Tabs
Who Wants To Live Forever
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By Queen
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The Solo
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By Pope Bovophobe V
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(Version Datestamp: 27.12.94)
Guitar 1:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G|-4/5\4--2--4~-----------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar 2:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G|-12~--11---9~-----12~---11---9~----11h12-12--11h12-12/14-16-------------
D MajorD|---------9-----------------9--------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G|---9-11-11b12-b12 b12--9------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|-9-----------------------12--14~-12----------------------10-------------
A augmentedA|------------------------------------14-12--12------------10-------------
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------15--14-12--8--------------
Guitar 1 repeats itself when it can be bothered throughout.
Most of the vibratos are to keep your fingers happy throughout, except for the
one on fret 14 in the fast bit.
Guitar 2 does this next bit when he repeats the chorus twice, at some point,
still with fuzz/ distortion/ whatever. For those of you who really wanted to
know:
e|-11b12-11-9-------------------------------------------------------------
BB|------------12-10-------------------------------------------------------
G+G|------------------12----------------------------------------------------
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------
Have fun...
Pope Bovophobe V.
For more improvised verse stuff see Jon Rosling's file.
Comments, corrections etc. reach me via Mad Marcus BB at
[email protected]
>From [email protected] (JB Rosling)
WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER
Queen
Words and Music by Brian May
This arrangement by Jon Rosling (c) 1994
INTRO
A minorAm
E MajorE|----0---|--------|--------|
BB|---1-1-1|--------|--------|
G+G|--2---2-|2-2-----|--------|
D MajorD|-2------|-2-2----|--------|
A augmentedA|0-------|----0 let ring 0-|
E MajorE|--------|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
VERSE 1 & 2
A minorAm 
E minorEm 
C majorC G+G A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD
E MajorE|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|--------|----0---|----0---|2--23---|
BB|---1-1--|---1-1-1|---0-0--|---0-0-0|1--10--0|2--2-2--|1--1-1-1|--3--3-3|
G+G|--2---2-|--2---2-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--2---2-|--0---0-|-2----2-|
D MajorD|-2-----2|-2------|-2-----2|-2------|-2---0--|-2-----2|-2------|0-------|
A augmentedA|0-------|0-------|2-------|2-------|3---2---|0-------|3-------|--------|
E MajorE|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
CHORUS 1
C majorC G+G A minorAm C majorC G+G 
Am7Am7 C majorC D MajorD
E MajorE|--------|----0---|--------|----0---|----0---|2--23---|
BB|1--10--0|---1-1-1|1--10--0|---1-1-1|1--1-1-1|--3--3-3|
G+G|--0---0-|--2---2-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|-2----2-|
D MajorD|-2---0--|-2------|-2---0--|-2------|-2------|0-------|
A augmentedA|3---2---|0-------|3---2---|0-------|3-------|--------|
E MajorE|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
E minorEm
E MajorE|----0---|----0---|
BB|---0-0--|---0-0--|
G+G|--0---0-|--0---0-|
D MajorD|-2-----2|-2-----2|
A augmentedA|2-------|2-------|
E MajorE|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
(^^PLAY TWICE^^)
BREAK
C majorC E minorEm C majorC E minorEm C majorC E minorEm C majorC E minorEm
E MajorE|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|
BB|1--1-1--|0--0-0--|1--1-1--|0--1-1--|1--1-1--|0--0-0--|0--1-1--|0--0-0--|
G+G|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|
D MajorD|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|
A augmentedA|3-------|2-------|3-------|3-------|3-------|2-------|3-------|2-------|
E MajorE|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
^^^^ PLAY EACH OF THESE *TWICE* ^^^^
VERSE 3
G+G D MajorD E minorEm G+G D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm
E MajorE|----2--2|----0---|----2--2|----0---|2--23---|----0---|2--23---|----0---|
BB|0--0--3-|---0-0--|0--0--3-|---0-0--|--3--3-3|---0-0--|--3--3-3|---0-0--|
G+G|--0--2--|--0---0-|--0--2--|--0---0-|-2----2-|--0---0-|-2----2-|--0---0-|
D MajorD|-0--0---|-2-----2|-0--0---|-2-----2|0-------|-2-----2|0-------|-2-----2|
A augmentedA|2-------|2-------|2-------|2-------|--------|2-------|--------|2-------|
E MajorE|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
D MajorD 
Bb majorBb Bb majorBb
E MajorE|2--23---|1--1----|1--1----|
BB|--3--3-3|--3-3-3-|--3-3-3-|
G+G|-2----2-|-3---3-3|-3---3-3|
D MajorD|0-------|3-------|3-------|
A augmentedA|--------|--------|--------|
E MajorE|--------|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
CHORUS 2
C majorC G+G A minorAm C majorC G+G A minorAm C majorC 
B minorBm Am7Am7 C majorC D MajorD
E MajorE|--------|----0---|--------|----0---|----2--2|----0---|----0---|2--23---|
BB|1--10--0|1--1-1--|1--10--0|1--1-1--|1--1--3-|1--1-1--|1--1-1-1|--3--3-3|
G+G|--0---0-|--2---2-|--0---0-|--2---2-|--0--4--|--2---2-|--0---0-|-2----2-|
D MajorD|-2---0--|-2-----2|-2---0--|-2-----2|-2--4---|-2-----2|-2------|0-------|
A augmentedA|3---2---|0-------|3---2---|0-------|3-------|0-------|3-------|--------|
E MajorE|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
E minorEm
E MajorE|----0---|----0---|
BB|---0-0--|---0-0--|
G+G|--0---0-|--0---0-|
D MajorD|-2-----2|-2-----2|
A augmentedA|2-------|2-------|
E MajorE|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
END CHORDS
C majorC Em(STRUM)
E MajorE|----0---|0-------|--------|--------|
BB|---1-1--|0-------|--------|--------|
G+G|--0---0-|0-------|--------|--------|
D MajorD|-2-----2|2-------|--------|--------|
A augmentedA|3-------|2-------|--------|--------|
E MajorE|--------|0-------|0-------|0-------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
LYRICS & CHORDS
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
A minorAm
v1. There's ..
E minorEm
There's ..
C majorC G+G A augmentedA
What ..
C majorC D MajorD
Yet ..
A minorAm
v2. There's ..
E minorEm
It's ..
C majorC G+G A augmentedA
This ..
C majorC D MajorD
Set ...
C majorC G+G A minorAm
ch. 1 Who ...
C majorC G+G A minorAm
Who ..
C majorC D MajorD
Oh..
C majorC
v3. Touch ..
E minorEm
With ..
C majorC
Touch ..
E minorEm
With ..
G+G D MajorD E minorEm
And ..
G+G D MajorD E minorEm
And ..
D MajorD E minorEm
Forever....
D MajorD E minorEm
Forever....
D MajorD Bb majorBb
Forever... ..
C majorC G+G A minorAm
ch. 2 Who ..
C majorC G+G A minorAm
Who ..
C majorC B minorBm Am7Am7
Who ..
D MajorD Bb majorBb
Oh________
E minorEm
Who ..
NOTES
^^^^^
I hope this is okay to read. If you have any difficulties then do email
me. The structure of the piece is the main thing I'm worried that people
won't understand, so for those of you baffled it goes like this...
INTRODUCTION
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VERSE 1
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VERSE 2
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CHORUS 1
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INSTRUMENTAL BREAK
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VERSE 3
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CHORUS 2
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END CHORDS
Really let the last few notes ring out. It gives the piece that solemn
feel to it.
Also, carry the last E MajorE minor chord of the break into the few words of
the third verse.
Please let me know what you think of this either on email or on
alt.guitar.tab. I think it sounds really nice if played right, and it
doesn't matter whether you sing along to it or just play it on its own.
Either way it sounds quite `awesome'(as the kids at Camp last year used
to say!)
Have fun!
JBR
Who Wants To Live Forever
by
Brian May
This is the version from the "Live at Wembley '86" album.
It is in a different key from that on "A Kind of Magic", which is in Em.
This is in 
DmDm and has, I think, a nicer atmosphere than the first.
You can play the single version by sliding the whole lot up 2 frets.
Key.
b - bend up one semitone.
r - release bend.
/x slide up to fret x.
x/ slide down to fret x.
h hammer on.
p pull off.
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-6--5-----------5b6--5h6p5------5--6-6---5-6-6/8/10-----------------------
|-------7----------------------------------------------7-9-9b10r9b10r9b10r9
|---------(7)-(7)-----------7------------7------------7--------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-7-5-7-5h7p5---------------3-|
|-------------7-5-----------3-|
|-----------------8-7-5-3-1-1-|
|-----------------------------|
Hope you enjoy it.
Mark Divall
[email protected]
P.S. Would be grateful for the tab to "White Queen."
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Who Wants To Live Forever
by
Brian May
This is the version from the "Live at Wembley '86" album.
It is in a different key from that on "A Kind of Magic", which is in Em.
This is in DmDm and has, I think, a nicer atmosphere than the first.
You can play the single version by sliding the whole lot up 2 frets.
Key.
b - bend up one semitone.
r - release bend.
/x slide up to fret x.
x/ slide down to fret x.
h hammer on.
p pull off.
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-6--5-----------5b6--5h6p5------5--6-6---5-6-6/8/10-----------------------
|-------7----------------------------------------------7-9-9b10r9b10r9b10r9
|---------(7)-(7)-----------7------------7------------7--------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-7-5-7-5h7p5---------------3-|
|-------------7-5-----------3-|
|-----------------8-7-5-3-1-1-|
|-----------------------------|
Hope you enjoy it.
Mark Divall
[email protected]
P.S. Would be grateful for the tab to "White Queen."
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