We Are The Champions Tab by Queen

We Are The Champions tab by Queen (Ver. 2)

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Eb

Difficulty: Intermediate

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Brian May -  Clean Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Brian May - Electric Guitar w/ distortion'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Freddie Mercury - Grand Piano'

  Intro
  Q=107
  N.C.         Cm            Gm7/C         Cm            Gm7/C
  6/8
  Gtr III (Piano arr. for Gtr.)
   Q  E E E E   E E E E E E   e E E E E E   E E E E E E   e E E E E E
e|------------|-------3-----|-------------|-------3-----|--------------||
B|----------3-|-4-----4-----|-6-6-------3-|-4-----4-----|-6-6-------3--||
G|--------3---|---5-----5---|-3-3-----3---|---5-----5---|-3-3-----3----||
D|------5-----|-------------|-5-5---5-----|-------------|-5-5---5------||
A|------------|-3---3-----3-|-----3-------|-3---3-----3-|-----3--------||
E|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||

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   1st Verse
     Cm            Gm7/C         Cm            Gm7/C
     E E E E E E   e E E E E E   E E E E E E   e E E E E E
e||--------3-----|-------------|-------3-----|--------------||
B||o-4-----4-----|-6-6-------3-|-4-----4-----|-6-6-------3-o||
G||----5-----5---|-3-3-----3---|---5-----5---|-3-3-----3----||
D||--------------|-5-5---5-----|-------------|-5-5---5------||
A||o-3---3-----3-|-----3-------|-3---3-----3-|-----3-------o||
E||--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------||


  Eb                                                   Eb5  Bb/D  C5
  Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.)                               Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ dist.)
                                                            ~~~~~~~
   Q  E E Q    E E E +E  E E   Q  E E Q    E E E Q.     Q.   E +E  E
e|-----------|---------------|-----------|-6----------|--------------|
B|--------8--|-9-------------|--------8--|---9--------|--------------|
G|------8----|---8-----------|------8----|-----8------|--------------|
D|----8------|-----8-(8)-8-8-|----8------|-----8-8----|-8----8-(8)s5-|
A|-6---------|---------------|-6---------|-------6----|-6----5-(5)s3-|
E|-----------|---------------|-----------|------------|--------------|


           F      Bb5                        C5
   Q  +E   Q.     H.        Q.   Q.     Q.   Q  +E
e|--------------|---------|-----------|--------------||
B|--------------|---------|------3----|--------------||
G|--------------|-3-------|-3----3----|-3------------||
D|-5--(5)\-3----|-3-------|-3----3----|-3----5--(5)\-||
A|-3--(3)\------|-1-------|-1----1----|-1----3--(3)\-||
E|---------1----|---------|-----------|--------------||


  Chorus
   F5           Am          D5             Bb5  C5
   Q.   E E E   Q.   Q.     Q.   +Q    E   Q.   Q  +E
e|------------|------5----|--------------|--------------|
B|------------|------5----|--------------|--------------|
G|------------|------5----|------------0-|--------------|
D|------3-----|-7---------|-7----(7)\--0-|-3----5--(5)\-|
A|------3-----|-7---------|-5----(5)\----|-1----3--(3)\-|
E|-1----1---3-|-5---------|--------------|--------------|


   F            Am          Bb5            F#°   D7/F#
                                           ~
   Q.   E E E   Q.   Q.     Q.   +E  E E   Q  Q  Q
e|------1-----|-----------|--------------|----------|
B|------1-----|------5----|--------------|----------|
G|------2-----|------5----|--------------|----2--2--|
D|-3----3-----|-7----7----|-8----(8)-----|----1--0--|
A|-3----3-----|-7----7----|-8----(8)-----|----------|
E|-1----1---3-|-5----5----|-6----(6)-5-3-|-2--------|


   Gm           C/G          Bb5
                                           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   Q  +E
e|------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
B|------3-----|-5----------|-------------|--------------|
G|------3-----|-5----------|-------------|--------------|
D|------5-----|-5----------|-------------|------5--(5)\-|
A|-5----5-----|-3----------|-8----(8)--4-|-7------------|
E|-3----3---4-|-3----6---5-|-6----(6)----|--------------|


   F5          Gm           Ab           Bb        C7sus4
                                         ~~
   Q.   Q.     Q.   E E E   Q  E E E E   H.         S  S  +Q    +Q    +E
e|------1----|------------|------4-----|---------|------------------------||
B|------1----|------4-3---|--------4---|---------|------------------------||
G|-----------|------3---3-|----5-----5-|-3-------|-10-10-(10)--(10)--(10)-||
D|-----------|------------|------------|---------|--8--8--(8)---(8)---(8)-||
A|-----------|------------|------------|---------|-10-10-(10)--(10)--(10)-||
E|-1---------|-3----------|-4----------|---------|--8--8--(8)---(8)---(8)-||


  Interlude
   Fm          Gm/F           Fm
   Gtr II
   H.          +H.            +H.
e|-----------|--------------|--------------|
B|-----------|--------------|--------------|
G|-----------|--------------|--------------|
D|-----------|--------------|--------------|
A|-----------|--------------|--------------|
E|-1---------|-(1)----------|-(1)----------|
 |
 | Gtr III
 | Q.   Q  E    e  Q  E E E    Q   E E E E
e|-----------|--------------|--------------|
B|------1----|--3--3--------|--------1-----|
G|------1----|--3--3------3-|--------1-----|
D|------3----|--5--5----5---|------3---3---|
A|-----------|--------3-----|--------------|
E|-1-------1-|--------------|--1---------1-|


   Gm/F           Fm              Bb/C
    >
                   ~~~
   +H.            +H.             W
e|--------------|---------------|------------||
B|--------------|---------------|------------||
G|--------------|---------------|------------||
D|--------------|---------------|------------||
A|--------------|---------------|------------||
E|-(1)----------|-(1)-----------|------------||
 |
 |  e  Q  E E E    E  E E E E E   e Q  +Q.
e|--------------|---------------|-1-1--(1)---||
B|--3--3--------|--1------1-----|-3-3--(3)---||
G|--3--3------3-|--1--------1---|-3-3--(3)---||
D|--5--5----5---|-----3---------|------------||
A|--------3-----|---------------|-3-3--(3)---||
E|--------------|-------1-----1-|------------||


  2nd Verse
   Cm            Gm7/C           Cm             Gm7/C
   Gtr I
   W             E Q   +Q.       Q.     E E E   E E E +Q    S S
e|-------------|---------------|--------3-----|-----------------|
B|-------------|---------------|----------6-4-|-3---------------|
G|-------------|-3-------------|--------------|---5-3-(3)-------|
D|-------------|---3---(3)-----|--------------|-------------3h5-|
A|-------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------|
E|-------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------|
 |
 | Gtr III
 | E E E E E E   e E E  E  E E   E  E E E E E   e E E  E  E E
e|-------3-----|---------------|--------3-----|-----------------|
B|-4-----4-----|-6-6---------3-|-4------4-----|-6-6---------3---|
G|---5-----5---|-3-3-------3---|----5-----5---|-3-3-------3-----|
D|-------------|-5-5----5------|--------------|-5-5----5--------|
A|-3---3-----3-|-----3---------|-3----3-----3-|-----3-----------|
E|-------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------|


   Cm               Gm7/C           Cm            Gm7/C
   Q.      Q.       E Q   +Q.       W             E Q   +Q.
e|--------^3------|---3---(3)-----|-------------|---------------|
B|--------^4------|---6---(6)-----|-------------|---------------|
G|--------^5------|---3---(3)-----|-------------|-3-------------|
D|----------------|-5-------------|-------------|---3---(3)-----|
A|-3--------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
E|----------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|
 |
 | E  E E  E  E E   e E E  E  E E   E E E E E E   e E E  E  E E
e|---------3------|---------------|-------3-----|---------------|
B|-4-------4------|-6-6---------3-|-4-----4-----|-6-6---------3-|
G|----5-------5---|-3-3-------3---|---5-----5---|-3-3-------3---|
D|----------------|-5-5----5------|-------------|-5-5----5------|
A|-3----3-------3-|-----3---------|-3---3-----3-|-----3---------|
E|----------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|


   Eb           Ab/Eb           Eb                Ab/Eb
                      ~~~~~~
   Q  E E E E   a  Q  E +Q.     Q   E  +E   E E   E E E +Q   S S
e|------------|---------------|----11-(11)-10p8-|-8--------------|
B|------8-----|-------9-(9)---|-----------------|-----9-(9)------|
G|--------8---|---------------|-----------------|---8------------|
D|----8-----8-|-8s10----------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-6----------|---------------|-----------------|------------6p5-|
E|------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|


   Eb5  Bb/D  C5          F      Bb5                             C
   Gtr II
        ~~~~~~~
   Q.   E +E  E   Q  +E   Q.     Q.   +Q   E   Q.   Q.     E E E Q  E
e|--------------|--------------|-------------|-----------|------------||
B|--------------|--------------|-------------|-----------|-4-3---5----||
G|--------------|--------------|-3----(3)----|-3----3----|-----3-5----||
D|-8----8-(8)s5-|-5--(5)\-3----|-3----(3)----|-3----3----|-------5----||
A|-6----5-(5)s3-|-3--(3)\------|-1----(1)--0-|-1----1----|-------3--0-||
E|--------------|---------1----|-------------|-----------|----------0-||


  Chorus
   F5           Am          D5
                                        ~~~~~~~
   Q.   E E E   Q.   Q.     Q.   +E  E  E
e|------------|------5----|-------------------|
B|------------|------5----|------------13b15==|
G|------------|------5----|-7----(7)-0--------|
D|------3-----|-7---------|-7----(7)-0--------|
A|------3-----|-7---------|-5----(5)----------|
E|-1----1---3-|-5---------|-------------------|


  ~~~~~~~          ~~~~~
          |--3--|        |--3--|         |--3---|
    +E    S  S  S  E     S  S  S  E     +S   S  S
e|-------10-------------10-------------------------|
B|-(13)r----13p10-13b15----13p10-------------------|
G|-------------------------------12b14r(12)p10-----|
D|---------------------------------------------12--|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


                            Am          Bb5
          ~~~~~~~~                                          ~~~~~~
                                                      |-3-|
    S  S  E  +E   E  E  E   Q.   Q  E   Q.   Q  E   E S S S E +E  e  E
e|------------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------|
B|----------------0-------|------5----|-----------|---------------8-10--|
G|-10h12-10-(10)\-0-------|------5----|-----------|-7h8p7p5-7-(7)-------|
D|----------------0-------|------7--7-|-8----8--0-|---------------------|
A|------------------------|-7----7--7-|-8----8----|---------------------|
E|------------------13\-3-|-5----5--5-|-6----6----|---------------------|


                            C/G           Bb5
                                          \0.5
                                                           ~~~~~~~
    Q.       +E   +E    E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.     +E  E E   Q.   Q  +E
e|------------------------|-------------|----------------|--------------|
B|-10b11====(10)-(10)r\---|-5----(5)----|----------------|--------------|
G|----------------------0-|-5----(5)--0-|----------------|--------------|
D|------------------------|-5----(5)--0-|-8------(8)-----|------5--(5)\-|
A|------------------------|-3----(3)----|-8------(8)---4-|-7------------|
E|------------------------|-3----(3)----|-6------(6)-6---|--------------|


   F5          Gm           Ab           Bb        C7sus4
                                         ~~
   Q.   Q.     Q.   E E E   Q  E E E E   H.         S  S  +Q    +Q    +E
e|------1----|------------|------4-----|---------|-------------------------|
B|------1----|------4-3---|--------4---|---------|-------------------------|
G|-----------|------3---3-|----5-----5-|-3-------|-10-10-(10)--(10)--(10)--|
D|-----------|------------|------------|---------|--8--8--(8)---(8)---(8)--|
A|-----------|------------|------------|---------|-10-10-(10)--(10)--(10)--|
E|-1---------|-3----------|-4----------|---------|--8--8--(8)---(8)---(8)--|


   F5            A5               N.C.
                                  ~~~~~~~~
   Q.   +Q   E   Q.    Q   +E     Q.   Q.     a Q.   E +E   E
e|-------------|-------5---(5)\-|-----------|-----------------|
B|-------------|-------5---(5)\-|-----------|-----------------|
G|-------------|----------------|-----------|-----------------|
D|-------------|----------------|-3----2----|-----------------|
A|-3----(3)----|-7----(7)--(7)\-|-----------|-3h5----3-(3)\-0-|
E|-1----(1)--3-|-5----(5)--(5)\-|-----------|-----------------|


   F            Am          Bb5            F#°   D7/F#
                                           ~
   Q.   E E E   Q.   Q.     Q.   +E  E E   Q  Q  Q
e|------1-----|-----------|--------------|----------|
B|------1-----|------5----|--------------|----------|
G|------2-----|------5----|--------------|----2--2--|
D|-3----3-----|-7----7----|-8----(8)-----|----1--0--|
A|-3----3-----|-7----7----|-8----(8)-----|----------|
E|-1----1---3-|-5----5----|-6----(6)-5-3-|-2--------|


   Gm           C/G          Bb5       N.C.
                                           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
   Q.   E E E   Q.   E E E   Q.   +Q   E   Q.   Q  +E
e|------------|------------|-------------|--------------|
B|------3-----|-5----------|-------------|--------------|
G|------3-----|-5----------|-------------|--------------|
D|------5-----|-5----------|-------------|------5--(5)\-|
A|-5----5-----|-3----------|-8----(8)--4-|-7------------|
E|-3----3---4-|-3----6---5-|-6----(6)----|--------------|


   F5          Gm           Ab           Bb
                                         ~~
   Q.   Q.     Q.   E E E   Q  E E E E   H.
e|------1----|------------|------4-----|-------||
B|------1----|------4-3---|--------4---|-------||
G|-----------|------3---3-|----5-----5-|-3-----||
D|-----------|------------|------------|-------||
A|-----------|------------|------------|-------||
E|-1---------|-3----------|-4----------|-------||


  Outro  (Free Time)
   C7sus4                                                          F5
                                                                  TP
    S  S  Q   +Q.      +H.         +H.         +Q.    +Q    +E     H.
e|------------------:-----------:-----------:--------------------:-------|
B|------------------:-----------:-----------:--------------------:-------|
G|-10-10-10--(10)---:-(10)------:-(10)------:-(10)---(10)--(10)\-:-------|
D|--8--8--8---(8)---:--(8)------:--(8)------:--(8)----(8)---(8)\-:-3-----|
A|-10-10-10--(10)---:-(10)------:-(10)------:-(10)---(10)--(10)\-:-3-----|
E|--8--8--8---(8)---:--(8)------:--(8)------:--(8)----(8)---(8)\-:-1-----|


                       Bb
   TP        TP
   H.        H.        H.        H.        H.        H.
e|---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:-------|
B|---------:---------:-3-------:-3-------:-3-------:-3-----|
G|---------:---------:-3-------:-3-------:-3-------:-3-----|
D|-3-------:-3-------:-3-------:-3-------:-3-------:-3-----|
A|-3-------:-3-------:-1-------:-1-------:-1-------:-1-----|
E|-1-------:-1-------:---------:---------:---------:-------|


                                                 F5
                                                 TP
   H.        Q.   +Q   S S   H.        H.        H.        Q.   E Q
e|---------:---------------:---------:---------:---------:------------*|
B|-3-------:-3----(3)--3-3-:-3-------:-3-------:---------:------------*|
G|-3-------:-3----(3)--3-3-:-3-------:-3-------:---------:------------*|
D|-3-------:-3----(3)--3-3-:-3-------:-3-------:-3-------:-3----3-----*|
A|-1-------:-1----(1)--1-1-:-1-------:-1-------:-3-------:-3----3-----*|
E|---------:---------------:---------:---------:-1-------:-1----1-----*|

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Duration 🏷Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 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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Last updated: December 19, 2018

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