in the world and I guess some guitarists may be
able to use the names of the chords given. If this is of any use to you, please
post a reply either to the newsgroup as an article or E-Mail me personally, I
really would appreciate any sensible comments. Also, if antbody else wants some
more Queen transcriptions, I may be able to help. Look forward to hearing from
people,
Cheers!
Alex Petrie. awdp@ib.rl.ac.uk
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen (Words and Music By F. Mercury) 1975
Is this the real life etc..
Bb6 C7 F7 Bb Gm7 Bb7 Eb Ab/Eb Eb Cm7 F7
---------------------------|-----|----|----|----|----|------------|----|----|
---------------------------|-----|----|----|----|----|------------|----|----|
---------------------------|-----|----|----|----|----|------------|----|----|
---------------------------|-----|----|----|----|----|------------|----|----|
Cb Bb A Bb Cb Bb A Bb Eb Bb/D Edim/Db F7/C
-----------|------------|---------|-------------------------|------------------
-----------|------------|---------|-------------------------|------------------
-----------|------------|---------|-------------------------|------------------
-----------|------------|---------|-------------------------|------------------
Bb6 Gmadd9 Cmadd9
------|-----|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
------|-----|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
------|-----|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
6-----|6----|6--------------|3----------------------|8------------------------|
Cm F7 _-_ ..sl.. Bb6 Gmadd9
-------------------10---10------3-|-------------------|----------------------|
----------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
----------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
8---------------------------------|6------------------|3---------------------|
Cm Cm/B Eb/Bb Am7dim5 Abmaj7 Eb/G Eb Bb/D
-------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
-------------------------------|------------------------|-1----------------0-|
3------------------2--------1--|--0---------------------|--------------------|
-------------------------------|---------------4------3-|--------------------|
Cmadd9 Fm Fm/E Ab/Eb Dm7dim5 <bar cont.
-----------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------
-----------------|3------------2----1-----0---------|--__-- __-----------------
-3---------------|----------------------------------|-1--------1---1---1-------
-----------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------
Bb7 Eb Bb/d Cm Abm
-------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
------------sl--------------------------|---------------______-----..-----|
1--1--1--1-...-6------------5-----------|-3---------11-- --11.sl.14--|
-------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb Ab/Eb Eb Adim/Eb Bb7sus4/Eb Bb6 Too late, my
--------|------------------------------|--------|------|----------------------|
-13-----|------------------------------|--------|------|----------------------|
--------|------------------------------|--------|------|----------------------|
--------|------------------------------|--6-----|-6----|-6--------------------|
Gmadd9 Cmadd9 Cm <bar cont.
-----------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------
-----------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------
-----------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------
-3---------------------|-8-------------------------------|-8------------------
___ .. Bb6 Gmadd9 Cm
10- -10..sl..3-|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------
-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------
-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|3------------
-----------------|6------------------------|3--------------------|-------------
Cm/B Eb/Bb Am7dim5 Abmaj7 Eb/Gb Eb Bd/D Cmadd9
---------------|----------------------|------------------|--------------------|
---------------|----------------------|------------------|----------------..--|
-----2-------1-|-5----------4------3--|6-------------5---|-3------------3.sl.1|
---------------|----------------------|------------------|--------------------|
Fm Fm/E Ab/Eb Dm7dim5 Bb Bb7
------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
-3----------2-----1------0----|-------------------------------------------|
------------------------------|-1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1---1----1--1-1---1--|
------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
<GUITAR SOLO 1>
Eb Bb/D Cmadd9 Fm Fm/E Ab/Eb Dm7dim5 Bb Bb7
-----------|--------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
-----------|--------|--3----2------1----0-----|-------------..---8--8-8-------|
6----5---5-|-3------|-------------------------|-1--1-1-1--1.sl.6----------8---|
-----------|--------|-------------------------|-----------------------------6-|
Eb Bb/D Cmadd9 Fm Fm/E Ab/Eb Dm7dim5
------------------------|------------------5---|-----------------------|
------------------------|----------__----5---5-|3-----2-----1-----0----|
6---6---6-6-5--5-5-5--5-|3----3--3- -3--------|-----------------------|
------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
Db Db/C Db/Cb Dm7dim5 A D/A A D#dim/A A D A D
-------------------------|----|--------------------------|---------------------
-------------------------|-.--|--------------------------|---------------------
4----4--3----2-----1-----|-0--|--------------------------|---------------------
-------------------------|----|--------------------------|---------------------
A D#dim/A A D/A A Db/Ab Ab C/G E7
---------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
---------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
---------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
---------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
A NC Ga-li-le-o Cm7 (Harmo-
--------------------|----------|---------------------|------------|------------
--------------------|----------|---------------------|------------|------------
--------------------|----------|---------------------|------------|------------
--------------------|----------|---------------------|------------|------------
nies) Cb Bb A Bb Cb Bb A Bb Ab/Eb Eb Adim/Eb Eb Ab/Eb
-----|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|--------
-----|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|--------
-----|--------------------|-------------------|6------6---6---6-----6-|--6---6-
-----|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|--------
Eb Adim/Eb Eb Ab Eb/G F7 Bb Ab Eb/G
-----------------|------------------------------|------------------|
-----------------|-6-----6----6----5-5--6----5--|------------------|
6-------6------6-|------------------------------|-8--6--5----------|
-----------------|------------------------------|------------8--6--|
Adim/Gb Bb7sus4 Cb Bb A Bb Cb Bb A NC
---------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
---------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
---------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
---------------|--------------------|------------------------6--|
Eb Bb Eb/Bb Bb7 Eb/B7 Bb Eb
--------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------|
--------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------|
6-----------6-------|-------------------------------|--------6-----------|
--------6-----------|-------------------------------|--6----------6------|
Eb/Bb Bb7 Eb/Bb Bb Eb Eb/Bb Bb7 Eb/Bb Bb
----------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------
----------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------
----------------------------------|--------6---------|-------------------------
----------------------------------|--6-----------6---|-------------------------
Bb (Never) Bb Bb/Eb Bb7 Eb/Bb Bb F#7 (Harmonies) Bm A D Db7
---------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------|
---------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------|
---------|---------------------------|-------------------|--------5---4--|
---------|---------------------------|-------------------|7---5----------|
Gb Bb Eb NC Eb Ab Eb Bb7/D Cm Bb
---------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
4--------------------|--------------------|6-------------------------|
--------6------------|---------------6--6-|--6-----5-----------------|
----6----------------|--------------------|-------------8---6--------|
Eb Ab D7 Gm Bb7
------------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------|
------------------|-------------5----5--|----------------|----------------|
6----6--6----4----|-5-5---5---5---------|----------------|----------------|
------------------|---------------------|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
me__________ <SOLO 2>
|T.S| Eb
--------------------|---|-------------|----------------|---------------|
--------------------|12-|-------------|----------------|---------------|
|-tri|-tri-|-tri-|--|8--|-6--------5-6|-6----------5-6-|-6---------5-6-|
6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---|---3-4-6-8---|---3-4--6-8-----|---3-4-6-8-----|
F Bb Eb
-------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
-------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
8------------|---------------------|-------6----6--6--6-6-|-------------------|
--5-6-8-10-8-|-6--6--6-6--6--6--6-6|-6--6----6------------|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
T.S Db T.S. Bb Eb Ab Gm
|---|--------|---|--------------------|-------------------------|------------|
|-6-|--------|12-|--------------------|-------------------------|------------|
|-8-|---4--4-|-8-|--------------------|------------6--6-6-6-----|------------|
|---|-6------|---|--6--6-6-6--6--6-6-6|-6--6-6-6----------------|-4-4-4--4--3|
F Bb F Bb
------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
------------------|1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1-|-------------------|1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1-|
1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1|-------------------|1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1-|-------------------|
F Bb F Bb Eb
-------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
-------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
-------------------1---1--1--1-|---------------1---1--1--1-|6-----------5--6-|
1---1--1--1--1-----------------|1---1--1--1----------------|--3-4-6-8-6------|
F Gb Ab
---------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|
---------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|
6--------------|-8---------------7--8-|-9--11--13-11--13--15--13--15--16-|
--3--4--6--8--6|----5--6--8--10-------|----------------------------------|
Cb7 Ab7 Bb7 rit. T.S Eb Bb7/D Cm G7/B Cm
-----|------|------|-------|---|-----8----------7---|-------5-----------|
-----|------|------|-------|-4-|----8-8-------------|-------------------|
14---|-11---|--13--|-------|-4-|-6------6-5--5----5-|-3--3-----2-----3--|
-----|------|------|-------|---|--------------------|-------------------|
G7/B Cm Bb Eb D Gm Ab Eb Cm
------------------------|------7---------|----------------|--------------------
-----------8-6-5--------|----7---7----5--|-6--6-----------|--------------------
2------3---------8--6---|-5--------5-----|--------6---6-5-|-3------------------
------------------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------
Gm Cm Gm Cm Abm Bb11
-------|------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
-------|------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
-------|3-----------------|3----------------------|---------------------------|
-3-----|-----------3------|---------------4-------|---------------------------|
Eb Ab/Eb Eb Adim/Eb Bb/D Bbmin/Dd C C7b9 C7 F
-----------|-------------|----------------|-----------|---------|
-----------|-------------|----------------|-----------|---------|
-----------|-------------|----------------|-----------|---------|
-----------|-------------|----------------|-----------|---------|
Bb/F F Ddim/F C7sus4 F
----------------------------|----------------|
----------------------------|----------------|
----------------------------|----------------|
----------------------------|----------------|
Transcribed by Alex Petrie awdp@ib.rl.ac.uk
This musical interpretation has been removed due to a legal threat from Moses & Singer LLP, representing the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) and The Music Publisher's Association of the United States (MPA).
Unfortunately, these threats are fueled by greed and being masked by a "copyright infringement." They claim tab sites are "hurting the songwriters," but it's a known fact that the publishing companies garner most of the revenue. Instead, they would prefer you to purchase the official QUEEN tablature which is an option we've always given our users. And due to the highly error-prone nature of tabs on the internet, many choose to go this route. These companies also do not realize that tablature sites help to promote their artists.
For more information on this onslaught, you can read the NY Times Article. We hope one of the larger tablature sites will have the money to fight this. Until then, we urge you all to keep tabbing songs and sharing them in any way you can.
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