'’39' bass guide

Words and music by Brian May

double bass with bass tuning (E A D G), 

This transcription uses F A# D# G# tuning.


Verse
  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5--5--5---5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------5-------5-------7-------7-------3-------------x-5-------5-------|
|---------------------5-------5-------7-------7-------3---3---3-------5-------5---|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|---------------------------------------------------------------4-|
|-----------------------------------------------4-5-------5---5---|
|-7-------5---5---3-------3-----x-5-------5---7-------5-----------|
|-----7---------------3-------3-------5---------------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------5---------------------------5-4-----|
|---------------------4---7---------------4---5---7-----------7---|
|-5-------5-------6---------------7-----------------------------5-|
|-----5-------5---------------------------------------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|---------------4-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-------5---5-------------------2-------------------------------|
|-----5-----------5-------5---3-------3---5---3-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------5---------------------------3---------------|


Chorus
  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|---------------------------------------------4-------------------|
|-5-------5---------------5-------5-------5---------------------4-|
|-----5-------5---3-----------5-------5-----------5-------5-5-7---|
|---------------------3-------------------------------5-----------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5---4-----------------------------------------4-5-------5-------|
|---------7---5---3---2---0-----0-2---/3--5---7-------5---------5-|
|-----------------------------3-----------------------------------|


Bridge
  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6-------6-------6-------6---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------8-------8-------8-------8-------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-------5-------5-------5-----5/8-------------------------------|

...

Verse
  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5--55-5---5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------5-------5-------7-------7-------3-----3-------3-5-------5-----5-|
|---------------------5-------5-------7-------7-----------3---3-------5-------5---|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-------------7---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------5-------5-----5-|
|-7-------5-------3-------3-----3-5-------5-----5-----5-------5---|
|-----7---------------3-------3-------5-------5-------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------5---------------------------5-4-----|
|---------------------4---7---------------4---5---7-----------7---|
|-5-------5---5---6---------------7-----------------------------5-|
|-----5-----------------------------------------------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|---------------4-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-------5---5-------------------2-------------------------------|
|-----5-----------5-------5---3-------3---5---3-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------5---------------------------3---------------|

Chorus
  *   .   .   .   *   .    .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|----------------------------------------------4_/_7---------------|
|-5-------5-----5-------2-/5-------5-------5-------------5---------|
|-----5-------5---3--------------5-----5-------------------5-----5-|
|---------------------3--------------------------------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5---4-----------------------------------------4-5---------------|
|---------7---5---3---2---0-----0-2---/3--5---7---------5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------------3-----------------------------------|


Chorus
  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|------------------------------------------------/7---------------|
|-5-------5-----5--------(5)------5-------5-----5x------7---------|
|-----5-------5--(3)--3-------5-------5-------5-----------5-----5-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                (D)

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5---4-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------7---5---3---2---0-------7-------5-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Author: PD. nov. 2003
Last update: 03/21/2007