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God Save The Queen Tab Tab

by Queen


 ARTIST: Queen
TITLE: God Save The Queen
ALBUM: A Night At The Opera


On the original recording of this version, there are 15 [yes you read it right] guitar parts. The parts were divided into blocks so that Brian could make room for the next lot.



BLOCK 1 [4 Guitars, Centre]

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--7-7--0--2-------0-2--4-4-4[5]4--2-0--2--0---0------------------------------------------
D-------------4------------------------------4------0--2--4--5----------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------5---5---5---5---5-----5---
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------


E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------7[9]7-5---4[5]4-2-0--------
D--5--7--12----9--7--5---5---7-5-4-2-0---------------------------------------------4-4[5]4
A--------------------------------------3-2-0----3[7]3-5---5-------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--2--4-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

BLOCK 2 [5 guitars, Left]
                             vibrato used here
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----0-2-4-4--4--4--4--4[5]4-5--5--5--5--5-4--4--5-4-2-0-4---5[7]--5[9]-5-4--2--0---------
D--5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

BLOCK 3 [3 guitars, right]
                                               Hold bend and strike notes again
E-----------------------14-15--15--15--15----15[17]--[17]--[17]--[17]----15--------19--20-
B--------------12-15-17------------------------------------------------------19-17--------
G--------12-14----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--12-14----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E--19--17--15--19---20[22]--20[24]-20-19--17--15------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

BLOCK 4 [3 guitars, centre]

E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--7[9]-7-5--4[5]-2-0---------------0-----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------4[5]-4-2-4---------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If this doesn't match it exactly, use my rendition as a guide to making a version of your own