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Words and music by brian may
 
 
note: Fingerstyle guitar arrangement (not transcription).
The arrangement is a combination of lead tune and the
accompaniment.
 
Note the syncopations and shifted accents.
 
Proposed form (second solo omitted):
 
Verse I, Verse II, Chorus,
Verse I, Verse II, Chorus,
Interlude, ending of Verse II,
Chorus with slow down ending + Outro tag.
 
Tuning: Standard
 
Verse I
  *       *       *       *       *       *       *       *
|---------------------------------0---3-------0-------------------|
|-0---3-------0-------3-3-0---0---------3-------1---------1---1-3-|
|-------2-------0-----0-2-----0-0---0-------0---------2---2-------|
0---0-------0-------2-------0-----------------------2---2---2-----|
|---------------------------------3-------2-------0-----------0-2-|
|-3-------2-------0-----2-3---------------------------------------|
 
 
 
  *       *       *    7/8      *       *       *    9/8
|-0---0-2-----2-3-3-----0---0-0-------------0---2-------------2---|
|-1---1-------1-----3-0-1-------3---0-----0---3-0-------------3---|
|---0-------2--(2)------0---------------0---------2---2-------2---|
|---------0-----------------------0---0---------0---0---0-0-0---0-|
|-3---------------------3-------2-----------3---------------------|
|-----------------3-----------------3---------3-------------------|
 
 
Verse II
  *       *       *       *       *       *       *        hp
|-------------------------------------------------2-------2~--2---|
|-1-----1------------1------1-----1-------1---0---3---3-------3---|
|-2---2-2---2-0---------------0---2---2---0---0-----2---2---2---2-|
|-----2---------0-2---0-2-----2-----2-------2---0-0---------------|
|-0----------(2)--3-------------2-0-----023-----------------------|
|-------------3-------------------------------3-------------------|
 
 
alternate ending of this line:
 
  *       * _______
|-2-----2-3-2h3p2p0---|
|-3---3-------------3-|
|---2-----------------|
|-0-------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
 
 
  *       *       *    7/8      *         *     *     9/8
|-0---0-2-----3-3-3-----0-----0-----------------------------------|
|-1---1-------1-----3-0-1-------3---0-----1---1-0-----------------|
|---0-------2---2-------0---0-----------0-0---0-0-----------------|
|---------0---------------2-------0---0---2---2-0-----------------|
|-3---------------------3-------2---------3---3-------------------|
|-----------------3-----------------3-----------3-----------------|
 
 
 
Chorus
  *       *       *       *p      *       *       *       *
|-2---------------5-----3-20----------0-2-2---0-2-----------------|
|-3-------5-----------------3-----3-------0-------20------2---00--|
|-2---2---2---2-------0---2-----2---2-----1---------2-----2---00--|
|-0-0---0---2---2---0-----0---0---0---------2---------2---2---00--|
|---------4-------2-------------------------------0-----0---0-----|
|-----------------------------------------0-------------------33--|
 
  *       *       *      /*       *       *       *h
|-2---------------5-----78753-----2-3-2---0-----------------------|
|-3-------5-------3-----------0---3-----3-1---3-0---3-------------|
|-2---2---2---2---5---5---0-----0-2-------0---0---24--------------|
|-0-0---0---2---2---7-------------0---------------0---------------|
|---------4-------3-----------------------3-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------3-------------------|
 
 
outro ending
  *       *       *h
|-2-3-2---0------<02--------|
|-------3-1---3-->3---------|
|-2-4-2---0---0--<2---------|
|-0-----------0-->0---------|
|---------3---2-------------|
|---------------------------|
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interlude (Verse I')
  *       *       *       *       *       *       *       *hpp p p
|---------------------------------0-----0-------------------------|
|-0-----0-3-----3-------0-3---3-------1---3---0---1-----1-1310----|
|-----0-------0-------0-----0-------0-------0---0-----2-------20--|
|---0-------4-------4-----------0-------------------2-----------20|
|-----------------7---------------3-------2-------0---------------|
|-3-------2-------0-------3-------------------3-------------------|
 
  *       *        *       *       *       *       *       * ____
|-0-2-3---5---10-8-7---5-3-----8-7-----------5-3-2--------23-2320---|
|-1-3-5---7---10-7-8---7-5-----8-8---3-------5-3-3----------------3-|
|-------5---7----7-7---7-5-----9-7---4-------5-4-2------------------|
|---------0--------5-------------5---5-----------0------------------|
|-3--------------------5-3-------------------3----------------------|
|------------------------------------3---------3--------------------|
 
 
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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