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Keep Passing The Open Windows

Words and music by Queen

Transcribed by Matt Notley, 10/99 - darkjedi47@yahoo.com

Bass riff (00:20)

G|---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------|

A|-3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-----|

E|-----5-3-----5-3-----5-3-----5-3-|

Guitar (00:32)

delay echo (00:40)

E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|----------------------------------------------|

B|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----|----------------------------------------------|

G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0...-|-x\-3-------5-------7-----------------------|

D|--------------------|-x\-3--5----5--5----7--5----3-2-0-------0---|

A|--------------------|------1--5----3--5----5--5----------3-1-3---5-|

E|--------------------|---------3-------3-------3------------------3-|

Verse 1:

Basic backing guitars

(0:50) (0:57) (1:03) (1:12) (1:17)

E|--------------|----1-1-------|-----3---------|--3--------|---------------|

B|--------------|----1-1-------|-----3---------|--3--------|-1---3---6---3-|

G|--------------|-2--------2---|-----3---------|--3--------|-2---4---7---4-|

D|-x-55-5---3---|-3--------3---|-5--(3)----5---|-(3)---5---|-3---5---7---5-|

A|-x-33-3---1---|-3--------3---|-3---------3---|-------3---|---------------|

E|--------------|-1--------1---|---------------|-----------|---------------|

Fills

(1:30) (1:39)

E|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

B|-10h11p10h11p10tr11~~~~~~~~-|-------------------------6-5-----------6b8---|

G|----------------------------|-3-------5-------7-----------7-5---5-7-------|

D|----------------------------|-3--5----5--5----7--5------------8-----------|

A|----------------------------|-1--5----3--5----5--5------------------------|

E|----------------------------|----3-------3-------3------------------------|

Verse 2:

The basic backing guitar track is identical to verse 1, but there are

the following guitar fills:

(1:53) (1:57) (2:25)

E|-------------------|-1-1-1-1----|----------------------------------------

B|-------------------|-1-1-1-1----|----------12tr13-10tr11-8tr10-7tr8-5tr7-

G|-----10b12-10-9-10-|-0-0-0-0...-|-////17~~-------------------------------

D|-8-8---------------|------------|----------------------------------------

A|-------------------|------------|----------------------------------------

E|-------------------|------------|----------------------------------------

(2:38)

---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

-8tr10-10tr11-12tr13-10tr11-8tr10-8~~~-|------------13b15----------------|

---------------------------------------|-15b17-12---------12---12\\\!-|

---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(2:47) (2:57) (3:15)

E|-----------|--3-------------------|--------------------------------------------|

B|-----------|--3-------------------|---------------12p10------------------------|

G|-----------|--3---...(5)...--feed-|-10b12-10b12---------12-12p10-9-------------|

D|-----------|-(3)-------------back-|--------------------------------12p10-------|

A|-1--0------|----------------------|--------------------------------------12-12-|

E|-------3-1-|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|

w/slide

E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------

B|-------------------------------------|-//10-10-10-10/12-10-8-6-

G|-12/14-14-14-14--1412-12-10--9/12\-|-------------------------

D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------

A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------

E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------

------------------------------|

-6/13---12/13---1210---11...-|

------------------------------|

------------------------------|

------------------------------|

------------------------------|

(3:30) not sure if this is correct...

E|--------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------11-11-10-11/15-15-13----------|

G|---------------7-------------------------12-15...-|

D|-8-7-8-10-8-10---10-------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------13-15-17-18b20-|

G|----------------7---7-10-7-10--12-14-15----------------|

D|---------8----8---8------------------------------------|

A|-10-8-10---10------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|

(3:48) three guitars (again, not sure if this is perfect...)

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-8-10-13---8-10-13-12-13-12-8---13-12-13-12-8---13-12-13-12-8-|

G|-5--7-10---5--7-10--9-10--9-5---10--9-10--9-5---10--9-10--9-5-|

D|-2--4--7---2--4--7--6--7--6-2----7--6--7--6-2----7--6--7--6-2-|

A|--------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

(4:54) fast tremolo picking

E|---------------------------------|-------------------13-15-17--

B|-15b17--15--13-15-17-15-13-12-11-|-13------13-15-17------------

G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------

D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------

A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------

E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------

-17b18---15-20b22---20-17-------|

--------------------------18...-|

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Matt Notley

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