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Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever guitar tab

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From: M.T.Billington@MCS.Salford.ac.uk (Mad Marcus B)

Who Wants To Live Forever

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By Queen

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The Solo

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By Pope Bovophobe V

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(Version Datestamp: 27.12.94)

Guitar 1:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

G|-4/5\4--2--4~-----------------------------------------------------------

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

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

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

Guitar 2:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

G|-12~--11---9~-----12~---11---9~----11h12-12--11h12-12/14-16-------------

D|---------9-----------------9--------------------------------------------

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

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

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

G|---9-11-11b12-b12 b12--9------------------------------------------------

D|-9-----------------------12--14~-12----------------------10-------------

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

E|----------------------------------------------15--14-12--8--------------

Guitar 1 repeats itself when it can be bothered throughout.

Most of the vibratos are to keep your fingers happy throughout, except for the

one on fret 14 in the fast bit.

Guitar 2 does this next bit when he repeats the chorus twice, at some point,

still with fuzz/ distortion/ whatever. For those of you who really wanted to

know:

e|-11b12-11-9-------------------------------------------------------------

B|------------12-10-------------------------------------------------------

G|------------------12----------------------------------------------------

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

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

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

Have fun...

Pope Bovophobe V.

For more improvised verse stuff see Jon Rosling's file.

Comments, corrections etc. reach me via Mad Marcus B at

M.T.Billington@MCS.Salford.ac.uk

>From u1i22@keele.ac.uk (JB Rosling)

Subject: TAB: Who Wants to Live Forever - Queen

WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER

Queen

Words and Music by Brian May

This arrangement by Jon Rosling (c) 1994

INTRO

Am

E|----0---|--------|--------|

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

G|--2---2-|2-2-----|--------|

D|-2------|-2-2----|--------|

A|0-------|----0 let ring 0-|

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

1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.

VERSE 1 & 2

Am Em C G A C D

E|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|--------|----0---|----0---|2--23---|

B|---1-1--|---1-1-1|---0-0--|---0-0-0|1--10--0|2--2-2--|1--1-1-1|--3--3-3|

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

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

A|0-------|0-------|2-------|2-------|3---2---|0-------|3-------|--------|

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

1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.

CHORUS 1

C G Am C G Am7 C D

E|--------|----0---|--------|----0---|----0---|2--23---|

B|1--10--0|---1-1-1|1--10--0|---1-1-1|1--1-1-1|--3--3-3|

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

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

A|3---2---|0-------|3---2---|0-------|3-------|--------|

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

1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.

Em

E|----0---|----0---|

B|---0-0--|---0-0--|

G|--0---0-|--0---0-|

D|-2-----2|-2-----2|

A|2-------|2-------|

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

1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.

(^^PLAY TWICE^^)

BREAK

C Em C Em C Em C Em

E|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|

B|1--1-1--|0--0-0--|1--1-1--|0--1-1--|1--1-1--|0--0-0--|0--1-1--|0--0-0--|

G|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|

D|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|

A|3-------|2-------|3-------|3-------|3-------|2-------|3-------|2-------|

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

1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.

^^^^ PLAY EACH OF THESE *TWICE* ^^^^

VERSE 3

G D Em G D Em D Em D Em

E|----2--2|----0---|----2--2|----0---|2--23---|----0---|2--23---|----0---|

B|0--0--3-|---0-0--|0--0--3-|---0-0--|--3--3-3|---0-0--|--3--3-3|---0-0--|

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

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

A|2-------|2-------|2-------|2-------|--------|2-------|--------|2-------|

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

1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.

D Bb Bb

E|2--23---|1--1----|1--1----|

B|--3--3-3|--3-3-3-|--3-3-3-|

G|-2----2-|-3---3-3|-3---3-3|

D|0-------|3-------|3-------|

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

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

1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.

CHORUS 2

C G Am C G Am C Bm Am7 C D

E|--------|----0---|--------|----0---|----2--2|----0---|----0---|2--23---|

B|1--10--0|1--1-1--|1--10--0|1--1-1--|1--1--3-|1--1-1--|1--1-1-1|--3--3-3|

G|--0---0-|--2---2-|--0---0-|--2---2-|--0--4--|--2---2-|--0---0-|-2----2-|

D|-2---0--|-2-----2|-2---0--|-2-----2|-2--4---|-2-----2|-2------|0-------|

A|3---2---|0-------|3---2---|0-------|3-------|0-------|3-------|--------|

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

1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.

Em

E|----0---|----0---|

B|---0-0--|---0-0--|

G|--0---0-|--0---0-|

D|-2-----2|-2-----2|

A|2-------|2-------|

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

1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.

END CHORDS

C Em(STRUM)

E|----0---|0-------|--------|--------|

B|---1-1--|0-------|--------|--------|

G|--0---0-|0-------|--------|--------|

D|-2-----2|2-------|--------|--------|

A|3-------|2-------|--------|--------|

E|--------|0-------|0-------|0-------|

1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.

LYRICS & CHORDS

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Am

v1. There's no time for us

Em

There's no place for us

C G A

What is this thing that fills our dreams

C D

Yet slips away from us?

Am

v2. There's no chance for us

Em

It's all decided for us

C G A

This world has only one sweet moment

C D

Set aside for us.

C G Am

ch. 1 Who wants to live forever?

C G Am

Who wants to live forever

C D

Oh_______ when love must die?

C

v3. Touch my tears

Em

With your lips

C

Touch my world

Em

With your fingertips

G D Em

And we can have forever

G D Em

And we can love forever

D Em

Forever....

D Em

Forever....

D Bb

Forever... is our today.

C G Am

ch. 2 Who wants to live forever?

C G Am

Who wants to love forever?

C Bm Am7

Who dares to love forever?

D Bb

Oh________

Em

Who waits forever anyway?

NOTES

^^^^^

I hope this is okay to read. If you have any difficulties then do email

me. The structure of the piece is the main thing I'm worried that people

won't understand, so for those of you baffled it goes like this...

INTRODUCTION

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VERSE 1

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VERSE 2

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CHORUS 1

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INSTRUMENTAL BREAK

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VERSE 3

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CHORUS 2

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END CHORDS

Really let the last few notes ring out. It gives the piece that solemn

feel to it.

Also, carry the last E minor chord of the break into the few words of

the third verse.

Please let me know what you think of this either on email or on

alt.guitar.tab. I think it sounds really nice if played right, and it

doesn't matter whether you sing along to it or just play it on its own.

Either way it sounds quite `awesome'(as the kids at Camp last year used

to say!)

Have fun!

JBR

From: Mark Divall

Who Wants To Live Forever

by

Brian May

This is the version from the "Live at Wembley '86" album.

It is in a different key from that on "A Kind of Magic", which is in Em.

This is in Dm and has, I think, a nicer atmosphere than the first.

You can play the single version by sliding the whole lot up 2 frets.

Key.

b - bend up one semitone.

r - release bend.

/x slide up to fret x.

x/ slide down to fret x.

h hammer on.

p pull off.

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

|-6--5-----------5b6--5h6p5------5--6-6---5-6-6/8/10-----------------------

|-------7----------------------------------------------7-9-9b10r9b10r9b10r9

|---------(7)-(7)-----------7------------7------------7--------------------

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

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

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

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

|-7-5-7-5h7p5---------------3-|

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

|-----------------8-7-5-3-1-1-|

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

Hope you enjoy it.

Mark Divall

divallm@cs.man.ac.uk

P.S. Would be grateful for the tab to "White Queen."

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Who Wants To Live Forever

by

Brian May

This is the version from the "Live at Wembley '86" album.

It is in a different key from that on "A Kind of Magic", which is in Em.

This is in Dm and has, I think, a nicer atmosphere than the first.

You can play the single version by sliding the whole lot up 2 frets.

Key.

b - bend up one semitone.

r - release bend.

/x slide up to fret x.

x/ slide down to fret x.

h hammer on.

p pull off.

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

|-6--5-----------5b6--5h6p5------5--6-6---5-6-6/8/10-----------------------

|-------7----------------------------------------------7-9-9b10r9b10r9b10r9

|---------(7)-(7)-----------7------------7------------7--------------------

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

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

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

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

|-7-5-7-5h7p5---------------3-|

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

|-----------------8-7-5-3-1-1-|

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

Hope you enjoy it.

Mark Divall

divallm@cs.man.ac.uk

P.S. Would be grateful for the tab to "White Queen."

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