Tonic - Queen
standard Tuning, capo 1st Fret
Note that all tab positions written treat first fret Capo as 0 (open string).
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Intro -
Guitar 1 (Clean)
Bbm7 Eb
e|--------------------------|----------------------5-|-0---------0--------------|
B|----------1---------1-----|----3-------3-----------|-5-3\1-------1------------|
G|------------0-------------|--------------0---0-----|--------------------0-----|
D|-------2------0h2-----2/4-|-(4)----4-------4-------|---------------0h2----2/4-|
A|-0------------------------|------0-----------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
e|----------------------5-|
B|----3-------3-----------|
G|--------------0---0-----|
D|-(4)----4-------4-------|
A|------0-----------------|
E|------------------------|
Verse - Guitar 1, play 4x
e|-0---------0--------------|----------------------5-| <- do not play last note
B|-5-3\1-------1------------|----3-------3-----------| on fourth time
G|--------0-----------0-----|--------------0---0-----|
D|---------------0h2----2/4-|-(4)----4-------4-------|
A|--------------------------|------0-----------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------|
Chorus - play 3x
Guitar 2 (Distortion) Both (after 3x)
e|----------3----------|-0--------------| --------3-------|
B|-5--------0----------|-0h1------------| --5-----0-------|
G|-5--------0----------|-0h2------------| --5-----0-------|
D|-5--------0----------|-0h2------------| --5-----0-------|
A|-3--------2----------|-0--------------| --3-----2-------|
E|-3--------3----------|----------------| --3-----3-------|
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| Guitar 1 (Distortion)
e|------3---3----------|---------0------|
B|-5--------0----------|-----1-----1----|
G|-5--------0----------|-2-----------2--|
D|-5--------0----------|-2--------------|
A|-3--------2----------|-0--------------|
E|-3--------3----------|----------------|
Guitar 2 play Intro,
Guitar 1 plays:
e|-0--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
B|-1--------------|-----------pb9r7-|-7b9----------|--------------|
G|-2--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
D|-2--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
A|-0--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
E|----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|
Verse is played again on Guitar 1, while Guitar 2 continues:
e|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
B|-8b10----------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
G|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
D|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
A|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
E|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
e|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
B|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------|
G|---------------|--------------|--7v9----------|-(b9)r7------|
D|-5/7-----------|--------------|---------------|-(b7)r5------| <- this note
A|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------| rings when trem
E|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------| bar returns
Add heavier gain:
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-------------5------|
D|-------------5------|
A|-5-5-3qb--0___------| <- the 5th fret notes are actually
E|--------------------| in last beat of previous bar
Guitar 1 continues playing random bends until Chorus 2.
Chorus 2 is same as earlier Chorus
Interlude (One Guitar):
Distortion Clean
e|-2-------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-3-----------|
B|-3-------------|---------------1-----1---|-----------------------|-1-----------|
G|-2-------------|-------0-----0---------0-|-----4p0-0-5p0-0-4---0-|-0-----------|
D|-0-------------|---0h2---0h2-------2-----|-----------------------|-2-----------|
A|---------------|-3-----------------------|-2---------------------|-3-----------|
E|---------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------|
Solo Rhythm (first 2 notes are before solo starts):
e|-----||------------------------|-------------------------||
B|-----||------------------------|-------------------------||
G|-----||--------5-----5-5---5---|-5--5---5-----5--5-------||
D|-----||--------5-----5-5---5---|-5--5---5-----5--5-------|| play part between
A|-5-5-||-3qb-0___---------0__---|------0__----------0-5-5-|| double bars 4x
E|-----||------------------------|-------------------------||
Solo
e|---------------------|---------------|--------5-5-----5-|-8__b9-5---5-5~------|
B|----5----------------|---------------|--------------8---|---------8-----------|
G|----7b9-----7b9r7-5~-|-(5~)----------|----7b9-----------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------------|
e|-------5-----5-5-----5-5-----|-----------------|------------------------------|
B|-----5-------5-5-----5-5-----|-----------------|----10-10-10-10-8/10--8~~-----|
G|-7b9-----7b9-----7b9-----7-7-|-7b8r7-----------|----9--9--9--9----------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------5--7-7-|------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|
e|-11~--9h11p9---------------------|
B|-------------11---9-11-11~---11\-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Play all of Chorus again 2x on both guitars
Outro Riff for Rhythm Guitar:
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------5---5-5-------5---5-5-|-------7---7-7-----------|
D|-x-x---5---5-5-x-x---5---5-5-|-x-x---7---7-7-x-x-------|
A|-x-x-0__-------x-x-0__-------|-x-x-0__-------x-x-0-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
play this line 5x, with added muted string strokes here and there
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------5---5-5-------5---5-5-|-------7---7-7-----------|
D|-------5---5-5-x-x---5---5-5-|-x-x---7---7-7-x-x-------|
A|-3qb-0__-------x-x-0__-------|-x-x-0__-------x-x-0-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
During that repeated line, the lead plays:
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----7b9-b9-b9-7-5------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------7~---------|-(7~)--------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
e|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----5-5-5-5----------------|-5-----------------------|
G|-----5-5-5-5----------------|-5-----------------------|
D|-------------5-7-7~---------|-----7---5h7~~~~~~~~~\---|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------|
e|--------5-5------5-5---------|-------------------------|
B|--------5-5------5-5-5-8b10~-|-(b10~)------------------|
G|----7b9------7b9-------------|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------5-5-----------|-5qb---------------------|
D|-------7-7-----7~---7--7-|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-5qb----------7b8r7-5---------|
D|-------7-7---7-7----7--7-|----------------------7---5-7-|
A|-------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------|
Ending Chord (Rhythm Guitar)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-2-----------------------|
D|-2-----------------------|
A|-0-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Once the Distorted chord fades out, a clean part plays the intro again with a
slightly different rhythm, so just modify the previous Intro as needed to end the song.
Key:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| PM palm mute
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| * harmonic
| x Mute note (or rake)
| b bend (bends with vibrato bar indicated)
| r release bend
| qb quarter bend (raise pitch slightly)
Popular Tonic tabs and chords
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