QUEEN MEDLEY....
FROM THE FREDDIE MERCURY TRIBUTE ALBUM
AS PERFORMED BY EXTREME
notes: Im a huge queen fan an a bassist at that...noticed that no one
has done a tab for the Extreme medley done at the Freddie Mercury
Tribute concert....odd! This isnt note for note of what Nuno and
co do, it's the tabs from Queen songs all pasted together...its
also not the exact version...my band does champions instead of
radio ga ga at the end....youd have to swap to a fretless bass to
that good John Deacon sliding sound.
For the most precise Queen sound i suggest the guitarist uses a
sixpence for a pick!
The Bass version will be available soon as soon as i tab it out!
thanks and enjoy!
1) MUSTAFA...
lyrics : Ibrahim, Ibrahim
a la la la la, we will pray for you...
HIT IT!
2) BOHEMIAN RHAPHSODY
w/ heavy distortion
b|-----|--------------------------------------------
e|-----|--------------------------------------------
G|-----|--------------------------------------------
D|-8\--|-------------------------------------------- bass is actually
A|-8\--|-6---------------3-5-6---6-------------3---- in unison here...
E|-6\--|-----3---4---6---------------3---4---6---6--
>
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
A|-------3---4---6-----------8-------------5----|
E|---6---------------3-5-6-------5---6---8---8--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------8--8----------------------6v-------------8--8--8--------------|
|8-----8--8--8---8---6-8-6------------8----8----8--8--8--6-----------|
|8-----6--6--8-------------8----------8----8----6--6--6--6-----------|
|6-----6--6--6---------------9--------6----6-------------4----4--3--1|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-3---------------|
|-3---3h5--3------|
|-1-----------5-3-|
|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|------3-----------------------3---------3--|
|------3--------3-5p3----------3---------3--|
|------1----4h5-------5p3------1---------1--|
|-1-----------------------1---------1-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6---------------3-5-6---6-------------3-------6---------------3-5-6|
|-----3---4---6---------------3---4---6---6---------3---4---6--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------5-7-8---7-8-10---8-10-11---------------|
|-8---------------5-7-8------------------------------------------|
|-----5---6---8-------------------------------------7----4----6~~|
segue into KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE
3) KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE
w/ Flanger or delay...(original recording used delay)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-slide down-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|(11-11-11)-3111x11-111-111-1111111-1111-x1-1111111-1111111-1111111/55555555-|
\ \
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------7b8-7---8r7p5---7--5--------------|
|-------------------------7b9-7---9r7p5---7--6---7p5---5-7--|
|---------------------------------------------------7-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-55555-5-55555-5555555x55----------------------------------|
* bass can keep picking As while guitar shreds...use flanger!
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-b8-7---8r7p5---7--5---------------0x7b8-7---8r7p5------5-------------|
|-b9-7---9r7p5---7--6-----------------7b9-7---9r7p5---7--6-------------|
|--------------7-------7p5---5-7--------------------7---------7p5---5-7|
|-------------------------7--------------------------------------7-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|7b8-7---8r7p5---7--5---------------7b8-7---8r7p5---7--5-------------5b|
|7b9-7---9r7p5---7--6---------------7b9-7---9r7p5---7--6-------------5b|
|--------------7--------7p5---5-7-----------------7--------7p5---5-7---|
|--------------------------7----------------------------------7--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-5-7b8-7---8r7---7--5--------------------5---1--|
|-5-7b9-7---9r7---7--6---------5-7--------3---2--|
|--------------07--------7p5---5-7----5---5---3--|
|---------------------------7---------3---3---3--|
|-------------------------------------3-------1--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------6---------------------|
|-------------------------6-------5--5\---------------4---------------------|
|---------------5----5----6---6---5-----------5---5-/-6---------------------|
|---------------3------3--4---6---3-----------3---3-/-4---------------------|
|-1-111........-3------3------4--------1-1...-3---------4-44...-5....-------|
chorus
"keep yourself alive"
|D A D C# B G A A D
fill over chorus' chords
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-7--8--9-/12--12----------12---12h14p12----12--|
|--------------------12h14---------------14-----|
|-----------------------------------------------|
lots of muted As
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-b8-7---8r7p5---7--5-----------------7b8-7---8r7p5---7--5---------------|
|-b9-7---9r7p5---7--6-----------------7b9-7---9r7p5---7--6---------------|
|--------------7-------7p5---5-7--------------------7---------7p5---5-7--|
|-------------------------7--------------------------------------7-------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7h8---8-8-7-5---5----7h8---8-8-7-5-----5----7h8---8-8---8/10-10---10-10--|
|-7h9---9-9-7-6---6----7h9---9-9-7-5h6---6----7h9---9-9---9/11-11---11-11--|
|-----------------7----7-----------------7----7-----7-7---7----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|/12---12-12-12-12-/14\---7b8-7---8r7p5---7--5----------------------|
|/12---12-12-12-12-/14\---7b9-7---9r7p5---7--6---------5-7--/10-----|
|/12---12-12-12-12-/14\-----------------7--------7p5---5-7--/10-----|
|---------------------------------------------------7--3-5--/8------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------5---6---6-4----------1----------5---5-6----6-4-------|
|----------3-2---5---6---6-5---5-5----2----------5---5-6----6-5---6---|
|----------3-3---5---6---6-6---6-5----3----------5---5-6----6-6---7---|
|----------------3---4---4-6---6-3----3----------3---3-4----4-6---7---|
|-1-111...1----------------4----------1-/5-555...-------------4---5---|
fill
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-5h7---5----------------|
|--------7\6---3-----5\--|
|----------------5-------|
chorus
D (G) D A D F# B G A A E ~~~
>
FILL
|-----------------|
|-------14b15-14--|
|-------14b16-14--| 'do you think you're better..?'
|-----------------|
|-0---0-----------|
|-----------------|
|right guitar
|----------------------------14-15-16-b17vv--|
|----------------14-15-16-17-----------------|
|-------13-14-16-----------------------------|
|-14-16--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|left guitar
|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------12-13-b14vv--|
|-------------------11-12-13-14--------------| TAKE YOUR
|----------11-12-14--------------------------| PICK IF USING
|-11-12-14-----------------------------------| ONE GUITAR
|--------------------------------------------|
|middle guitar
|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------14-15-16-b17vv--|
|----------------13-14-15-16-----------------|
|----------14-16-----------------------------|
|-14-16-17-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
CHORUS AGAIN
D (G) D A D F# B G A A D
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-7--8--9/12--12---------12---12h14p12----12--|
|------------------12h14---------------14-----|
|---------------------------------------------|
segue into I WANT TO BREAK FREE
4) I WANT TO BREAK FREE
w/ clean sound plus a little muting...
mainly E and A with some Bs here and there...
solo*
* Extreme didnt do the actual solo, but my band does.
w/ some sort of auto wah or envelope filter sound...
|-----------------------------|
|---------7---9---9b_10r_9\5--|
|-----9-----------------------|
|-9---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------7---9---9b10r9--------9b10r9-------------|
|-----9-------------------9------------9-----------|
|-9-------------------------9------------9p7-6_\2--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/e/extreme/38510.html ]
|------------------------------------------|
|-/14_b_15r14------------------------------|
|--------------14--------------------------|
|-----------------14-12-11b12r11-----------|
|----------------------------------12------|
|--------------------------------------12--|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-2/14b_15_r14b15r14---------9__b10rbr9----------------|
|--------------------14-----------------9--------------|
|-----------------------14-----------------9--7--6_br\3|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------____--------___---------------------------------|
|7b_9r_7_\tr\4----/9__brbr-----9__brb----9brb-------------------------|
|-------------------------9----------9-------9------------------------|
|---------------------------9----------9-------9-6-6-7__brbrp6--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------7------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------7-5-4|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-5b7__r5p2p0-----------------|
|-------------2p0-------------|
|-----------------3p0\\\trem--|
segue into FAT BOTTOM GIRLS
5) FAT BOTTOM GIRLS
lyrics : Oh you gonna take me home tonight
Oh down beside your red fine light
Oh you gonna let it all hang out
Fat bottom girls you make the rockin world go round...
6)BICYCLE RACE
from verse (no tab available)
7) ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST
w/ slight distorion
e--1~~--------------1-|:-x-x--1--1--x-x--1--1-:|----------|
b--1~~--------------1-|:-x-x--1--1--x-x--1--1-:|----------|
g--1~~--------------1-|:-x-x--1--1--x-x--1--1-:|----------|
d---------6---3-------|:----------------------:|--6---3---|
a---------6---3-------|:----------------------:|--6---3---|
e---------4---1-------|:----------------------:|--4---1---|
e--x-x--1--1--1-1-1-1---4--x--x-x--6\-|
b--x-x--1--1--1-1-1-1---4--x--x-x--6\-|
g--x-x--1--1--1-1-1-1---4--x--x-x--6\-|
d-------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------|
8) WE WILL ROCK YOU
w/ medium distorion
------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
-5-------222---2xx--2--2-214---h15--1514--|--1414h1515p1415p141514--14--
-5-------222---2xx--2--2-214--------1414--|--1414---14---14---1414------
-5-------222---2xx-22--2-214-14h16--1614--|----14h1616p1416p141614------
-3-------000---0xx-00--0-0-0-------0------|-0---0---------0------0------
--------------3---2-----3-----------------|-----------------------------
-1715--14--------------------------------------------14----------
-----------17--1514--15---1514--------17--1714-17b19---1714------
---------------1414--14-------1614------14-(14)------------171614
(14)-14--14--14----1616--------(14)-14-----(14)------------------
(-0)------------------0------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------|--------------------------|----|
-14-15p1415141414--|-14-15p1415141414-15--14--|----|
-14-14---14141414--|-14-14---14141414-14--14--|-0/-|
-14-16p1416141414--|-14-16p1416141414-16--14--|-/0-|
------------0-0-0--|0-0---------0-0-0--0--0---|----|
-------------------|--------------------------| 2X |
9) STONE COLD CRAZY
w/heavy distortion
|-----------------------------|----|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----|----------------------------------|
|--------3--------------------|-0/-|----------------------------------|
|--------3--------------------|-/0-|--3555530-------------------------|
|--------1--------1333-2-3-4-5|----|---------1--------1333-2-3-4-5----|
|-1333331-----1333------------|----|--------------1333------------3\--|
*-------------------------|
*-------------------------|
*---------3555-4-5-6-7----|
*-----3555------------5\--|
*-3535--------------------|
*-------------------------|
two guitars/riff B
|----------------|
|-5----5p3---5---|
|-5----5p3---5---|
|-5----5p3---5---| 'stone cold crazy, y'know!'
|-3----3-----3---|
|----------------|
>
*here is where gary cherone does a typical 'call and echo' with the crowd
(of 300000!!!)...freddie used to do these lots...just use a standard 4/4
drum beat and let loose!
then segue into RADIO GA GA OR:
10) WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS*
* it's supposed to be RADIO GA GA but our band prefers
to finish off on champions.
use chords instead of piano
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------8-----9-----|-8-----11-9--------|
|-8---8---8-----8---|---8--------8------|
|---8-------8-----8-|--------------8-10-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------------------1--------------------------------|
|-8---6---------------------------1-1---1-------------6\-----------|
|-8---7---3-\-----3-------5-\-----2-----2---2-----7---7\---3---3-\-|
|-8---8---5-\-3---3-------5-\-3---------2---2-----7---7\---3---5-\-|
|-6---5---3-\-3---1-------3-\-3---------0---0---0-5---5\---1---3-\-|
|-------------1---------------1-------3----------------------------|
|-----1-----------------------------|
|-1-----1---------1---------3-------|
|-2-----2-----2---2-----3---3-------|
|-3-----3-----2---2-----3---3-------|
|-3-----------0---0---0-1---1-0-----|
|-1-------1-3-------------------3-2-|
|-3---3---3-------------------------------1--------1--------------------------|
|-3---3---3-5---5-------3-----------------1-1----------1------6-4-------6-----|
|-3---3---3-5---5---3---3-----------------2---2-3----3----5-------5-------7---|
|-5---5---5-5---5---3---3---------5-\-3---------1---------6-----------------9-|
|-5---5---5-3---3---1---1---4-7-------3---------1---------6---------8---------|
|-3---3---3-3---3---------------------1---------3---------4---------6---------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-10-10-------|
|--8--8-------|
|-10-10--\3---|
|--8--8---1---|
|right guitar
|----------------|----------------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-------------8--------|----------------|------------------|
|------------10--|----------------------|-----------10---|------------------|
|--10---8--------|--------12-8---8-12-8-|--------12-----8|-10---12----------|
|---------10-----|----------------------|----------------|-----------10-----|
|----------------|----------------------|----------------|------------------|
|left guitar | | | |
|----------------|----------------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|----------------|-----8-------10\--|
|-------8--------|----10---8----12------|-----10p8-------|--------12-8------|
|---------10-----|-----------10---------|-8--------8h10--|------------------|
|-8--------------|-8--------------------|----------------|-8----------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|---------8---9-----|-8---8-11-9---------|
|-----8-----8---8---|------------8-------|
|---8-------------8-|---8----------8-10--|
|-6-----------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|------1---------------------------------------1----------------------------|
|------1---------1-----6---6\------------------1-----1----------------------|
|------2-----2---2-----7---7\--3-3---5-5-\-----2-2---2---2---3----3---------|
|------------2---2-----7---7\--3-3---5-5-\-3-----3---2---2---3----3---------|
|-(3)--------0---0---0-5---5\--1-1---3-3-\-3-----3---0---0---1----1-0-------|
|-(1)----1-3-------------------------------1-----1-3------------------3-2---|
|-------------3----------------------------|
|-------------3---5---5--------------------|
|-----2-0-----3---5---5--------------------|
|-1-0-----5-------5---5---------------5-\--|
|---------5-------3---3---1-----4-7--------|
|---------3-------3---3--------------------|
riff A (3)
|---------|
|--8--8---|
|-10-10---|
|--8--8---|
|-10-10---|
|--8--8---|
the solos (midle guitar):
|--------------------------------||----------------------------------------|
|-b11-b11-b11-b13-r11-8----------||----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------9--------||-17b19-b19-14--17b19--------------------|
|-------------------------10-----||---------------------b19-17-15----------|
|----------------------------8---||-------------------------------17-15--\-|
|--------------------------------||----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------12-14-15-/17-----|
|-12---h13r12p10h12---------------------|
|-----------------------------------15\-|
|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15---17---18-17---15-\5---10----------10\0--------10\---------10-----10-10--|
|-------------------------------8/10---------/10-------/10-10------10---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-13b15---b15--b15---13b15--r13p11-10------|
|-------------------------------------12-\-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------17b18-17-18-15b17--b17r15p13--15b17--b17r15p13--15b17--b17r15p13--|
|-8/15-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15b16--b16r15p13--20b22--20-18-17-----------------|
|-----------------------------------20-18-20--------|
|-------------------------------------------19-17\--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
LOTS OF NOISE ON LAST CHORD...E perhaps?
11) BOHEMIAN RHAPHSODY REPRISE...
lyric: 'anyway the wind blows...'
Huge E chord to finish...
re-arranged by David Musgrave
any comments or chat etc:
david_musgrave18@hotmail.com
bass version on its way!
15th march 2001
