Transcription of John Deacon's bass line on "Radio Ga ga" From the isolated bass recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vw4NTm6ijyY Radio... G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------8/10\8----------------------------| A|-------------------------------------8---------------------1-------------| E|-1-------------3--------15\----6---------------------3--------1-1--1--1-1| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------3/5\3--------3--------------5----/10\------------------| A|----------------3--------3----3-3---------------------------1-1---1--1-1-| E|-1-1---1--1-1--------------1------3-3---3--3-3---------------------------| Radio... G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-------------------1----------| E|-3-3---3--3-3---------1-1/13--| [Verse 1] I'd sit alone... G|-----------------------------------------3/5-3-3/5-3---------------------| D|-----------3-------5/7\5----5-3--------3--------------5--------3---------| A|----------3-3----5--------------5-1----------------------5----3-3--1-----| E|1--1-1--------3--------------------------------------------3----------1-1| You gave them all... G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------8/12---------5----------------------| A|------------------------------------8------------------------1-----------| E|1--1-1--1--1-1--3--3-3--3--3-3--3/6--------6--------------------1-1---1--| So don't become... G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------3/6----------3-6----6-6------------------------------------| A|-------------------------3-6-----------6--------------2--2-2--2-4-5-5-4-2--| E|1--1-1--1--1-1---------4----------------6~~~~/10\6-------------------------| [Pre-Chorus] You had your time... G|------------------------------------------------| D|-------5/10~~~~10\------------------------------| A|\3--3-------------3---3-3---3---3-3---1---------| E|-----------------------------------------1-1--1-| [Chorus] G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|/6----1--------------------------/6---------------------| E|---------1-1--/6--1-1--/6--1-1---------6--1-1--/6--1-1--| Radio what's new... [Break] along with bass drum G|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------------------| D|-------8/10\8--10--12~~~/----------------------| D|--------------------| A|-/6-----------------------3---3-3---3---3-3--\-| A|--------------------| E|----------------------------------------------1| E|--------1-1----1-1--| We watch the shows... G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------5/7\5------------/12~~~~~--------------------------| A|--------------------------5-------5---------8-------------------1--------------| E|1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-2-3------------3--3-6------------10\3--3-3-----1-1--1-1-1-1| Let's hope you never... G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------3h5-3-3---3-6~~~~6-3----------------8/12---------9/12--| A|--------3--------------------5-2--------------------------------| E|1--1-1--------------------------4---4-6--6-6---------7----------| [Pre-Chorus] G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|\3---3-3---3---3-3---3---3-3---3---3-3---1-------| E|--------------------------------------------1-1--| [Chorus] This time you start playing in the 2nd half of the chorus G|--8/10-8--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------8--10--12--10--12--10--\3---------------| A|-6--------6-------------------/6--------------------------------------------| E|------------6--1-1--/6--1-1------------------------------------1-1--1--1-1--| Radio gaga... G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------1--------| E|1-1--1--1-1----3-3--3--3-3----6-6--6--6-6----6\-3-3--3--3-3------1-1---| [Guitar solo] G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------9-10-9---| D|-----------------------------6-3----------------------------------9-10-12------12\| A|--------------------------------5-2-----------------------------------------------| E|1-1--1--1-1----3-3--3--3-3---------4-6-6--6--6-6----7-7--7--7-7-------------------| You had your time... G|-----------------------5------5----------------| D|----------------------5-5----5---5-------------| The isolated bass ends here A|3-----3-3--3--3-3--------3--------3-1----------| The album version fades E|---------------------------------------1-1----1| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-3-3--3--3-3-----------------------------------6-3---------3-6-3------------------| A|--------------3-----------------------------------5-2---2-5-----5-----------------| E|---------------1-1--1--1-1--1-2-3-3-3--3--3-3--------4-4---------4-6-6--6--6-6----| G|-------------------------------------------------------5---5-----5---5--| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------3-4-5-5--5--5-2----3-3---3---3-3---3----| E|6-6--6--6-6----5-6-7-7--7--7-7------------------------------------------| ************************************ | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | h Hammer-on ************************************