Queen

Queen - White Man guitar tab

Artist: Queen

Song: White Man

Album: A Day at the Races

Transcribed by: Chris White (shaggymoods70@yahoo.com)

Tuning: Dropped D (DADGBE)

This is one bad ass song.

Little Intro Riff (RIFF ONE):

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

B|-------------------

G|-----------------7-

D|-----------------7-

A|-5p3p2-----------5-

D|-------5b-0-3b-0---

Brian May hits this before the next riff starts...

F5

E|---

B|---

G|---

D|-3-

A|-3-

D|-3-

VERSE RIFF (RIFF TWO):

The first one is repeated once.

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

B|--------------------------------------------------

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

D|-7-7-7\5-7----7-5----5-5-5\3-5---5-3----5-5-5\3-5-

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

D|------------------------------------------------5-

During part of the song, there is a variation......

That variation goes a little something like this...

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

B|-----------------

G|-7-7-7\5-7-------

D|-7-7-7\5-7-7-7-5-

A|-5-5-5\3-5-7-8-3-

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

RIFF THREE:

E|-------

B|-------

G|-----7-

D|-3-0-7-

A|-3-0-5-

D|-3-0---

CHORUS RIFF (RIFF FOUR):

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

B|-------------------------------------------------

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

D|-3-3-3-0--3-3-0--3--0--3/5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8-8-12-0-

A|-3-3-3-0--3-3-0--3--0--3/5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8-8-12-0-

D|-3-3-3-0--3-3-0--3--0--3/5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8-8-12-0-

For one part of the chorus, do this:

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

B|----------------------------------------------------

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

D|-3-3-3-0--3-3-0--3--0--8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--3--5-

A|-3-3-3-0--3-3-0--3--0--8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--3--5-

D|-3-3-3-0--3-3-0--3--0--8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--3--5-

Then, there will be little things you will need for the song to play

it exactly. For example, there is a pick slide at one part. Before

the 2nd chorus, palm-mute the bass strings open.

To start the bridge, use this "chord":

E|---

B|---

G|---

D|-5-

A|-5-

D|-5-

Then the bridge is something like this:

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

B|----------------------------------------

G|-5-5-5\3-5------------------------------

D|-5-5-5\3-5--5-5-5/3-5--5-5-5-3--5-5-5-3-

A|-3-3-3\1-3--5-5-5/3-5--5-5-5-3--5-5-5-3-

D|------------5-5-5/3-5--5-5-5-3--5-5-5-3-

That's enough, don't you think?

Have fun.

If you don't know where each riff goes, and how many times to play it,

I pity you.

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