Killer Queen Bass

by Queen
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G
Key: Eb
Capo: no capo
Author Neckwringer [a] 428,970. Last edit on Mar 17, 2019
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KILLER QUEEN (Bassline)
As recorded by Queen
(From the 1974 Album SHEER HEART ATTACK)
 
Words and Music by Freddie Mercury
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Deacon - Bass'
 
  [Intro]      [1st Verse]
  Q=118(8=s8/shuffle feel)
  4/4
  Gtr I
                                        |-3--|
   Wx2           Wx3          H    E E +E  E E   Q  Q  Q.   E
G|------------||------------|------5-3-(3)-----|---------------|
D|------------||------------|--------------5-3-|---------------|
A|------------||------------|------------------|-6--6--5----5--|
E|------------||------------|------------------|---------------|
 
 
                                2/4      4/4
                                                  |-3-|
   q  E E q  q    q  q  q  E E   q  E E   H.      E E E    Q.    E Q.   E
G|--------------|--------------|--------|---------------|-------------------|
D|--------------|--------------|-8--8---|-8-------------|-------------------|
A|-4--4-x-------|------------8-|------8-|---------6-8-9-|-10----10----------|
E|--------4--4--|-4--4--6--6---|--------|---------------|----------8----8---|
 
 
                                    [Chorus]
   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E E E E E    Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E
G|---------------|----------------||---------------|----------------|
D|-8----8--------|--------5---3---||-------------3-|-5----3------3--|
A|--------6----6-|-5----5---------||--------5------|--------5-------|
E|---------------|----------------||-6----6--------|----------------|
 
 
   Q.   E Q  E E   q  q  q   Q     E  Q.    +Q   Q    Q.   E Q.   E
G|---------------|--------------|-12-10----(10)-----|----------------|
D|-5----3-7------|-5--7--9--10--|-------------------|-7----7---------|
A|-----------5-3-|--------------|-------------------|--------5----5--|
E|---------------|--------------|-------------------|----------------|
 
 
   Q.   E H      e Q.   +Q.   E   W          H    Q   Q     Q.   E Q  Q
G|-------------|-5-3----(3)-----|----------|---------10\--|-----------------|
D|-5----5------|----------------|----------|--------------|-----------------|
A|--------3----|----------------|----------|--------------|--------1--3/----|
E|-------------|----------------|----------|--------------|-1----1----------|
 
 
                       [2nd Verse]
               |-3--|
   Q.   E E E  E E  E     +W            +H.      Q    W
G|--------------------||-------------|--------------|------|
D|------------10-8-10-||-(10)--------|-(10)---------|------|
A|-8--------8---------||-------------|--------------|------|
E|--------------------||-------------|--------------|-8----|
 
 
                  |-3--|
   +Q   Q  a E E +E  E E   E E Q  E E Q    E E E E q  q    q  q  q  E E
G|---------3h5-3-(3)-----|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-------------------5-3-|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-----------------------|-6---6--5---5--|-4---4-4-------|------------8--|
E|-(8)-------------------|---------------|---------4--4--|-4--4--6--6----|
 
 
  2/4      4/4
                                        |--3--|         |-3--| |-3-|
   Q  E E   H.      Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q Q E E H       E  E E E E E q  q
G|--------|------------|--------------|--------------|-11S10S8S7S5S4S0------||
D|-8--8---|-8----------|-5----5-------|-8-5-6--------|------------------3---||
A|------8-|------------|--------3-----|-------8-6----|----------------------||
E|--------|------------|--------------|--------------|----------------------||
 
 
 [Chorus]
   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q  E E
G|---------------|---------------|-----------7-5-|
D|-------------3-|-5----3------3-|-5----3-7------|
A|--------5------|--------5------|---------------|
E|-6----6--------|---------------|---------------|
 
 
   q  q  q   Q     E  Q.    +Q   Q
G|--------------|-12-10----(10)-------||
D|-5--7--9--10--|---------------------||
A|--------------|---------------------||
E|--------------|---------------------||
 
 
 [Guitar Solo]
   Q.   E H      Q.   E Q  Q    Q  E E H      Q.   E Q  e E
G|-------------|-----------7--|-------------|----------------|
D|-7----7------|-7----7-------|-5----5------|-5----5---------|
A|--------5----|--------5-----|--------3----|--------3-------|
E|-------------|--------------|-------------|-----------1-1--|
 
 
   +Q   H    E E   +Q   H     e  E    +Q   Q  H      Wx3
G|---------------|-----------10-10-|-(10)----------|--------|
D|---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
A|-----------8-8-|-(8)-------------|---------------|--------|
E|-(1)-----------|-----------------|---------------|--------|
 
 
               |-3--|
   H    a E E +E  E E   E E Q  E E Q    E E E E q  q    q  q  q  E E
G|------3h5-3-(3)-----|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----------------5-3-|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|--------------------|-6---6--5---5--|-4---4-x-------|------------8--|
E|--------------------|---------------|---------4--4--|-4--4--6--6----|
 
 
  2/4      4/4
   q  E E   W          E E E E E E E E   H.      Q
G|--------|----------|-----------------|-------------||
D|-8--8---|-8--------|-8---8-8-8---8---|-8-----------||
A|------8-|----------|---------------8-|-------------||
E|--------|----------|-----------------|-------------||
 
 
 [3rd Verse]
                                       |-3--|             |-3--|
   Q  E E Q.   E   Q  E E Q  Q    E E +E  E E H      E E +E  E E Q.   E
G|---------------|--------------|------------------|---------------------|
D|-5----5--------|-5----5-------|-8-5-(5)-6--------|-8-5-(5)-6-----------|
A|----5---3----3-|----5---3-----|-----------8-6----|-----------8-6----6--|
E|---------------|--------------|------------------|---------------------|
 
 
                          |--3--|  |--3--|
   Q  E E q  q    H    a  E  E  E  E  E  E
G|--------------|------9s10-10-10-10-10-10\-|
D|--------5--3--|---------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-------|---------------------------|
E|--------------|-6-------------------------|
 
 
  2/4    4/4
            |--3--|  |--3--|  |-3--| |-3-|
   H        E  E  E  E  E  E  E E  E E E E
G|------|-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------||
D|------|-----------------------8-10-8-7---||
A|------|--------------------------------8-||
E|-6----|----------------------------------||
 
 
 [Chorus]
   q  E E q  e E   Q.   E Q.   E   Q.   E Q.   E   q  q  q   Q
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-------------3-|-5----3------3-|-5----3-7------|-5--7--9--10---|
A|--------5--5---|--------5------|---------------|---------------|
E|-6--6-6--------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 
 
    E  Q.    +Q   Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E H      E Q.   +H
G|-12-10----(10)-----|--------------|-------------|-5-3----(3)----||
D|-------------------|-7----7-------|-5----5------|---------------||
A|-------------------|--------5-----|--------3----|---------------||
E|-------------------|--------------|-------------|---------------||
 
 
 [Outro]
   H    Q   Q     Q.   E E E E E   Q.   E Q  q     Q.   E E E e E
G|---------10\--|----------------|--------------|-------------8-8--|
D|--------------|----------------|--------------|---------8-8------|
A|--------------|--------1-1-3-3-|--------1--3--|-/8----8----------|
E|--------------|-1----1---------|-1----1-------|------------------|
 
 
   +E  E e E +Q   e E   +Q   e E +Q   e E   +Q   e E +Q   e E
G|-(8)-8----------8-8-|-(8)-----------8-8-|-(8)-----------8-8-|
D|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------6-6-(6)------|------6-6-(6)------|------6-6-(6)------|
E|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
 
 
                                        |--3--|          |--3--|
   +E  E  e  E  +E   E  e  E    +E   E  E  E  E  +E   E  E  E  E
G|-(8)---15-15-(15)-15-------|---------15----15-(15)-15-15----15-|
D|---------------------13-13-|-(13)-13----13---------------13----|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 
 
              |--3--|          |--3--|
      +E   E  E  E  E  +E   E  E  E  E   5x
G||--(15)-15-15----15-(15)-15-15----15---||
D||o------------13---------------13-----o||
A||o------------------------------------o||
E||--------------------------------------||
 
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Duration Legend
 
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
 
|  (n)  -  note tied to previous
|   /\  -  slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
|   h   -  hammer-on
|   s   -  legato slide
|   x   -  muted
| |-3-| -  triplet
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