Queen - Killer queen
bassver. 4
chords ver. 1
chords ver. 2
chords ver. 3
chords ver. 4
tabs ver. 1
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bass ver. 1
bass ver. 2
bass ver. 3
drum ver. 1
ukulele ver. 1
ukulele ver. 2
ukulele ver. 3
Autoscroll
1 Column
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Transpose 0
Tuning: E A D G
KILLER QUEEN (Bassline)
As recorded by Queen
(From the 1974 Album SHEER HEART ATTACK)
Words and Music by Freddie Mercury
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Deacon - Bass'
[Intro] [1st Verse]
Q=118(8=s8/shuffle feel)
4/4
Gtr I
|-3--|
Wx2 Wx3 H E E +E E E Q Q Q. E
G|------------||------------|------5-3-(3)-----|---------------|
D|------------||------------|--------------5-3-|---------------|
A|------------||------------|------------------|-6--6--5----5--|
E|------------||------------|------------------|---------------|
2/4 4/4
|-3-|
q E E q q q q q E E q E E H. E E E Q. E Q. E
G|--------------|--------------|--------|---------------|-------------------|
D|--------------|--------------|-8--8---|-8-------------|-------------------|
A|-4--4-x-------|------------8-|------8-|---------6-8-9-|-10----10----------|
E|--------4--4--|-4--4--6--6---|--------|---------------|----------8----8---|
[Chorus]
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
G|---------------|----------------||---------------|----------------|
D|-8----8--------|--------5---3---||-------------3-|-5----3------3--|
A|--------6----6-|-5----5---------||--------5------|--------5-------|
E|---------------|----------------||-6----6--------|----------------|
Q. E Q E E q q q Q E Q. +Q Q Q. E Q. E
G|---------------|--------------|-12-10----(10)-----|----------------|
D|-5----3-7------|-5--7--9--10--|-------------------|-7----7---------|
A|-----------5-3-|--------------|-------------------|--------5----5--|
E|---------------|--------------|-------------------|----------------|
Q. E H e Q. +Q. E W H Q Q Q. E Q Q
G|-------------|-5-3----(3)-----|----------|---------10\--|-----------------|
D|-5----5------|----------------|----------|--------------|-----------------|
A|--------3----|----------------|----------|--------------|--------1--3/----|
E|-------------|----------------|----------|--------------|-1----1----------|
[2nd Verse]
|-3--|
Q. E E E E E E +W +H. Q W
G|--------------------||-------------|--------------|------|
D|------------10-8-10-||-(10)--------|-(10)---------|------|
A|-8--------8---------||-------------|--------------|------|
E|--------------------||-------------|--------------|-8----|
|-3--|
+Q Q a E E +E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E q q q q q E E
G|---------3h5-3-(3)-----|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-------------------5-3-|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-----------------------|-6---6--5---5--|-4---4-4-------|------------8--|
E|-(8)-------------------|---------------|---------4--4--|-4--4--6--6----|
2/4 4/4
|--3--| |-3--| |-3-|
Q E E H. Q Q. E Q Q Q Q E E H E E E E E E q q
G|--------|------------|--------------|--------------|-11S10S8S7S5S4S0------||
D|-8--8---|-8----------|-5----5-------|-8-5-6--------|------------------3---||
A|------8-|------------|--------3-----|-------8-6----|----------------------||
E|--------|------------|--------------|--------------|----------------------||
[Chorus]
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E
G|---------------|---------------|-----------7-5-|
D|-------------3-|-5----3------3-|-5----3-7------|
A|--------5------|--------5------|---------------|
E|-6----6--------|---------------|---------------|
q q q Q E Q. +Q Q
G|--------------|-12-10----(10)-------||
D|-5--7--9--10--|---------------------||
A|--------------|---------------------||
E|--------------|---------------------||
[Guitar Solo]
Q. E H Q. E Q Q Q E E H Q. E Q e E
G|-------------|-----------7--|-------------|----------------|
D|-7----7------|-7----7-------|-5----5------|-5----5---------|
A|--------5----|--------5-----|--------3----|--------3-------|
E|-------------|--------------|-------------|-----------1-1--|
+Q H E E +Q H e E +Q Q H Wx3
G|---------------|-----------10-10-|-(10)----------|--------|
D|---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
A|-----------8-8-|-(8)-------------|---------------|--------|
E|-(1)-----------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
|-3--|
H a E E +E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E q q q q q E E
G|------3h5-3-(3)-----|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------5-3-|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|--------------------|-6---6--5---5--|-4---4-x-------|------------8--|
E|--------------------|---------------|---------4--4--|-4--4--6--6----|
2/4 4/4
q E E W E E E E E E E E H. Q
G|--------|----------|-----------------|-------------||
D|-8--8---|-8--------|-8---8-8-8---8---|-8-----------||
A|------8-|----------|---------------8-|-------------||
E|--------|----------|-----------------|-------------||
[3rd Verse]
|-3--| |-3--|
Q E E Q. E Q E E Q Q E E +E E E H E E +E E E Q. E
G|---------------|--------------|------------------|---------------------|
D|-5----5--------|-5----5-------|-8-5-(5)-6--------|-8-5-(5)-6-----------|
A|----5---3----3-|----5---3-----|-----------8-6----|-----------8-6----6--|
E|---------------|--------------|------------------|---------------------|
|--3--| |--3--|
Q E E q q H a E E E E E E
G|--------------|------9s10-10-10-10-10-10\-|
D|--------5--3--|---------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-------|---------------------------|
E|--------------|-6-------------------------|
2/4 4/4
|--3--| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-|
H E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|------|-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------||
D|------|-----------------------8-10-8-7---||
A|------|--------------------------------8-||
E|-6----|----------------------------------||
[Chorus]
q E E q e E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E q q q Q
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-------------3-|-5----3------3-|-5----3-7------|-5--7--9--10---|
A|--------5--5---|--------5------|---------------|---------------|
E|-6--6-6--------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E Q. +Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E H E Q. +H
G|-12-10----(10)-----|--------------|-------------|-5-3----(3)----||
D|-------------------|-7----7-------|-5----5------|---------------||
A|-------------------|--------5-----|--------3----|---------------||
E|-------------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||
[Outro]
H Q Q Q. E E E E E Q. E Q q Q. E E E e E
G|---------10\--|----------------|--------------|-------------8-8--|
D|--------------|----------------|--------------|---------8-8------|
A|--------------|--------1-1-3-3-|--------1--3--|-/8----8----------|
E|--------------|-1----1---------|-1----1-------|------------------|
+E E e E +Q e E +Q e E +Q e E +Q e E +Q e E
G|-(8)-8----------8-8-|-(8)-----------8-8-|-(8)-----------8-8-|
D|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------6-6-(6)------|------6-6-(6)------|------6-6-(6)------|
E|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|--3--| |--3--|
+E E e E +E E e E +E E E E E +E E E E E
G|-(8)---15-15-(15)-15-------|---------15----15-(15)-15-15----15-|
D|---------------------13-13-|-(13)-13----13---------------13----|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--|
+E E E E E +E E E E E 5x
G||--(15)-15-15----15-(15)-15-15----15---||
D||o------------13---------------13-----o||
A||o------------------------------------o||
E||--------------------------------------||
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
| h - hammer-on
| s - legato slide
| x - muted
| |-3-| - triplet
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