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Bohemian Rhapsody (ver 2) Bass Tab Tab

by Queen


 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
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!
 
 
Alex Petrie. awdp@ib.rl.ac.uk
 
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
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Easy come...                        Doesn't really matter to me,        to__
 Cb
 
 Bb
 
 A
 
 Bb
 
 Cb
 
 Bb
 
 A
 
 Bb
 
 Eb
 
 Bb
 /D
 Edim
 /
 Db
 
 F7
 /
 C
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me.          Ma-ma      just killed a man,     put a gun against..  pulled my
Bb6                          Gmadd9                  Cmadd9
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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-|-------------------|----------------------|
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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
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-------------------------------|------------------------|-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
 Bb7
 
 Eb
 
 Bb/D
 
 Cm
 
 Abm
 -------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
------------sl--------------------------|---------------______-----..-----|
1--1--1--1-...-6------------5-----------|-3---------11--      --11.sl.14--|
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 -ters
 Eb
 
 Ab
 /
 Eb
 
 Eb
 
 Adim
 /
 Eb
 
 Bb7sus4
 /
 Eb
 
 Bb6
 Too late,          my
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-13-----|------------------------------|--------|------|----------------------|
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--------|------------------------------|--6-----|-6----|-6--------------------|
 
time has come,    sends  shivers down my spine,  bo-dy's  aching all the time
Gmadd9                   Cmadd9                           Cm
 Bb6
 Gmadd9
 Cm
 10-   -10..sl..3-|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------
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-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|3------------
-----------------|6------------------------|3--------------------|-------------
 
behind and face the truth              Ma-ma,       ooh
 
 Cm
 /
 B
 
 Eb/Bb
 Am7dim5
 Abmaj7
 
 Eb
 /
 Gb
 
 Eb
 Bd/
 D
 Cmadd9
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---------------|----------------------|------------------|----------------..--|
-----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
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-------------------------|-.--|--------------------------|---------------------
4----4--3----2-----1-----|-0--|--------------------------|---------------------
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 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
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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-
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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
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---------------|--------------------|------------------------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
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----------------------------------|--------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
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---------|---------------------------|-------------------|--------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
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--------------------|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
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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
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|-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
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------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
------------------|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
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-------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
-------------------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
 ---------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|
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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
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Any - way the  wind   blows
 Bb/F
 
 F
 
 Ddim
 /
 F
 
 C7sus4
 
 F
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