Bohemian Rhapsody Queen

Transposed down by a half step.

Intro:

9/8:

* * * *

 
 |-5-5-5-5---5-----5-5-5-5--22-------4-4-4-5---4-------5-5-5-5-0-0-------|
 |-5-5-5-5---5-----4-4-5-4--20-------3-3-3-3---3-------5-5-7-5-3-2-------|
 |-6-6-6-6---6-----4-4-6-4--22-------4-4-4-4---4-------6-6-7-6-4-2-------|
 |-4-4-4-4---4-----4-4-4-4--21-------2-2-2-4---2---2-2---------6-2-------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

4/4:

* . . . * . . . * . . .

 
 |-0-0-0-0---------------0---------5-----5----10----10-|
 |-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-3---------7-7---7---12----10----|
 |-2-2-2-2-----2---2---------2-----7-7-----12----11----|
 |-4-4-4-4---------5-----5---------0-------------------|
 |-----------------0-----0-----------------------------|
 |-----------2-----------------------------------------|

* . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .

 
 |-------------9-\--0-0-2-0-----0-0-2-6-6-5---4-4-5---6-6-5---4-4-5---|
 |-7-7-7-7---7-10\--3--------30-0-2-3-8-8-7---6-6-7---8-8-7---6-6-7---|
 |-7-----7---7------1-----1-------0-2-8-8-7---6-6-7---8-8-7---6-6-7---|
 |-9-----9----------------------4-------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-7----------------0-------------------------------------------------|

(an extra 1/8 beat is added to the second measure)

* . . . * . . . * . . .

 
 |-2-2-2-2-----5---5-------4-------4-------7-------|
 |-3---3---5---5---4-4-4-4-5-----0-0-----5-5-------|
 |-2-------2-------5---5---7---7---7---7---7-------|
 |-0-------2-------4---------------------------6h7-|
 |---------4-4---4-----------7-----7---------------|
 |-------------------------0---------0-------------|

pre-Verse

* . . . * . . .

 
 |---------2---0-----------2---0---|
 |-2-----2---------2-----2---------|
 |-2---2-----------2---2-----------|
 |-2-2-------2---2---2-------2---2-|
 |-0---------------0---------------|
 |---------------------------------|

You can play right hand harmonics on those high notes.

Also during the verses as many times as possible.

Verse:

* . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .

 
 |---------2---0-----------4---2------------9---7-------------------7-|
 |-22----2------------22---------22------------------7------------5---|
 |-----2---------2-4-----2---------7-9-7-------------7-9-7----4-7-----|
 |---2-------2-------4-------4-----9-----11-9---9-11-------11---6-----|
 |-0------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------2---------------7----------7------7--------0-------|

* . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .

 
 |---------2-----0-4--22---4---2-2-5-5-5-5-5-----------------2---2-|
 |-22----2-----2---2-----------------0---7---7---7-7-----7-3---3---|
 |-----2-----------2-------------------7---7---76--4-4-7---0-------|
 |---2-------2-------4---4---4---4-----------------6-----------4---|
 |-0-------------------------------------------0-------------------|
 |-----------------2---------------7-------6-------4-------3---2---|

* . . . * . . . * . . . \* . . .

 
 |-22------2-----232-----2-/9---7-----------3---3-----0-0-2-233-3-35|
 |-3---3---3---5---3---3---/7-----7-8--77-5-5---5-------2---2-------|
 |-2---2---2---2---4-4-----/7---------9-------7---622---2---2-------|
 |-0-0---0---0-2------------9-9---9---------0-------2---------------|
 |-------------4---2----------------7---7-6-----4---0---0---0---0---|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------|

* . . . * . . . * . * . . .

 
 |-3-2---025-----02----------------------2----10----10----10---10-|
 |-3-------5---5---3-----3---------3---3---12----10-----9----8----|
 |-2-------6-6-----4---4---3-5-3-5-3-2-----12----11----10----9----|
 |-0---0-----------4-4-----5-------0------------------------------|
 |---------4-------2-------5--------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------3--------------------------------------|

pre-Verse

* . . . * . . .

 
 |---------2---0-----------2---0---|
 |-2-----2---------2-----2---------|
 |-2---2-----------2---2-----------|
 |-2-2-------2---2---2-------2---2-|
 |-0---------------0---------------|
 |---------------------------------|

2nd Verse

* . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .

 
 |---------2---0-----------4---2------------9---7-------------------7-|
 |-2-2---2-----------2-2---------2-------------------7------------5---|
 |-----2---------2-4---2-----------7-9-7-------------7-9-7----4-7-----|
 |---2-------2-----4-----4---4-----9-----11-9---9-11-------11---6-----|
 |-0------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------2---------------7----------7------7--------0-------|

* . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .

 
 |---------2-----0-4--22---4---2-0-5-5-5-5-5-----------------2---2-|
 |-2-2---0-02--2---2--------------7--0---7---7---7-7-----7-3---3---|
 |-----2--2--------2-------------------7---7---76--4-4-7---0-------|
 |---2-------2-------4---4---4---------------------6-----------4---|
 |-0-------------------------------------------0-------------------|
 |-----------------2---------------7-------6-------4-------3---2---|

* . . . * . . . * . . . \* . . .

 
 |-22------2-----232-----2-/9---7-----------3---3-----0-0-2-233-3-35|
 |-3---3---3---5---3---3---/7-------8--77-5-5---5-------2---2-------|
 |-2---2---2---2---4-4-----/7-------9-----4---7---622---2---2-------|
 |-0-0---0---0-2------------9-9---9-9-------0-------2---------------|
 |-------------4---2----------------7---7-6-----4---0---0---0---0---|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo:

(tabbed with less dense timing)

* . . . * . . .

 
 |-3-------2---0---5-----------2---7---------------7---9-10-7--------|
 |---------------3---------2-------7-----------7---7--------7--------|
 |-----2---------------2-----------7-------7-------7---------------7-|
 |-0-----------------------------------9--------------------9---11---|
 |-----------------4-------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------7---------------7--------7--------|

the middle of the solo is transposed down.

* . . . * ._3__ __3__ ._3__ __3__ .

 
 |-0---------------0-2-3-5-7-------5---3---2-3-2~---2----------------------------|
 |-0-----------0-------------------2--------------5---5-3-2-3-2~----2------------|
 |-0--------------------------------------------------------------4---4-2-2------|
 |---------2---1---0---------------2---------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------4-------0--------------0-----------0-----------0------|
 |-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

~ : trill-ornament (p-h)

The rhythm is just approximately transcribed.

* . * .

 
 |-2--------------2-3-5----------------2-3-5-7-------------------------------|
 |-3--------2-3-5----------------2-3-5-------7-----------2-3-----2-3-----2-3-|
 |-2--2--4-----------------2--4--------------7---------------4-------4-------|
 |-0---------------------------------------------------------4-------4-------|
 |----------------------4------------------------------------2-------2-0-----|
 |-------------------------------------------7-------3-2-1-2-------------2-0-|

* . . . * .__3___ . . *

 
 |-0-------0---2---3-------12-----------8-8----8--8--8-----------------4
 |-0-------0---0---0--------0-------8---8-8----------------------------4
 |-0-------0---0---0--------0-------9------------------------5--h6p5---5
 |-2-------2---1---0---------------10--------------------------------8-6
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------6
 |--------------------------9-------8----------8--7--6-------5---------4

"Opera" section:

(double time feel)

* . . . * . . .

 
 |-4-----------------------------|
 |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
 |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
 |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
 |-6-----------------------------|
 |-4-----------------------------|

* . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .

 
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-6---4-4-3---4---6---4-4-3---4-4--9---4-4--9---4-4-3-3-4----9---4---|
 |-6---5-5-4-4-5-5-6-6-5-5-4---5-5-10---5-5-10---5-5-4-4-5---10---5---|
 |-6---6-6-6---6---6---6-6-6---6-6-11---6-6-11---6-6-6-6-6---11---6---|
 |----------------------------------------------------------(11)------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------|

* . . . * . . . *

 
 |-----------------2-2-2-2---------4
 |-5-5-3-5-6---6---4-4-4-4-9---9---4
 |-5-5-4-5-4---4---4-4-4-4-7---7---5
 |-5-5-5-5-5---5-----------9---9---6
 |-------------------------7---7---6
 |-3-3-3-3-3---3---2-2-2-2---------4

* . . . * . . . * . . .

 
 |-4---11-11-12-11-------------11-11-12-11-------------11-11-12-11-9-7-6
 |-4-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-6-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-6---------------11-11-12-11-------------11-11-12-11-11-11-12-11-9-7-6
 |-4-------------------------------------------------------------------|

* . . . * . * . . . * . . .

 
 |-6---5-5-5---------------6---5---4---5---6---5---4---5---|
 |-----------7-------0-----6---5---4---5---6---5---4---5---|
 |---------------7---------7---6---5---6---7---6---5---6---|
 |---7-----------------7---8---7-7-6---7---8---7-7-6---7---|
 |-6-------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------|

* . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .

 
 |-10---10-10-10---10---10-10-10---10-10-10---7---7-10-5---5---4---4-4-5---------|
 |-12---10-10--9---10---12-12-10----9--9-10---8---8-10-3---3---3---3-3-2---10-10-|
 |-12---11-11-10---11---12-12-11---10-10-11---0---0----2---2---4---4-4-2---------|
 |--0----0-----0----0----0-----0----0-----0---0---0----4---4-2-------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------0---------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------0---0-0-----------|

( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/q/queen/bohemian_rhapsody_acoustic_tab.html )

* . . . * . . . * . . .

 
 |----10----10----10---10-6---5---4---5---6---5---4-------|
 |-12----10----9-----8----6---5---4---5---6---5---4-------|
 |-12----11----10----9----7---6---5---6---7---6---5-------|
 |------------------------8-8-7---6-6-7---8-8-7-7-6---7---|
 |----------------------------------------------------0---|
 |----------------------------------------------------5---|

. * . . . * . . .

 
 |-----------------------------10-10-10-|
 |-----------------5-5-7-8-7-5-10-10-10-|
 |---7-------7-----6-6-7-9-7-6-11-11-11-|
 7---0---7---0--------------------------|
 0---5---0---5-----0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
 5-------5------------------------------|

* . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .

 
 |---------------------------10-10-10---------------------------10-10-10-|
 |---------------5-5-7-8-7-5-10-10-10---------------5-5-7-8-7-5-10-10-10-|
 |---------7-----6-6-7-9-7-6-11-11-11---------7-----6-6-7-9-7-6--7--7--7-|
 |-----7---0---7--------------------------7---0---7----------------------|
 |-----0---5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------0---5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
 |-----5-------5--------------------------5-------5----------------------|

* . . . * . . . * . . .

 
 |-----------10-10-10-----------------5---------------|
 |-5-7-8-7-5-10-10-10-5-7-8-7-5---------6-------------|
 |-6-7-9-7-6--7--7--7-6-7-9-7-6-7-7-5-------8---5-----|
 |------------------------------------------------7---|
 |-0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------|

* . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .

 
 |-2---3---5---7---6---10--11-------------------5-5-7-5-3-2-0-------|
 |-3---5---7---9---5---6------------------------7-7-8-7-5-3-2-------|
 |-4---2---7------(6)------12-----------------------0---0-2---------|
 |----------------(4)--8------7-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-0-0---0-----2---7---|
 |-2---0---5------------------------------------------------0---0---|
 |-------------9---2---6---11---------------------------------------|

You can strum the chords:

[Bm] [A7] [D] [Db7] [Gb7] [Bb] [Eb]

. * . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .

 
 |---5-----5-7-----7-4---4---2---2---3-----2-0---3---7-----5-0-------|
 |---7-----7-0-----0-6---6---2---2---2-------2-------5-------8---7---|
 |---7-----7-0-----0-4---4---2---2---0-------0-------6-------6-------|
 7---0-----0---------------------------------------------------------|
 0-------------------4---------------0-------0-------0-----------0---|
 |-----------3-----3---7-5-4-2---2-----------------------------------|

* *

 
 |17--...-----------------------------|
 |14--...-----------------------------|
 |-0--...-----------------------------|
 |14--...-----------------------------|
 |-0--...-----------------------------|
 |------------------------------------|

strumm fast

"Rock" section:

On the original record this section is in 4/4

(beats marked below the staves), but triplets

dominate the lead tune creating an alternate

6/4 meter marked below the staves. You can simplify

this part by playing only every second 4/4 (D) chords

(later: 'A' bass). It's easier to learn this section

with 6/4 meter in mind.

* . . . . . * . . . . .

 
 |-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
 |-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|
 |-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
 |-0-------------------0---0-----------------------|
 |-------------0---2-4-----------------0-2-0-------|
 |-----2---3-------------------2---3---------------|

* . . . * . . .

* . . . . . * . . . . .

 
 |-2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
 |-3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
 |-2-----2-----2-----2-----1-----1-----1-----1-----|
 |-0-------------------0---2-----------------------|
 |-------------0---2-4-------------0---2-4-2-------|
 |-----2---3-------------------4-------------------|

* . . . * . . .

* . . . . . * . . . . .

 
 |-----3---3---3---2---2---2---0---0---------------|
 |-------------2-----------2-----------3---3-3-----|
 |-2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----2-----|
 |-2-----------------------------------0-----0-----|
 |-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------|

* . . . * . . .

* . . * . . . . .

 
 |-------0-----------------------------|
 |-2---3-2---------------------1-------|
 |-2-----2-----2---0-2p0---------------|
 |-2---------------------2-------------|
 |-0-----0-----------------3-----------|
 |-------------------------------------|

* . * . . .

* . . . . . * . . . . . * . . . . .

 
 |-----3---3---3---2---2---2---0---0---------------3---5-7-----------------|
 |-------------2-----------2-----------3---3---3---0-----0-----3-----------|
 |-2-----------2-----------2-----------5-----5-----0-----0-----0-----------|
 |-2-----------------------------------4-----4-----------------------------|
 |-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----5-----5-----------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------3---------------3---2---|

* . . . * . . . * . . .

* . . . . . * . . . . .

 
 |-3-----------3-----------2-----0-----------------|
 |-0-----------0-----------2-----2-----------------|
 |-0-----------0-----------2-----2-----------------|
 |-------------------------------------4---2---0---|
 |-------------------------0-----0---------------2-|
 |-0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------|

* . . . * . . .

* . . . . . * . . . . .

 
 |-3---3---3---3---3---2---2-----0-----------------|
 |-0-----------0-----------2-----2-----------------|
 |-0-----------0-----------2-----2-----------------|
 |-----------------------------------------2-4p2---|
 |-------------------------0-----0----/4---------4-|
 |-0-----------0-----------------------------------|

* . . . * . . .

* . . . . . * . . . . .

 
 |-------------------------------------------------|
 |-3---3-----3-5-----------3---3---3-3-5-----------|
 |-4-----------6-----------4-----------6---7---6---|
 |-5-----------7-----------5-----------7-----------|
 |-------------0-----------------------0-----------|
 |-0-----------------------0-----------------------|

* . . . * . . .

* . . . . . * . . . . .

 
 |-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
 |-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|
 |-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
 |-0-------------------0---0-----------------------|
 |-------------0---2-4-----------------0-2-0-------|
 |-----2---3-------------------2---3---------------|

* . . . * . . .

* . . . . . * . . . . .

 
 |-2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
 |-3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
 |-2-----2-----2-----2-----1-----1-----1-----1-----|
 |-0-------------------0---2-----------------1-2---|
 |-------------0---2-4-------------0---2---4-------|
 |-----2---3-------------------4-------------------|

* . . . * . . .

* . . . * *

 
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----1-------0-----0-1---------------1---1-3-4---------------------------|
 |---0-2---0-2-0---2---1---------0-1-3---3---------------------------0-2---|
 |-3---3-------0-------1---0-1-3---------------------------0-2-3-2-3-------|
 |-------------------------1-----------------------2-0-2-3-----------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------3-----------------------|

* *

 
 |-----------------------------------------------------------0---|
 |---------------------------------------------------0---2-------|
 |---------------------0---------------------0---0-2---2---2---2-|
 |-----------0-2-0-2-4-------------0-2-0-2-4---4-----------------|
 |-4-2-4-2-4---------------2-4-2-4-----------0-------------------|
 |-5-------------------------5-----------------------------------|

"Ballad 2":

* . . . * . . . * . . .

 
 |---------5---------------5---------------7-------|
 |-3---3/7-7-------2---2/5-5-------3---3/7-7-------|
 |-2-2-----7-------2-2-----6-------4-4-----7-------|
 |-0---------------2---------------4---------------|
 |-----------------0---------------2---------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------|

* . . . * . . . * . . .

 
 |-----------------------0---------0-----232-----454
 |-2-------3-------2-------3-------2-------3-----676
 |-3-------4-------3-------4-------2-------2-------|
 |-4-------4-------4-------4---------------0-------|
 |-1-------2-------1-------2-------0---------------4
 |-----------------------------------3-2-0---------|

tab-timing halved

* . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .

 
 |-4-----4-5---------------2-------3-2-------------2---------------|
 |-6---7-6-7-------0-----023-----3-3---3---2-------3-5-3-2---------|
 |-----6---6-------0-----022---2---4-------2-2-----4-------2-------|
 |---------4-------0---0-----0-----------4-4---------------4-------|
 |-4-----------------2-------------2---------------2---------------|
 |-----------------3-----------------------2---------------2-------|

* . . . * . . .

 
 |-2-----3---------2-0-0-----------|
 |-3-3-5---3-------3-----3-3-------|
 |-4-------3-3-----4---------4---6-|
 |---------5-------5---------------|
 |-2---------------0---------------|
 |---------3-----------------------|

Outro:

* . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .

 
 |-5-----5----9----9-5-----5--7-9-7-9-5-----5-5-3-3-2-2-----2-5-3-3-2-|
 |-----7---12---12---7---7----9---9---5---5---5-------4---4---4-------|
 |-7-7-----12---12---7-7-----10-------6-6-----5-------4-4-----5-------|
 |-0-----------------0------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------(4-------3-------2)--------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------|

* . . . * . . . *

 
 |-2-----------0---------------0---0----------|
 |-4-4-------------2-2-0-0---------0----------|
 |-4---4-2-1-------2-2-1-1-3---2---1----------|
 |---------2-2---2---------5---4---2----------|
 |-2-------------------------------2----------|
 |---------0-----------------------0----------|

Some parts of this arrangement are hard to play, or require tricky fingering.

The outro is easier, if you are not advanced player, start with that.

This arrangement can be modified/simplified almost anywhere if you feel

it's easier for you.

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{t:Bohemian Rhapsody}
 {st:Queen}
 
 Transposed down by a half step.
 
 Intro:
 9/8:
 * * * *
 
 {sot}
 |-5-5-5-5---5-----5-5-5-5--22-------4-4-4-5---4-------5-5-5-5-0-0-------|
 |-5-5-5-5---5-----4-4-5-4--20-------3-3-3-3---3-------5-5-7-5-3-2-------|
 |-6-6-6-6---6-----4-4-6-4--22-------4-4-4-4---4-------6-6-7-6-4-2-------|
 |-4-4-4-4---4-----4-4-4-4--21-------2-2-2-4---2---2-2---------6-2-------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 4/4:
 * . . . * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-0-0-0-0---------------0---------5-----5----10----10-|
 |-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-3---------7-7---7---12----10----|
 |-2-2-2-2-----2---2---------2-----7-7-----12----11----|
 |-4-4-4-4---------5-----5---------0-------------------|
 |-----------------0-----0-----------------------------|
 |-----------2-----------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 * . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-------------9-\--0-0-2-0-----0-0-2-6-6-5---4-4-5---6-6-5---4-4-5---|
 |-7-7-7-7---7-10\--3--------30-0-2-3-8-8-7---6-6-7---8-8-7---6-6-7---|
 |-7-----7---7------1-----1-------0-2-8-8-7---6-6-7---8-8-7---6-6-7---|
 |-9-----9----------------------4-------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-7----------------0-------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 (an extra 1/8 beat is added to the second measure)
 
 * . . . * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-2-2-2-2-----5---5-------4-------4-------7-------|
 |-3---3---5---5---4-4-4-4-5-----0-0-----5-5-------|
 |-2-------2-------5---5---7---7---7---7---7-------|
 |-0-------2-------4---------------------------6h7-|
 |---------4-4---4-----------7-----7---------------|
 |-------------------------0---------0-------------|
 {eot}
 
 pre-Verse
 * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |---------2---0-----------2---0---|
 |-2-----2---------2-----2---------|
 |-2---2-----------2---2-----------|
 |-2-2-------2---2---2-------2---2-|
 |-0---------------0---------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 {eot}
 You can play right hand harmonics on those high notes.
 Also during the verses as many times as possible.
 
 Verse:
 * . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |---------2---0-----------4---2------------9---7-------------------7-|
 |-22----2------------22---------22------------------7------------5---|
 |-----2---------2-4-----2---------7-9-7-------------7-9-7----4-7-----|
 |---2-------2-------4-------4-----9-----11-9---9-11-------11---6-----|
 |-0------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------2---------------7----------7------7--------0-------|
 {eot}
 
 * . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |---------2-----0-4--22---4---2-2-5-5-5-5-5-----------------2---2-|
 |-22----2-----2---2-----------------0---7---7---7-7-----7-3---3---|
 |-----2-----------2-------------------7---7---76--4-4-7---0-------|
 |---2-------2-------4---4---4---4-----------------6-----------4---|
 |-0-------------------------------------------0-------------------|
 |-----------------2---------------7-------6-------4-------3---2---|
 {eot}
 
 * . . . * . . . * . . . \* . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-22------2-----232-----2-/9---7-----------3---3-----0-0-2-233-3-35|
 |-3---3---3---5---3---3---/7-----7-8--77-5-5---5-------2---2-------|
 |-2---2---2---2---4-4-----/7---------9-------7---622---2---2-------|
 |-0-0---0---0-2------------9-9---9---------0-------2---------------|
 |-------------4---2----------------7---7-6-----4---0---0---0---0---|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 * . . . * . . . * . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-3-2---025-----02----------------------2----10----10----10---10-|
 |-3-------5---5---3-----3---------3---3---12----10-----9----8----|
 |-2-------6-6-----4---4---3-5-3-5-3-2-----12----11----10----9----|
 |-0---0-----------4-4-----5-------0------------------------------|
 |---------4-------2-------5--------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------3--------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 pre-Verse
 * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |---------2---0-----------2---0---|
 |-2-----2---------2-----2---------|
 |-2---2-----------2---2-----------|
 |-2-2-------2---2---2-------2---2-|
 |-0---------------0---------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 
 2nd Verse
 * . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |---------2---0-----------4---2------------9---7-------------------7-|
 |-2-2---2-----------2-2---------2-------------------7------------5---|
 |-----2---------2-4---2-----------7-9-7-------------7-9-7----4-7-----|
 |---2-------2-----4-----4---4-----9-----11-9---9-11-------11---6-----|
 |-0------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------2---------------7----------7------7--------0-------|
 {eot}
 
 * . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |---------2-----0-4--22---4---2-0-5-5-5-5-5-----------------2---2-|
 |-2-2---0-02--2---2--------------7--0---7---7---7-7-----7-3---3---|
 |-----2--2--------2-------------------7---7---76--4-4-7---0-------|
 |---2-------2-------4---4---4---------------------6-----------4---|
 |-0-------------------------------------------0-------------------|
 |-----------------2---------------7-------6-------4-------3---2---|
 {eot}
 
 * . . . * . . . * . . . \* . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-22------2-----232-----2-/9---7-----------3---3-----0-0-2-233-3-35|
 |-3---3---3---5---3---3---/7-------8--77-5-5---5-------2---2-------|
 |-2---2---2---2---4-4-----/7-------9-----4---7---622---2---2-------|
 |-0-0---0---0-2------------9-9---9-9-------0-------2---------------|
 |-------------4---2----------------7---7-6-----4---0---0---0---0---|
 |------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Solo:
 (tabbed with less dense timing)
 * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-3-------2---0---5-----------2---7---------------7---9-10-7--------|
 |---------------3---------2-------7-----------7---7--------7--------|
 |-----2---------------2-----------7-------7-------7---------------7-|
 |-0-----------------------------------9--------------------9---11---|
 |-----------------4-------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------7---------------7--------7--------|
 {eot}
 the middle of the solo is transposed down.
 
 * . . . * ._3__ __3__ ._3__ __3__ .
 
 {sot}
 |-0---------------0-2-3-5-7-------5---3---2-3-2~---2----------------------------|
 |-0-----------0-------------------2--------------5---5-3-2-3-2~----2------------|
 |-0--------------------------------------------------------------4---4-2-2------|
 |---------2---1---0---------------2---------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------4-------0--------------0-----------0-----------0------|
 |-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 ~ : trill-ornament (p-h)
 The rhythm is just approximately transcribed.
 
 * . * .
 
 {sot}
 |-2--------------2-3-5----------------2-3-5-7-------------------------------|
 |-3--------2-3-5----------------2-3-5-------7-----------2-3-----2-3-----2-3-|
 |-2--2--4-----------------2--4--------------7---------------4-------4-------|
 |-0---------------------------------------------------------4-------4-------|
 |----------------------4------------------------------------2-------2-0-----|
 |-------------------------------------------7-------3-2-1-2-------------2-0-|
 {eot}
 
 * . . . * .__3___ . . *
 
 {sot}
 |-0-------0---2---3-------12-----------8-8----8--8--8-----------------4
 |-0-------0---0---0--------0-------8---8-8----------------------------4
 |-0-------0---0---0--------0-------9------------------------5--h6p5---5
 |-2-------2---1---0---------------10--------------------------------8-6
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------6
 |--------------------------9-------8----------8--7--6-------5---------4
 {eot}
 
 
 "Opera" section:
 (double time feel)
 * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-4-----------------------------|
 |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
 |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
 |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
 |-6-----------------------------|
 |-4-----------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 * . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-6---4-4-3---4---6---4-4-3---4-4--9---4-4--9---4-4-3-3-4----9---4---|
 |-6---5-5-4-4-5-5-6-6-5-5-4---5-5-10---5-5-10---5-5-4-4-5---10---5---|
 |-6---6-6-6---6---6---6-6-6---6-6-11---6-6-11---6-6-6-6-6---11---6---|
 |----------------------------------------------------------(11)------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 * . . . * . . . *
 
 {sot}
 |-----------------2-2-2-2---------4
 |-5-5-3-5-6---6---4-4-4-4-9---9---4
 |-5-5-4-5-4---4---4-4-4-4-7---7---5
 |-5-5-5-5-5---5-----------9---9---6
 |-------------------------7---7---6
 |-3-3-3-3-3---3---2-2-2-2---------4
 {eot}
 
 * . . . * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-4---11-11-12-11-------------11-11-12-11-------------11-11-12-11-9-7-6
 |-4-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-6-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-6---------------11-11-12-11-------------11-11-12-11-11-11-12-11-9-7-6
 |-4-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 * . . . * . * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-6---5-5-5---------------6---5---4---5---6---5---4---5---|
 |-----------7-------0-----6---5---4---5---6---5---4---5---|
 |---------------7---------7---6---5---6---7---6---5---6---|
 |---7-----------------7---8---7-7-6---7---8---7-7-6---7---|
 |-6-------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 * . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-10---10-10-10---10---10-10-10---10-10-10---7---7-10-5---5---4---4-4-5---------|
 |-12---10-10--9---10---12-12-10----9--9-10---8---8-10-3---3---3---3-3-2---10-10-|
 |-12---11-11-10---11---12-12-11---10-10-11---0---0----2---2---4---4-4-2---------|
 |--0----0-----0----0----0-----0----0-----0---0---0----4---4-2-------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------0---------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------0---0-0-----------|
 {eot}
 ( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/q/queen/bohemian_rhapsody_acoustic_tab.html )
 * . . . * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |----10----10----10---10-6---5---4---5---6---5---4-------|
 |-12----10----9-----8----6---5---4---5---6---5---4-------|
 |-12----11----10----9----7---6---5---6---7---6---5-------|
 |------------------------8-8-7---6-6-7---8-8-7-7-6---7---|
 |----------------------------------------------------0---|
 |----------------------------------------------------5---|
 {eot}
 
 . * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-----------------------------10-10-10-|
 |-----------------5-5-7-8-7-5-10-10-10-|
 |---7-------7-----6-6-7-9-7-6-11-11-11-|
 7---0---7---0--------------------------|
 0---5---0---5-----0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
 5-------5------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 * . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |---------------------------10-10-10---------------------------10-10-10-|
 |---------------5-5-7-8-7-5-10-10-10---------------5-5-7-8-7-5-10-10-10-|
 |---------7-----6-6-7-9-7-6-11-11-11---------7-----6-6-7-9-7-6--7--7--7-|
 |-----7---0---7--------------------------7---0---7----------------------|
 |-----0---5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------0---5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
 |-----5-------5--------------------------5-------5----------------------|
 {eot}
 
 * . . . * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-----------10-10-10-----------------5---------------|
 |-5-7-8-7-5-10-10-10-5-7-8-7-5---------6-------------|
 |-6-7-9-7-6--7--7--7-6-7-9-7-6-7-7-5-------8---5-----|
 |------------------------------------------------7---|
 |-0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 * . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-2---3---5---7---6---10--11-------------------5-5-7-5-3-2-0-------|
 |-3---5---7---9---5---6------------------------7-7-8-7-5-3-2-------|
 |-4---2---7------(6)------12-----------------------0---0-2---------|
 |----------------(4)--8------7-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-0-0---0-----2---7---|
 |-2---0---5------------------------------------------------0---0---|
 |-------------9---2---6---11---------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 You can strum the chords:
 [Bm] [A7] [D] [Db7] [Gb7] [Bb] [Eb] 
 
 . * . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |---5-----5-7-----7-4---4---2---2---3-----2-0---3---7-----5-0-------|
 |---7-----7-0-----0-6---6---2---2---2-------2-------5-------8---7---|
 |---7-----7-0-----0-4---4---2---2---0-------0-------6-------6-------|
 7---0-----0---------------------------------------------------------|
 0-------------------4---------------0-------0-------0-----------0---|
 |-----------3-----3---7-5-4-2---2-----------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 * *
 
 {sot}
 |17--...-----------------------------|
 |14--...-----------------------------|
 |-0--...-----------------------------|
 |14--...-----------------------------|
 |-0--...-----------------------------|
 |------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 strumm fast
 
 "Rock" section:
 
 On the original record this section is in 4/4
 (beats marked below the staves), but triplets
 dominate the lead tune creating an alternate
 6/4 meter marked below the staves. You can simplify
 this part by playing only every second 4/4 (D) chords
 (later: 'A' bass). It's easier to learn this section
 with 6/4 meter in mind.
 
 * . . . . . * . . . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
 |-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|
 |-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
 |-0-------------------0---0-----------------------|
 |-------------0---2-4-----------------0-2-0-------|
 |-----2---3-------------------2---3---------------|
 {eot}
 * . . . * . . .
 
 * . . . . . * . . . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
 |-3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
 |-2-----2-----2-----2-----1-----1-----1-----1-----|
 |-0-------------------0---2-----------------------|
 |-------------0---2-4-------------0---2-4-2-------|
 |-----2---3-------------------4-------------------|
 {eot}
 * . . . * . . .
 
 * . . . . . * . . . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-----3---3---3---2---2---2---0---0---------------|
 |-------------2-----------2-----------3---3-3-----|
 |-2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----2-----|
 |-2-----------------------------------0-----0-----|
 |-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 * . . . * . . .
 
 * . . * . . . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-------0-----------------------------|
 |-2---3-2---------------------1-------|
 |-2-----2-----2---0-2p0---------------|
 |-2---------------------2-------------|
 |-0-----0-----------------3-----------|
 |-------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 * . * . . .
 
 * . . . . . * . . . . . * . . . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-----3---3---3---2---2---2---0---0---------------3---5-7-----------------|
 |-------------2-----------2-----------3---3---3---0-----0-----3-----------|
 |-2-----------2-----------2-----------5-----5-----0-----0-----0-----------|
 |-2-----------------------------------4-----4-----------------------------|
 |-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----5-----5-----------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------3---------------3---2---|
 {eot}
 * . . . * . . . * . . .
 
 * . . . . . * . . . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-3-----------3-----------2-----0-----------------|
 |-0-----------0-----------2-----2-----------------|
 |-0-----------0-----------2-----2-----------------|
 |-------------------------------------4---2---0---|
 |-------------------------0-----0---------------2-|
 |-0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------|
 {eot}
 * . . . * . . .
 
 * . . . . . * . . . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-3---3---3---3---3---2---2-----0-----------------|
 |-0-----------0-----------2-----2-----------------|
 |-0-----------0-----------2-----2-----------------|
 |-----------------------------------------2-4p2---|
 |-------------------------0-----0----/4---------4-|
 |-0-----------0-----------------------------------|
 {eot}
 * . . . * . . .
 
 * . . . . . * . . . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-------------------------------------------------|
 |-3---3-----3-5-----------3---3---3-3-5-----------|
 |-4-----------6-----------4-----------6---7---6---|
 |-5-----------7-----------5-----------7-----------|
 |-------------0-----------------------0-----------|
 |-0-----------------------0-----------------------|
 {eot}
 * . . . * . . .
 
 * . . . . . * . . . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
 |-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|
 |-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
 |-0-------------------0---0-----------------------|
 |-------------0---2-4-----------------0-2-0-------|
 |-----2---3-------------------2---3---------------|
 {eot}
 * . . . * . . .
 
 * . . . . . * . . . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
 |-3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
 |-2-----2-----2-----2-----1-----1-----1-----1-----|
 |-0-------------------0---2-----------------1-2---|
 |-------------0---2-4-------------0---2---4-------|
 |-----2---3-------------------4-------------------|
 {eot}
 * . . . * . . .
 
 * . . . * *
 
 {sot}
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----1-------0-----0-1---------------1---1-3-4---------------------------|
 |---0-2---0-2-0---2---1---------0-1-3---3---------------------------0-2---|
 |-3---3-------0-------1---0-1-3---------------------------0-2-3-2-3-------|
 |-------------------------1-----------------------2-0-2-3-----------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------3-----------------------|
 {eot}
 
 * *
 
 {sot}
 |-----------------------------------------------------------0---|
 |---------------------------------------------------0---2-------|
 |---------------------0---------------------0---0-2---2---2---2-|
 |-----------0-2-0-2-4-------------0-2-0-2-4---4-----------------|
 |-4-2-4-2-4---------------2-4-2-4-----------0-------------------|
 |-5-------------------------5-----------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 
 "Ballad 2":
 * . . . * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |---------5---------------5---------------7-------|
 |-3---3/7-7-------2---2/5-5-------3---3/7-7-------|
 |-2-2-----7-------2-2-----6-------4-4-----7-------|
 |-0---------------2---------------4---------------|
 |-----------------0---------------2---------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 * . . . * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-----------------------0---------0-----232-----454
 |-2-------3-------2-------3-------2-------3-----676
 |-3-------4-------3-------4-------2-------2-------|
 |-4-------4-------4-------4---------------0-------|
 |-1-------2-------1-------2-------0---------------4
 |-----------------------------------3-2-0---------|
 {eot}
 
 tab-timing halved
 * . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-4-----4-5---------------2-------3-2-------------2---------------|
 |-6---7-6-7-------0-----023-----3-3---3---2-------3-5-3-2---------|
 |-----6---6-------0-----022---2---4-------2-2-----4-------2-------|
 |---------4-------0---0-----0-----------4-4---------------4-------|
 |-4-----------------2-------------2---------------2---------------|
 |-----------------3-----------------------2---------------2-------|
 {eot}
 
 * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-2-----3---------2-0-0-----------|
 |-3-3-5---3-------3-----3-3-------|
 |-4-------3-3-----4---------4---6-|
 |---------5-------5---------------|
 |-2---------------0---------------|
 |---------3-----------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Outro:
 * . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .
 
 {sot}
 |-5-----5----9----9-5-----5--7-9-7-9-5-----5-5-3-3-2-2-----2-5-3-3-2-|
 |-----7---12---12---7---7----9---9---5---5---5-------4---4---4-------|
 |-7-7-----12---12---7-7-----10-------6-6-----5-------4-4-----5-------|
 |-0-----------------0------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------(4-------3-------2)--------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 * . . . * . . . *
 
 {sot}
 |-2-----------0---------------0---0----------|
 |-4-4-------------2-2-0-0---------0----------|
 |-4---4-2-1-------2-2-1-1-3---2---1----------|
 |---------2-2---2---------5---4---2----------|
 |-2-------------------------------2----------|
 |---------0-----------------------0----------|
 {eot}
 
 
 Some parts of this arrangement are hard to play, or require tricky fingering.
 The outro is easier, if you are not advanced player, start with that.
 This arrangement can be modified/simplified almost anywhere if you feel
 it's easier for you.

Bohemian Rhapsody Queen

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