• Song:

    Queen Medley

  • Artist:

    Extreme

QUEEN MEDLEY....
FROM THE FREDDIE MERCURY TRIBUTE ALBUM 
AS PERFORMED BY EXTREME


1) MUSTAFA...

lyrics : Ibrahim, Ibrahim
         a la la la la, we will pray for you...
         HIT IT!

2) BOHEMIAN RHAPHSODY

w/ heavy distortion
b|-----|--------------------------------------------
e|-----|--------------------------------------------
G|-----|--------------------------------------------
D|-8--|-------------------------------------------- bass is actually
A|-8--|-6---------------3-5-6---6-------------3---- in unison here...
E|-6--|-----3---4---6---------------3---4---6---6--
  >

|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
A|-------3---4---6-----------8-------------5----|
E|---6---------------3-5-6-------5---6---8---8--|


|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------8--8----------------------6v-------------8--8--8--------------|
|8-----8--8--8---8---6-8-6------------8----8----8--8--8--6-----------|
|8-----6--6--8-------------8----------8----8----6--6--6--6-----------|
|6-----6--6--6---------------9--------6----6-------------4----4--3--1|

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-3---------------|
|-3---3h5--3------|
|-1-----------5-3-|
|-----------------|

|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|------3-----------------------3---------3--|
|------3--------3-5p3----------3---------3--|
|------1----4h5-------5p3------1---------1--|
|-1-----------------------1---------1-------|

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

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------5-7-8---7-8-10---8-10-11---------------|
|-8---------------5-7-8------------------------------------------|
|-----5---6---8-------------------------------------7----4----6~~|
                                   segue into KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE


3) KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE

w/ Flanger or delay...(original recording used delay)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-slide down-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|(11-11-11)-3111x11-111-111-1111111-1111-x1-1111111-1111111-1111111/55555555-|
          
                      
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------7b8-7---8r7p5---7--5--------------|
|-------------------------7b9-7---9r7p5---7--6---7p5---5-7--|
|---------------------------------------------------7-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-55555-5-55555-5555555x55----------------------------------|
 * bass can keep picking As while guitar shreds...use flanger!

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-b8-7---8r7p5---7--5---------------0x7b8-7---8r7p5------5-------------|
|-b9-7---9r7p5---7--6-----------------7b9-7---9r7p5---7--6-------------|
|--------------7-------7p5---5-7--------------------7---------7p5---5-7|
|-------------------------7--------------------------------------7-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|7b8-7---8r7p5---7--5---------------7b8-7---8r7p5---7--5-------------5b|
|7b9-7---9r7p5---7--6---------------7b9-7---9r7p5---7--6-------------5b|
|--------------7--------7p5---5-7-----------------7--------7p5---5-7---|
|--------------------------7----------------------------------7--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|
|-5-7b8-7---8r7---7--5--------------------5---1--|
|-5-7b9-7---9r7---7--6---------5-7--------3---2--|
|--------------07--------7p5---5-7----5---5---3--|
|---------------------------7---------3---3---3--|
|-------------------------------------3-------1--|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------6---------------------|
|-------------------------6-------5--5---------------4---------------------|
|---------------5----5----6---6---5-----------5---5-/-6---------------------|
|---------------3------3--4---6---3-----------3---3-/-4---------------------|
|-1-111........-3------3------4--------1-1...-3---------4-44...-5....-------|

chorus
"keep yourself alive"
|D  A  D C# B G A A D

fill over chorus' chords
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-7--8--9-/12--12----------12---12h14p12----12--|
|--------------------12h14---------------14-----|
|-----------------------------------------------|

lots of muted As

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-b8-7---8r7p5---7--5-----------------7b8-7---8r7p5---7--5---------------|
|-b9-7---9r7p5---7--6-----------------7b9-7---9r7p5---7--6---------------|
|--------------7-------7p5---5-7--------------------7---------7p5---5-7--|
|-------------------------7--------------------------------------7-------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7h8---8-8-7-5---5----7h8---8-8-7-5-----5----7h8---8-8---8/10-10---10-10--|
|-7h9---9-9-7-6---6----7h9---9-9-7-5h6---6----7h9---9-9---9/11-11---11-11--|
|-----------------7----7-----------------7----7-----7-7---7----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|/12---12-12-12-12-/14---7b8-7---8r7p5---7--5----------------------|
|/12---12-12-12-12-/14---7b9-7---9r7p5---7--6---------5-7--/10-----|
|/12---12-12-12-12-/14-----------------7--------7p5---5-7--/10-----|
|---------------------------------------------------7--3-5--/8------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------5---6---6-4----------1----------5---5-6----6-4-------|
|----------3-2---5---6---6-5---5-5----2----------5---5-6----6-5---6---|
|----------3-3---5---6---6-6---6-5----3----------5---5-6----6-6---7---|
|----------------3---4---4-6---6-3----3----------3---3-4----4-6---7---|
|-1-111...1----------------4----------1-/5-555...-------------4---5---|

fill
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-5h7---5----------------|
|--------76---3-----5--|
|----------------5-------|

chorus
D (G) D  A  D F# B G A A E ~~~
                         >
FILL
|-----------------|
|-------14b15-14--|
|-------14b16-14--|  'do you think you're better..?'
|-----------------|  
|-0---0-----------|
|-----------------|

|right guitar
|----------------------------14-15-16-b17vv--|
|----------------14-15-16-17-----------------|
|-------13-14-16-----------------------------|
|-14-16--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|left guitar
|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------12-13-b14vv--|
|-------------------11-12-13-14--------------|  TAKE YOUR
|----------11-12-14--------------------------|  PICK IF USING
|-11-12-14-----------------------------------|  ONE GUITAR
|--------------------------------------------|
|middle guitar
|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------14-15-16-b17vv--|
|----------------13-14-15-16-----------------|
|----------14-16-----------------------------|
|-14-16-17-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

CHORUS AGAIN
D (G) D  A  D F# B G A A D

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-7--8--9/12--12---------12---12h14p12----12--|
|------------------12h14---------------14-----|
|---------------------------------------------|
               segue into I WANT TO BREAK FREE


4) I WANT TO BREAK FREE
 
w/ clean sound plus a little muting...
  
   mainly E and A with some Bs here and there...


solo*

* Extreme didnt do the actual solo, but my band does.

w/ some sort of auto wah or envelope filter sound...
|-----------------------------|
|---------7---9---9b_10r_95--|
|-----9-----------------------|
|-9---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------7---9---9b10r9--------9b10r9-------------|
|-----9-------------------9------------9-----------|
|-9-------------------------9------------9p7-6_2--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------|
|-/14_b_15r14------------------------------|
|--------------14--------------------------|
|-----------------14-12-11b12r11-----------|
|----------------------------------12------|
|--------------------------------------12--|

|------------------------------------------------------|
|-2/14b_15_r14b15r14---------9__b10rbr9----------------|
|--------------------14-----------------9--------------|
|-----------------------14-----------------9--7--6_br3|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------____--------___---------------------------------|
|7b_9r_7_tr4----/9__brbr-----9__brb----9brb-------------------------|
|-------------------------9----------9-------9------------------------|
|---------------------------9----------9-------9-6-6-7__brbrp6--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------7------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------7-5-4|

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-5b7__r5p2p0-----------------|
|-------------2p0-------------|
|-----------------3p0\trem--|
   segue into FAT BOTTOM GIRLS

5) FAT BOTTOM GIRLS

lyrics : Oh you gonna take me home tonight
         Oh down beside your red fine light 
         Oh you gonna let it all hang out
         Fat bottom girls you make the rockin world go round...

6)BICYCLE RACE

 from verse (no tab available)

7) ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST

w/ slight distorion
e--1~~--------------1-|:-x-x--1--1--x-x--1--1-:|----------|
b--1~~--------------1-|:-x-x--1--1--x-x--1--1-:|----------|
g--1~~--------------1-|:-x-x--1--1--x-x--1--1-:|----------|
d---------6---3-------|:----------------------:|--6---3---|
a---------6---3-------|:----------------------:|--6---3---|
e---------4---1-------|:----------------------:|--4---1---|

e--x-x--1--1--1-1-1-1---4--x--x-x--6-|
b--x-x--1--1--1-1-1-1---4--x--x-x--6-|
g--x-x--1--1--1-1-1-1---4--x--x-x--6-|
d-------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------|

8) WE WILL ROCK YOU

w/ medium distorion
------------------------------------------|-----------------------------
-5-------222---2xx--2--2-214---h15--1514--|--1414h1515p1415p141514--14--
-5-------222---2xx--2--2-214--------1414--|--1414---14---14---1414------
-5-------222---2xx-22--2-214-14h16--1614--|----14h1616p1416p141614------
-3-------000---0xx-00--0-0-0-------0------|-0---0---------0------0------
--------------3---2-----3-----------------|-----------------------------

-1715--14--------------------------------------------14----------
-----------17--1514--15---1514--------17--1714-17b19---1714------
---------------1414--14-------1614------14-(14)------------171614
(14)-14--14--14----1616--------(14)-14-----(14)------------------
(-0)------------------0------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

-------------------|--------------------------|----|
-14-15p1415141414--|-14-15p1415141414-15--14--|----|
-14-14---14141414--|-14-14---14141414-14--14--|-0/-|
-14-16p1416141414--|-14-16p1416141414-16--14--|-/0-|
------------0-0-0--|0-0---------0-0-0--0--0---|----|
-------------------|--------------------------| 2X |

9) STONE COLD CRAZY

w/heavy distortion
|-----------------------------|----|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----|----------------------------------|
|--------3--------------------|-0/-|----------------------------------|
|--------3--------------------|-/0-|--3555530-------------------------|
|--------1--------1333-2-3-4-5|----|---------1--------1333-2-3-4-5----|
|-1333331-----1333------------|----|--------------1333------------3--|

                           
*-------------------------|
*-------------------------|
*---------3555-4-5-6-7----|
*-----3555------------5--|
*-3535--------------------|
*-------------------------|

two guitars/riff B
|----------------|
|-5----5p3---5---|
|-5----5p3---5---|
|-5----5p3---5---|  'stone cold crazy, y'know!'
|-3----3-----3---|
|----------------| 
             >

*here is where gary cherone does a typical 'call and echo' with the crowd
(of 300000!!!)...freddie used to do these lots...just use a standard 4/4
drum beat and let loose!

then segue into RADIO GA GA OR:


10) WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS*

* it's supposed to be RADIO GA GA but our band prefers
  to finish off on champions.

use chords instead of piano
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------8-----9-----|-8-----11-9--------|
|-8---8---8-----8---|---8--------8------|
|---8-------8-----8-|--------------8-10-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


|---------------------------------1--------------------------------|
|-8---6---------------------------1-1---1-------------6-----------|
|-8---7---3------3-------5------2-----2---2-----7---7---3---3--|
|-8---8---5--3---3-------5--3---------2---2-----7---7---3---5--| 
|-6---5---3--3---1-------3--3---------0---0---0-5---5---1---3--|
|-------------1---------------1-------3----------------------------|
                                    
|-----1-----------------------------|  
|-1-----1---------1---------3-------|  
|-2-----2-----2---2-----3---3-------|  
|-3-----3-----2---2-----3---3-------|  
|-3-----------0---0---0-1---1-0-----|  
|-1-------1-3-------------------3-2-|  

|-3---3---3-------------------------------1--------1--------------------------|
|-3---3---3-5---5-------3-----------------1-1----------1------6-4-------6-----|
|-3---3---3-5---5---3---3-----------------2---2-3----3----5-------5-------7---|
|-5---5---5-5---5---3---3---------5--3---------1---------6-----------------9-|
|-5---5---5-3---3---1---1---4-7-------3---------1---------6---------8---------|
|-3---3---3-3---3---------------------1---------3---------4---------6---------|
                                                    
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-10-10-------| 
|--8--8-------|
|-10-10--3---|
|--8--8---1---|

|right guitar
|----------------|----------------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-------------8--------|----------------|------------------|
|------------10--|----------------------|-----------10---|------------------|
|--10---8--------|--------12-8---8-12-8-|--------12-----8|-10---12----------|
|---------10-----|----------------------|----------------|-----------10-----|
|----------------|----------------------|----------------|------------------|
|left guitar     |                      |                |                  |
|----------------|----------------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|----------------|-----8-------10--|
|-------8--------|----10---8----12------|-----10p8-------|--------12-8------|
|---------10-----|-----------10---------|-8--------8h10--|------------------|
|-8--------------|-8--------------------|----------------|-8----------------|

 
|-------------------|--------------------|
|---------8---9-----|-8---8-11-9---------|  
|-----8-----8---8---|------------8-------|  
|---8-------------8-|---8----------8-10--|
|-6-----------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|


|------1---------------------------------------1----------------------------|
|------1---------1-----6---6------------------1-----1----------------------|
|------2-----2---2-----7---7--3-3---5-5------2-2---2---2---3----3---------|
|------------2---2-----7---7--3-3---5-5--3-----3---2---2---3----3---------|
|-(3)--------0---0---0-5---5--1-1---3-3--3-----3---0---0---1----1-0-------|
|-(1)----1-3-------------------------------1-----1-3------------------3-2---|


|-------------3----------------------------|
|-------------3---5---5--------------------|
|-----2-0-----3---5---5--------------------|
|-1-0-----5-------5---5---------------5---|
|---------5-------3---3---1-----4-7--------|
|---------3-------3---3--------------------|

riff A (3)

|---------|
|--8--8---|
|-10-10---|
|--8--8---|
|-10-10---|
|--8--8---|

the solos (midle guitar):
|--------------------------------||----------------------------------------|
|-b11-b11-b11-b13-r11-8----------||----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------9--------||-17b19-b19-14--17b19--------------------|
|-------------------------10-----||---------------------b19-17-15----------|
|----------------------------8---||-------------------------------17-15---|
|--------------------------------||----------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------12-14-15-/17-----|
|-12---h13r12p10h12---------------------|
|-----------------------------------15-|
|---------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15---17---18-17---15-5---10----------10--------10---------10-----10-10--|
|-------------------------------8/10---------/10-------/10-10------10---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|------------------------------------------|
|-13b15---b15--b15---13b15--r13p11-10------|
|-------------------------------------12--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

|------17b18-17-18-15b17--b17r15p13--15b17--b17r15p13--15b17--b17r15p13--|
|-8/15-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-15b16--b16r15p13--20b22--20-18-17-----------------|
|-----------------------------------20-18-20--------|
|-------------------------------------------19-17--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|


LOTS OF NOISE ON LAST CHORD...E perhaps?

11) BOHEMIAN RHAPHSODY REPRISE...

lyric: 'anyway the wind blows...'

Huge E chord to finish...

Enjoy!
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