Queen - We are the champions
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Queen – We Are the Champions (with bass guitar and piano incorporated)
Standard tuning
Arranged by: Daniel Paul
[Verse 1] - piano, key: Eb
Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm Bb
e|-----------------------------8----------------------8-----------------------------------------|
B|-8----8------6-6-------------8------6-6--------8----8-----6-6~------------8------6-6----------|
G|-8----8------7-7--0---7-8----8------7-7--0-7---8----8-----7-7~----0-7-8-----8----7-7--0-----7-|
D|--10---10------8----8----10---10------8---------10---10---8-8~---------10----10--8-8-----8----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----8----8-6------------8--(8)--8-6-----6---------8----8-6------------8-(8)----6--------------|
Eb Ab Eb Ab Eb Eb/D C F Bb
e|---------4---------------6-4----------------------|
B|----8-----4-4--------8------4~--4-----------------|
G|---8-8----5-5---5---8-8--------5--------(3\1)---3-|
D|--8---8---6-6--6---8---8------6----8--8--5\3-3--3-|
A|-6-----------(6)--6----------------6--5--3\1-3--1-|
E|-------------------------4-------------------1----|
[Key Change] - vocals and guitar
Bb Ab C#m Ddim C7
e|---------------4-----------------8----------------------|
B|---------------4-----5-----6-----8----------------------| transition using C7
G|-PM…………………………--5-----6-----7-----9----------------------| because it's the 5th of F
D|-(3-3-3-3-3-3)-6-(8)-6-(8)-6-(8)-8----------------------| it pulls the whole song up one step
A|--1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------10---------------------|
E|---------------------------------8----------------------|
[Chorus 1] - key: F
F Am Dm Bb C/G
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------6-6-(6)\3-------|
G|-2----2-----5-----5------7---7-7-(7)\4-3---5-|
D|-3----3-----7-----7------7---7-7-(7)\4-3---5-|
A|-3----3-----7-----7------5---5-5-(5)\2-1---3-|
E|-1----1-0-3-5-----5----5-------------------3-|
F Am Bb F#dim7
e|------------------5----------------------------|
B|------------------5--------------------1-------|
G|-2----2-----5-----5------7-----7-------2---2---|
D|-3----3-----7-----7------8-----8-------1---0-0-|
A|-3----3-----7----7~----7-8-----8---------------|
E|-1----1-1-3-5----5~----5-6-----6-5-3-2---------|
Gm C Bbm C13b9/E Edim/G
e|------------3-----------------------------------------------|
B|------------3----5-----5~-----/8--------------(10)----------| this part switches back and forth
G|-3-----3----3----5-----5~-----/8-6-----6------(9)-(9)-------| from F major to F Aeolian (Ab)
D|-5-----5----5----5-----5~-----/8-8-----8------(8)-(8)-------|
A|-5-----5----5----3-----3~-----/6-8-----8-------7---10----\3-|
E|-3-----3----3----3----------5----6-----6----9---------------|
F Gm#5 Ab Bb Cm11
e|-------1--------1------------------------------------------------------------------| transition using Cm11
B|-------1---------4-1----6-4-----6---(10)-(10)-(10)~--------------------------------| which is the 3rd of Ab
G|-2-----------3-3-----5-5---5-7---8---10---10---10~---------------------------------|
D|-3-----------1-------6-------8-8--10-8----8----8~----------------------------------|
A|-3-----------x-------6-------8-------10---10---10~-\(8)\3--------------------------|
E|-1-----------3-------4-------6-------8----8—---8~----------------------------------|
[Interlude] - piano, key: Eb
Fm Gm7/F Fm Gm7/F Fm C7sus2
e|-----1-------------1--------1-----1-1------------1-------------------|
B|-----1-------3------3--1----1-----3-3------------1---1----(3)--------|
G|-----1-1-----3---3---3-1----1-----3-3-----3-1----1--------(3)--0---7-|
D|------(3)-3--5-5---------3----3---5-5---5----3-----3-----5-5-----8---|
A|-3--------3--------------------3-------------------------3-3~--------|
E|-1-----------1---------1--1-----1-----------1--1-----1---------------|
[Verse 2] – piano, key: Eb
Cm Bb/G Cm Bb/G Cm Bb/G Cm Bb/G
e|------8-----------------------8----------------------------------------------8------------------|
B|------8------6-6--------------8------6-6--------------8------6--6-------8----8------------------|
G|-8----8------7-7--0---7--8----8------7-7----0-7-8------8-----7--7-0---7-8----8-8----7-----0---7-|
D|--10----10-8-8-8----8-----10----10-8-8-8----------10----10-8-8--8-----8--10----------8------8---|
A|-------------10----------------------10---------10--10-------10-10--------------10---10-10------|
E|-8--(8)---8--------------8--(8)-----------------8-----------------------8-(8)-------------------|
Eb Abadd2 Eb Ab Eb Eb/D C F Bb
e|-----6----4---------------------6-4-----------------------|
B|-------8---4-4--------8---8--8--4-4-4---4-----------------|
G|---8~---8--5-5-----5---8--------5-5--3-5~------(3)\(1)--3-|
D|--8--8(8)--8-8---6------8(8)8---6-6--6-5~-8--8--5-\-3-3-3-|
A|-6-------------------6--------------------6--5--3-\-1-3-1-|
E|-----------4-4------------------4---------------------1---|
[Key Change] - vocals and guitar
Bb Ab C#m Ddim C7
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-PM………………………-------------------5---------------------|
D|(3-3-3-3-3-3)-1-----2-----3----5---------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-----4-----5----3---------------------|
E|--------------4-(6)-4-(6)-4-(6)----------------------|
[Chorus 2] - key: F
F Am Dm Bb C
e|----1------5---8-5------10------10-------------|
B|----1------5---5-5------10---10-10-------------|
G|-2~-2------5---5-5------10---10-10-10\7--------|
D|-3~--------7-----7----7-12------12-12\9-8---10-|
A|-3~--------7-----7----7-12------12-12\9-8---10-|
E|-1~----1-3-5-----5----5-10-10---10-10\7-6---8--|
F Am Bb F#dim7 Gm Gm7 C7 Bbm C13b9/E Edim/G
e|-----1----------5---5------10----------------|-------3--------------3------6--8--9--8---------------|
B|-----1----------5h6-5-5----11--------1-------|-------3--------5-----5~--/8-6--6--------11-----------|
G|--2--2------5---5---5-5--7-10--------2---2---|-3-----3--------3-----3~--/8-6--6---------------------|
D|--3~--------7----------7-8-----------1-----0-|-5-----3--------5------5-5/8-8--8---------------------|
A|--3~--------7----------7-8-----0-------------|-5-----5-5-5----3------3-3/6-8--8-----7v—10v----\3----|
E|--1~----1-3-5----------5-6-------3-2-------2-|-3-----3-3-3----3------3-3---6--6--9------------------|
F Gm#5 Ab Bb Cm11
e|-------1--------1---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1---------4-1---6-6~-6-4-----6-6-6-6----(10-10-10)~----------|
G|-2-----------3-3-----5-5-5~-5--5--7-7-7-7-8-----10-10-10~-----------|
D|-3-----------1-------6-6-6~-6-----8-8-8-8-8-----8--8--8~------------|
A|-3-----------x-------6-6-6~-6-----8-8-8-8-8-----10-10-10~-\3--------|
E|-1-----------3-------4-4-4~-4-----6-6-6-6-6-----8--8—-8~------------|
[Chorus 3] – key: F
F Am Dm Bb C F Am Bb F#dim7
e|----1-------5------5----------------------------------|----1-1--------5----------10-10-10-10-------------|
B|----1---1---5--5h6-5---------6-6-6-6-6\3--------------|----1-1--------5----------11-11-11-11-------------|
G|-2--2-2-2---5--5---5-----7---7-7-7-7-7\4-3--3--5--5\3-|-2--2-2-----5--5--5---5-7-10-10-10-10----------2--|
D|-3----3-----7--7---7-----7---7-7-7-7-7\4-3--3--5--5\3-|-3----3-----7-----7---7-8------------------1-0--5-|
A|-3----3-----7------7-----5---------5-5\2-1--1--3--3\1-|-3----3-----7-----7---7-8-------------0-----------|
E|-1----1-----5------5-8-5------------------------------|-1----1-1-3-5-----5-5-5-6--------------3-2--------|
Gm C7 Bbm C13b9/E Edim/G
e|------------3-------------------------------------------|
B|------------3----5~-------/8--------------(10)----------|
G|-3-----3----3----3~-------/8-6-----6------(9)-(9)-------|
D|-5-----5----5----5~-------/8-8-----8------(8)-(8)-------|
A|-5-----5----5----3-----3--/6-8-----8-------7---10----\3-|
E|-3-----3----3----3-----6-----6-----6----9---------------|
F Gm#5 Ab Bb Cm11
e|-------1--------1------------------------------------|
B|-------1---------4-1-----6-4------6---(10-10-10)-----|
G|2------------3-------5--5---5-7----8~--10-10-10~-----| end
D|3------3-----1-------6-6------8--8-----8--8--8~------|
A|3----3-------x-------6--------8--------10-10-10~-----|
E|1------------3-------4--------6--------8--8—-8~------|
[Solo 1] - during key change
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-13bv-13bv-13bv-15bvrp12-------|
D|------------------------14-----|
A|--------------------------15---|
E|----------------------------13-|
[Solo 2] - during chorus 2
e|-------10-------10-------------------------------------|
B|-13bv----10-13bv—13p10---------------------------------|
G|----------------------12b-12p10------------------------|
D|-------------------------------12-10-10--10~--\(3)-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
[Solo 3] - during chorus 2
e|----------------------------------6--8--9--8--------------|
B|------------8-10-11~---------------------------11---------|
G|7—h8p7p5h7~-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------10----(10)\-------------------------|
A|------------------------------x-\----------7v--10v-\3-----|
E|------------------------------x-\-------9-----------------|
[Solo 4] - during chorus 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------8-------|
G|-3/5--10-3/5--10\-3/5--10\-3/5-5----5-5--5-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
[Solo 5] - during chorus 3
e|----10-10---------------------|
B|-13b------13b--r13p11-10------|
G|------------------------12-\7-|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
[Solo 6] - during chorus 3
e|-3/15-17b---17---pre17b--pre15b—pre15brp13---|
B|--------½-------------½-----x----------------|
G|---------------------------x-----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
[Solo 7] - during chorus 3
e|-pre15b--pre15brp13-pre15b-pre15b--rp13-pre15b--pre15b-pre15b-rp13-pre20br-20-19-18----------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------½-------½------½----------------------pre20b-20-18----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------½------19-17-17~-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| PM = palm mute
| ~ = let note ring
| b = full step bend
| b¼ = quarter step bend
| b½ = half step bend
| pre = bend note before striking
| ½pre = bend one half step before striking
| brp = bend, release bend, then pull off
| r = reverse bend
| p = pull off
| h = hammer on
| v = vibrato
| / = slide up
| \ = slidedown
| () = notes inside parenthesis are ghost notes
| harm = pitch harmonic
| rake = mute the notes above and in one motion strike the unmuted note
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