Friends Will Be Friends Bass tabs by Queen

Friends Will Be Friends bass tab by Queen

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)

Difficulty: Novice

Album: Album: A kind of magic (1986)
Bassist: John Deacon

This one has some tricky slides and notes on the chorus right after the beat, so listen to the record.

Tabbed by Leo Chiurco

Intro:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5~-------------5----------------|-2~------2~--2-3-5~------5~------|
A|-----------------2~--------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------2-3~----3---------|
A|-3~------3~--5-----------3~------|
E|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Verse 1: "Another red letter day ..."
G|---------------------------------|-----------------4~--------------|
D|-5~--------------4~--------------|-2~----------------------5~------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------5---7~------------7-|---------------------------------|
A|-3~------------------------------|-5~----5.5-----5.5-------5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------5---------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5~------------------------------|-2~----------2-3-5~------------5-|
A|---------------5-2~--------------|-----------------------------5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7~----------------------------7-|---------------------------------|
A|-------------7---------------7---|-5~----5-5-5~--5-5~----5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------5~--------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Chorus 1: "Friends will be friends ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3~------3~--3-3-4~----------4---|-------------3-5-7~------7~--7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|-3~------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5~----------5-5-6~----------6-6-|-7~--------7~----6~--------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5~--------------4~------------4-|-3~--------------3~------3-------|
E|---------------------------------|-------------3-------------5-3-5-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5~----------------------5/--\---|
E|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Interlude:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-2~------2~--2-------------------|
A|-----------------2~--------2~----|---------------2---------------2-|
E|-3~------3~--3-5-----------------|-----------------3~----------5---|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------------------|-3~--------------|
A|-3~------------------------------|---------3~------|
E|-----------------5~--------------|-----------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + +

Verse 2: "It's a beautiful day ..."
G|---------------------------------|-----------------4~--------------|
D|-5~--------------4~--------------|-2~--------------------4-5~------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------5-----------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|-5~----------5-4-----------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------7~------------7-|-------------------------------4-|
A|-----------------------------7---|-5~----5.5-----5-5-----5-5-5-5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------4-|-2~----------2-4-5~----------5---|
A|-----------------2~----------2---|---------------------------5---5-|
E|-3~----------3-5-----------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7~------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------5/--|-10~---------------/-------\-----|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Chorus 2: "Friends will be friends ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----5~----------2~----------2/--|
A|-3~----------3-3-4~--------4---4-|-------------5-3-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-3~------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-------------------------8-8~----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5~----------5-5-6~--------6~----|-7~--------7~----6~--------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5~------5~--5-5-4~------4~------|-3~----------3-3-3~------3-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------5-3-5-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5~------------------------/-\---|
E|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Bridge & Solo:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-3~--------------1~--------------|
E|-3~--3---3.--1~------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-3~--------------1~--------------|
E|-3-----------1~------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------------4~--------------|
D|-5~--------------4~----------5-4-|---------------------------5~----|
A|-------------5-------------------|-7~----------------------5-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------7~------------7-|---------------------------------|
A|-3~----------7---------------7---|-5~----5-5-5---5-5~----5-5-5-5---|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------2-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------5/|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-----------3/--7~------7\------|-0~----------0-2-3~--------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7~----------------------7-----7-|---------------------------------|
A|-------------7---------7-----7---|-5~----5-5-5---5-5~----5-5-5-5-5\|
E|-----------------5~--------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Chorus 1: "Friends will be friends ..."
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3~------3~--3-3-4~------4~--4-4-|-----------------------------14\-|
E|---------------------------------|-3~----------3-2-0~--------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------7~----------8~----------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------9-------------------|
A|-5~----------5-5-6~--------6~----|-7~------------7-6~------6~--6-6-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5~--5~--5~--5-5-4-4-4-4-4~--/-\-|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-3-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5~----------------------5/--\---|
E|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----5---------5-----------------|
A|-3~------3~--3-3-4~------4~--4-4-|-------------5---7~------7-7~----|
E|---------------------------------|-3~------3-----------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------9-9~----8~----------8-8-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5~------5~--5-5-6~----------6-6-|-7~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5~--------------4~--------------|-3~----------3---3~----3-3-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------5-3-5-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-------5-5~----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

Outro:
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-5~------------------------------|
A|-3~----------3-3-4~----------4-4-|-----------3-5---7~------7-------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------7---0~----|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|-----------9~------------8-------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5~----------5-5-6~------6~--6-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-------6-6-6-6-----6~--|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5~--5~--5~--5-5-4-4-4-4-4~--4-4-|-3~----------3~--3~------3-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------5-3-5-|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-------5~-----/14--\-----------|
E|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------2-----------2-------|
A|-3~------3~--3---4~------4~--4---|-----------2---2-------2-----2/--|
E|---------------------------------|-3~--------------0~--------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------9~----------------------|
A|-5~------5~--5-5-6~------6~--6-6-|-7---10--------7-6~------6-6-6-6-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5~------5-5-5-5-4~------4~--4---|-3~--3---3~------3~--------------| (Fade out)
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +  1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +

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