Queen - Great King Rat Chords & 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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/q/queen/great_king_rat_tab.html ]
|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