Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love guitar tab
#
From: Dirt Bird
(my first contribution!)
3 guitars here, 2 acoustics doubling each other (denoted by gtr 1) +
1 clean electric (try single coil bridge position - gtr 2). The bass
guitar part here is VERY important - it makes the song.
I'm including the electric fills - + the vsn by Gary Chapman has a
solo which looks slightly wrong.
CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE - by Freddie Mercury.
------------------------------
Transcription from Sept 92 of Guitar School
^ = downstroke; u = upstroke
^ = Bend (as well)
.(above note) = Stacatto (v.short)
s = sustain (ie hold)
~ = vibrato
h = hammer on ; p = pull off
r = release bend
QB = Bend by 1/4 tone ; FB = Bend by full tone
SB = Bend by semi-tone
* = Repeat music inside stars
*
INTRO:
^ u ^ u u ^ u ... simile (the same)
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+---+-2-2-3-2---2-2---+-2-2-3-2---2-2---+-2-2-3-2---2-2---+-
|---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-
|4:-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2---|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-
|4:-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-
|---|---------------0-|---------------0-|---------------0-|-
+---+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-
+ + + +
2-2-3-2---2-2---+-
3-3-3-3---3-3---|-
2-2-2-2---2-2-0-|-
0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-
--------------0-|-
----------------+-
1st, 2nd + 5th Verses:
This thing ...
This thing (this thing) ...
This thing ...
(with fill 1 3rd time)
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
+--2-2-3-2---2-2---+-2-2-3-2---2-2---+-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-------------
|--3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-1-x-1-x-----
|*-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2---|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-x-0-x-0-x-
|*-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-2-0---0-0-0-|-2-x-2-x-0-x-
|----------------0-|---------------0-|-----------------|-3-x-3-x-2---
+------------------+-----------------+-3-3---3---3-3-3-+-------------
X=Go to Coda in v5
+(QB) (with fill 2 3rd time) + + + + + + + +
----+- -+-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---+-----------------
----|- -|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-
----|- Repeat last 4 bars -|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-
----|- -|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-
----|- -|---------------0-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-
3^--+- -+-----------------+-----------------
1-----------------------.--------+2--- .
+ + + (3) + + + + + | + + + + + There goes my
+-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-+-2--------+-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-+-2------------
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3------------
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-------*|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2------------
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-------*|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0------------
|---------------------|----------|-----------------|--------------
+---------------------+----------+-----------------|--------------
BRIDGE:
baby....
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-+-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-+---------------3-+
|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-1---1---1-1-1-3-|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2---2-2-2-0-|
|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3---3-3-3-2-|
+-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-+-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-+---------------3-+
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+---3-3-3---3-3-3-+-----------------+-----------------+
|---3-3-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-|
+---3-3-3---3-3-3-+-----------------+-----------------+
hot+cold fever + leaves me in ... (x=Drum fills)
. ---3--- x xxx
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+-0---0-----------+-1---------------+-----------------+
|-0---0---2---2---|-1---------------|-----------------|
|-1---1---2---2---|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-2---2---2---2---|-3---------------|-----------------|
|-2---2---0---0---|-----------------|---5--4--3-------|
+-0---0-----------+-----------------+-----------------+
x--3--- x xxx ---3-- ---3-- I gotta be
G1+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+-----------------+-0-0--0--0-0--0--+-----------------+
|-----------------|-0-0--0--0-0--0--|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-1-1--1--1-1--1--|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-2-2--2--2-2--2--|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-2-2--2--2-2--2--|-0---------------|
+---5--4--3-------+-0-0--0--0-0--0--+-----3---2---0---+
G2 | | |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|-----------------|-.-.--.--.-.--.--|-----------------|
|-----------------|-9-9--9--9-9--9--|-.-.-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-5-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------9---7---|
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
3rd Verse:
cool..
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+-2-2-3-2---2-2---+-2-2-3-2---2-2---+-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-+
|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2---|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-2-0---0-0-0-|
|---------------0-|---------------0-|-----------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-3-3---3---3-3-3-+
| | | |
+-----------------+-----------------+-------13s--\----+
|-----------------|-----------------|-------12s--\----|
|-----------------|-----1210(tr11)--|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
+ + + +(QB) + + + + + + + +
+-----------------+-2-2-3-2---2-2---+-2-2-3-2---2-2---+
|-1-x-1-x---------|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|
|-0-x-0-x-0-x-----|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2---|
|-2-x-2-x-0-x-----|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
|-3-x-3-x-2-------|---------------0-|---------------0-|
+-------------3^--+-----------------+-----------------+
| | | |
+-----------------+-----1010--\-----+-----------------+
|-----------------|-----1010--\-----|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
+ + + + + + + +(QB) + + + +
+-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-+------------------+-2-2-2-2-2--2--2----+
|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-1-x-1-x----------|-3-3-3-3-3--3--3--0-|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-x-0-x-0-x------|-2-2-2-2-2--2--2--0-|
|-0-0-2-0---0-0-0-|-2-x-2-x-0-x------|-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-|
|-----------------|-3-x-3-x-2--------|------------------0-|
+-3-3---3---3-3-3-+-------------3^---+--------------------+
| | --3--| . --3--|
+-----------------+-------------10-10+---------13-12p10-10+
|-----------------|--------/1010-10--|----------------13--|
|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
+-----------------+------------------+--------------------+
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+---------------------+-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-+-2---------------+
|-3-3-3--3-5----5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---------------|
|-3-3-3--3-5----5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---------------|
|-3-3-3--3-5----5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------------|
|-1-1-1--1-3----3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|
+---------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| --3--___3___ | | |
+---------------------+-----------------+---8/101010101010+
|-1312-1110-----------|-----------------|---8/101010101010|
|----------13p121012--|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------12|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+---------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
Solo:
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+--------------------+-----------------+-2--x-2-x-3-x-3-x-+
|-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-3--x-3-x-3-x-3-x-|
|-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-2--x-2-x-0-x-0-x-|
|-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-0--x-0-x-0-x-0-x-|
|-1-1-1-1------1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-|----------2-x-2-x-|
+--------------------+-----------------+----------3-x-3-x-+
|(FB) (FB) (FB) | (SB) | |
+--------------------+-----------13----+--8/1010101010----+
|-13^-13^-13^rp111311|~~~~~----13^-----|--8/10----10--1210|
|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|
+--------------------+-----------------+------------------+
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+-2-2-3--2-2-2-2-2-+--------------------+-----------------+
|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
|-2-2-0--2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
|-----2------------|-1-1-1-1------1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-|
+-----3------------+--------------------+-----------------+
| --3-- (FB)| (FB)(FB) | (FB) |
+----------1010----+---13--13-----------+-------13------10/
|------10121010--13^sss--13^-13^rp111311|~~~~~13^-------10/
|-111012-----------|--------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
+------------------+--------------------+-----------------+
---3--- x xxx
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+-0---0------------+-1------------------+-----------------+
|-0---0---2----2---|-1------------------|-----------------|
|-1---1---2----2---|-2------------------|-----------------|
|-2---2---2----2---|-3------------------|-----------------|
|-2---2---0----0---|--------------------|---5--4--3-------|
+-0---0------------+--------------------+-----------------+
| (QB) | | |
+/12121012---------+-.---.--------------+-----------------+
|/12------13^10----|-10--10--12^rp101210|~~~~~~~~~--------|
|--------------119-|--------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
+------------------+--------------------+-----------------+
x--3--- x xxx ---3--- ---3--- I gotta be
G1+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+-----------------+-0-0--0--0-0--0--+-.---------------+
|-----------------|-0-0--0--0-0--0--|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-1-1--1--1-1--1--|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-2-2--2--2-2--2--|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-2-2--2--2-2--2--|-0---------------|
+---5--4--3-------+-0-0--0--0-0--0--+-----------------+
4th Verse:
cool ... (same words as v3)
(UNACCOMPANIED - Hand Claps on the off beat)
(Go back for v5 before going to Coda)
Coda / Out-Chorus:
Crazy little thing called love ...
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+-----------------+-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-+-----------------+
|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
|-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-|
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| | | |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|-----------------|-----12------.---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----1210(tr11)--|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------12--|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-+-----------------+-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-+
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|
|------------------|-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-|-------------------|
+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+
| | | --3--|
+--8/101010--101010\-----------------+---------1312p10-10+
|--8/1010--10101010\-----------------|----------------13-|
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+-----------------+-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-+-----------------+
|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
|-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-|
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| | (QB)| |
+-10--------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|---13------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----121012x-10^-|-----------------|
|-----------------|---12----------12|~~~~~~~----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-+-----------------+-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-+
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|------------------|-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
+------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| | | (FB)|
| | | ---3--- ---3----|
+--8/10----10-\----+-----------------+-1313-13-1212--10|
|--8/10----10-\----|-----------------|-1313-13-121213^-|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
+ + + + + + + +
+------------------+-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-+ (Fade out)
|-3--3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
|-3--3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|
|-3--3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
|-1--1-1-1-5-5-5-5-|-------------------|
+------------------+-------------------+
| (FB)(FB) | (QB)|
+------------------+-------------------+
|-13^13^~~~--------|-------------------|
|------------------|-----10^-------10^-|
|------------------|---------12p10---12|
|------------------|-------------12----|
+------------------+-------------------+
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Fill 1 (G2):
+ + + + + + + + + + + +
+---8/1010---\----+--8/10--1010-\----+-------10---\----+
|---8/1010---\----|--8/10--1010-\----|-------10---\----|
|-----------------|------------------|-------10---\----|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
+-----------------+------------------+-----------------+
Fill 2 (G2):
+ +(QB)+ + + +(FB)+ + + + + +
+------------------+------------------+-----------------+
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----10^----------|---12^----1210----|-----------------|
|---12---12~~~~----|--------------1212ssssss9-12--------|
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
+------------------+------------------+-----------------+
--3-
+ + + + + + + +
+-----------------+-----------------+
|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------7-97-7~|~~~~~~~~~--------|
|------5-/9-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+
Enjoy
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
by Queen
D G C G
This thing, called love, I just can't handle it,
D G C G
this, thing, called love, I must, get round to it,
D Bb C D
I anit ready, Crazy little thing called love.
D G C G
This thing, called love, it cries, in craddle at night,
D G C G
it swings, it jives, it shakes, all overlike a jelly-fish,
D Bb C D
I kinda like it, Crazy little thing called love.
G C G
There goes my baby, she knows how to rock and roll,
D G A
She drives me crazy, she gives me hot and cold fever,
F E A
then she leaves me in a cool, cool sweat.
D G C G D
I gotta be cool, relax, get hip, get on my tracks, take a back seat, hitch-hike
G C G D
And take a long ride on my motor bike until I'm ready,
Bb C D
Crazy Little thing called love.
(during guitar solo)
G C G Bb E A F E
A D G C G D G C G
D Bb C D
outro
Bb C D
Crazy little thing called love.
solo;
From: s892011@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Mr.Scary)
Key:
~ = vibrato
/15 = slide up to fret 15
^ = hammer/pull
)
13 = 2-fret bend at fret 13
____
) = hold a 2-fret bend at fret 15 and pick the note again
15 15
NOTE: Some of the bends are delayed - ie. play the note and bend after
a short while rather than immediately.
E ------------------------)--)--)---------------)-13-----------------------
B -/15--15-15--15-15--15-13-13-13--11-12--11~--13-----/15--15-15--15-15-12-
G -/14--14-14--14-14--14------------------------------/14------------------
D -------------------------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------
____
E ------------------------------)-13--)-13--)-13-----------)-13-----)-------
B ----------------12^15-15-----13----13----13----13-11~---13-------15-15----
G -14-11----11^14-----------------------------------------------------------
D -------12-----------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------
B -15-17--15--14-----------------13----12------
G ---------------14-------14--14----14----14~--
D ------------------16-------------------------
A ---------------------------------------------
E ---------------------------------------------
---
Mr.Scary (Gary Chapman)
----------------------------
s892011@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au
