From: AWDP@ib.rl.ac.uk 
Subject: BASS TAB + CHORDS: Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen 
 
Well... I've been taking so much tablature and information from this newsgroup 
that I thought I'd better repay the favour. I hope this bass transcription is o 
f some use to at least somebody in the world and I guess some guitarists may be 
able to use the names of the chords given. If this is of any use to you, please 
 post a reply either to the newsgroup as an article or E-Mail me personally, I 
really would appreciate any sensible comments. Also, if antbody else wants some 
 more Queen transcriptions, I may be able to help. Look forward to hearing from 
 people, 
  
  
Cheers! 
  
  
Alex Petrie. awdp@ib.rl.ac.uk 
  
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen (Words and Music By F. Mercury) 1975 
  
Is this the real life etc.. 
Bb6                           C7   F7   Bb   Gm7  Bb7  Eb Ab/Eb Eb  Cm7  F7 
---------------------------|-----|----|----|----|----|------------|----|----| 
---------------------------|-----|----|----|----|----|------------|----|----| 
---------------------------|-----|----|----|----|----|------------|----|----| 
---------------------------|-----|----|----|----|----|------------|----|----| 
  
Easy come...                        Doesn't really matter to me,        to__ 
B Bb A Bb   B Bb A Bb   Eb Bb/D   Edim/Db        F7/C 
-----------|------------|---------|-------------------------|------------------ 
-----------|------------|---------|-------------------------|------------------ 
-----------|------------|---------|-------------------------|------------------ 
-----------|------------|---------|-------------------------|------------------ 
  
me.          Ma-ma      just killed a man,     put a gun against..  pulled my 
Bb6                          Gmadd9                  Cmadd9 
------|-----|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| 
------|-----|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| 
------|-----|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| 
6-----|6----|6--------------|3----------------------|8------------------------| 
  
trigger, now he's dead.            Ma-ma     Life had  just begun         but 
Cm                F7 _-_  ..sl..   Bb6                 Gmadd9 
-------------------10---10------3-|-------------------|----------------------| 
----------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------| 
----------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------| 
8---------------------------------|6------------------|3---------------------| 
  
now I've gone and thrown it all a-way                     Ma-ma,      oooh, 
Cm                Cm/B     Eb/Bb  Am7/5-     Abmaj7  Eb/G  Eb          Bb/D 
-------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------| 
-------------------------------|------------------------|-1----------------0-| 
3------------------2--------1--|--0---------------------|--------------------| 
-------------------------------|---------------4------3-|--------------------| 
  
          didn't  mean to make you  cry          if  I'm not back a-gain  this 
Cmadd9            Fm           Fm/E Ab/Eb Dm7/5-                      Bb7            Eb          Bb/D           Cm       Abm 
-------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------| 
------------sl--------------------------|---------------______-----..-----| 
1--1--1--1-...-6------------5-----------|-3---------11--      --11.sl.14--| 
-------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------| 
  
 -ters 
 Eb       Ab/Eb  Eb  Adim/Eb Bb7sus4/Eb  Bb6             Too late,          my 
--------|------------------------------|--------|------|----------------------| 
-13-----|------------------------------|--------|------|----------------------| 
--------|------------------------------|--------|------|----------------------| 
--------|------------------------------|--6-----|-6----|-6--------------------| 
  
time has come,    sends  shivers down my spine,  bo-dy's  aching all the time 
Gmadd9                   Cmadd9                           Cm        Bb6                       Gmadd9                Cm 
10-   -10..sl..3-|-------------------------|---------------------|------------- 
-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|------------- 
-----------------|-------------------------|---------------------|3------------ 
-----------------|6------------------------|3--------------------|------------- 
  
behind and face the truth              Ma-ma,       ooh     
    Cm/B   Eb/Bb Am7/5-    Abmaj7 Eb/Gb Eb            Bb/D  Cmadd9 
---------------|----------------------|------------------|--------------------| 
---------------|----------------------|------------------|----------------..--| 
-----2-------1-|-5----------4------3--|6-------------5---|-3------------3.sl.1| 
---------------|----------------------|------------------|--------------------| 
  
I don't wanna die,           I  sometimes wish I'd never been born at all 
Fm        Fm/E  Ab/Eb Dm7/5-     Bb                        Bb7 
------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| 
-3----------2-----1------0----|-------------------------------------------| 
------------------------------|-1    1 1  1   1 1  1 1---1----1--1-1---1--| 
------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| 
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
Eb   Bb/D    Cmadd9   Fm  Fm/E  Ab/Eb  Dm7/5-    Bb                    Bb7 
-----------|--------|-------------------------|-------------------------------| 
-----------|--------|--3----2------1----0-----|-------------..---8--8-8-------| 
6----5---5-|-3------|-------------------------|-1--1-1-1--1.sl.6----------8---| 
 
-----------|--------|-------------------------|-----------------------------6-| 
  
  
  
Eb          Bb/D         Cmadd9                 Fm  Fm/E Ab/Eb Dm7/5-   
------------------------|------------------5---|-----------------------| 
------------------------|----------__----5---5-|3-----2-----1-----0----| 
6---6---6-6-5--5-5-5--5-|3----3--3-  -3--------|-----------------------| 
------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------| 
  
  
                               I see..  of a man     scara-mouche, scara-mouche 
Db    Db/C Db/B Dm7/5-     A   D/A      A   D#dim/A  A       D       A     D 
-------------------------|----|--------------------------|--------------------- 
-------------------------|-.--|--------------------------|--------------------- 
4----4--3----2-----1-----|-0--|--------------------------|--------------------- 
-------------------------|----|--------------------------|--------------------- 
  
 will you do the   fan-dan-go? Thunderbolt and Light'ning very very fright'ning 
 A        D#dim/A  A   D/A A   Db/Ab           Ab         C/G       E7 
---------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| 
---------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| 
---------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| 
---------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------| 
  
me.   Ga-li-le-o          Ga-li-le-o, Ga-li-le-o Fi-ga-ro  Magnifi -co oh  oh 
A          NC   Ga-li-le-o                                          Cm7 (Harmo- 
--------------------|----------|---------------------|------------|------------ 
--------------------|----------|---------------------|------------|------------ 
--------------------|----------|---------------------|------------|------------ 
--------------------|----------|---------------------|------------|------------ 
  
oh oh  I'm just a poor boy, no - body loves me He's  just a poor   boy  from a 
nies)  B  Bb     A    Bb   B   Bb   A     Bb Ab/Eb Eb    Adim/Eb Eb   Ab/Eb 
-----|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-------- 
-----|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-------- 
-----|--------------------|-------------------|6------6---6---6-----6-|--6---6- 
-----|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|-------- 
  
poor   fa-m-i -ly  spare him his life  from this mon-  stro -si-ty 
Eb     Adim/Eb Eb  Ab            Eb/G            F7            Bb   Ab Eb/G 
-----------------|------------------------------|------------------| 
-----------------|-6-----6----6----5-5--6----5--|------------------| 
6-------6------6-|------------------------------|-8--6--5----------| 
-----------------|------------------------------|------------8--6--| 
  
                 Easy Come,  easy go  will you let me go?    Bis- 
Aº/Gb   Bb7sus4  B   Bb     A    Bb  B       Bb     A   NC 
---------------|--------------------|---------------------------| 
---------------|--------------------|---------------------------| 
---------------|--------------------|---------------------------| 
---------------|--------------------|------------------------6--| 
  
mil  - lah. No    we will not let you   go.Let him go Bis - mil -ah.   We 
            Eb    Bb    Eb/Bb Bb7 Eb B7 Bb Eb 
--------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------| 
--------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------| 
6-----------6-------|-------------------------------|--------6-----------| 
--------6-----------|-------------------------------|--6----------6------| 
  
Will  not let you go   Let him go.  Bis - mil - lah. We will not let you go 
Eb/Bb Bb7 Eb/Bb   Bb   Eb                               Eb/Bb Bb7 Eb/Bb Bb 
----------------------------------|------------------|------------------------- 
----------------------------------|------------------|------------------------- 
----------------------------------|--------6---------|------------------------- 
----------------------------------|--6-----------6---|------------------------- 
  
Let me go  never, never,never, let me go  oh, oh, oh, oh, no  no  no  no 
Bb  (Never) Bb  Bb/Eb Bb7 Eb/Bb Bb    F#7  (Harmonies)    Bm  A   D   Db7 
---------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------| 
---------|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------| 
---------|---------------------------|-------------------|--------5---4--| 
---------|---------------------------|-------------------|7---5----------| 
  
no  no  no.  Oh ma-ma mia, ma-ma mia Ma-ma mi-a   let   me  go.  Be - 
Gb  Bb  Eb   NC                      Eb    Ab Eb  Bb7/D Cm  Bb 
---------------------|--------------------|--------------------------| 
4--------------------|--------------------|6-------------------------| 
--------6------------|---------------6--6-|--6-----5-----------------| 
----6----------------|--------------------|-------------8---6--------| 
  
el-  ze-bub  has a  Devil put a-side for me_____  for     me________ for 
Eb      Ab          D7          Gm       Bb7 
------------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------| 
------------------|-------------5----5--|----------------|----------------| 
6----6--6----4----|-5-5---5---5---------|----------------|----------------| 
------------------|---------------------|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| 
  
me__________               
                    |T.S| Eb 
--------------------|---|-------------|----------------|---------------| 
--------------------|12-|-------------|----------------|---------------| 
|-tri|-tri-|-tri-|--|8--|-6--------5-6|-6----------5-6-|-6---------5-6-| 
6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---|---3-4-6-8---|---3-4--6-8-----|---3-4-6-8-----| 
  
              So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye._______ 
F             Bb                                Eb 
-------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------| 
-------------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------| 
8------------|---------------------|-------6----6--6--6-6-|-------------------| 
--5-6-8-10-8-|-6--6--6-6--6--6--6-6|-6--6----6------------|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6| 
  
                   So you think you can love me and leave me to   die 
 T.S    Db    T.S.  Bb                             Eb             Ab       Gm 
|---|--------|---|--------------------|-------------------------|------------| 
|-6-|--------|12-|--------------------|-------------------------|------------| 
|-8-|---4--4-|-8-|--------------------|------------6--6-6-6-----|------------| 
|---|-6------|---|--6--6-6-6--6--6-6-6|-6--6-6-6----------------|-4-4-4--4--3| 
  
Oh______________   Ba  -  by,          Can't do this to me  ba  -  by 
F                  Bb                  F                    Bb 
------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 
------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| 
------------------|1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1-|-------------------|1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1-| 
1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1|-------------------|1--1-1-1--1--1-1-1-|-------------------| 
  
Just gotta get out,             Just gotta get right out of here 
F                  Bb           F              Bb           Eb 
-------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------| 
-------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------| 
-------------------1---1--1--1-|---------------1---1--1--1-|6-----------5--6-| 
1---1--1--1--1-----------------|1---1--1--1----------------|--3-4-6-8-6------| 
  
  
                 F                      Gb                        Ab 
---------------|----------------------|----------------------------------| 
---------------|----------------------|----------------------------------| 
6--------------|-8---------------7--8-|-9--11--13-11--13--15--13--15--16-| 
--3--4--6--8--6|----5--6--8--10-------|----------------------------------| 
  
  
  
  
B7    Ab7    Bb7     rit.  T.S  Eb       Bb7/D       Cm      G7/B   Cm 
-----|------|------|-------|---|-----8----------7---|-------5-----------| 
-----|------|------|-------|-4-|----8-8-------------|-------------------| 
14---|-11---|--13--|-------|-4-|-6------6-5--5----5-|-3--3-----2-----3--| 
-----|------|------|-------|---|--------------------|-------------------| 
  
                                                          Nothing really mat- 
G7/B   Cm  Bb        Eb   D           Gm   Ab    Eb         Cm 
------------------------|------7---------|----------------|-------------------- 
-----------8-6-5--------|----7---7----5--|-6--6-----------|-------------------- 
2------3---------8--6---|-5--------5-----|--------6---6-5-|-3------------------ 
------------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------- 
  
  
-ters   anyone can see     nothing really matters,  nothing really matters  to 
Gm      Cm         Gm      Cm             Abm       Bb11 
-------|------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------| 
-------|------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------| 
-------|3-----------------|3----------------------|---------------------------| 
-3-----|-----------3------|---------------4-------|---------------------------| 
  
  
me...... 
Eb   Ab/Eb  Eb   Adim/Eb  Bb/D   Bbm/D     C     C7/b9  C7     F 
-----------|-------------|----------------|-----------|---------| 
-----------|-------------|----------------|-----------|---------| 
-----------|-------------|----------------|-----------|---------| 
-----------|-------------|----------------|-----------|---------| 
  
Any - way the  wind   blows 
Bb/F  F        Ddim/F C7sus4 F 
----------------------------|----------------| 
----------------------------|----------------| 
----------------------------|----------------| 
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Transcribed by Alex Petrie  awdp@ib.rl.ac.uk