Tear It Up Tab
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Difficulty: | intermediate |
---|---|
Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Key: | A |
Capo: | no capo |
Author bmchrestoff1 1,049. Last edit on Nov 12, 2021
Song Title: Tear It Up
Artist: Queen
Tabbed By: bmchrestoff (June 7, 1988 to June 10, 1988)
IMPORTANT PERFORMANCE NOTES: 1) Standard tuning and No Capo (Deceptively Difficult to Tab)
2) This song has had incorrect tab published since this song was released
The main or basic riff that carries the song has been mistakenly tabbed and
played as an A barred at the 2nd fret and then a G note hammered at the
3rd fret Low E string. That note is actually John Deacon's G bass note.
What Brian May is actually doing is much simpler. Brian just lifts his Index
finger off the fret board and quickly strikes a G/D chord using the Open D, G
and B Strings
3) Brian uses 3 Guitar tracks on this song. Guitar Track #1 and #2 are just about
indentical no real need to tab both. This will be a Composite tab of Guitar
#1 and #2 and Guitar #3 doing lead
CHORDS IN THIS SONG:
G 3 5 5 4 3 3
G5 3 5 5 X X X
A X 0 2 2 2 X
A5 X 0 2 2 X X
G/D X X 0 0 0 X
D(1) X 5 7 7 7 X
D5 X 5 7 7 X X
C X 3 5 5 5 X
C5 X 3 5 5 X X
Esus4 X X X X 5 5
E X X X X 5 4
C#m X X X 6 5 X
D(2) X X X 7 7 X
C5/G X X 5 5 X X
F 1 3 3 2 1 1
F5 1 3 3 X X X
D5/A X X 7 7 X X
[Intro]
N.C (Brian May making some strange Demonic sounding Noise w/ his Guitar)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Are you ready? Well on you Ready? We're gonna......................
Electric Gutars #1 and #2
G Let it Ring A G/D A A G/D A A G/D A D
e|----3----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3------------------------------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2--------7-7-7------|
G|----4------------------------------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2--------7-7-7------|
D|----5--------------------\---------2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)---7-7-7------|
A|----5--------------------\---------0---0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0----5-5-5------|
E|----3--------------------\-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Electric Gutars #1 and #2
A G/D A A G/D A A G/D A C G5 D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------5---7--------------------------------------|
G|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------5---7--------------------------------------|
D|----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)--5-5-7--------------------------------------|
A|----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0---3-5-5--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
Yeah
Electric Gutars #1 and #2
A G/D A A G/D A A G/D A D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------7-7-7--------------------------------------|
G|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------7-7-7--------------------------------------|
D|----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)--7-7-7--------------------------------------|
A|----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0---5-5-5--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Electric Guitar #3
e|----5b---------------------------------------------------10b---------------------------------------|
B|--------------5---5p3---5p3---5p3------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------5-----5-----5----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------7-5-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------7-5--4----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------5------------------------------------------------|
Electric Guitars #1 and #2
A G/D A A G/D A A G/D A C G5 D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------5---7--------------------------------------|
G|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------5---7--------------------------------------|
D|----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)--5-5-7--------------------------------------|
A|----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0---3-5-5--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
Electric Guitars #3
V~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|----8h10p8-8h10p8-8h10p10-12-10-12-10-12-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Electric Guitars #1 and #2
A G/D A A G/D A A G/D A D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------7-7-7--------------------------------------|
G|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------7-7-7--------------------------------------|
D|----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)--7-7-7--------------------------------------|
A|----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0---5-5-5--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Electric Guitar #3
e|--------------------5-3---5-3---5-3---3------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8b-----------------5-----5-----5---5-4-3------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------5-2---2----0--2---2-4--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------4------4------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Electric Guitars #1 and #2
A G/D A A G/D A A G/D A C G5 D A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------5---7------2-------------------------------|
G|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------5---7------2-------------------------------|
D|----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)--5-5-7------2-------------------------------|
A|----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0---3-5-5------0-------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------5--5--5--5-----5-5-3-2-3-2---------------------v--------------------------------|
G|----4-4p2-4-2---2-----------------------------4-2--4--4--4p2---2--2--------------------------------|
D|--------------4----------------------------------------------4-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
======================================================================================================
[Verse 1] Electric Guitars #1 and #2
N.C. Esus4 E D C#m
e|----------------------------------------------------5---5--4---------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------5---5--5--7--5---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------7--6---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Give me your mind baby give me your body Yeah
N.C. Esus4 E D C#m
e|----------------------------------------------------5---5--4---------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------5---5--5--7--5---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------7--6---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Give me some time baby lets have a party
N.C.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ain't no time f/ sleepin' baby Soon it's round ur street I'm creepin' U better b ready....We're gonna
======================================================================================================
[Chorus 1]
Electric Gutars #1 and #2
A G/D A A G/D A A G/D A D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------7-7-7--------------------------------------|
G|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------7-7-7--------------------------------------|
D|----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)--7-7-7--------------------------------------|
A|----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0---5-5-5--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tear it up Stir it up Break it up Baby
A G/D A A G/D A A G/D A C G5 D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------5---7--------------------------------------|
G|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------5---7--------------------------------------|
D|----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)--5-5-7--------------------------------------|
A|----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0---3-5-5--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
Tear it up Shake it up Make it up
A G/D A A G/D A A G/D A D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------7--7---------------------------------------|
G|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------7--7---------------------------------------|
D|----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)--7--7---------------------------------------|
A|----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0---5--5---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tear it up Square it up Wake it up Baby
A G/D A G/D A A G/D A G5 F5 C5 D5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2--------------------------------------------------|
G|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2----------------5-----7---------------------------|
D|----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)--5---3----5-----7---------------------------|
A|----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0---5---3----3-----5---------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------3---1--------------------------------------|
Tear it up Stir it up Stake it out Can't go wrong Yeah Listen:
======================================================================================================
[Verse 2] Electric Guitars #1 and #2
Esus4 E D C#m
e|----------------------------------------------------5----5--4--------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------5----5--5--7--5--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------7--6--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I love u cause ur sweet and I luv u cause ur naughty Yeah
N.C. Esus4 E D C#m
e|----------------------------------------------------5---5--4---------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------5---5--5--7--5---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------7--6---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I luv u f/ your mind but give me your body
N.C. Esus4 E D C#m
e|----------------------------------------------------5---5--4---------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------5---5--5--7--5---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------7--6---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I wanna be your a toy at your birthday party
======================================================================================================
[Musical Interlude 1]
E A F# B G C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----9-----9--10--------------4-----------5---2-1-0-------------------------------------------------|
G|----9-----9---9-----3--------4----4------5---------3--2-1-0----------------------------------------|
D|----9-----9--11-----4--------4----5------5-----------------4--3-2-1-0------------------------------|
A|--------------------4---4----2----5---5--3-----------------------------4-3-2-1---------------------|
E|--------------------2---2---------3---3------------------------------------------------------------|
Wind me up wind me up wind me up let me go
======================================================================================================
[Chorus 2]
Electric Gutars #1 and #2
A G/D A A G/D A A G/D A D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------7-7-7--------------------------------------|
G|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------7-7-7--------------------------------------|
D|----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)--7-7-7--------------------------------------|
A|----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0---5-5-5--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tear it up Stir it up Break it up (let me go)
A G/D A A G/D A A G/D A C G5 D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------5---7--------------------------------------|
G|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------5---7--------------------------------------|
D|----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)--5-5-7--------------------------------------|
A|----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0---3-5-5--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
Tear it up Shake it up Make it up (as you go along)
A G/D A A G/D A A G/D A D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------7-7-7--------------------------------------|
G|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------7-7-7--------------------------------------|
D|----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)--7-7-7--------------------------------------|
A|----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0---5-5-5--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tear it up Turn it up Burn it up
=======================================================================================================
[Break]
A5 C5 D5 A G/D F G A C D
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------2-----0-----------------------2-------5---7---------------------------|
G|----2--2-----5-----7---------2-----0-----2-------4---------2-------5---7---------------------------|
D|----2--2-----5-----7---------2-----0-----3-------5---------2-------5---7---------------------------|
A|----0--0-----3-----5---------0-----------3-------5---------0-------3---5---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------1-------3-------------------------------------------------|
R u ready yeah baby, baby, baby are you ready me? Oh yeah!!
A5 C5 D5 A G/D F G A C D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------2-----0-----------------------2-------5---7---------------------------|
G|----2--2-----5-----7---------2-----0-----2-------4---------2-------5---7---------------------------|
D|----2--2-----5-----7---------2-----0-----3-------5---------2-------5---7---------------------------|
A|----0--0-----3-----5---------0-----------3-------5---------0-------3---5---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------1-------3-------------------------------------------------|
R u ready yeah baby, baby, baby sre you ready love? Oh yeah!!
A5 C5 D5 A G/D F G A C D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------2-----0-----------------------2-------5---7---------------------------|
G|----2--2-----5-----7---------2-----0-----2-------4---------2-------5---7---------------------------|
D|----2--2-----5-----7---------2-----0-----3-------5---------2-------5---7---------------------------|
A|----0--0-----3-----5---------0-----------3-------5---------0-------3---5---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------1-------3-------------------------------------------------|
R u ready are you ready for me Oh Y
A G/D F G
e|-------------------1-------------------------------------3------------------------------------------|
B|-------2-----0-----1-------------------------------------3------------------------------------------|
G|-------2-----0-----2-------------------------------------4------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-----0-----3-------------------------------------5------------------------------------------|
A|-------0-----------3-------------------------------------5------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------1-------------------------------------3------------------------------------------|
I love you near I love you so far I gotta tell you you're driving me Ga Ga
========================================================================================================
[Outro]
Electric Gutars #1 and #2
A G/D A A G/D A A G/D A D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------7-7-7--------------------------------------|
G|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------7-7-7--------------------------------------|
D|----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)--7-7-7--------------------------------------|
A|----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0---5-5-5--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Electric Guitar #3
e|-------------------------------12--12--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------12p10--12-12-12p10-12----10----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------11-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Electric Gutars #1 and #2
A G/D A A G/D A A G/D A C G5 D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------5---7--------------------------------------|
G|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------5---7--------------------------------------|
D|----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)--5-5-7--------------------------------------|
A|----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0---3-5-5--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
Tear it Up !
Electric Guitar #3
e|------------------------------------------------12--------12---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------10----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Electric Gutars #1 and #2
A G/D A A G/D A A G/D A D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------7-7-7--------------------------------------|
G|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------7-7-7--------------------------------------|
D|----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)--7-7-7--------------------------------------|
A|----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0---5-5-5--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Electric Guitar #3
e|---------15---15--15-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------17---17--17--------15----15-17------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------17--------17---14--------14--14-----14-12---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------16---------16---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Electric Gutars #1 and #2
A G/D A A G/D A A G/D A D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------7-7-7--------------------------------------|
G|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------7-7-7--------------------------------------|
D|----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)--7-7-7--------------------------------------|
A|----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0---5-5-5--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Electric Guitar #3
e|------------15-----------15----------------15-----------15---15------------------------------------|
B|-----15-15--------15-15-----15-----15-15------15---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Electric Gutars #1 and #2
A G/D A A G/D A A G/D A C G5 D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------5---7--------------------------------------|
G|----2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2---------2---2-0-2-------5---7--------------------------------------|
D|----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)----2---2-0-2--(2)--5-5-7--------------------------------------|
A|----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0-----0---0-------0---3-5-5--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------3----------------------------------------|
Electric Guitar #3
Whammy Bar Dive Bomb
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------0-h-2DB---------------|
A|----3p0p5p0p3p0-3p0p5p0p3p0-3p0p5p0p3p0-3p0p5p0p3p0-3p0p5p0p3p0-3p0p5p0p3p0------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Electric Gutars #1 and #2
A C A C5/G D5/A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2---------------5---------------2------------------------------v-------------------------------|
G|----2---------------5---------------2--------------/--5--5--/--7-7-7-------------------------------|
D|----2---------------5---------------2--------------/--5--5--/--7-7-7-------------------------------|
A|----0---------------3---------------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Electric Gutars #1 and #2
A C5/G D5/A~~~~~~ (3x)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----2------------------------------v---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2--------------/--5--5--/--7-7-7---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2--------------/--5--5--/--7-7-7---------------------------------------------------------------|3X and
A|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|Fade
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Baby, Bay, Baby..........
************************************
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| NC No Chord
|( ) Optional
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I haven't tackled the lead but the rhythm is spot on.
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