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Tie Your Mother Down by Queen

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TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN    QUEEN
                        ------------------------------
Intro: 
        LEAD GUITAR           A (hammer on & off C )  G D C G
        ADD DRUMS & ¨OOOOH¨   A (hammer on & off C )  G D C G x2

A (hammer on & off C )  
GET ...
                           G-D-C-G
GET ..
A (hammer on & off C )  
GOT ..
                                          G-D-C-G
IT’S ..

E
YOUR ..

AND ..
         G                       A       A-Bb-C-C#-D
AIN’T ..^Chord run^

D
        TIE ..
                  A (hammer on & off C )  
        LOCK ..
        D
        TIE ..
                G   D    C    G A (hammer on & off C )  G-D-C-G
        GIVE ..


A (hammer on & off C )
YOU’RE ..
                               G-D-C-G
THAT’S ..
A (hammer on & off C )
FAMILY ..
                                         G-D-C-G
A ..
E
BUT ..
                     G                       A     A-Bb-C-C#-D
TO ..^Chord run^


        D
        TIE ..
                  A (hammer on & off C )
        TAKE ..
        D
        TIE ..
               G     D  C      G  A (hammer on & off C ) G-D-C-G
        OR ..

LEAD BREAK  
A (hammer on & off C ) G-D-C-G x2  E G A (hammer on & off C ) G-D-C-G x2 

     E
YOUR ..
                              G                   A    A-Bb-C-C#-D
WHY ..^Chord run^


        D
        TIE ..
                  A (SYNCOPATED)
        LOCK ..
        D
        TIE ..
                G   D    C    G A (hammer on & off C )G   D    C    G A
        GIVE ..
        A (hammer on & off C )          G-D-C-G 
        GIVE ..
        A (hammer on & off C )G   D    C    G A
                              ALL ..
        A (hammer on & off C )                     G-D-C-G          A
        GOTTA ..
        

        -----------------------------------------------------------------

HOW TO DO THE ¨A¨ CHORD & HAMMER ON/OFF C

HAMMER ON/OFF_____
2nd FINGER        |
                  |              Nut
    E  --|-----|-----|-----|-----||   STRUMMING PATTEN
   *A  --|-----|--X--|-----|-----||
   *D  --|-----|-----|--X--|-----||   A, A, A(hammer on C,hammer off), A
   *G  --|-----|-----|--X--|-----||   ^                                ^
    B  --|-----|-----|--X--|-----||   |_____ REPEAT OVER & OVER & _____|
    E  --|-----|-----|--X--|-----||
                        |
                        |__________ BAR 1st FINGER
                        
 **** You only need to hit those strings indicated with a ¨*¨ (A D G). 
 
 On the hammer on/off of the note C you only need to hit the ¨A¨ string.


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Tie Your Mother Down Chords Info

Last Updated: September 10, 2025