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Intro / Part 1 -
Key of A -
Tempo 136 bpm This is a mock up of the Classic "We
will rock you" riff. It's just an Embellishment on my part, but
you'll get the idea of it from this anyway.
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Use Flanger setting number 1...
(see settings table at the top of the page)
Flanger is OFF for this opening line of
tab. Flanger enters when indicated below.
C
A
A5 G
A
E________________________________________________
B___5~____ 2______2____________________2_________
G___5~____ 2______2____________2_______2_________
D___5~____ 2______2____________2_______2_________
A___3___0x_ 0______0__x_x_x_x___0_______0_________
E_____________3~__________________3~____________
Flanger is ON here!!!!
D/F# A/E D/F# A/E
E______________________________________________17-15________________________
B___2-----14~__14__15__14__15__14~__14~________ 14___17__17_15_14___________
G___2-----14~__14__14__14__14__14~__14~_*let chord ring out________________14_16_14____
D___2-----14~__14__16__14__16__14~__14~_________________________________14__
A___0______________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________________
D/F#
E______________________________________________14__________________
B__15~_____________
17_15_14______________17^1____17_14____________
G__14~_*let
chord ring out_14_14_14_14_14_16_14___________________16_14_16___
D__16~_______________________________14____________________________
A__________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________
E___________________________
B_______14__________________
G__16^1____16_14____________
D________________16_14______
A______________________16___
E___________________________
A/E D/F# A/E D/F#
A/E
D/F# A
E__________________________________________
B__14~__15_14__15_14_____14~__15__14______
G__14~__14_14__14_14__14_14~__14__14______
D__14~__16_14__16_14__14_14~__16__14______
A__________________________________0____x__
E__________________________________________
E__________________________________________
B__14~__15_14__15_14_____14~__15__14______
G__14~__14_14__14_14__14_14~__14__14______
D__14~__16_14__16_14__14_14~__16__14______
A__________________________________0____x__
E__________________________________________
E__________________________________________
B__14~__15_14__15_14_____14~__15__14______
G__14~__14_14__14_14__14_14~__14__14______
D__14~__16_14__16_14__14_14~__16__14______
A__________________________________0____x__
E__________________________________________
E__________________________________________
B__14~__15_14__15_14_____14~__15__14______
G__14~__14_14__14_14__14_14~__14__14______
D__14~__16_14__16_14__14_14~__16__14______
A__________________________________0____x__
E__________________________________________
Part 2 - The Bohemian -
Key of Gm
(or Bb
Major if you prefer)
- Tempo 68 bpm
This part uses some of the theory involved with Bohemian Rhapsody.
I've changed the timing here and there, but for the most part it's pretty true
to form. I suggest getting familiar with the timing on the JAm TRack
before going into this... We'll cover this section in detail
on the video lesson...
* Use a semi-clean tone to mimic a Piano... Also use your fingers to
play the part below..
There are 2 main guitar parts here. The rhythm guitar and the
lead. Also note the harmonized portions as well. It was common
for Queen to use many tracks to record a piece. They often mixed the
rhythms very wide too. We've done that with our track. The
rhythm guitar on the mp3 is far right and far left, and the leads are almost
down the middle, only slightly offset to the left..
Guitar 1 = Rhythm part / Black TABs
Bb
E_____________15______13_____________
B____________________________________
G___7______7__12______10_____________
D___8____8___________________________
A___8__8_____________________________
E___6_____________13______13_________
E_____________15______13_____________
B____________________________________
G___7______7__12______10_____________
D___8____8___________________________
A___8__8_____________________________
E___6_____________13______13_________
E_____________15______13_____________
B____________________________________
G___7______7__12______10_____________
D___8____8___________________________
A___8__8_____________________________
E___6_____________13______13_________
* Notice
where the tension note off of the Gm is placed as compared to the Bb chord
above. On the high end we're going to the 2nd and the minor 3rd as our
accent notes here with our Gm. This means the tension note is 1st.
Where as with the Bb chord we went to the 5th and the 6th. So our tension
note was the 2nd or final part of the measure..
Gm
E________________17_______15___________
B___________3__________________________
G___3_____3______14_______12___________
D___5___5______________________________
A___5__________________________________
E___3_________________15______15_______
*Guitar 1 power chord ending
C5
F5 E5
Eb5
D5 C5 Bb5
C5
E______________________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________________________
G_________10___9___8~____8___7___5____________________________________
D__10_____10___9___8~____8___7___5__ 8_8_8_8_8_8_______________________
A__10_____ 8___ 7___6~____6___5___3__ 8_8_8_8_8_8__10_>into
Bohemian style solo_
E___8________________________________6_6_6_6_6_6__ 8____________________
*Guitar 2 harmonized ending: This guitar
part simply follows the root notes of the power chords above as an accent.
Nothing too fancy, but most of the time it's the little things that matter...
You could also add a guitar 3 if you wanted, and I would suggest following the
3rds of the chords above if you did that. But remember if you do that to
stay in key. Some of the chords above are technically minors. Our
key is Gm for this section. That means that all B's, and E's are flat.
So that being said the E is a minor, as are the C, and the D.
So if you were going to harmonize with the 3rds it would look something
like the mini-tab I put below this text in blue highlight...
E_____________________________________________
B_____________________________________________
G_____________________________________________
D___________7~__5~__5~____5~__3~____________
A___6~~____________________________6~________
E______________________________________________
Actual
Guitar 2 part is below... It's off of the root notes of the
power chords..
E______________________________________________________________
B______________________________________________________________
G______________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________
A__3~~____8~~__7~~__6~~_____6~~__5~~__3~~__________________
E______________________________________________6_6_6_6_6_6--8~__
Bohemian style solo
It's always important to know
what you're soloing over. Brian May tends to solo over some fairly
complex chord changes. This makes for more interesting leads, however if
you're a blues box player it can also make your life a living hell. The
Pentatonic minor tends to lend itself best to chord patterns that stay on one
chord for long periods of time. Granted the solo below does look boxy
however it's not a pentatonic minor scale by any means.
Depending upon your school of thought it's a mix of things but it's mostly the
"G Phrygian scale".. Which is the G minor scale with a flat 2nd.
However it does incorporate some straight up "G Aeolian" as well as "
G Dorian" toward the end too. (Aeolian is just a
fancy pants way of saying the plain old "G minor scale", and Dorian is
simply the minor scale with a Major 6th in it)..
If you're of the
school of thought that this solo is in the key of Bb Major and not G minor then
fine, this solo in that case would been seen as the "Bb Mixolydian scale" which
is simply the Bb Major scale with a minor 7th in it...
**
Use Flanger setting number 2 for this solo...
(see settings table at the top of the page)
Eb
D Cm
E______________________________________________
B_____________________11~~__8~__11^1>slight release>__
G__8~__10^1>release_10-8___________________________
D______________________________________________
A______________________________________________
E______________________________________________
F5
F5 E5
Eb5
E_________________________________13_15_16_18^1~__
B__13~__15_16__13~__15_16_16^1~__________________
G_________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________
D5
E__15-16-15_15_16_18-16-15__15_16_18-16-15__15_16_18-16-15__15_16_18-16-15__
B_____________________________________________________________________
G_____________________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________
Bb5
C5
Eb
E__15_18-16-15___________________________15_____15______15_______________
B_____________18-16-15__15_16_18_18^1~_____18^1____18^1____18_15_________
G_______________________________________________________________17_15~__
D________________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________
D
Cm
E_________________15_16_18_18__________________15_16_18_18^1~>slight
release_
B________15_16_18_____________________15_16_18________________________
G__15_17________________________15_17_________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________
*Ending
portion below...
F5
E5 Eb5
D5 C#5
C5 B5
Bb5
E______________________________13___________________________
B__15_16_13_____________________________14_14_14~~_14---17~__
G____________10_12_12^1/2~~________13~______________________
D___________________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________
*Cleaner sounding guitar
with fingers...
A
E_________________________________
B____5_5_5__5_5_5_5_______________
G__6_6_6_6__6_6_6_6_______________
D____7_7_7__7_7_7_7_______________
A_________________________________
E_________________________________
Killer Queen style portion -
Key of Gm - Tempo 120 bpm
I embellished this chord
pattern a lot and made it even more jazzy than Queen did, just for the sake of a
good jazz lesson if nothing else.. This is another clean guitar
portion, this can be done either with the pick or with your fingers.
This is a mock up of the jazzy chord pattern used for the pre-solo and chorus of
Killer Queen. This is for the most part a jazz tune. With a jazz
progression under the solo. Killer Queen is actually very similar to Big
bad bill off the Van Halen Diver Down album. It has the same sort of feel
and chord progression anyway. It has a swing double time feel to it but
it's straight up 4/4 for the most part...
* Use a semi-clean tone to mimic a Piano...
/ = Chord hit so I only
have to tab each chord 1 time..
x =
A mute hit
G7
Cm
Bb
Eb
D7
Gm F
E__3________3________________________5_______3__ 1_____
B__3________4________3_______8_______7_______3__ 1_____
G__4________5________3_______8_______5_______3__ 2_____
D__3__/_____5__/_____3__/____ 8_/_____7__/____5__ 3_____
A__5____x___3____x___1____x__6___x___5____x__5__ 3_____
E__3_________________________________________3__ 1_____
Bb
Dm
Gm
Dm
Gm
Dm
E__6_______5________3_______5_______3_______5_______
B__6_______6________3_______6_______3_______6_______
G__7_______7________3_______7_______3_______7_______
D__8__/____7__/_____5__/____ 7__/____5__/____7__/____
A__8____x__5____x__ 5____x__5____x__5____x__5____x__
E__6________________3_______________3_______________
Gm
Am Dm G7
Am Bm C
Bb
E___3________5___5___3___5___7__ 8_____6___6________________________
B___3________5___6___3___5___7__ 8_____6___6________________________
G___3________6___7___4___5___7__ 9_____7___7________________________
D___5__/_____7___7___3___7___9__10____ 8___8__>>into
Killer Queen style solo___
A___5____x___7___5___5___7___9__10____ 8___8________________________
E___3________5_______3___5___7___8____ 6___6________________________
Killer Queen style leads
Now this has a very specific
rhythm chord pattern under it. I've embellished the chord pattern from
the original Queen version to be a little jazzier, however I've left the root
chords the same, which in turn is why the same style of soloing works..
See video for additional help here...
Rhythm Guitar under the solo chord shapes....
Eb/Bb
Bb6
Ab
Abm
Eb/G
Bbsus4
Bb
F
Cm Bb7/D
A Dm G7
E_______________4____4________________________1_____3____________5_____5_____3_______
B__8____________4____4____________4______3____1_____4____3_______5_____6_____3_______
G__8____________5____4____3_______3______3____2_____5____1_______6_____7_____4_______
D__8____________6____6____1_______3______3____3_____5____0_______7_____7_____3_______
A__6____ 10_____ 6____6____x_______1______1____3_____3____________7_____5_____5_______
E__6_____6______4____4____3___________________1__________________5___________3_______
_______________________________________________________
Leads
** Use
Flanger setting number 1 for this solo...
(see settings table at the top of the page)
A
Dm
E________________________________________________
B______________________________10________________
G__12^1____12^1__12^1>slight
release>_____10--9__________
D_______________________________________12~~____
A________________________________________________
E________________________________________________
A
Dm
G7
Cm
G7
Cm
F
E___________________________________________________________________________
B__10_11____10_____________________8__________________8_____________________
G________12_____10--9________10^1_____10-8--7~~___10^1___10_8_10_8~__________
D_____________________12~_________________________________________10_8---3~_
A___________________________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________________________
*
Guitar 1 is in Black,
Guitar 2 is in Blue, guitar 3 is in Green..
This was tracked, and not played as double-stop which is why it sounds
as it does..
F
E_______________________________________________
B__7--8__7--8~_______________8_9_10_11_12_13~____
G__7--8__7--8~_______________8_9_10_12_13_14~____
D______________2--3__2--3~_______________________
A_______________________________________________
E_______________________________________________
*
No drums rhythm mellows..
Cm
Bb7/D
Cm
E___________________________________________________________________
B_______________________18-15__18-15_________________________________
G__15^1__15^1__15-12~_______________17~~___12__15^1_15^1_15^1_12~__
D___________________________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________________
*
Drum fill enters here and band comes back in...
Bb7/D
Eb/Bb
E__________________________________________________________
B__13-12__13-12__15-13__15-13__16-15__16-15__18^1~~>slight
release>__
G__________________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________
*****
Guitar 2 secondary lead under the black tab...
It's just a simply little riff but it adds so much to the lead.. You'll
hear it under the main solo... right about here, so I've tabbed it here..
We'll cover this on the video of course...
E___________________________________
B___16______15_______15_ --16__13~___
G______15~_____15~_____ --17__13~___
D___________________________________
A___________________________________
E___________________________________
Main
solo continues below...
Bb6
Eb/Bb
Ab
Abm
Eb/G
Bb
sus4 Bb
E__________15_________________________________________________________________
B__16_18~_____18_16~~__________16_18^1>release_18-16_18_16_18^1_18^1>rel_18-16______
G______________________16--15_17_________________________________________17_15~
D_____________________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________
***
This part was tracked. There are 4 guitars here.. On the
jam track I think I left one so you can be another, but below is what is
happening on the mp3...
Guitar 1 = Black tab,
Guitar 2 = Blue tab, Guitar
3 = Green tab, Guitar 4 = Maroon
tab
Guitar 1
Bb
Eb
(bass hits Eb
with bent note hits)
E_______18_____________________________________________________________
B__18^1_____18^1_18^1~~____18^1_18^1~~____18^1_18^1~~____18^1_18^1~~_
G______________________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________
B___18^1_18^1~~______18^1_18^1~~_______18^1_18^1~~_>>into
Rock You ending__
G______________________________________________________________________
D______________________________________________________________________
A______________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________
Guitar 2:
E_______13_______________________________________________________________
B__14^1____14^1__14^1~~___14^1__14^1~~___14^1__14^1~~___14^1__14^1~~__
G________________________________________________________________________
D________________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________
B__14^1__14^1~~___14^1__14^1~~___14^1__14^1~~___
G_________________________________________________
D_________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________
Guitar 3:
Only does the ending two hit portion, not the lead in... This riff simply
repeats, so I've only tabbed it once below...
E_____________________________________
B_____________________________________
G______13^1___13^1~~___>>and
repeat etc..__
D_____________________________________
A_____________________________________
E_____________________________________
Guitar 4: Comes in about half way through and does a filler riff in
the far right speaker. This riff simply repeats, so I've only tabbed it
once below...
E__________________18^1>release_18-15__________________
B__18^1>release_18-16__________________>>and
repeat etc..___
G__________________________________________________
D__________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________
Outro Rock You portion -
Key of A -
Tempo 136 bpm
This is just a segue back to
where we started. I've changed the riff up a little, but for the most
part it's just more practice for you with this style of riffing.. The
Flanger is still set to the setting number 1 option... This riff also
works nicely with setting two, although it likes the higher width setting that
setting 1 has to offer..
**
Use Flanger setting number 1...
(see settings table at the top of the page)
A/E D/F# A/E D/F#
A/E
D/F# A
E__________________________________________
B__14~__15_14__15_14_____14~__15__14______
G__14~__14_14__14_14__14_14~__14__14______
D__14~__16_14__16_14__14_14~__16__14______
A__________________________________0____x__
E__________________________________________
A/E D/F# A/E D/F# A/E
D/F#
E_____________________________________________________________________
B__14~__15_14__15_14_____15~__________15-14____17_15_14_______14______
G__14~__14_14__14_14__14_14~_*let chord ring______14__________14_16____14___
D__14~__16_14__16_14__14_16~____________________________________ 14___
A_____________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________
E_______14___________________________________________
B__17^1____17_14________________14___________________
G________________16_14_16__16^1____16_14__16_14______
D_______________________________________________16___
A____________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________
*Final Ending
A/E D/F# A/E D/F# A/E
D/F# A
E__________________________________________
B__14~__15_14__15_14_____14~__15__14______
G__14~__14_14__14_14__14_14~__14__14______
D__14~__16_14__16_14__14_14~__16__14______
A__________________________________0____x__
E__________________________________________
E__________________________________________
B__14~__15_14__15_14_____14~__15__14______
G__14~__14_14__14_14__14_14~__14__14______
D__14~__16_14__16_14__14_14~__16__14______
A__________________________________0____x__
E__________________________________________
E__________________________________________
B__14~__15_14__15_14_____14~__15__14______
G__14~__14_14__14_14__14_14~__14__14______
D__14~__16_14__16_14__14_14~__16__14______
A__________________________________0____x__
E__________________________________________
E__________________________________________
B__14~__15_14__15_14_____14~__15__14______
G__14~__14_14__14_14__14_14~__14__14______
D__14~__16_14__16_14__14_14~__16__14______
A__________________________________0____x__
E__________________________________________
A/E D/F#
E_________________________________17^1~~~~______
B__14~___15~_15~~_______________________________
G__14~___14~_14~~_______________________________
D__14~___16~_16~~_______________________________
A________________________________________________
E________________________________________________
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