Subject: BASS TAB + CHORDS: Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
From: [email-masked]

Well... I've been taking so much tablature and information from this newsgroup
that I thought I'd better repay the favour. I hope this bass transcription is o
f some use to at least somebody in the world and I guess some guitarists may be
able to use the names of the chords given. If this is of any use to you, please
 post a reply either to the newsgroup as an article or E-Mail me personally, I
really would appreciate any sensible comments. Also, if antbody else wants some
 more Queen transcriptions, I may be able to help. Look forward to hearing from
 people,

Cheers!

Alex Petrie. [email-masked]
 
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen (Words and Music By F. Mercury) 1975
 
Is this the real life etc..
Bb6                           C7   F7   Bb   Gm7  Bb7  Eb Ab/Eb Eb  Cm7  F7
---------------------------|-----|----|----|----|----|------------|----|----|
---------------------------|-----|----|----|----|----|------------|----|----|
---------------------------|-----|----|----|----|----|------------|----|----|
---------------------------|-----|----|----|----|----|------------|----|----|
 
Easy come...                        Doesn't really matter to me,        to__
Cb Bb A Bb   Cb Bb A Bb   Eb Bb/D   Edim/Db        F7/C
-----------|------------|---------|-------------------------|------------------
-----------|------------|---------|-------------------------|------------------
-----------|------------|---------|-------------------------|------------------
-----------|------------|---------|-------------------------|------------------
 
me.          Ma-ma      just killed a man,     put a gun against..  pulled my
Bb6                          Gmadd9                  Cmadd9
------|-----|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
------|-----|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
------|-----|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
6-----|6----|6--------------|3----------------------|8------------------------|
 
trigger, now he's dead.            Ma-ma     Life had  just begun         but
Cm                F7 _-_  ..sl..   Bb6                 Gmadd9
-------------------10---10------3-|-------------------|----------------------|
----------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
----------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
8---------------------------------|6------------------|3---------------------|
 
now I've gone and thrown it all a-way                     Ma-ma,      oooh,
Cm                Cm/B     Eb/Bb  Am7dim5   Abmaj7  Eb/G  Eb          Bb/D
-------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
-------------------------------|------------------------|-1----------------0-|
3------------------2--------1--|--0---------------------|--------------------|
-------------------------------|---------------4------3-|--------------------|
 
          didn't  mean to make you  cry          if  I'm not back a-gain  this
Cmadd9            Fm           Fm/E Ab/Eb Dm7dim5                    <bar cont.
-----------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------
-----------------|3------------2----1-----0---------|--__-- __-----------------
-3---------------|----------------------------------|-1--------1---1---1-------
-----------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------
 
time  to-mor - ow,   carry on,    carry   on, as if no-thin' really  mat-
Bb7            Eb          Bb/d           Cm       Abm
-------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
------------sl--------------------------|---------------______-----..-----|
1--1--1--1-...-6------------5-----------|-3---------11--      --11.sl.14--|
-------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 -ters
 Eb       Ab/Eb  Eb  Adim/Eb Bb7sus4/Eb  Bb6             Too late,          my
--------|------------------------------|--------|------|----------------------|
-13-----|------------------------------|--------|------|----------------------|
--------|------------------------------|--------|------|----------------------|
--------|------------------------------|--6-----|-6----|-6--------------------|
 
time has come,    sends  shivers down my spine,  bo-dy's  aching all the time
Gmadd9                   Cmadd9                           Cm        <bar cont.
-----------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------
-----------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------
-----------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------
-3---------------------|-8-------------------------------|-8------------------
 
                  Goodbye, everybody,  I've got to go      got to leave you all
   ___     ..     Bb6                       Gmadd9                Cm
10-   -10..sl..3-|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------
-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------
-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|3------------
-----------------|6------------------------|3--------------------|-------------
 
behind and face the truth              Ma-ma,       ooh    <anyway the wind..>
    Cm/B   Eb/Bb Am7dim5  Abmaj7 Eb/Gb Eb            Bd/D  Cmadd9
---------------|----------------------|------------------|--------------------|
---------------|----------------------|------------------|----------------..--|
-----2-------1-|-5----------4------3--|6-------------5---|-3------------3.sl.1|
---------------|----------------------|------------------|--------------------|
 
I don't wanna die,           I  sometimes wish I'd never been born at all
Fm        Fm/E  Ab/Eb Dm7dim5   Bb                        Bb7
------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
-3----------2-----1------0----|-------------------------------------------|
------------------------------|-1    1 1  1   1 1  1 1---1----1--1-1---1--|
------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

 

 
<GUITAR SOLO 1>
Eb   Bb/D    Cmadd9   Fm  Fm/E  Ab/Eb  Dm7dim5  Bb                    Bb7
-----------|--------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
-----------|--------|--3----2------1----0-----|-------------..---8--8-8-------|
6----5---5-|-3------|-------------------------|-1--1-1-1--1.sl.6----------8---|
-----------|--------|-------------------------|-----------------------------6-|

 
Eb          Bb/D         Cmadd9                 Fm  Fm/E Ab/Eb Dm7dim5
------------------------|------------------5---|-----------------------|
------------------------|----------__----5---5-|3-----2-----1-----0----|
6---6---6-6-5--5-5-5--5-|3----3--3-  -3--------|-----------------------|
------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|

                               I see..  of a man     scara-mouche, scara-mouche
Db    Db/C Db/Cb Dm7dim5   A   D/A      A   D#dim/A  A       D       A     D
-------------------------|----|--------------------------|---------------------
-------------------------|-.--|--------------------------|---------------------
4----4--3----2-----1-----|-0--|--------------------------|---------------------
-------------------------|----|--------------------------|---------------------
 
 will you do the   fan-dan-go? Thunderbolt and Light'ning very very fright'ning
 A        D#dim/A  A   D/A A   Db/Ab           Ab         C/G       E7
---------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
---------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
---------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
---------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
 
me.   Ga-li-le-o          Ga-li-le-o, Ga-li-le-o Fi-ga-ro  Magnifi -co oh  oh
A          NC   Ga-li-le-o                                          Cm7 (Harmo-
--------------------|----------|---------------------|------------|------------
--------------------|----------|---------------------|------------|------------
--------------------|----------|---------------------|------------|------------
--------------------|----------|---------------------|------------|------------
 
oh oh  I'm just a poor boy, no - body loves me He's  just a poor   boy  from a
nies)  Cb  Bb     A    Bb   Cb   Bb   A     Bb Ab/Eb Eb    Adim/Eb Eb   Ab/Eb
-----|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|--------
-----|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|--------
-----|--------------------|-------------------|6------6---6---6-----6-|--6---6-
-----|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|--------
 
poor   fa-m-i -ly  spare him his life  from this mon-  stro -si-ty
Eb     Adim/Eb Eb  Ab            Eb/G            F7            Bb   Ab Eb/G
-----------------|------------------------------|------------------|
-----------------|-6-----6----6----5-5--6----5--|------------------|
6-------6------6-|------------------------------|-8--6--5----------|
-----------------|------------------------------|------------8--6--|
 
                 Easy Come,  easy go  will you let me go?    Bis-
Adim/Gb Bb7sus4  Cb   Bb     A    Bb  Cb       Bb     A   NC
---------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
---------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
---------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
---------------|--------------------|------------------------6--|
 
mil  - lah. No    we will not let you   go.Let him go Bis - mil -ah.   We
            Eb    Bb    Eb/Bb Bb7 Eb/B7 Bb Eb
--------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------|
--------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------|
6-----------6-------|-------------------------------|--------6-----------|
--------6-----------|-------------------------------|--6----------6------|
 
Will  not let you go   Let him go.  Bis - mil - lah. We will not let you go
Eb/Bb Bb7 Eb/Bb   Bb   Eb                               Eb/Bb Bb7 Eb/Bb Bb
----------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------
----------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------
----------------------------------|--------6---------|-------------------------
----------------------------------|--6-----------6---|-------------------------
 
Let me go  never, never,never, let me go  oh, oh, oh, oh, no  no  no  no
Bb  (Never) Bb  Bb/Eb Bb7 Eb/Bb Bb    F#7  (Harmonies)    Bm  A   D   Db7
---------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------|
---------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------|
---------|---------------------------|-------------------|--------5---4--|
---------|---------------------------|-------------------|7---5----------|
 
no  no  no.  Oh ma-ma mia, ma-ma mia Ma-ma mi-a   let   me  go.  Be -
Gb  Bb  Eb   NC                      Eb    Ab Eb  Bb7/D Cm  Bb
---------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|
4--------------------|--------------------|6-------------------------|
--------6------------|---------------6--6-|--6-----5-----------------|
----6----------------|--------------------|-------------8---6--------|
 
el-  ze-bub  has a  Devil put a-side for me_____  for     me________ for
Eb      Ab          D7          Gm       Bb7
------------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------|
------------------|-------------5----5--|----------------|----------------|
6----6--6----4----|-5-5---5---5---------|----------------|----------------|
------------------|---------------------|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
 
me__________              <SOLO 2>
                    |T.S| Eb
--------------------|---|-------------|----------------|---------------|
--------------------|12-|-------------|----------------|---------------|
|-tri|-tri-|-tri-|--|8--|-6--------5-6|-6----------5-6-|-6---------5-6-|
6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---|---3-4-6-8---|---3-4--6-8-----|---3-4-6-8-----|
 
              So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye._______
F             Bb                                Eb
-------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
-------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
8------------|---------------------|-------6----6--6--6-6-|-------------------|
--5-6-8-10-8-|-6--6--6-6--6--6--6-6|-6--6----6------------|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|
 
                   So you think you can love me and leave me to   die
 T.S    Db    T.S.  Bb                             Eb             Ab       Gm
|---|--------|---|--------------------|-------------------------|------------|
|-6-|--------|12-|--------------------|-------------------------|------------|
|-8-|---4--4-|-8-|--------------------|------------6--6-6-6-----|------------|
|---|-6------|---|--6--6-6-6--6--6-6-6|-6--6-6-6----------------|-4-4-4--4--3|
 
Oh______________   Ba  -  by,          Can't do this to me  ba  -  by
F                  Bb                  F                    Bb
------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
------------------|1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1-|-------------------|1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1-|
1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1|-------------------|1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1-|-------------------|
 
Just gotta get out,             Just gotta get right out of here
F                  Bb           F              Bb           Eb
-------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
-------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
-------------------1---1--1--1-|---------------1---1--1--1-|6-----------5--6-|
1---1--1--1--1-----------------|1---1--1--1----------------|--3-4-6-8-6------|

                 F                      Gb                        Ab
---------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|
---------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|
6--------------|-8---------------7--8-|-9--11--13-11--13--15--13--15--16-|
--3--4--6--8--6|----5--6--8--10-------|----------------------------------|

 

 
 
Cb7    Ab7    Bb7     rit.  T.S  Eb       Bb7/D       Cm      G7/B   Cm
-----|------|------|-------|---|-----8----------7---|-------5-----------|
-----|------|------|-------|-4-|----8-8-------------|-------------------|
14---|-11---|--13--|-------|-4-|-6------6-5--5----5-|-3--3-----2-----3--|
-----|------|------|-------|---|--------------------|-------------------|
 
                                                          Nothing really mat-
G7/B   Cm  Bb        Eb   D           Gm   Ab    Eb         Cm
------------------------|------7---------|----------------|--------------------
-----------8-6-5--------|----7---7----5--|-6--6-----------|--------------------
2------3---------8--6---|-5--------5-----|--------6---6-5-|-3------------------
------------------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------

-ters   anyone can see     nothing really matters,  nothing really matters  to
Gm      Cm         Gm      Cm             Abm       Bb11
-------|------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
-------|------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|
-------|3-----------------|3----------------------|---------------------------|
-3-----|-----------3------|---------------4-------|---------------------------|

me......
Eb   Ab/Eb  Eb   Adim/Eb  Bb/D   Bbmin/Dd  C     C7b9  C7     F
-----------|-------------|----------------|-----------|---------|
-----------|-------------|----------------|-----------|---------|
-----------|-------------|----------------|-----------|---------|
-----------|-------------|----------------|-----------|---------|
 
Any - way the  wind   blows
Bb/F  F        Ddim/F C7sus4 F
----------------------------|----------------|
----------------------------|----------------|
----------------------------|----------------|
----------------------------|----------------|

 
Transcribed by Alex Petrie  [email-masked]