Killer Queen tab by 5 Seconds Of Summer

Tabs

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Guitar 1 - Luke Hemmings
Guitar 2 & 3 - Michael Clifford

🎸 Intro:

Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------6~---7~---8~---9~---10~--12~--13~--15~--5~--5~--5~----------|
A augmentedA|-3~---------6~---8~---8~---10~--10~--12~--13~--15~--5~--5~--5~----------|
D MajorD|------------6~---7~---8~---9~---10~--12~--13~--15~--5~--5~--5~----------|

Guitar 2
e|------------8~-------------10~-------------------15--15-16-15-16-19-16-19-20-19-18-19~\----|
BB|------3/----9~--10~--11~---12~----------16-----16--18--------------------------------------|
G+G|------3/--------10~--10~-----------15-17--15-17--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------3/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3
e|-------------------------------------------------11-10-11-13-11-13-15-13-15-16-15-13-15~\--|
BB|----------------------------------------11-----11------------------------------------------|
G+G|------(pause)----------------------12-13--12-13--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

🎸 Verse:

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-4~----3~----4~----3~---/8~---------6~---\4~-------------3~---4~---3~-----------4~----3~---/8~---7~--|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------5~---4~---------------------4~------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3~----1~----3~----1~---/6~---------5~-------------------1~---1~---1~-----------3~----1~---/6~---5~--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------6~---6~---------------------5~------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------/8---8~---7---7~---6---6~---5---5~---4---4~---3---3---3---3~--3---|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

🎸 Chorus:

Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-8---8-8---8-0---0-0---0-5---5-5---5-0---0-0---0-5---5-7---7-7---7-5---5-7---7-9---9-10---10-10-|
D MajorD|-8---8-8---8-0---0-0---0-5---5-5---5-0---0-0---0-5---5-7---7-7---7-5---5-7---7-9---9-10---10-10-|
  *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18p15-18-18b20~---|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------5~-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-8~------7~---------12~-------------5~-----------10~-----------10-----8~---3~-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-8~------7~---------12~-------------5~-----------10~-----------10-----8~---3~-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-8~------7~---------12~-------------5~-----------10~-----------10-----8~---3~-----------------------------|

Guitar 2 (enters at 00:54)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------/8~-/8~----------/8~-/8~-|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------/8~-/8~----------/8~-/8~-|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------8~----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------7---7-7---7-12---12-12---12-5---5-5---5-10---10-10---10-10---8~----------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------7---7-7---7-12---12-12---12-5---5-5---5-10---10-10---10-10---8~----------------------------------|
      *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *
Guitar 3 (enters at 1:00)
e|--------------------------------------|------------------------1.-|--2.---||
BB|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|-------||
G+G|-10-----12p10-10--------10------------|---12p10-10-------------10-|-------||
D MajorD|---10-10--------10-10-10--13-13-10-10-|-10----------------13p10---|-(10~)-||
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------|-----------13-13-13--------|-------||
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|-------||

🎸 Verse 2:

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-4~----3~----4~----3~---/8~---8~---6~---\4~------------3~---4~---3~-----------4~----3~---/8~---7~----|
G+G|---------------------------------------------5~---4~---------------------7~--------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3~----1~----3~----1~---/6~---6~---5~------------------1~---1~---1~-----------3~----1~---/6~---5~----|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------6~---6~---------------------5~--------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------/10-12--10----------7~-----6~--6~---5---5~---4---4~---3---3~---3---3~------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------13--10-13~-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 2 (guitar 1 only):
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8~--|
A augmentedA|-8---8-8---8-0---0-0---0-5---5-5---5-0---0-0---0-5---5-7---7-7---7-5---5-7---7-9---9-10---10-10--8~--|
D MajorD|-8---8-8---8-0---0-0---0-5---5-5---5-0---0-0---0-5---5-7---7-7---7-5---5-7---7-9---9-10---10-10--8~--|
  *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *
🎸 Solo:

Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------2x-|-------|
BB|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------|
G+G|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------10~-10~---|-------|
A augmentedA|-7~-7-7~-7-12~-12-12~-12-|-5~-5-5~-5-10~-10-10~-10-5~-5-5~-5-10~-10-|3~--3~---8~--8~--x-|-3--3~-|
D MajorD|-7~-7-7~-7-12~-12-12~-12-|-5~-5-5~-5-10~-10-10~-10-5~-5-5~-5-10~-10-|3~--3~-----------x-|-3--3~-|
  * * * * *  * *  *  * * * * *  * *  * * * * * *  *
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------1~-----|
BB|-4~---3~---4~---3~--/8~----6~---5~-------------3~---4~---3~------3~---4~----------|
G+G|-------------------------------------5~---4~--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-3~---1~---3~---1~--/6~----5~---4~-------------1~---1~---1~------1~---1~---1~-----|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------6~---6~--------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------10----11------10--------------------------8-----------8-----------------|
G+G|-12b~--b12~r-----12-10\9----------------12~-----10\9-------10pb12~r-10~-----8p7---------8-10-7-8p7------|
D MajorD|-------------------------12~------------------------12--------------------------10~----------------10\--|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------/8-/8~--|-----------8--9--10h13~~~~-|-------------------11-13p11-------18---18p15-16p15----|
G+G|-------------/8-/8~--|-----------x--x--10~~~~~~~-|-15pb17---15pb17-----------12~--------------------17~-|
D MajorD|--\3~--3~------------|-\3~--3~---8--9--10~~~~~~~-|------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------2x-|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------15--------------------------------15-16--16-15~-|
BB|--------------------------------15---15--------15--16-15--18-18b20~-----18~----16--16-18----------------|
G+G|15pb17---15pb17---15-17p15-------------16h17p16--17------------------------------17---------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------17~---------------------------------------%-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------%-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------%-----------------------------------|

e|---------15------------------------------------------------18----------------------|
BB|-16-------------------------18b20~--18b20-18~-------18b20~---pb20--pb20--pb20b21~--|
G+G|---17~-------16-15~---17~p15-------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3 (enters at the % in guitar 2)
e|---11~----10~----9~----11-8~-------11----------------------------------------------15---------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------15b16~--15b16-15~-----15b16~---pb16--pb16--pb16b18~-|
G+G|------------------------------8~-------13-12~-------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-8------x---------------------------------------13~p12----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------4~--------4~---3~---8~---3~---8~---7~--------6~------------------------------------------|
G+G|-4~--------4~--------------------------------7~----------/10-8---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------10-8-7---------/3-1-------------|
A augmentedA|------3~--------3~---1~---6~---1~---6~---5~--------------------------/8-8~---------3-1---------|
D MajorD|-5~--------5~--------------------------------------------------------------------------/3-3~---|

Final 🎸 Chorus:

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------(pause)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------5---5-5---5-0---0-0---0-5---5-5---5-7---7-7---7-5---5-7---7-9---9-10---10-10-|
D MajorD|------------------------5---5-5---5-0---0-0---0-5---5-5---5-7---7-7---7-5---5-7---7-9---9-10---10-10-|
             *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-8~-------------------------------------------------------------------8~-------------3~----3~----------|
A augmentedA|-8~------7---7-7---7-12---12-12---12-5---5-5---5-10---10-10---10-10---8~-----8~------3~----3~----------|
D MajorD|-8~------7---7-7---7-12---12-12---12-5---5-5---5-10---10-10---10-10---8~-------------3~----3~------3~--|
      *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *  * *
Guitar 2 & 3 (enters at 2:55)
e|-13b15~-----10~----------------------------------|
BB|-14b16~-----11~-8~-------------------------------|
G+G|----------------8~-------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------8~-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|

🎸 Outro:

Guitar 1 (repeat til fadeout)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-/6~--6~------/6~--6~----/6~--6~----/6~--6~----/6~--6~----/6~--6~---------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (repeat til fadeout)
e|-13b15-13b15~-----13b15-13b15~------13b15-13b15~-|
BB|-14b16-14b16~-----14b16-14b16~------14b16-14b16~-|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3 (repeat til fadeout)
e|-19b20r------------19b20r------------------------|
BB|---------16pb18r----------16pb18r-16-------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
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* - palm mute
/ or \ - slide
h - hammer on
p - pull off
~ - let note ring
x - mute note
t - tremolo pick