Queen

Queen - Flash bass tab

Queen

Flash (aka Flash's theme)

Words and music by Brian May

Transcribed by Philipp (PraxisNothaft@t-online.de)

Some information first:

John plays a Fender precision bass on this song. While looking at the video, you can see his bass - and how he's

playing the song - very well (look at the staccato he's doing with the left hand)

Here is the score of the song:

Voice1:(freddie)

Voice2:(brian)

Backing vocals

Film dialogues

Guitar choir containing up to eight guitars

Keyboard1(playing sound effects like siren or rockets)

Keyboard2:sound effects(rockets and laser guns)

Keyboard3:swell pad sound

Keyboard4:playing extreme low piano pitches(these tones,that are too low for a regular piano)

Piano

BASS!!!

timpani

drums

Here's the line,john plays very often:(RIFF 1)

4/4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

----------------

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0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

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. . . . . . . . (. means:staccato)

THE key is Am,the tempo is:107

LET's GO

start with Riff 1 six times...

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

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

5-----4-5---2---|Riff 1 four times..5-----4---5---2-|Riff 1 seven1/2 times....

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

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + (2/4)1 + 2 +

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

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

5-----4-5---2---|Riff 1 four times...5-----4---5---4-| 5---2---|

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

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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

----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|3-3-4-4-5-5-6-6-|

3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|

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

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Riff 1 eleven times..

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 2/4 1 + 2 +

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

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

5-----4---5---2-|Riff 1 four times5-----4---5---4-| 5---2---|

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

TEMPO:72

1:46

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

------------12--|------------12--|--14----------14|----------------|

10--------------|1010---9--------|----12----------|12------11------|

--------14------|--------10------|------12--12----|----------------|

----------------|----------------|10------9-------|----------------|

. . .

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

----------------|----------------|--------14---------12--12--|----------------

----------------|----------------|----------14---------12--12|----------------

8-------7-------|----------------|0-----------10-------------|8---------------

----------------|1---2---3---4---|---------------------------|----------------

Wait a while(fermate)

Then play riff 1 till fade(back in tempo:107)

THAT'S IT!!!

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