Queen - Great King Rat Tabs

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                           Queen: Great King Rat
                               1973 / QUEEN I


                                  let ring
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------9------9p7---------------------------------------|
|-----------9------9p7---------------------------------------|
|-F.B.------7------7------5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7----|
|--------0------0------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|

left guitar
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17---17---17---17---17\16---16---16---16---16\15---15---15---15---15\14---|
|-17---17---17---17---17\16---16---16---16---16\15---15---15---15---15\14---|
|-16-0----0----0----0-------0----0----0----0-------0----0----0----0---------|

|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-14\13----13\12-----------------------------|
|-14\13----13\12-trem------trem-up with---|
|----------------down----F.B.--  vibrato  ---|

right guitar Am  F E

|right: acoustic guitar
|Am G E Am (G) Am G E Am C Em C D C G Am D
|
|left: clean eletric
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------x---x-5h7-----7h5-----5h7----------------------7-|
|--x-x-7---------------------------------5h7-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------5--5-5-5-----|

|right guitar:
|C Em C D C G Am D
|
|left guitar
|C Em C
|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-------7--------7--------7-------7----|
|---7h9------7h9------7h9---------7----|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

C G Am D

|right guitar (wah-wah)
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------9-------------------------|
|--------------------7p5--------|------9-----------7-----x-x---x-|
|-0---2----3---5/7-------7------|------7-----0-------------------|
|----------------------------5--|--------------------------------|
|
|left guitar
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|-0--1---------------------------------------------------|
|-------|-0--2---------------------------------------------------|
|-7/10--|-0--2---------x---x2----x2----------------------7p5-----|
|-5/8---|------------------------------0---2---3---5/7-------7...|
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------|


right guitar (with wah-wah) and left guitar
C Em C (D)

left guitar 
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-7---7----------7--------5---------7-------7---0-|
|-7---7----7h9---7--------5-----7h9---------------|
|-5---5-------------------5-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

left and right guitar
C G A D

|right guitar (wah-wah)
|---------------------------------------|
|-------3-------------------------------|
|-2-----0-------------------------------|
|-2-----0------(1)--2-1---------------2-|
|-0---------------------3-1-1-0-------0-|
|-------------------------------2-0-0---|
|left guitar
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------(5)-------------------------------------|
|--------4-5---7---7/9-----9\7---5-4------------------------------------|
|-5/7----------------------------------7---5-(0)---4/6----7h9---7/9-10--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|right guitar (wah-wah)
|-10b12-----very slow release-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------7b9--7-5-7--7b8--b9-7-5--7-5-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------(6)--7-5-7---(0)-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|left guitar
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------*
|--------------13---15---b17vv--b17-17r15-13-15---15---15b17r15p13-15---*
|-2/13-14---16----------------------------------------------------------*
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------*
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------*
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------*

*---------15----------------------15-----------------|
*-15b17--------17r15-13---15b17--------17r15---------|
*--------------------------------------------14---14-|
*----------------------------------------------------|
*----------------------------------------------------|
*----------------------------------------------------|

|right guitar(wah-wah) and left rythm-guitar
| C Em C D
|left solo-guitar
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
|----------------------------------------------------8---10p8------------17--*
|-----------------------7b9--9--9r7p5\4-5----5/7/9-------------------15------*
|-------5---5----7-5------------------------------------------8/16-----------*
|-5/7------------------------------------------------------------------------*
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
|
*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*
*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*
*--17p14----------------------------------------------------------------*
*--------17---17---17p15------15-----------17p15-------15---------------*
*------------------------17--------17p15----------17---------17----17---*
*-----------------------------------------------------------------------*
|  C G A D
*-----------------------------------------------------------------|
*------------------------------15-12------15--17-b18-b18-19vvr18--|
*-----------12-14-12----14b16--------14---------------------------|
*------14---------------------------------------------------------|
*-15\13-----------------------------------------------------------|
*-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|right guitar (wah-wah)
|--------------------------------------------5---------------5----------------*
|------------------------------------------5-------5-----5-5---9-5------------*
|-7b9-------4--5--4----4--4b6--r4--6--7b9------7b9---7b9-----------b9-7-5---5-*
|-------7------------7----------------------------------------------------7---*
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
|
*---------------------------------------------10b12---10b12---*
*-----------------------------5--8b10-------------------------*
*-------------5------4--5--7------------9--7------------------*
*-6-5-----------7-----------------------9--7------------------*
*-------5-7---------------------------------------------------*
*-------------------------------------------------------------*
|
*-10b12--10--8--7--8p7h8p7-5-7-5---5-7-8-7-7-5--10b12----|
*--------------------------------------------------------|
*--------------------------------------------------------|
*--------------------------------------------------------|
*--------------------------------------------------------|
*--------------------------------------------------------|
|left guitar
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------10------*
|------------------------------------------------------------7--7/9------12--*
|-5h7----5h7----5h7p5h7p5----5h7---------------------7-5/7-------------------*
|---------------------------------5h7---5--3-2-0---0-------------------------*
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
|
*---------------------------------------------------------|
*-10------------------------------------------------------|
*-----12--------------------------------------------------|
*---------13r12-10---12p10------12---12---12p10-----------|
*--------------------------12-------------------12p10-12--|
*---------------------------------------------------------|

|left and right guitar
| Em C (D)
|left guitar
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------7---------5---------7------7--|
|-9p7----7h9-------7h9-------7h9---------7--|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|

left and right guitar
C G A D

|right guitar(acoustic):
| D         D         D     D      G  D     D       D     D  G
|left guitar
|-2---------2---------2-----2---------2-----2-------2-----2------|
|-3---------3---------3-----3---------3-----3-------3-----3------|
|-2---------2---------2-----2---------2-----2-------2-----2------| riff A
|-0---------0---------0-----0---------0-----0-------0-----0------|  (1)
|-------------------------------3-2-0---------3-2-0----------3-2-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

|right guitar(acoustic)
| A         D    A   A     D    A       D     A      A      D
|left guitar
|-----------------------------------------------------------2-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------3-----|
|-2----2---------2----2---------2-------------2-------------2-----| riff A
|-2----2---------2----2---------2-------------2-------------0-----|  (2)
|-0----0---------0----0---------0-------------0-----------0-------|
|----------3-2-0----------3-2-0---------3-2-00--------3-2---------|

Repeat riff A ...------|
                 ------|
                 --4---|
                 --5---|
                 --5---|
                 --3---|

Acoustic interlude:
|------0-----------0----0--0--------7-------0--------------0--------|
|--------0-------0--0--------0----------------8-----10-------10-----|
|----------0---0-----0------------7--9--7-------7-------------------|
|------------4--------5/7-------9-----9---9-------9------9--------9-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----0------------------0-------7-------8----|
|-------6-----8------------6-------6----------|
|---------5-----5------------5-------5--------|
|-----------7-----6------------7-------7------|
|-0-------------------0-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

left and right acoustic guitars
Am
*   **   *   **   *   **   *   ** (rythm)

|right guitar:
| Am G E   ------------------------------------------|
|          ------------------------------------------|      
|          -5p2-2------5p2---0-2---------------------|
|          ------------------------4/5---------------|
|          -------------------------------0h2--5h7---|
|          ------------------------------------------|
|left guitar
|Am G E Am Am G E 


|right guitar
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---------5/7---5------------7/9---7------------7/9---7------------|
|--------------------7---6-5-3----------9---8-7-5----------9---8-7-5-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|left guitar
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5/7---5------------7---5------------9---7------------9---7----------x-|
|----------7---6-5-3--------7---6-5-3--------9---8-7-5--------9---8-7-x-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|right guitar
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------(8)---10p8h10p8----------------8b---|
|-10p8h10p8----10p8h10p8-------------10p8-------10---8b---|
|----------10-----------10---------------10--9--8---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|left guitar
|      C                                      F# F

|right guitar
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------8b----|
|---------------------------10p8h10p8---------------8b----|
|-10p8h10p8----10p8h10p8-------------10p8-------10--------|
|----------10-----------10---------------10--9--8---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|left guitar
| C                                           F# F

|right guitar
|------------------------------------------------8---------------|
|----------------------------------------------8----10b11---10---|
|----------------------------10p8h10p8-10b12---------------------|
|-10p8h10p8----10p8h10p8h10--------------------------------------|
|----------10----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|left guitar
|C                                                     F#    F

|right guitar
|-----------------------------------8--------------8--------------8-8-8-------|
|-11r10p8\7-8p7-------------------8---11-8-----------11-8---------------11b13-|
|---------------10-8-10-8-10b12------------10b12----------10b12---------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|left guitar
|C                                                                 F      F#

|right guitar
|-8----8-----------8----8-----------8--------------------------------|
|---11-----11b13-----11-----11b13-----11p8---11b13-11b13---r11---8---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|left guitar
| C                                      F

|right guitar
|-11p8--10p8--11p8--10p8--11p8--10p8--11p8--10p8--11p8--------------|
|-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-8---11-8----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|left guitar
|C                               F

|right guitar
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11p8--10p8--11p8--10p8--11p8--10p8--11p8--10p8--11p8--10--7---7---|
|-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|left guitar
|C                            F

|right guitar
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-\7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----10-8----8-10-8----------------------------------------------------|
|---------10--------(8p)10-8----------------------------------------8--|
|----------------------------10\8p6h8p6h8p6---6---8/9---8------8h10----|
|-------------------------------------------8--------------------------|
|left guitar
| C                                      F

|right guitar
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------10p8h10p8----------------8b---|
|-10p8h10p8----10p8h10p8-------------10p8-------10---8b---|
|----------10-----------10---------------10--9--8---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|left guitar
|C                                           F# F     D#

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------8b---|
|---------------------------10p8h10p8----------------8b---|
|-10p8h10p8----10p8h10p8-------------10p8-------10--------|
|----------10-----------10---------------10--9--8---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|left guitar
|C                                                    D#

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------8---------|
|---------------------------10p8h10p8----------------8-----0-0-|
|-10p8h10p8----10p8h10p8-------------10---------10---8---------|
|----------10-----------10---------------10--9--8--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|left guitar
| C                                                  D#

|right guitar
|-----------12---------12-12----------12-----12-12---------12-|
|-15b17---------15b17--------15b17----15b17--------15b17------|
|-------------------------------------3-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|
*-12------12-12-12-12---------12-12-12-12---------12-----12-----|
*-15b17---------------15b12---------------15b17------b17---b17--|
*---------------------------------------------------------------|
*---------------------------------------------------------------|
*---------------------------------------------------------------|
*---------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------12-12-12-12-------14------14-14-14-14-15----15-15-15-15-15-*
|-15b17----------15b17----17b19---------------18b20----------------*
|------------------------------------------------------------------*
|------------------------------------------------------------------*
|------------------------------------------------------------------*
|------------------------------------------------------------------*
|
*-------15-15-15-15-15-15-15-------17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-20-------17-17...|
*-18b20---------b20----------20b22---------b22----------------20b22------...|
*---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|left guitar
|A G E A (G) A G E A

left and right guitar:
C Em C 

|left and right guitar
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|---------7----------7--------7-------7--|
|----7h9--7-----7h9-------7h9---------7--|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

left guitar
C G A D

transcribed by Pinter Denes 

lyrics:
"Great King Rat" (Mercury)
 
Great King Rat died today
Born on the twenty first of May
Died syphillis forty four on his birthday
Every second word he swore
Yes he was the son of a whore
Always wanted by the law

Wouldn't you like to know?
Wouldn't you like to know people?
Great King Rat was a dirty old man
And a dirty old man was he
Now what did I tell you
Would you like to see?

Where will I be tomorrow?
Will I beg or will I borrow?
I don't care I don't care anyway
Come on come on the time is right
I told you ah yes I told you
And that's no lie oh no no no

Wouldn't you like to know?
Wouldn't you like to know?
Wouldn't you like to know?
Great King Rat was a dirty old man
And a dirty old man was he
Now what did I tell you?
Would you like to see?

Wouldn't you like to know?
Wouldn't you like to know people?
Great King Rat was a dirty old man
And a dirty old man was he
Now what did I tell you?
Would you like to see?

Now listen all you people
Put out the good and keep the bad
Don't believe all you read in the Bible
You sinners get in line
Saints you leave far behind
Very soon you're gonna be h 
Don't listen to what mama says
Not a word not a word mama says
Or else you'll find yourself being the rival
The great Lord before He died
Knelt sinners by his side
And said you're gonna realise tomorrow

No I'm not gonna tell you
What you already know
'Cause time and time again
The old man said it all a long time ago
Come come on the time is right
This evil man will fight
I told you once before

Wouldn't you like to know?
Wouldn't you like to know?
Just like I said before
Great King Rat was a dirty old man
And a dirty old man was he
The last time I tell you?
Would you like to see?