Tabs (Ver. 2)
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
Key: 
Eb MajorEb
Difficulty: Intermediate
Gtr I (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Brian May - Clean Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Brian May - Electric Guitar w/ distortion'
Gtr III (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Freddie Mercury - Grand Piano'
Intro
Q=107
N.C. 
C minorCm Gm7/C C minorCm Gm7/C
6/8
Gtr III (Piano arr. for Gtr.)
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E e E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E e E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE
e|------------|-------3-----|-------------|-------3-----|--------------||
BB|----------3-|-4-----4-----|-6-6-------3-|-4-----4-----|-6-6-------3--||
G+G|--------3---|---5-----5---|-3-3-----3---|---5-----5---|-3-3-----3----||
D MajorD|------5-----|-------------|-5-5---5-----|-------------|-5-5---5------||
A augmentedA|------------|-3---3-----3-|-----3-------|-3---3-----3-|-----3--------||
E MajorE|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
1st Verse
C minorCm Gm7/C C minorCm Gm7/C
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E e E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E e E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE
e||--------3-----|-------------|-------3-----|--------------||
BB||o-4-----4-----|-6-6-------3-|-4-----4-----|-6-6-------3-o||
G+G||----5-----5---|-3-3-----3---|---5-----5---|-3-3-----3----||
D MajorD||--------------|-5-5---5-----|-------------|-5-5---5------||
A augmentedA||o-3---3-----3-|-----3-------|-3---3-----3-|-----3-------o||
E MajorE||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||
Eb MajorEb 
Eb5Eb5 
Bb/DBb/D 
C5C5
Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.) Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ dist.)
~~~~~~~
Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E Q E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q. Q. E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE
e|-----------|---------------|-----------|-6----------|--------------|
BB|--------8--|-9-------------|--------8--|---9--------|--------------|
G+G|------8----|---8-----------|------8----|-----8------|--------------|
D MajorD|----8------|-----8-(8)-8-8-|----8------|-----8-8----|-8----8-(8)s5-|
A augmentedA|-6---------|---------------|-6---------|-------6----|-6----5-(5)s3-|
E MajorE|-----------|---------------|-----------|------------|--------------|
FF 
Bb5Bb5 C5C5
Q +E MajorE Q. H. Q. Q. Q. Q +E MajorE
e|--------------|---------|-----------|--------------||
BB|--------------|---------|------3----|--------------||
G+G|--------------|-3-------|-3----3----|-3------------||
D MajorD|-5--(5)\-3----|-3-------|-3----3----|-3----5--(5)\-||
A augmentedA|-3--(3)\------|-1-------|-1----1----|-1----3--(3)\-||
E MajorE|---------1----|---------|-----------|--------------||
Chorus
F5F5 
A minorAm 
D5D5 Bb5Bb5 C5C5
Q. E MajorE E E MajorE Q. Q. Q. +Q E MajorE Q. Q +E MajorE
e|------------|------5----|--------------|--------------|
BB|------------|------5----|--------------|--------------|
G+G|------------|------5----|------------0-|--------------|
D MajorD|------3-----|-7---------|-7----(7)\--0-|-3----5--(5)\-|
A augmentedA|------3-----|-7---------|-5----(5)\----|-1----3--(3)\-|
E MajorE|-1----1---3-|-5---------|--------------|--------------|
FF A minorAm Bb5Bb5 F#° 
D7/F#D7/F#
~
Q. E MajorE E E MajorE Q. Q. Q. +E MajorE E MajorE E Q Q Q
e|------1-----|-----------|--------------|----------|
BB|------1-----|------5----|--------------|----------|
G+G|------2-----|------5----|--------------|----2--2--|
D MajorD|-3----3-----|-7----7----|-8----(8)-----|----1--0--|
A augmentedA|-3----3-----|-7----7----|-8----(8)-----|----------|
E MajorE|-1----1---3-|-5----5----|-6----(6)-5-3-|-2--------|
G minorGm 
C/GC/G Bb5Bb5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. E MajorE E E MajorE Q. E MajorE E E MajorE Q. +Q E MajorE Q. Q +E MajorE
e|------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
BB|------3-----|-5----------|-------------|--------------|
G+G|------3-----|-5----------|-------------|--------------|
D MajorD|------5-----|-5----------|-------------|------5--(5)\-|
A augmentedA|-5----5-----|-3----------|-8----(8)--4-|-7------------|
E MajorE|-3----3---4-|-3----6---5-|-6----(6)----|--------------|
F5F5 G minorGm 
AbAb 
Bb majorBb 
C7sus4C7sus4
~~
Q. Q. Q. E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E H. S S +Q +Q +E MajorE
e|------1----|------------|------4-----|---------|------------------------||
BB|------1----|------4-3---|--------4---|---------|------------------------||
G+G|-----------|------3---3-|----5-----5-|-3-------|-10-10-(10)--(10)--(10)-||
D MajorD|-----------|------------|------------|---------|--8--8--(8)---(8)---(8)-||
A augmentedA|-----------|------------|------------|---------|-10-10-(10)--(10)--(10)-||
E MajorE|-1---------|-3----------|-4----------|---------|--8--8--(8)---(8)---(8)-||
Interlude
F minorFm Gm/F F minorFm
Gtr II
H. +H. +H.
e|-----------|--------------|--------------|
BB|-----------|--------------|--------------|
G+G|-----------|--------------|--------------|
D MajorD|-----------|--------------|--------------|
A augmentedA|-----------|--------------|--------------|
E MajorE|-1---------|-(1)----------|-(1)----------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q. Q E MajorE e Q E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E
e|-----------|--------------|--------------|
BB|------1----|--3--3--------|--------1-----|
G+G|------1----|--3--3------3-|--------1-----|
D MajorD|------3----|--5--5----5---|------3---3---|
A augmentedA|-----------|--------3-----|--------------|
E MajorE|-1-------1-|--------------|--1---------1-|
Gm/F F minorFm 
Bb/CBb/C
>
~~~
+H. +H. W
e|--------------|---------------|------------||
BB|--------------|---------------|------------||
G+G|--------------|---------------|------------||
D MajorD|--------------|---------------|------------||
A augmentedA|--------------|---------------|------------||
E MajorE|-(1)----------|-(1)-----------|------------||
|
| e Q E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE e Q +Q.
e|--------------|---------------|-1-1--(1)---||
BB|--3--3--------|--1------1-----|-3-3--(3)---||
G+G|--3--3------3-|--1--------1---|-3-3--(3)---||
D MajorD|--5--5----5---|-----3---------|------------||
A augmentedA|--------3-----|---------------|-3-3--(3)---||
E MajorE|--------------|-------1-----1-|------------||
2nd Verse
C minorCm Gm7/C C minorCm Gm7/C
Gtr I
W E MajorE Q +Q. Q. E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE +Q S S
e|-------------|---------------|--------3-----|-----------------|
BB|-------------|---------------|----------6-4-|-3---------------|
G+G|-------------|-3-------------|--------------|---5-3-(3)-------|
D MajorD|-------------|---3---(3)-----|--------------|-------------3h5-|
A augmentedA|-------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|-------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E e E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE e E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E
e|-------3-----|---------------|--------3-----|-----------------|
BB|-4-----4-----|-6-6---------3-|-4------4-----|-6-6---------3---|
G+G|---5-----5---|-3-3-------3---|----5-----5---|-3-3-------3-----|
D MajorD|-------------|-5-5----5------|--------------|-5-5----5--------|
A augmentedA|-3---3-----3-|-----3---------|-3----3-----3-|-----3-----------|
E MajorE|-------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------|
C minorCm Gm7/C C minorCm Gm7/C
Q. Q. E MajorE Q +Q. W E MajorE Q +Q.
e|--------^3------|---3---(3)-----|-------------|---------------|
BB|--------^4------|---6---(6)-----|-------------|---------------|
G+G|--------^5------|---3---(3)-----|-------------|-3-------------|
D MajorD|----------------|-5-------------|-------------|---3---(3)-----|
A augmentedA|-3--------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
E MajorE|----------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
|
| E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E e E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E e E MajorE E E MajorE E MajorE E
e|---------3------|---------------|-------3-----|---------------|
BB|-4-------4------|-6-6---------3-|-4-----4-----|-6-6---------3-|
G+G|----5-------5---|-3-3-------3---|---5-----5---|-3-3-------3---|
D MajorD|----------------|-5-5----5------|-------------|-5-5----5------|
A augmentedA|-3----3-------3-|-----3---------|-3---3-----3-|-----3---------|
E MajorE|----------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
Eb MajorEb Ab/Eb Eb MajorEb Ab/Eb
~~~~~~
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E a Q E MajorE +Q. Q E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE +Q S S
e|------------|---------------|----11-(11)-10p8-|-8--------------|
BB|------8-----|-------9-(9)---|-----------------|-----9-(9)------|
G+G|--------8---|---------------|-----------------|---8------------|
D MajorD|----8-----8-|-8s10----------|-----------------|----------------|
A augmentedA|-6----------|---------------|-----------------|------------6p5-|
E MajorE|------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|
Eb5Eb5 Bb/DBb/D C5C5 FF Bb5Bb5 
C majorC
Gtr II
~~~~~~~
Q. E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE Q +E MajorE Q. Q. +Q E MajorE Q. Q. E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE
e|--------------|--------------|-------------|-----------|------------||
BB|--------------|--------------|-------------|-----------|-4-3---5----||
G+G|--------------|--------------|-3----(3)----|-3----3----|-----3-5----||
D MajorD|-8----8-(8)s5-|-5--(5)\-3----|-3----(3)----|-3----3----|-------5----||
A augmentedA|-6----5-(5)s3-|-3--(3)\------|-1----(1)--0-|-1----1----|-------3--0-||
E MajorE|--------------|---------1----|-------------|-----------|----------0-||
Chorus
F5F5 A minorAm D5D5
~~~~~~~
Q. E MajorE E E MajorE Q. Q. Q. +E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE
e|------------|------5----|-------------------|
BB|------------|------5----|------------13b15==|
G+G|------------|------5----|-7----(7)-0--------|
D MajorD|------3-----|-7---------|-7----(7)-0--------|
A augmentedA|------3-----|-7---------|-5----(5)----------|
E MajorE|-1----1---3-|-5---------|-------------------|
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
|--3--| |--3--| |--3---|
+E MajorE S S S E MajorE S S S E MajorE +S S S
e|-------10-------------10-------------------------|
BB|-(13)r----13p10-13b15----13p10-------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------12b14r(12)p10-----|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------12--|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|
A minorAm Bb5Bb5
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
|-3-|
S S E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE Q. Q E MajorE Q. Q E MajorE E MajorE S S S E MajorE +E MajorE e E MajorE
e|------------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|
BB|----------------0-------|------5----|-----------|---------------8-10--|
G+G|-10h12-10-(10)\-0-------|------5----|-----------|-7h8p7p5-7-(7)-------|
D MajorD|----------------0-------|------7--7-|-8----8--0-|---------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------|-7----7--7-|-8----8----|---------------------|
E MajorE|------------------13\-3-|-5----5--5-|-6----6----|---------------------|
C/GC/G Bb5Bb5
\0.5
~~~~~~~
Q. +E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE Q. +Q E MajorE Q. +E MajorE E MajorE E Q. Q +E MajorE
e|------------------------|-------------|----------------|--------------|
BB|-10b11====(10)-(10)r\---|-5----(5)----|----------------|--------------|
G+G|----------------------0-|-5----(5)--0-|----------------|--------------|
D MajorD|------------------------|-5----(5)--0-|-8------(8)-----|------5--(5)\-|
A augmentedA|------------------------|-3----(3)----|-8------(8)---4-|-7------------|
E MajorE|------------------------|-3----(3)----|-6------(6)-6---|--------------|
F5F5 G minorGm AbAb Bb majorBb C7sus4C7sus4
~~
Q. Q. Q. E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E H. S S +Q +Q +E MajorE
e|------1----|------------|------4-----|---------|-------------------------|
BB|------1----|------4-3---|--------4---|---------|-------------------------|
G+G|-----------|------3---3-|----5-----5-|-3-------|-10-10-(10)--(10)--(10)--|
D MajorD|-----------|------------|------------|---------|--8--8--(8)---(8)---(8)--|
A augmentedA|-----------|------------|------------|---------|-10-10-(10)--(10)--(10)--|
E MajorE|-1---------|-3----------|-4----------|---------|--8--8--(8)---(8)---(8)--|
F5F5 
A5A5 N.C.
~~~~~~~~
Q. +Q E MajorE Q. Q +E MajorE Q. Q. a Q. E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE
e|-------------|-------5---(5)\-|-----------|-----------------|
BB|-------------|-------5---(5)\-|-----------|-----------------|
G+G|-------------|----------------|-----------|-----------------|
D MajorD|-------------|----------------|-3----2----|-----------------|
A augmentedA|-3----(3)----|-7----(7)--(7)\-|-----------|-3h5----3-(3)\-0-|
E MajorE|-1----(1)--3-|-5----(5)--(5)\-|-----------|-----------------|
FF A minorAm Bb5Bb5 F#° D7/F#D7/F#
~
Q. E MajorE E E MajorE Q. Q. Q. +E MajorE E MajorE E Q Q Q
e|------1-----|-----------|--------------|----------|
BB|------1-----|------5----|--------------|----------|
G+G|------2-----|------5----|--------------|----2--2--|
D MajorD|-3----3-----|-7----7----|-8----(8)-----|----1--0--|
A augmentedA|-3----3-----|-7----7----|-8----(8)-----|----------|
E MajorE|-1----1---3-|-5----5----|-6----(6)-5-3-|-2--------|
G minorGm C/GC/G Bb5Bb5 N.C.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. E MajorE E E MajorE Q. E MajorE E E MajorE Q. +Q E MajorE Q. Q +E MajorE
e|------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
BB|------3-----|-5----------|-------------|--------------|
G+G|------3-----|-5----------|-------------|--------------|
D MajorD|------5-----|-5----------|-------------|------5--(5)\-|
A augmentedA|-5----5-----|-3----------|-8----(8)--4-|-7------------|
E MajorE|-3----3---4-|-3----6---5-|-6----(6)----|--------------|
F5F5 G minorGm AbAb Bb majorBb
~~
Q. Q. Q. E MajorE E E MajorE Q E MajorE E E MajorE E H.
e|------1----|------------|------4-----|-------||
BB|------1----|------4-3---|--------4---|-------||
G+G|-----------|------3---3-|----5-----5-|-3-----||
D MajorD|-----------|------------|------------|-------||
A augmentedA|-----------|------------|------------|-------||
E MajorE|-1---------|-3----------|-4----------|-------||
Outro (Free Time)
C7sus4C7sus4 F5F5
TP
S S Q +Q. +H. +H. +Q. +Q +E MajorE H.
e|------------------:-----------:-----------:--------------------:-------|
BB|------------------:-----------:-----------:--------------------:-------|
G+G|-10-10-10--(10)---:-(10)------:-(10)------:-(10)---(10)--(10)\-:-------|
D MajorD|--8--8--8---(8)---:--(8)------:--(8)------:--(8)----(8)---(8)\-:-3-----|
A augmentedA|-10-10-10--(10)---:-(10)------:-(10)------:-(10)---(10)--(10)\-:-3-----|
E MajorE|--8--8--8---(8)---:--(8)------:--(8)------:--(8)----(8)---(8)\-:-1-----|
Bb majorBb
TP TP
H. H. H. H. H. H.
e|---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:-------|
BB|---------:---------:-3-------:-3-------:-3-------:-3-----|
G+G|---------:---------:-3-------:-3-------:-3-------:-3-----|
D MajorD|-3-------:-3-------:-3-------:-3-------:-3-------:-3-----|
A augmentedA|-3-------:-3-------:-1-------:-1-------:-1-------:-1-----|
E MajorE|-1-------:-1-------:---------:---------:---------:-------|
F5F5
TP
H. Q. +Q S S H. H. H. Q. E MajorE Q
e|---------:---------------:---------:---------:---------:------------*|
BB|-3-------:-3----(3)--3-3-:-3-------:-3-------:---------:------------*|
G+G|-3-------:-3----(3)--3-3-:-3-------:-3-------:---------:------------*|
D MajorD|-3-------:-3----(3)--3-3-:-3-------:-3-------:-3-------:-3----3-----*|
A augmentedA|-1-------:-1----(1)--1-1-:-1-------:-1-------:-3-------:-3----3-----*|
E MajorE|---------:---------------:---------:---------:-1-------:-1----1-----*|
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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
| TP - tremolo picking
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