Queen
Flash (aka Flash's theme)
Words and music by Brian May
Transcribed by Philipp (PraxisNothaft@t-online.de)
Some information first:
John plays a Fender precision bass on this song. While looking at the video, you can see his bass - and how he's
playing the song - very well (look at the staccato he's doing with the left hand)
Here is the score of the song:
Voice1:(freddie)
Voice2:(brian)
Backing vocals
Film dialogues
Guitar choir containing up to eight guitars
Keyboard1(playing sound effects like siren or rockets)
Keyboard2:sound effects(rockets and laser guns)
Keyboard3:swell pad sound
Keyboard4:playing extreme low piano pitches(these tones,that are too low for a regular piano)
Piano
BASS!!!
timpani
drums
Here's the line,john plays very often:(RIFF 1)
4/4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
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. . . . . . . . (. means:staccato)
THE key is Am,the tempo is:107
LET's GO
start with Riff 1 six times...
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
----------------| ----------------|
----------------| ----------------|
5-----4-5---2---|Riff 1 four times..5-----4---5---2-|Riff 1 seven1/2 times....
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/q/queen/flash_btab.html ]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + (2/4)1 + 2 +
----------------| ----------------| --------|
----------------| ----------------| --------|
5-----4-5---2---|Riff 1 four times...5-----4---5---4-| 5---2---|
----------------| ----------------| --------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|3-3-4-4-5-5-6-6-|
3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff 1 eleven times..
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 2/4 1 + 2 +
----------------| ----------------| --------|
----------------| ----------------| --------|
5-----4---5---2-|Riff 1 four times5-----4---5---4-| 5---2---|
----------------| ----------------| --------|
TEMPO:72
1:46
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
------------12--|------------12--|--14----------14|----------------|
10--------------|1010---9--------|----12----------|12------11------|
--------14------|--------10------|------12--12----|----------------|
----------------|----------------|10------9-------|----------------|
. . .
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
----------------|----------------|--------14---------12--12--|----------------
----------------|----------------|----------14---------12--12|----------------
8-------7-------|----------------|0-----------10-------------|8---------------
----------------|1---2---3---4---|---------------------------|----------------
Wait a while(fermate)
Then play riff 1 till fade(back in tempo:107)
THAT'S IT!!!
