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Queen - Dead On Time guitar tab

Queen: Dead On Time

Intro: guitar harmonies

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

|--7b8----|-12b13---|-15b16--|

|--7b9----|-12b14---|-13b14--|

|-10b11---|-11b12---|-15b16--|

|-11b12---|-11b12---|-13b14--|

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

* . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .

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

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

|-------------------------------------------4p2---2---------------|

|-----------------------------------------------4-2-4p2---2-------|

|-0---------------------------------------x-------------4---4p2-0-|

|---2-2-2-2---2-2-0h2-2-2-2---2-0-0-2-2-2-0-----------------------|

* . . . * . . . * . . . * . . .

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

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

|----------------------------------------------b6---4p2-----------|

|---------4p2---2b--2-----------------------------------4p2-------|

|-------------4-------4-3-2p0-2p0---------------------------4-2p0-|

|-2---2p0-------------------------2-2-2-2-------------------------|

fig. A:

* . . . * . . .

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

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

|----------------------------------------------b6---4p2-----------|

|---------4p2---2---2-------------------2-4p2-----------4p2-------|

|------------(4)------4-3-2p0-2p0---------------------------4-2p0-|

|-2---2---------------------------2---2---------------------------|

* . . . * . . .

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

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

|----------------------------------------------b6---4p2-----------|

|-------2-4p2---2--(2)--------------------4p2-----------4p2-------|

|------------(4)------4-3-2p0-2p0---------------------------4-3-2-|

|-2-2-2---------------------------2---2---------------------------|

fig. B:

* . . . * . . .

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

|-2-------2---------------3p2-----2-------3p2-----2-------3p2-----|

|-2-------2---------------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|

|-2-------2---------------4p2-----2-------4p2-----2-------4p2-----|

|-0-------0---------------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|

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

fig. A

fig. B

* . . .

fig. A' ---------------------------------|

ending: ---------------------------------|

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

-------2-4p2---2-----3---4-------|

-------------4-------------------|

-2---2---------------------------|

B5 F#5 B5 F# B5 B(sus4)

Chorus:

A E(VII) D(V) B A

fig. A

A E(VII) D(V) B B>A#

A E(VII) D(V) B F#5

* . . . * . . .

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

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

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

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

|---------------------------------0h2---2-2---2-2-0---------------|

|-0h2-2-2-2---2-x-0h2-2-2-2---0---------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

* . . . * . . .

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

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

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

|-----------------------------------------4-----------------------|

|---------------------------------0h2-2-2-2---2-2-0---------------|

|-0-2---2-2---2-2-0-2-x-2-2---2-2-------------------2---2-2---2-2-|

* . . . * . . .

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

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

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

|-----------------------------------------4-----------------------|

|-0-0-----4-------------------------2-2-2-2-x-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-...+ one measure

|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------|

fig. B

fig. A

fig. B

fig. A'

B F# B F#

(3+3+3+3+4)

* . . . . * . . .

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

|---------------------------------b5---4---2-----------------------|

|----------------------------------------------4---2b--------------|

|-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4----------------------4---2-------|

|-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2------------------------------4---|

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

A E(VII) D(V) B B>A

|gtr1:

| * . . . * *

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

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

|---------------2----------------------------|

|---------4-----2---2-4---2---4--------------|

|-----------------------------4--------------|

|-2---2-------0-------------------2----------|

|gtr2: |

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

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

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

|-------------------2-4---2------------------|

|---------------2---2-4---2---4--------------|

|-2-----------0-------------------2----------|

A E(VII) D(V) B B>A#

A E(VII) D(V) B F#5

* . . . * . . .

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

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

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

|-----------------------------------------4-----------------------|

|---------------------------------0-2-2-2-2---2-2-0---------------|

|-0-2---2-2---2-2-0-2-2-2-2---0---------------------2---2-2---2-2-|

* . . . * . . .

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

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

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

|------------------------(4-4-4-4)4-4---4-4---4-------------------|

|---------------------------------2-2---2-2---2---0---------------|

|-0-2-2-2-2---2-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

* . . . * . . .

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

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

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

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

|---------4-----------------------0-2-x-2-2---x-x-----------------|

|-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------0-2---2-2---2-0-|

...

solo

* . . . * . . .

|-4h5p4p2-4p2-4p2-------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------5p2-5p2-5p2-5p2-5p2-4p2-3p2-3p2-----------------|

|-------------------------------------------------5p4p3-4p2-------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------4p2---|

|---------------------------------------------------------------4-|

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

* . . . * . . .

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

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

|-2-----------------------2b------4p2-----2b----------------------|

|-----------------2h4-2h4-----4-------4-------4p2-4---------------|

|---4-3-0-3-4-0---0-----------------------------------------------|

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

(3+3+2)

* . . . * . . *

|-------------------------2---2-2-----------------------------------4-------|

|-5p2---2-5p2-5p2---2-5p2-----2---3/4---4-7-----4---4-7-----4-7p4-7---7p4-7-|

|-----5-----------5---------------------4-----7-----4-----7-----------------|

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

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

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

harmonies

B|-9b10---b10--9-b10-------------|

G|-7b8-----7---7-5---------------|

B|-5b7----b7---5-4---------------|

fig. B

guitar harmony (it's possible to do this with delay)

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

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

|-------------6---6-6-6---5---5-5-5---10---10-10-10---14---14-14-14---|

|-7---7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

|

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

|-------------------------------------5---5-5-5---10---10-10-10----|

|-------------------------6---6-6-6--------------------------------|

|-7---7-7-7---7---7-7-7--------------------------------------------|

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

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

e|-19b21---|

e|-17b18---|

B|-17b19---|

rhythm guitar (fig. C)

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

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

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

|---------4---2-2---2-4---2---4-----2-----4----2-----4---2---4---|

|-4---4---4---2-2---2-4---2---4-----2-----4----2-----4---2---4---|

|-2---2---------------------------2-----2----2-----2-------------|

fig. B

fig. C'

e|-17b18v--|

B|-17b19v--|

B|-16b17v--|

G|-17b19v--|

solo fill

* . . . . *

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

|--------5---5p2-5------------------------|

|------------------4p2-4p2----------------|

|--------------------------4p2---2---4----|

|------------------------------4----------|

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

A B D(V) D#(VI) E(VII) F(VIII)

F#(x x 11 11 11 x) B(x x 13 11 12 x) F#

solo3

|------------------------10-------------------11-------------------12-------------------13-------------------|

|-8b10----10b12----13b15----13p10------14b16-----14p11------15b17-----15p12------16b18-----16p13------17b19--|

|---------------------------------10-------------------11-------------------12-------------------13----------|

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

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

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

...

Note: the rhythm guitar parts are double tracked most of the time,

and I transcribed them as "arranged for one guitar" using the

"karaoke trick", even though the guitar parts are not 100% identical.

Tr:PD 1997,2002

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