Title : Love Of My Life
Artist : Queen
Transcribed by : Keith Fleetwood - http://www.myspace.com/kfleetwood
NOTE: Piano arranged for guitar. Lead guitar is incorporated in
some places but is not the main focus of this transcript.
Arranged primarily for solo acoustic or classical guitar
Song Credits: Released 1975 on the album "A Night At The Opera"
Produced by Roy Thomas Baker & Queen. Hollywood Records.
Freddie Mercury: Piano, Vocals. Brian May: Guitars, vocals
John Deacon: Bass, Vocals. Roger Taylor: Drums, Vocals.
[INTRO]
4/4
e|--0-----1-----0--1--1------|--6-----5-----3-----1--3--|
B|-----1-----1-----------1---|-----------------1--------|
G|---------------------------|-----5-----5--------------|
D|---------------------------|--5-----3-----2-----0-----|
A|--1-----0-----1-----0------|--------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|
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o harm.
e|--0-=====-0========--12----|--3-----6-----5--6--6-----|
B|--------1---1--------------|-----6-----6-----------6--|
G|------0-------0------12----|--------------------------|
D|----2-----------2----------|--------------------------|
A|--3-===============--------|--6-----5-----6-----5-----|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|
e||:--10-----8----------13--8-----|--------3-----------3-----|
B||:------6---------11---------6--|--3--6-----6-----6-----6--|
G||:------------------------------|--------------5-----------|
D||:---8-----7--------------7-----|--------------------------|
A||:----------------10------8-----|--------------------------|
E||:------------------------------|--6-=========-5-=========-|
G (320003@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) G7e|--------------------3------|| (320001@1)B|--3-----1-----3-----6------||
G|--4-----2-----4-----4------||
D|--5-----3-----5-----3------||
A|--5-----3-----5-----5------||
E|--3-----1-----3-----3------||
[VERSES 1 & 2] (Use some liberty finger-picking the chords and melody)
C (x32010@1) A2e||:-----------3---------------|-----------------------0---| (x02420@1)B||:--1--0--1--------------0---|--0-----------------0------|
G||:--0-----------------0------|--2--2-----------2---------|
D||:--2--------------2---------|--------2-----2------------|
A||:--3-----------3------------|--0--------0---------------|
E||:---------------------------|---------------------------|
Love of my life, you've hurt me You've
Love of my life, don't leave me You've
Dm (xx0231@1) G (320003@1) G7e|--1--0--1--5---------------|--------3-----3------------| (320001@1)B|--3-----------------6------|--3-----3-----3-----6------|
G|--2--------------------7---|--4-----4--4--4-----4------|
D|--0--------7-----7---------|--5--5--5-----5--5---------|
A|--------------5------------|--------------------5------|
E|---------------------------|--3------------------------|
broken my heart and now you leave me
stolen my love and now de - sert me
C (x32010@1) C7/6 Fe|--0--------5-----3-----5---|--5-----------5------------| (133211@1)B|--1--3--1--5---------------|--6--------6--------6--5---|
G|--0--------3---------------|--5-----5------------------|
D|-----------5---------------|-----7-----------7---------|
A|--3------------------------|--8------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Love of my life can't you see Bring it
Dm (xx0231@1) Am (x02210@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Fe|--5------------------------|---------------------------| (133211@1)B|--6-----6-----5--------5---|--6--5-----------1---------|
G|--7-----7--7--5------------|--7-----7--7-----2--2------|
D|--7-----7-----7-----7------|--8--------8-----3-----3---|
A|--5-----5-----7------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------5------------|--6--------6-----1---------|
back, bring it back Don't take it a-way from me be-
Bb (x1333x@1) F (133211@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Gm (355333@1) C (x32010@1) Fe|--------------1-----3------|--------------------0--1---| (133211@1)B|--3-----1-----3--------3---|--------3-----1--------1---|
G|--3--3--2--2--2--2---------|--3--------3--0--0-----2---|
D|--3-----3-----0------------|-----5--------2--------3---|
A|--1------------------------|--------------3------------|
E|--------1-----------3======|=============--------------|
cause you don't know what it means to me
_______________________________
| 1.
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e|-----------------1----||---10-----8-----6--8--5--------|
B|--------1-----1-------||-------6-----------------6-----|
G|-----2--------2-------||-------------------------------|
D|--3--------3--3-------||----8-----7-----5--------------|
A|----------------------||----------------------8--------|
E|----------------------||-------------------------------|
______________________________________________ ____
| 2. [INTERLUDE]
G (320003@1) F (133211@1) G (320003@1) G7 (320001@1)|
e|--------3-----------3-----|--3---1---3------:||--0-----1-----0--1--1-----|
B|--3--6-----6-----6-----6--|--3---1---3---6--:||-----1-----1-----------1--|
G|--------------5-----------|--4---2---4---4--:||--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--5---3---5---3--:||--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--5---3---5---5--:||--1-----0-----1-----0-----|
E|--6==========-5==========-|--3---1---3---3--:||--------------------------|
e|--8-----6--5--6------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------------6---------|--3-----1-----4-----3------|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|--7-----5-===============--|-----3-----3-----3-----3---|
A|---------------------------|--1-----0-----3-----1------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Fe|------------1------1--------|---------------------------| (133211@1)B|--1-------------------1-----|---------------------------|
G|--------3-5-----2--------2--|---------------------------|
D|-----3----------3-----------|--3------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------3-------1-----------|--1-=====================--|
| *tr
e|----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------------6--|--5--3---------------------|
G|----------------------------|--------5--3-2-3-----------|
D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
A|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|----------------------------|---------------------------|
[Electric Guitar]
*trill can also be done using the G and B strings
[BRIDGE]
Dm (xx0231@1) Ame|--1-----1--1-----------1---|--0--0--5------------------| (x02210@1)B|--3-----3-----------3------|--1--------5-----------5---|
G|--2-----2--------2---------|--2-----------5-----5------|
D|--0-----0-----0------------|--2--------------7---------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
You'll Re-mem - ber when this is blown o-ver and
Bb (x1333x@1) F (133211@1) Bb (x1333x@1) F (133211@1) A7e|-----------1---------------|--1------------------------| (x02020@1)B|-----1--3--3---------------|--1-----3-----1-----2------|
G|--3--------3-----------0---|--2-----3-----2-----0------|
D|--3--------3-----3---------|--3-----3-----3-----2------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
ev'rything's all by the way Ooh
Dm (xx0231@1) Ame|--1--1--1--1-----1---------|--0--0--0--0---------------| (x02210@1)B|--3--3--3--3---------------|--1--------1-----3--1------|
G|--2--2--2--2---------------|--2------------------------|
D|--0--0--0--0---------------|--2--------2---------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
When I grow old - er I will be there at your
C? D/F# (200232@1) Gme|---------------------------|--------3--3-----3---------| (355333@1)B|--4-----3--1--3-----1----1-|--------3--3-----3---------|
G|--2------------------------|--3-----3--3-----3---------|
D|--4------------------------|--5--------------5---------|
A|--3------------------------|-----------------5---------|
E|--------------2------------|--3-----3--3-----3---------|
side to re-mind you how I still love you
C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) C7e|--------------0-----3------|| (x32310@1)B|--1-----3-----1-----1------||
G|--0-----0-----0-----3------||
D|--2-----0-----2-----2------||
A|--3-----2-----3------------||
E|--------3------------------||
(I still love you...
[INTRUMENTAL]
F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) F (133211@1) C (x32010@1) Ge|--5-----------3---5-3-1----|--3---5-3-1-----8-----8--7--| (320003@1)B|--6-----------5-------1----|--5-------1-----8-----8--8--|
G|--5-----------5-------2----|--5-------2-----9-----9--7--|
D|--------------5-------3----|--5-------3-----10----10-9--|
A|---------------------------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------------|
ooh.)
6/4 C (x32010@1) G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C 4/4 F (133211@1) Bb (x1333x@1) F (133211@1)Bbe|--8------------------------------------|------3-5-6-----10----8--6-----| (x1333x@1)B|--8-----5----3-5-====================--|--6-------6--6--11----10-6--6--|
G|--9-----5----4-5-====================--|--5-------7-----10----10-7-----|
D|--10----5----5-5-====================--|--3----------------------8-----|
A|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|----------6--------------------|
| | | | | | | | | |
F (133211@1) Ce|--13----11-11p10-------8----6-6p5------| (x32010@1)B|--10-------------13-11-5----------8-6--|
G|--10-------------------5---------------|
D|--10-------------------5---------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
| | | |
e|--------------------------|----------10-----8-=======-|
B|--3-----5-----6-----8-----|--10--------------------6--|
G|--------------------------|---------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------8-----7-====-|
A|-----1-----3-----5-----7--|------8--------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
accel. (f) cres. decel. soft (pp)
2/4 Fe|--3-----6-----5--6-----8-10----|-13--------------------| (133211@1)B|-----6-----6--------11------11-|-10----11-11p10--------|
G|-------------------------------|-10-------------12-----|
D|--------------------0-========-|-10----------------12--|
A|--6-----5-----6----------------|-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
| | | | | |
4/4
e|--13------12------10-----8-----|--------------------8--10--|
B|-------------------------------|--6--5--6--8--10-----------|
G|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------12------10------8-----7--|--7--5--7--9--10-----------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
[Fast]
e|--11------10-----8-----6-----|--11------10-----15------13------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|------10------8-----7-----5--|------10------8------13------12--|
A|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|--15-----15-------15---------------------|--18-----18-------18-----------|
B|--15-----15-------15---------------------|--18-----18-------18-----------|
G|--12-----12-------12--12-10-12-10-12-14--|--15-----15----14-15----12p10--|
D|--12-----12----15-12---------------------|--15-----15----14-15-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| | - - - | - - - | | | | |
e|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|----------------6--5h6p5--3-----|
G|--12=====-14=====-12--14--|--15=====----5---------------5--|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Slower]
[FINAL VERSE]
Dm (xx0231@1) Am (x02210@1) Bb (x1333x@1) Fe|--5------------------------|--------------------------------| (133211@1)B|--6-----6-----5--------5---|--6---5-------------1-----------|
G|--7-----7--7--5------------|--7------7---7------2---2-------|
D|--7-----7-----7-----7------|--8----------8------3-------3---|
A|--5-----5-----7------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------5------------|--6----------6------1-----------|
Back, hurry back Please bring it back home to me be-
Bb (x1333x@1) F (133211@1) Dm (xx0231@1) Gm (355333@1) C (x32010@1) Fe|--------------1-----3------|--------------------0--1---| (133211@1)B|--3-----1-----3--------3---|--------3-----1--------1---|
G|--3--3--2--2--2--2---------|--3--------3--0--0-----2---|
D|--3-----3-----0------------|-----5--------2--------3---|
A|--1------------------------|--------------3------------|
E|--------1-----------3======|=============--------------|
cause you don't know what it means to me
Dme|-----------1---------------|--1--0-----1-------------------| (xx0231@1)B|--------1------------------|--3-----3--3-------------3-----|
G|-----2---------------------|--2--------2----------2--------|
D|---------------------------|--0===============-0=========--|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--1==================------|-------------------------------|
Love of my life,
Am (x02210@1) Bbm (x13321@1) Cme|--0-----------0---------------|--1-----1-----1----------| (x3101x@1)B|--1---3---1---1---------------|--2-----2-----2-----4----|
G|--2-----------2---------------|--3-----3-----3----------|
D|--2-----------2---------------|--3-----3-----3----------|
A|--------------0---------------|--1-----1-----1-----3----|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------|
Love of my life
___________________
/
C#6 (x4332x@1) F (133211@1)
e|----------------------------|--1------------------------||
B|--6------6------6------6----|--1------------------------||
G|--3------3------3------3----|--2------------------------||
D|--3------3------3------3----|--3------------------------||
A|--4------4------4------4----|--3------------------------||
E|----------------------------|--1------------------------||
(cres.) (harp-like flourish)
