Tabs
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: Bb majorBb
Difficulty: Intermediate
Gtr I (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Brian May - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Brian May - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Brian May - Electric Guitar'
Theme:
Q=108
N.C. Bb/DBb/D
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ dist.)
|---3---| |--3---| |--3--|
Wx2 H Q Q E MajorE E S S Q +E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
e|------------|-------------|-13---13-13-13--(13)-14-13-14-13-14-|
BB|------------|---------3/--|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ dist.)
| |---3---| |--3---| |--3--|
| Wx2 H Q Q E MajorE E S S Q +E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
e|------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
BB|------------|---------3/--|-11---11-11-11--(11)-13-11-13-11-13-|
G+G|------------|-------------|-10---10-10-10--(10)-11-10-11-10-11-|
D MajorD|------------|-------------|-12---12-12-12--(12)-13-12-13-12-13-|
A augmentedA|------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------|-------------|------------------------------------|
|---3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E MajorE E S S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
e|-13---13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-10-11-|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|
|
| |---3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| E MajorE E S S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
e|---------------------------------------|
BB|-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--6-10-|
G+G|-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--7--8-|
D MajorD|-12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--8-10-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III (El. Gtr. w/ dist.)
| W
e|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb
~~
|---3---| |--3--| |--3--|
E MajorE E S S Q +E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE H Q E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
e|-13---13-13-13--(13)-------10-13-|-15-----------------------15--|
BB|------------------------11-------|--------------------13-16-----|
G+G|----------------------------7-10-|-12-----------------------12--|
D MajorD|-------------------------8-------|--------------------10-13-----|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| |---3---| |---3---|
| E MajorE E S S Q +E MajorE Q. Q E MajorE E S S Q Q
e|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
BB|-11---11-11-11--(11)-------------|-----11---11-11-11------------|
G+G|-10---10-10-10--(10)-------------|-----12---12-12-12------------|
D MajorD|-12---12-12-12--(12)-------------|-----13---13-13-13------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| |---3---|
| W Q E MajorE E S S Q Q
e|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|-----10---10-10-10------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
F#/Eb F/CF/C
~~
H E MajorE e e e
e|-18----------------------14-|
BB|-------------------13-16----|
G+G|-15----------------------11-|
D MajorD|-------------------10-13----|
A augmentedA|----------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------|
|
| |---3---|
| Q E MajorE E S S Q Q
e|----------------------------|
BB|-----11---11-11-10----------|
G+G|-----11---11-11-10----------|
D MajorD|-----13---13-13-10----------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------|
|
| W
e|----------------------------|
BB|----------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb Cm/A Bb majorBb
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q +H. +H H W
e|-----18----------(18)-------------------|-(18)---------|------------*|
BB|----------------------------------------|--------------|------------*|
G+G|-----15----------(15)-------------------|-(15)---------|------------*|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|--------------|------------*|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|--------------|------------*|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|--------------|------------*|
|
| |-3--|
| Q E MajorE E MajorE E H +H H W
e|----------------------------------------|--------------|------------*|
BB|-------------------6--3-4---6-----------|--(6)---------|------------*|
G+G|-------------------7--3-5---7-----------|--(7)---------|------------*|
D MajorD|-------------------8--3-7---8-----------|--(8)---------|------------*|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|--------------|------------*|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------|--------------|------------*|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| a a E MajorE +E MajorE Q +E. S Q W q Q H
e|-----20b22==(20)--20------(20)r-x\------|--------------|------------*|
BB|---x------------------------------------|---3----------|-3----------*|
G+G|-x--------------------------------------|---3----------|-3----------*|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|---3----------|-3----------*|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------|---1----------|-1----------*|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------20\--|--------------|------------*|
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Duration 🏷Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
| h - hammer-on
| p - pull-off
| b - bend
| pb - pre-bend
| r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
| ~~ - vibrato
| x - muted
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