Intro
There are 2 guitar parts to this intro.
It's loosely based on the theory behind certain sections of "Bicycle race".
The idea here is what I like to call "mixed harmonization". This is
more a recording technique as it's difficult for most harmonizers to do this
sort of thing, although some high end ones can come close to it...
Guitar 1 is the main guitar part, and guitar 2 is
doing a mixture of things. It's doing harmonized sections both 1
octave lower and off of the 6ths. This is a quick way to sound very
Queen. I love harmonizing off of the 6ths, however it's best to take a
lesson from Brian May and mix it up a bit and not do everything off of the
6ths, just certain parts that you want to be super dramatic with...
Intro Bass part
G________________________________________________________________________________________
D________________________________________________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________4_4_4_4__5_5_5_5__6_6_6_6__4_5_6_7_______
E___10_10_10_10__11_11_11_11__5_5_5_5__7_7_7_7______________________________________0~___
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Guitar 1 = Black TABs
Guitar 2 = Blue TABs
(Both parts are played
at the same time, so it's either for 2 guitars, or 1 guitar in a recording
situation as I did it.)
Guitar 1
E_____________7_9_10______________________________14_15_________________11_12__________________
B______7_8_10_____________________7_8_10____15_17____________4_5__12_14____________4_5_17~~~__
G__7_9_____________________6_7_9_________________________4_6___________________________________
D______________________7_9_____________________________________________________1_2_____________
A______________________________________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________________________________
Guitar
2
Please be sure to watch the video lesson for this harmonization... There
are some exceptions to the harmonizing with 6th's rule book that are going on
here with this. (see the video lesson,
and also my notes page for this lesson for more info on what I'm talking
about...)
E_______________________________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________7_8_________________1_2____________14~~~____
G____________4_6_7_____________________7_9_________________1_3____________5_6___________
D______4_5_7___________________4_5_7_________________1_2________________________________
A__5_7___________________4_5_7___________________2_4_________________3_4________________
E____________________5_7________________________________________________________________
Main
Kick in Riff
This is an A Major mock up of
the Fat Bottom Girls riff. I threw it in for fun, BUT it's also a
great example of Queen style recording technique, combined with May style blues
riffing. There are actually 2 guitars here, but what's really important is
how and when the 2nd guitar is used.
I often say that ZEPPELIN is the
greatest 2 guitar band of all time (big joke since they only have
1 guitarist of course), but Queen is probably the greatest 3 or 4 guitar
band of all time. (bigger joke, since there's still only 1
guitarist).
A
G5 F#5 E5
E__________________________________________________________
B______1--2__2_2___1--2_2__2_2___1--2__2___2_________________
G______1--2__2_2___1--2_2__2_2___1--2__2___2_________________
D______1--2__2_2___1--2_2__2_2___1--2__2___2_________________
A___________ 0_________0_____________ 0______x_x__5__4__2___
E___0____________________________________________3__2__0___
A
D/F# A/E
A
E_____________________________________________________________
B__1--2__2----14_______15_14_14--sl
downward and away--___1--2_2_2________
G__1--2__2----14__x_x__14_14_14--sl
downward and away--___1--2_2_2________
D__1--2__2----14__x_x__16_14_14--sl
downward and away--___1--2_2_2________
A_______ 0_________________________________________0_0_x_x____
E_____________________________________________________________
*Guitar
2 enters here, and accents the riffing that guitar 1 is doing.
G5 F#5 E5
A
G5 F#5
E_________________________________________________________
B____________1--2__2_2___1--2__2_2___1--2__2_2______________
G____________1--2__2_2___1--2__2_2___1--2__2_2______________
D____________1--2__2_2___1--2__2_2___1--2__2_2______________
A__5__4__2________ 0__________0__________ 0____x_x__5__4~__
E__3__2__0_________________________________________3__2~__
A
G5 F#5 E5
A
D/F# A/E
E____________________________________________________________________
B__1--2__2_2________________1--2__2----14__x_x__15_14--sl
downward and away--____
G__1--2__2_2________________1--2__2----14__x_x__14_14--sl
downward and away--____
D__1--2__2_2________________1--2__2----14__x_x__16_14--sl
downward and away--____
A_______ 0___x_x_ 5__4__2________ 0___________________________________
E________________3__2__0_____________________________________________
A
G5 F#5 E5
E________________________________________________
B__1--2__2_2_____________________________________
G__1--2__2_2_____________________________________
D__1--2__2_2_____________________________________
A_______ 0____x_x__ 5__4__2___>>into main theme
riffing___
E__________________3__2__0_______________________
Main
theme riffing
I was inspired by the current
"I want it all" Chase Credit card commercial that's on TV at the moment here in the US.
So I did a take off on that riff, mostly so that I could demo some cool
Brian May style accent leads and harmonizing. So this is a pretty basic
example as far as playing goes, but the lesson undertones here are huge.
The rhythm riff is pretty basic, but please note the chord shapes I'm using.
These are mostly 6th versions of common power chords that we all know and
love. This gives the riffing a very Queen-like feel. These are
not the same chord shapes that Brian May is using in "I want it all", but
they are good chord shapes to know for a Queen "style" of power chord
riffing..
A A6
C6
D6
C6
D6
Eb
D C A
A6
G5 F#5 E5
E______2_______5__5____7__7____7________5__5____7__7____7_____________________2________________
B___2__2_______5__5____7__7____7________5__5____7__7____7________8__7__5__2___2________________
G___2__2__x_x__5__5____7__7____7__x_x___5__5____7__7____7__x_x___8__7__5__2___2__x_x___________
D___2__2__x_x__5__5____7__7____7__x_x___5__5____7__7____7__x_x___8__7__5__2___2__x_x___________
A___0__0_______3__3____5__5____5________3__3____5__5____5________6__5__3__0___0_______5__4__2__
E_____________________________________________________________________________________3__2__0__
E______2_______5__5____7__7____7________5__5____7__7____7_____________________2________________
B___2__2_______5__5____7__7____7________5__5____7__7____7________8__7__5__2___2________________
G___2__2__x_x__5__5____7__7____7__x_x___5__5____7__7____7__x_x___8__7__5__2___2__x_x___________
D___2__2__x_x__5__5____7__7____7__x_x___5__5____7__7____7__x_x___8__7__5__2___2__x_x___________
A___0__0_______3__3____5__5____5________3__3____5__5____5________6__5__3__0___0_______5__4__2__
E_____________________________________________________________________________________3__2__0__
A A6
C6
D6
C6
D6
Eb
D C A
A6
G
E______2_______5__5____7__7____7________5__5____7__7____7____________________________________
B___2__2_______5__5____7__7____7________5__5____7__7____7________8__7__5__2___2_______0______
G___2__2__x_x__5__5____7__7____7__x_x___5__5____7__7____7__x_x___8__7__5__2___2_______0______
D___2__2__x_x__5__5____7__7____7__x_x___5__5____7__7____7__x_x___8__7__5__2___2_______0______
A___0__0_______3__3____5__5____5________3__3____5__5____5________6__5__3__0___0_______x______
E_________________________________________________________________________________x___3______
Solo
#1
This is the shorter of the
solos, but this one here is a good demo of what the leads on this track are all
about. It's basically a Pentatonic minor thing, but during the second
half of the leads, the relative minor is used. Meaning the chord is "A"
and "F# minor" is used to solo with.
The other part of this as far as
the Queen lesson goes is timing, and sound. The sound incorporates Flanger.
BUT, if you really want to make it even more Queen-like add some Wah to it, to
make the Flanger twist even more. Another trick is to add Phase 90 on top
of the Flanger. This will give it some extra spin too. This is good
trick for those that don't like to fuss with Wah pedals.
Take note of the chords you're soloing over... IT'S VERY IMPORTANT!!
Bm
G
E__________7_______7____________7_10_10^1~_____7___________________________________________
B__10^1~____10^1____10_7-10-7_10_____________10___10_10^1>slight
release>_7___7______________________
G_________________________________________________________________9__9_9^1>release_9-7_9_7~~__
D__________________________________________________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________________________________________________
A
Bm
A
E_____17^1>release_17~___14-17-14_______________17__________________17^1>release_17-14_____________________
B____________________________17___17^1~~~~____17^1~~>slight
release>_________________17^1>release_17-14_____
G__x__________________________________________________________________________________________14~_
D_________________________________________________________________________________________________
A_________________________________________________________________________________________________
E_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Solo
#2
This lead part is over the
main theme riff, and begins with a section of main theme riffing.
Again try to take note of the scales being used and the timing with which
they're being used.
G5 F#5
E5 A (Main theme riffing)
E___17^1~___17^1~___17^1~________17_____________________17^1>release_17____17^1__17^1>release_17__
B____________________________17^1____17^1~_17^1>slight
release>____________________________________
G___________________________________________________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________________________________________
E__20^1.5~___20^1.5~__20^1.5~__20^1.5~~_______
B__________________________________________
G__________________________________________
D__________________________________________
A__________________________________________
E__________________________________________
Post
solo Kick in riffing
This is just an Embellishment
on the earlier mock up of the "Fat Bottom Girls" style riffing.
However this time around it servers not as a kick in so much as it does a
turnaround or bridge to more leads sort of thing..
E_____________________________________________________
B______1--2__2_2___1--2_2_2___1--2__2_2_________________
G______1--2__2_2___1--2_2_2___1--2__2_2_________________
D______1--2__2_2___1--2_2_2___1--2__2_2_________________
A___________ 0_________0__________ 0_____x_x__5__4__2__
E____________________________________________3__2__0__
E_____________________________________________________________________________
B__1--2__2----14_______15_14--sl
downward and away--_______________1--2_2_2_______________
G__1--2__2----14__x_x__14_14--sl
downward and away--_______________1--2_2_2_______________
D__1--2__2----14__x_x__16_14--sl
downward and away--_______________1--2_2_2_______________
A_______ 0__________________________________________________0_0_x_x__ 5__4__2__
E_________________________________________--random hand slide--_______________3__2__0__
Solo
#3
This solo is partially over
the main theme riff, and partially over the "B minor" based chord pattern
that solo #1 was over. A key element of these leads are the scales being
used, and the shapes of them. Take special note of the chords over certain
solo sections. I'll do my best to point some of this out to you on the
video lesson..
A (Main theme
riffing)
E______________________________________________________________7_________10_7_________
B__10_____ 10______10_____10^1>slight release>___7_10^1_0__10_7_10-7_10__10_7-10-7_____7_10^1~_
G__ 9^1~___9^1~____9^1~_______________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________17^1>release_17_____________________
B__7___________________________________________17^1>slow slight
release>>__
G____9_7_9_9^1>release_9____________________________________________
D________________________________________________________________
A____________________________x___________________________________
E________________________________________________________________
*Transition
scale up
Guitar 1 = Main part - This transition
is over 2 hits of a "G" power chord allowed to ring out and then into a "B
minor" to begin the 2nd half of the soloing.
The scale is "G" Lydian mode. This is a "G Major" scale with a sharp 4th
in it. So the scale consists of the pitches,
"G, A, B, C#, D, E, F#"
G
Bm
E____________________17_14_15_14_15__17^1__17^1~~___
B______________17_15_________________________________
G________14_16_______________________________________
D__11--16_____________________________________________
A____________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________
Guitar 2 =
Harmonized off of the Root, and ending on the 6th of the guitar 1 part.
E____________________17_14_15_14_15__________________
B______________17_15_________________19^1__19^1~~___
G________14_16_______________________________________
D__11--16_____________________________________________
A____________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________
Guitar 3 =
Harmonized off of the Root, 1 octave below guitar 1's part. Doing the 1st
section only.
E______________________
B______________________
G____________9_7_______
D________7_9___________
A__4---9________________
E______________________
*Solo
part 2, over "B minor" based chord pattern.
Bm
(carried over)
G
E__________________7_________________________________________
B__10^1>slight release>______10__10_7-10-7___7________________________
G_________________________________9___9__9^1>release_9-7_9_7~~___
D_____________________________________________________________
A_____________________________________________________________
E_____________________________________________________________
A
Bm
E__17^1>release_17~~___14-17-14___14_____________17^1~__17^1~__
B__________________________17____17^1~~____________________
G___________________________________________________________
D___________________________________________________________
A___________________________________________________________
E___________________________________________________________
Phase 90
enters here, and is used on top of the Flanger
Bm
(carried over)
G
E______________________________________________14_15_17_17^1~__________17^1~____________
B__10_____ 10______10__________________14_15_17____________________17^1______17^1~~~____
G__ 9^1~___9^1~____9^1~__________14-16___________________________________________________
D__________________________2---16_________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________________________
A
Bm
E__17-14____14-17-14_____14-17-14_____14-17-14____14-17-14____14__17^1~_17^1~__>intro
transition riff_
B_______17_________17__________17__________17_________17_________________________________
G________________________________________________________________________________________
D________________________________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________________________________
Transition Riff
This is a break of sorts.
Brian May does all sorts of different kinds of breaks, from metal like the
one in Bohemian rhapsody, to ones like this one, which is a take off on the
break in "I want it all". Take note of the scale being used, and how it
relates to our key. These breaks in Queen-style things often lead into a
new thing. That's the not the case here, as I'm trying to keep things
simple for lesson purposes, but usually a break like this would lead into a
tempo change type part, or even just a whole new chord pattern to solo over.
Riffing was recorded twice.
Doubling something is a common trick used by Queen, and it's a good thing to do
to really give your riffing some depth when recording.
B5
B+ G5
F#5 G5 Ab5
E_________________________________________________________
B_________________________________________________________
G_________________________________________________________
D____1_0______4_2_0_____1_0______4_5~_____________________
A__2_____2---5_________2_____2---5__________________________
E________________________________________3~__2~_3~__4~___
B5
B+ G5
F#5 G5
Ab5
E________________________________________________________________
B________________________________________________________________
G________________________________________________________________
D____1_0______4_2_0_____1_0______4_5~____________________________
A__2_____2---5_________2_____2---5_________________________________
E________________________________________3~____2~_3~_______4~___
*Guitars
2 and 3 come in and do leads over one another. This is yet another
Queen-style thing to do which we talked about in Queen part 1. These leads
are all over an "Ab"
as the implied chord. Basically it comes out of the final note in the
Transition riffing above.
Guitar 2:
Ab
E__________________________________________________
B__17^1~~________19-16________15_16____17^1~~_____
G______________________17~_18_____________________
D__________________________________________________
A__________________________________________________
E__________________________________________________
Guitar 3: Overlaps guitar 2's
part.
Ab
E___________11-13-11_____11-13-11____11-13-11____11-13-11_____11-13-11____11_13_14_15_16__17^1~~__
B__17^1~~__________13__________13_________13_________13__________13_________________________
G____________________________________________________________________________________________
D____________________________________________________________________________________________
A____________________________________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________________________________
Solo
#4
This yet another solo
over the "B minor" inspired chord pattern
Bm
G
E___________________________________________________
B__17^1~____________________________________________
G__________9^1>release>_9-7_9_7___7_____________________
D___________________________9___9_7_________________
A___________________________________9_7_9_7---5______
E______________________________________________7~~__
A
Bm
E__________________________________________________
B__7-8-7___7________________________________________
G_______7___7___6-7-6___6___________________________
D____________________9___9___7-9-7-0___7__9_9~~_____
A___________________________________9______________
E__________________________________________________
G
E__10^1~___10^1~___10^1~_________________________________________________________________
B___________________________7_____________________________________________________________
G_____________________________9-8_7_8-7_6~__6-7-6__6___6-7-6___6-7-6___6_____________________
D_______________________________________________9___9______9______9___9__7-9-7___7_________
A_____________________________________________________________________________9___9_7~~__
E_________________________________________________________________________________________
A
Bm
E______________________________________17^1~__17^1~_________________
B__15^1~>slight
release>_____17^1~>slight
release>__________________________________
G____________________________________________________________________
D____________________________________________________________________
A____________________________________________________________________
E____________________________________________________________________
*Solo's
ending phrasing section
Bm
G
E__15-14_______14___________10_______10________10_______10________10_______10___________
B_______17_15____17_15~~_____14^1/2____14^1/2_____14^1/2____14^1/2____14^1/2____14^1/2~~___
G_______________________________________________________________________________________
D_______________________________________________________________________________________
A_______________________________________________________________________________________
E_______________________________________________________________________________________
A
Bm
E__12________12_________12________12________12________12_________
B_____15^1~_____15^1~_____15^1~_____15^1~_____15^1~____15^1~~__
G________________________________________________________________
D________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________
E________________________________________________________________
*Harmonized
solo ending
Guitar 1 = Main part -
Guitar 1's final note is the 6th
of the ending "E" chord that the bass and underlying rhythm ends on.
G5
F#5 E5
E___________________________________________
B___17^1>release>_17-15__________________________
G__________________18~~~____________________
D____________________________________________
A____________________________________________
E_____________________________________________
Guitar 2 =
Harmonized using the equal pitch of the first 3 notes, then the 4th of the
final note of guitar 1. Taking
it a step further, Guitar 2's final note is also the 2nd of the ending "E"
chord that the bass and underlying rhythm ends on. So in effect we're
making a big "E6 add9" chord out of our 3 guitar parts here.
(See video for additional commentary on this.)
G5
F#5 E5
E____________________________________________
B___17^1>release>_17-15__19~~~___________________
G____________________________________________
D____________________________________________
A____________________________________________
E____________________________________________
Guitar 3 = Doubles the final note of the
guitar 2, but 1 octave lower..
E__________________________________________
B__________________________________________
G_____________________11~~~_______________
D__________________________________________
A__________________________________________
E__________________________________________
Outro
The outro of the song is the same as
the intro to the un-trained listener. However, the bass differs
greatly on the outro. Granted, the guitar parts are basically the same,
the bass part is moving downward this time, instead of upward as it's moving in
the intro to the song.
Little things like this, are
some of the stuff I've picked up from Queen over the years. There's far
more to a song track than just the song. As a guitarist, you can pick out
many little things going on in the background if you listen for them.
These "little" things matter a great deal, and if you retain the knowledge,
they'll help you later down the road when you're recording songs of your own,
and trying to re-use parts creatively throughout the track.
Outro Bass part
G_____________________________________________________________________________________
D_____________________________________________________________________________________
A________________________________________________________________4_4_4_4__4_5_6_7_____
E__11_11_11_11__10_10_10_10__9_9_9_9__7_7_7_7__5_5_5_5___7_7_7_7___________________0__
___________________________________________________________________
Guitar 1 = Black TABs
Guitar 2 = Blue TABs
(Both parts are played
at the same time, so it's either for 2 guitars, or 1 guitar in a recording
situation as I did it.)
Guitar 1
E_____________7_9_10______________________________14_15_________________11_12__________________
B______7_8_10_____________________7_8_10____15_17____________4_5__12_14____________4_5_17~~~__
G__7_9_____________________6_7_9_________________________4_6___________________________________
D______________________7_9_____________________________________________________1_2_____________
A______________________________________________________________________________________________
E______________________________________________________________________________________________
Guitar
2
E_______________________________________________________________________________________
B__________________________________________7_8_________________1_2____________14~~~____
G____________4_6_7_____________________7_9_________________1_3____________5_6___________
D______4_5_7___________________4_5_7_________________1_2________________________________
A__5_7___________________4_5_7___________________2_4_________________3_4________________
E____________________5_7________________________________________________________________
*Final
ending
E_________________________________
B_________________________________
G_________________________________
D_________________________________
A___5___4_4__2____________________
E___3___2_2__0____________________
End
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