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Bohemian Rhapsody Bass

(ver. 3)
Queen
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Well... I've been taking so much tablature and information from this newsgroup
that I thought I'd better repay the favour. I hope this bass transcription is o
f some use to at least somebody in the world and I guess some guitarists may be
able to use the names of the chords given. If this is of any use to you, please
 post a reply either to the newsgroup as an article or E-Mail me personally, I
really would appreciate any sensible comments. Also, if antbody else wants some
 more Queen transcriptions, I may be able to help. Look forward to hearing from
 people,
 
 
Cheers!
 
 
 
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen (Words and Music By F. Mercury) 1975
 
Is this the real life etc..
Bb6                           C7   F7   Bb   Gm7  Bb7  Eb Ab/Eb Eb  Cm7  F7
---------------------------|-----|----|----|----|----|------------|----|----|
---------------------------|-----|----|----|----|----|------------|----|----|
---------------------------|-----|----|----|----|----|------------|----|----|
---------------------------|-----|----|----|----|----|------------|----|----|
 
Easy come...                        Doesn't really matter to me,        to__
Cb Bb A Bb   Cb Bb A Bb   Eb Bb/D   Edim/Db        F7/C
-----------|------------|---------|-------------------------|------------------
-----------|------------|---------|-------------------------|------------------
-----------|------------|---------|-------------------------|------------------
-----------|------------|---------|-------------------------|------------------
 
me.          Ma-ma      just killed a man,     put a gun against..  pulled my
Bb6                          Gmadd9                  Cmadd9
------|-----|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
------|-----|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
------|-----|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
6-----|6----|6--------------|3----------------------|8------------------------|
 
trigger, now he's dead.            Ma-ma     Life had  just begun         but
Cm                F7 _-_  ..sl..   Bb6                 Gmadd9
-------------------10---10------3-|-------------------|----------------------|
----------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
----------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
8---------------------------------|6------------------|3---------------------|
 
now I've gone and thrown it all a-way                     Ma-ma,      oooh,
Cm                Cm/B     Eb/Bb  Am7dim5   Abmaj7  Eb/G  Eb          Bb/D
-------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
-------------------------------|------------------------|-1----------------0-|
3------------------2--------1--|--0---------------------|--------------------|
-------------------------------|---------------4------3-|--------------------|
 
          didn't  mean to make you  cry          if  I'm not back a-gain  this
Cmadd9            Fm           Fm/E Ab/Eb Dm7dim5                    
    Cm/B   Eb/Bb Am7dim5  Abmaj7 Eb/Gb Eb            Bd/D  Cmadd9
---------------|----------------------|------------------|--------------------|
---------------|----------------------|------------------|----------------..--|
-----2-------1-|-5----------4------3--|6-------------5---|-3------------3.sl.1|
---------------|----------------------|------------------|--------------------|
 
I don't wanna die,           I  sometimes wish I'd never been born at all
Fm        Fm/E  Ab/Eb Dm7dim5   Bb                        Bb7
------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
-3----------2-----1------0----|-------------------------------------------|
------------------------------|-1    1 1  1   1 1  1 1---1----1--1-1---1--|
------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
 
 

Eb   Bb/D    Cmadd9   Fm  Fm/E  Ab/Eb  Dm7dim5  Bb                    Bb7
-----------|--------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
-----------|--------|--3----2------1----0-----|-------------..---8--8-8-------|
6----5---5-|-3------|-------------------------|-1--1-1-1--1.sl.6----------8---|
-----------|--------|-------------------------|-----------------------------6-|
 
 
 
Eb          Bb/D         Cmadd9                 Fm  Fm/E Ab/Eb Dm7dim5
------------------------|------------------5---|-----------------------|
------------------------|----------__----5---5-|3-----2-----1-----0----|
6---6---6-6-5--5-5-5--5-|3----3--3-  -3--------|-----------------------|
------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
 
 
                               I see..  of a man     scara-mouche, scara-mouche
Db    Db/C Db/Cb Dm7dim5   A   D/A      A   D#dim/A  A       D       A     D
-------------------------|----|--------------------------|---------------------
-------------------------|-.--|--------------------------|---------------------
4----4--3----2-----1-----|-0--|--------------------------|---------------------
-------------------------|----|--------------------------|---------------------
 
 will you do the   fan-dan-go? Thunderbolt and Light'ning very very fright'ning
 A        D#dim/A  A   D/A A   Db/Ab           Ab         C/G       E7
---------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
---------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
---------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
---------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
 
me.   Ga-li-le-o          Ga-li-le-o, Ga-li-le-o Fi-ga-ro  Magnifi -co oh  oh
A          NC   Ga-li-le-o                                          Cm7 (Harmo-
--------------------|----------|---------------------|------------|------------
--------------------|----------|---------------------|------------|------------
--------------------|----------|---------------------|------------|------------
--------------------|----------|---------------------|------------|------------
 
oh oh  I'm just a poor boy, no - body loves me He's  just a poor   boy  from a
nies)  Cb  Bb     A    Bb   Cb   Bb   A     Bb Ab/Eb Eb    Adim/Eb Eb   Ab/Eb
-----|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|--------
-----|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|--------
-----|--------------------|-------------------|6------6---6---6-----6-|--6---6-
-----|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|--------
 
poor   fa-m-i -ly  spare him his life  from this mon-  stro -si-ty
Eb     Adim/Eb Eb  Ab            Eb/G            F7            Bb   Ab Eb/G
-----------------|------------------------------|------------------|
-----------------|-6-----6----6----5-5--6----5--|------------------|
6-------6------6-|------------------------------|-8--6--5----------|
-----------------|------------------------------|------------8--6--|
 
                 Easy Come,  easy go  will you let me go?    Bis-
Adim/Gb Bb7sus4  Cb   Bb     A    Bb  Cb       Bb     A   NC
---------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
---------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
---------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
---------------|--------------------|------------------------6--|
 
mil  - lah. No    we will not let you   go.Let him go Bis - mil -ah.   We
            Eb    Bb    Eb/Bb Bb7 Eb/B7 Bb Eb
--------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------|
--------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------|
6-----------6-------|-------------------------------|--------6-----------|
--------6-----------|-------------------------------|--6----------6------|
 
Will  not let you go   Let him go.  Bis - mil - lah. We will not let you go
Eb/Bb Bb7 Eb/Bb   Bb   Eb                               Eb/Bb Bb7 Eb/Bb Bb
----------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------
----------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------
----------------------------------|--------6---------|-------------------------
----------------------------------|--6-----------6---|-------------------------
 
Let me go  never, never,never, let me go  oh, oh, oh, oh, no  no  no  no
Bb  (Never) Bb  Bb/Eb Bb7 Eb/Bb Bb    F#7  (Harmonies)    Bm  A   D   Db7
---------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------|
---------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------|
---------|---------------------------|-------------------|--------5---4--|
---------|---------------------------|-------------------|7---5----------|
 
no  no  no.  Oh ma-ma mia, ma-ma mia Ma-ma mi-a   let   me  go.  Be -
Gb  Bb  Eb   NC                      Eb    Ab Eb  Bb7/D Cm  Bb
---------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
4--------------------|--------------------|6-------------------------|
--------6------------|---------------6--6-|--6-----5-----------------|
----6----------------|--------------------|-------------8---6--------|
 
el-  ze-bub  has a  Devil put a-side for me_____  for     me________ for
Eb      Ab          D7          Gm       Bb7
------------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------|
------------------|-------------5----5--|----------------|----------------|
6----6--6----4----|-5-5---5---5---------|----------------|----------------|
------------------|---------------------|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
 
me__________              
                    |T.S| Eb
--------------------|---|-------------|----------------|---------------|
--------------------|12-|-------------|----------------|---------------|
|-tri|-tri-|-tri-|--|8--|-6--------5-6|-6----------5-6-|-6---------5-6-|
6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---|---3-4-6-8---|---3-4--6-8-----|---3-4-6-8-----|
 
              So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye._______
F             Bb                                Eb
-------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
-------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
8------------|---------------------|-------6----6--6--6-6-|-------------------|
--5-6-8-10-8-|-6--6--6-6--6--6--6-6|-6--6----6------------|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
 
                   So you think you can love me and leave me to   die
 T.S    Db    T.S.  Bb                             Eb             Ab       Gm
|---|--------|---|--------------------|-------------------------|------------|
|-6-|--------|12-|--------------------|-------------------------|------------|
|-8-|---4--4-|-8-|--------------------|------------6--6-6-6-----|------------|
|---|-6------|---|--6--6-6-6--6--6-6-6|-6--6-6-6----------------|-4-4-4--4--3|
 
Oh______________   Ba  -  by,          Can't do this to me  ba  -  by
F                  Bb                  F                    Bb
------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
------------------|1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1-|-------------------|1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1-|
1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1|-------------------|1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1-|-------------------|
 
Just gotta get out,             Just gotta get right out of here
F                  Bb           F              Bb           Eb
-------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
-------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
-------------------1---1--1--1-|---------------1---1--1--1-|6-----------5--6-|
1---1--1--1--1-----------------|1---1--1--1----------------|--3-4-6-8-6------|
 
 
                 F                      Gb                        Ab
---------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|
---------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|
6--------------|-8---------------7--8-|-9--11--13-11--13--15--13--15--16-|
--3--4--6--8--6|----5--6--8--10-------|----------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cb7    Ab7    Bb7     rit.  T.S  Eb       Bb7/D       Cm      G7/B   Cm
-----|------|------|-------|---|-----8----------7---|-------5-----------|
-----|------|------|-------|-4-|----8-8-------------|-------------------|
14---|-11---|--13--|-------|-4-|-6------6-5--5----5-|-3--3-----2-----3--|
-----|------|------|-------|---|--------------------|-------------------|
 
                                                          Nothing really mat-
G7/B   Cm  Bb        Eb   D           Gm   Ab    Eb         Cm
------------------------|------7---------|----------------|--------------------
-----------8-6-5--------|----7---7----5--|-6--6-----------|--------------------
2------3---------8--6---|-5--------5-----|--------6---6-5-|-3------------------
------------------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------
 
 
-ters   anyone can see     nothing really matters,  nothing really matters  to
Gm      Cm         Gm      Cm             Abm       Bb11
-------|------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
-------|------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
-------|3-----------------|3----------------------|---------------------------|
-3-----|-----------3------|---------------4-------|---------------------------|
 
 
me......
Eb   Ab/Eb  Eb   Adim/Eb  Bb/D   Bbmin/Dd  C     C7b9  C7     F
-----------|-------------|----------------|-----------|---------|
-----------|-------------|----------------|-----------|---------|
-----------|-------------|----------------|-----------|---------|
-----------|-------------|----------------|-----------|---------|
 
Any - way the  wind   blows
Bb/F  F        Ddim/F C7sus4 F
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