'Bohemian Rhapsody' tab guide

Transposed down by a half step.

Intro:
9/8:
  *               *                 *                 *
|-5-5-5-5---5-----5-5-5-5--22-------4-4-4-5---4-------5-5-5-5-0-0-------|
|-5-5-5-5---5-----4-4-5-4--20-------3-3-3-3---3-------5-5-7-5-3-2-------|
|-6-6-6-6---6-----4-4-6-4--22-------4-4-4-4---4-------6-6-7-6-4-2-------|
|-4-4-4-4---4-----4-4-4-4--21-------2-2-2-4---2---2-2---------6-2-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

4/4:
  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .     .
|-0-0-0-0---------------0---------5-----5----10----10-|
|-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-3---------7-7---7---12----10----|
|-2-2-2-2-----2---2---------2-----7-7-----12----11----|
|-4-4-4-4---------5-----5---------0-------------------|
|-----------------0-----0-----------------------------|
|-----------2-----------------------------------------|

  *   .   .   .    *   .   .     .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-------------9-\--0-0-2-0-----0-0-2-6-6-5---4-4-5---6-6-5---4-4-5---|
|-7-7-7-7---7-10\--3--------30-0-2-3-8-8-7---6-6-7---8-8-7---6-6-7---|
|-7-----7---7------1-----1-------0-2-8-8-7---6-6-7---8-8-7---6-6-7---|
|-9-----9----------------------4-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7----------------0-------------------------------------------------|
(an extra 1/8 beat is added to the second measure)

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-2-2-2-2-----5---5-------4-------4-------7-------|
|-3---3---5---5---4-4-4-4-5-----0-0-----5-5-------|
|-2-------2-------5---5---7---7---7---7---7-------|
|-0-------2-------4---------------------------6h7-|
|---------4-4---4-----------7-----7---------------|
|-------------------------0---------0-------------|


pre-Verse
  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|---------2---0-----------2---0---|
|-2-----2---------2-----2---------|
|-2---2-----------2---2-----------|
|-2-2-------2---2---2-------2---2-|
|-0---------------0---------------|
|---------------------------------|
You can play right hand harmonics on those high notes.
Also during the verses as many times as possible.


Verse:
  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .    .   .    *   .    .   .
|---------2---0-----------4---2------------9---7-------------------7-|
|-22----2------------22---------22------------------7------------5---|
|-----2---------2-4-----2---------7-9-7-------------7-9-7----4-7-----|
|---2-------2-------4-------4-----9-----11-9---9-11-------11---6-----|
|-0------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------2---------------7----------7------7--------0-------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|---------2-----0-4--22---4---2-2-5-5-5-5-5-----------------2---2-|
|-22----2-----2---2-----------------0---7---7---7-7-----7-3---3---|
|-----2-----------2-------------------7---7---76--4-4-7---0-------|
|---2-------2-------4---4---4---4-----------------6-----------4---|
|-0-------------------------------------------0-------------------|
|-----------------2---------------7-------6-------4-------3---2---|

  *   .   .   .   *   .    .   .   *   .   .   .  \*   .   .   .
|-22------2-----232-----2-/9---7-----------3---3-----0-0-2-233-3-35|
|-3---3---3---5---3---3---/7-----7-8--77-5-5---5-------2---2-------|
|-2---2---2---2---4-4-----/7---------9-------7---622---2---2-------|
|-0-0---0---0-2------------9-9---9---------0-------2---------------|
|-------------4---2----------------7---7-6-----4---0---0---0---0---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|


  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   *     .      .    . 
|-3-2---025-----02----------------------2----10----10----10---10-|
|-3-------5---5---3-----3---------3---3---12----10-----9----8----|
|-2-------6-6-----4---4---3-5-3-5-3-2-----12----11----10----9----|
|-0---0-----------4-4-----5-------0------------------------------|
|---------4-------2-------5--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------3--------------------------------------|


pre-Verse
  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|---------2---0-----------2---0---|
|-2-----2---------2-----2---------|
|-2---2-----------2---2-----------|
|-2-2-------2---2---2-------2---2-|
|-0---------------0---------------|
|---------------------------------|



2nd Verse
  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .    .   .    *   .    .   .
|---------2---0-----------4---2------------9---7-------------------7-|
|-2-2---2-----------2-2---------2-------------------7------------5---|
|-----2---------2-4---2-----------7-9-7-------------7-9-7----4-7-----|
|---2-------2-----4-----4---4-----9-----11-9---9-11-------11---6-----|
|-0------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------2---------------7----------7------7--------0-------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|---------2-----0-4--22---4---2-0-5-5-5-5-5-----------------2---2-|
|-2-2---0-02--2---2--------------7--0---7---7---7-7-----7-3---3---|
|-----2--2--------2-------------------7---7---76--4-4-7---0-------|
|---2-------2-------4---4---4---------------------6-----------4---|
|-0-------------------------------------------0-------------------|
|-----------------2---------------7-------6-------4-------3---2---|

  *   .   .   .   *   .    .   .   *   .   .   .  \*   .   .   .
|-22------2-----232-----2-/9---7-----------3---3-----0-0-2-233-3-35|
|-3---3---3---5---3---3---/7-------8--77-5-5---5-------2---2-------|
|-2---2---2---2---4-4-----/7-------9-----4---7---622---2---2-------|
|-0-0---0---0-2------------9-9---9-9-------0-------2---------------|
|-------------4---2----------------7---7-6-----4---0---0---0---0---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|


Solo:
(tabbed with less dense timing)
  *       .       .       .       *       .       .        .
|-3-------2---0---5-----------2---7---------------7---9-10-7--------|
|---------------3---------2-------7-----------7---7--------7--------|
|-----2---------------2-----------7-------7-------7---------------7-|
|-0-----------------------------------9--------------------9---11---|
|-----------------4-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------7---------------7--------7--------|
the middle of the solo is transposed down.

  *       .       .       .       *              ._3__ __3__ ._3__ __3__ .
|-0---------------0-2-3-5-7-------5---3---2-3-2~---2----------------------------|
|-0-----------0-------------------2--------------5---5-3-2-3-2~----2------------|
|-0--------------------------------------------------------------4---4-2-2------|
|---------2---1---0---------------2---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------4-------0--------------0-----------0-----------0------|
|-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~ : trill-ornament (p-h)
The rhythm is just approximately transcribed.


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

  *       .       .        .       *       .__3___  .       .         *
|-0-------0---2---3-------12-----------8-8----8--8--8-----------------4
|-0-------0---0---0--------0-------8---8-8----------------------------4
|-0-------0---0---0--------0-------9------------------------5--h6p5---5
|-2-------2---1---0---------------10--------------------------------8-6
|---------------------------------------------------------------------6
|--------------------------9-------8----------8--7--6-------5---------4



"Opera" section:
(double time feel)
  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-4-----------------------------|
|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-|
|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
|-6-----------------------------|
|-4-----------------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .    *   .    .   .   *   .    .   .
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6---4-4-3---4---6---4-4-3---4-4--9---4-4--9---4-4-3-3-4----9---4---|
|-6---5-5-4-4-5-5-6-6-5-5-4---5-5-10---5-5-10---5-5-4-4-5---10---5---|
|-6---6-6-6---6---6---6-6-6---6-6-11---6-6-11---6-6-6-6-6---11---6---|
|----------------------------------------------------------(11)------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *
|-----------------2-2-2-2---------4
|-5-5-3-5-6---6---4-4-4-4-9---9---4
|-5-5-4-5-4---4---4-4-4-4-7---7---5
|-5-5-5-5-5---5-----------9---9---6
|-------------------------7---7---6
|-3-3-3-3-3---3---2-2-2-2---------4

  *   .     .     .     *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-4---11-11-12-11-------------11-11-12-11-------------11-11-12-11-9-7-6
|-4-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6---------------11-11-12-11-------------11-11-12-11-11-11-12-11-9-7-6
|-4-------------------------------------------------------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-6---5-5-5---------------6---5---4---5---6---5---4---5---|
|-----------7-------0-----6---5---4---5---6---5---4---5---|
|---------------7---------7---6---5---6---7---6---5---6---|
|---7-----------------7---8---7-7-6---7---8---7-7-6---7---|
|-6-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

   *    .     .    .    *     .    .     .   *   .    .   .   *   .   .   .
|-10---10-10-10---10---10-10-10---10-10-10---7---7-10-5---5---4---4-4-5---------|
|-12---10-10--9---10---12-12-10----9--9-10---8---8-10-3---3---3---3-3-2---10-10-|
|-12---11-11-10---11---12-12-11---10-10-11---0---0----2---2---4---4-4-2---------|
|--0----0-----0----0----0-----0----0-----0---0---0----4---4-2-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------0---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------0---0-0-----------|

  *     .     .     .    *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|----10----10----10---10-6---5---4---5---6---5---4-------|
|-12----10----9-----8----6---5---4---5---6---5---4-------|
|-12----11----10----9----7---6---5---6---7---6---5-------|
|------------------------8-8-7---6-6-7---8-8-7-7-6---7---|
|----------------------------------------------------0---|
|----------------------------------------------------5---|


.   *   .   .   .   *   .   .    .
|-----------------------------10-10-10-|
|-----------------5-5-7-8-7-5-10-10-10-|
|---7-------7-----6-6-7-9-7-6-11-11-11-|
7---0---7---0--------------------------|
0---5---0---5-----0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
5-------5------------------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .    .     *   .   .   .   *   .   .    .
|---------------------------10-10-10---------------------------10-10-10-|
|---------------5-5-7-8-7-5-10-10-10---------------5-5-7-8-7-5-10-10-10-|
|---------7-----6-6-7-9-7-6-11-11-11---------7-----6-6-7-9-7-6--7--7--7-|
|-----7---0---7--------------------------7---0---7----------------------|
|-----0---5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------0---5---0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
|-----5-------5--------------------------5-------5----------------------|

  *   .   .    .     *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------10-10-10-----------------5---------------|
|-5-7-8-7-5-10-10-10-5-7-8-7-5---------6-------------|
|-6-7-9-7-6--7--7--7-6-7-9-7-6-7-7-5-------8---5-----|
|------------------------------------------------7---|
|-0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0-0-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|


  *   .   .   .   *   .   .    .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-2---3---5---7---6---10--11-------------------5-5-7-5-3-2-0-------|
|-3---5---7---9---5---6------------------------7-7-8-7-5-3-2-------|
|-4---2---7------(6)------12-----------------------0---0-2---------|
|----------------(4)--8------7-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-0-0---0-----2---7---|
|-2---0---5------------------------------------------------0---0---|
|-------------9---2---6---11---------------------------------------|
You can strum the chords:
  Bm  A7  D  Db7 Gb7  Bb  Eb


.   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|---5-----5-7-----7-4---4---2---2---3-----2-0---3---7-----5-0-------|
|---7-----7-0-----0-6---6---2---2---2-------2-------5-------8---7---|
|---7-----7-0-----0-4---4---2---2---0-------0-------6-------6-------|
7---0-----0---------------------------------------------------------|
0-------------------4---------------0-------0-------0-----------0---|
|-----------3-----3---7-5-4-2---2-----------------------------------|

  *                *
|17--...-----------------------------|
|14--...-----------------------------|
|-0--...-----------------------------|
|14--...-----------------------------|
|-0--...-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
strumm fast


"Rock" section:

On the original record this section is in 4/4
(beats marked below the staves), but triplets
dominate the lead tune creating an alternate
6/4 meter marked below the staves. You can simplify
this part by playing only every second 4/4 (D) chords
(later: 'A' bass). It's easier to learn this section
with 6/4 meter in mind.


  *   .   .   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   .   .
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
|-0-------------------0---0-----------------------|
|-------------0---2-4-----------------0-2-0-------|
|-----2---3-------------------2---3---------------|
  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .


  *   .   .   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   .   .
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
|-3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----1-----1-----1-----1-----|
|-0-------------------0---2-----------------------|
|-------------0---2-4-------------0---2-4-2-------|
|-----2---3-------------------4-------------------|
  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .


  *   .   .   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   .   .
|-----3---3---3---2---2---2---0---0---------------|
|-------------2-----------2-----------3---3-3-----|
|-2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----2-----|
|-2-----------------------------------0-----0-----|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .


  *   .   .   *   .   .   .   .   .
|-------0-----------------------------|
|-2---3-2---------------------1-------|
|-2-----2-----2---0-2p0---------------|
|-2---------------------2-------------|
|-0-----0-----------------3-----------|
|-------------------------------------|
  *     .     *     .     .     .


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


  *   .   .   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   .   .
|-3-----------3-----------2-----0-----------------|
|-0-----------0-----------2-----2-----------------|
|-0-----------0-----------2-----2-----------------|
|-------------------------------------4---2---0---|
|-------------------------0-----0---------------2-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------|
  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .


  *   .   .   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   .   .
|-3---3---3---3---3---2---2-----0-----------------|
|-0-----------0-----------2-----2-----------------|
|-0-----------0-----------2-----2-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------2-4p2---|
|-------------------------0-----0----/4---------4-|
|-0-----------0-----------------------------------|
  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .


  *   .   .   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   .   .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-3---3-----3-5-----------3---3---3-3-5-----------|
|-4-----------6-----------4-----------6---7---6---|
|-5-----------7-----------5-----------7-----------|
|-------------0-----------------------0-----------|
|-0-----------------------0-----------------------|
  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .


  *   .   .   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   .   .
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
|-0-------------------0---0-----------------------|
|-------------0---2-4-----------------0-2-0-------|
|-----2---3-------------------2---3---------------|
  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .


  *   .   .   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   .   .
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
|-3-----3-----3-----3-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
|-2-----2-----2-----2-----1-----1-----1-----1-----|
|-0-------------------0---2-----------------1-2---|
|-------------0---2-4-------------0---2---4-------|
|-----2---3-------------------4-------------------|
  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .

  *     .     .     .     *                       *
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----1-------0-----0-1---------------1---1-3-4---------------------------|
|---0-2---0-2-0---2---1---------0-1-3---3---------------------------0-2---|
|-3---3-------0-------1---0-1-3---------------------------0-2-3-2-3-------|
|-------------------------1-----------------------2-0-2-3-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------3-----------------------|

  *                         *
|-----------------------------------------------------------0---|
|---------------------------------------------------0---2-------|
|---------------------0---------------------0---0-2---2---2---2-|
|-----------0-2-0-2-4-------------0-2-0-2-4---4-----------------|
|-4-2-4-2-4---------------2-4-2-4-----------0-------------------|
|-5-------------------------5-----------------------------------|



"Ballad 2":
  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|---------5---------------5---------------7-------|
|-3---3/7-7-------2---2/5-5-------3---3/7-7-------|
|-2-2-----7-------2-2-----6-------4-4-----7-------|
|-0---------------2---------------4---------------|
|-----------------0---------------2---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------0---------0-----232-----454
|-2-------3-------2-------3-------2-------3-----676
|-3-------4-------3-------4-------2-------2-------|
|-4-------4-------4-------4---------------0-------|
|-1-------2-------1-------2-------0---------------4
|-----------------------------------3-2-0---------|


tab-timing halved
  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-4-----4-5---------------2-------3-2-------------2---------------|
|-6---7-6-7-------0-----023-----3-3---3---2-------3-5-3-2---------|
|-----6---6-------0-----022---2---4-------2-2-----4-------2-------|
|---------4-------0---0-----0-----------4-4---------------4-------|
|-4-----------------2-------------2---------------2---------------|
|-----------------3-----------------------2---------------2-------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-2-----3---------2-0-0-----------|
|-3-3-5---3-------3-----3-3-------|
|-4-------3-3-----4---------4---6-|
|---------5-------5---------------|
|-2---------------0---------------|
|---------3-----------------------|


Outro:
  *   .   .    .    *   .    .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-5-----5----9----9-5-----5--7-9-7-9-5-----5-5-3-3-2-2-----2-5-3-3-2-|
|-----7---12---12---7---7----9---9---5---5---5-------4---4---4-------|
|-7-7-----12---12---7-7-----10-------6-6-----5-------4-4-----5-------|
|-0-----------------0------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------(4-------3-------2)--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *
|-2-----------0---------------0---0----------|
|-4-4-------------2-2-0-0---------0----------|
|-4---4-2-1-------2-2-1-1-3---2---1----------|
|---------2-2---2---------5---4---2----------|
|-2-------------------------------2----------|
|---------0-----------------------0----------|



Some parts of this arrangement are hard to play, or require tricky fingering.
The outro is easier, if you are not advanced player, start with that.
This arrangement can be modified/simplified almost anywhere if you feel
it's easier for you.