'The Millionaire Waltz' bass guide

Words and music by Freddie Mercury

Intro:
   *    .   .    *    .   .    *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *
|----10---7--------10---7--------------12----------10-----------------|
|-----------10-7----------10-7-------12--------7-10------------10-----|
|--8-------------8---------------1013--------8-------------7-10-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------8---------8--|


  *   .     .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *
|-----10------------------------------------1412----|
|--------10-7---10--12--13----------------------151415
|-8-8---------8-------------13------------12--------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

  *        *        *   .   .   *
|-------------------17----14151719-------|
|-15-------17---------1517---------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------(0)|


Verse:
  *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .
|-\---10--10-----10--10-------19--19------19--19--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------17----------17----------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

  *   .   .   *   .   .   *  .  .  *  .  .
|-----12--12------12--12--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-10----------10----------------------------|
|-------------------------8-----------\-----|

  *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .
|-----10--10------10--10------191919------171514---|
|-----------------------------------------------15-|
|-8-----------8-----------17-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

  *  .  .  *  .  .  *  .  .  *   .   .
|----------------------------12----------|
|--------------------------------12------|
|-13-------12-------10---------------13--|
|----------------------------------------|

  *   .   .   *   .   .   *  .  .  *  .  .
|-----12--12--1214151412--------------------|
|-----------------------1210----------------|
|-10----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|

  *   .   .    *  .   .   *  .  .  *   .   .
|-----12--12--1214151212-------------------9---|
|-----------------------1210-------10--12------|
|-10-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

  *   .  .  *   .   .   *  .  .  *   .   .     *
|-10--------17--19--20--15-----------1412------|
|----------------------------------------15\14/15
|----------------------------------12----------|
|----------------------------------------------|

  *  .  .  *  .  .  *   .   .   *
|-------------------17----14151719...------|
./15-------17---------1517-----------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|



spent all our days...
  *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *  .  .
|----14----------15-------14--10---------------|
|---A.H.--------A.H.--------------10-----------|
|-------------------------------------8--------|
|----------------------------------------------|

  *        *        *        *
|-----------------------------------|
|-12-------10-------8--------7------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|

  *   .   .   *   .   .    *   .   .   *   .   .
|-----14--14------14--14---------------------------|
|------------------------------11121415----11121415|
|--------------------------1214--------1214--------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

  *        *       *        *       *   .   .
|-14-------12______---------------------10-----|
|--------------------------------------A.H.----|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|



day by day...
  *        *        *         *         *
|-18-------\--------5---------3-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


  *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *
|-----10----------------------13------------12--------------------121315--20...-|
|----A.H.---------10---------A.H.---------10--10--15----------13----------------|
|----------------A.H.-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


solo...
  *       *        *        *
|-15-------------------------------|
|-----------------13---------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|


  *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .
|-----15--15------15--15--------------------------|
|-----------------------------13--13------13--13--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

  *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .    .
|-----13--15------13--15----------------------------|
|-------------------------13--13--13------13-\\-----|
|-13----------13------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------11------------|


  *        *        *          *        *
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------3------2-3----------------|
|-3--------3-------------------2--------3-...-|
(due low contrast this part is probably not accurate)




The heavy part :)

  * . . * . . * . . * . . * . . * . . *
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-8----------87---------876-------643-4
|------------------------------------4|


4/4 (12/8)

  *  .  .  .  *  .  .  .  *  .  .  .  *  .  .  .  *
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------1-----------|
|-4--4444444--4-44443-33--1-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
(due low contrast the rhythm couldn't be transcribed here accurately)

                                                                          3/4
  *  .  .  .  *  .  .  .  *  .  .  .  *  .  .  .  *  .  .  .  *  .  .  .  * . . *
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------4-----------------------4------------------------------------|
|------46---------4-6----------46---------4-6-----6666666666666666666666666644--|
|-4--6--------4-6---------4--6--------4-6-------------------------------------664


3/4
                        solo>
  * . . * . . * . . * . . * . . * . . * . . * . . * . . * . . * . . * . .
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------6-----6-----|
|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----------------|


  * . . * . . * . . * . . * . . * . . * . . * . .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-6-----6-----6-----6-------------6---------------|
|--------------------------------A.H.-4-----4-----|


  * . . * . . * . . * . . * . . * . . * . . * . .
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------1-----1-----|
|-4-----4-----4-----1-----1-----1-----------------|
        >legato...


  * . . * . . * . . * . . * . . * . . * . . * . . * . . * . . * . . * . .
|-------------------------------------3-----------8_____--------------8---|
|-------------------------3------------------------------------------A.H.-|
|-1-----0-----4-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------4-----------------------------------------------------|



3:57
  *  .  .  *  .  .  *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *  .  .
|---------------------------------------10-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------10--12--13-----------|
|-3-----------------3---5---7---8-----------------------13-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|


  *   .   .   *  .  .  *  .  .  *   .   .   *
|-----1414----------------------------14151719----------|
|---------151415-------17---------1517------------------|
|---12--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|


Verse:
  *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .    *    *
|-----10--10-----10--10-------191919------191919------121212------12--12------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------10--------|
|-------------------------17----------17----------10----------10--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



  *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *  .  .  *  .  .  *  .  .  *   .   .
|-----10--10------10--10/-----191919------171514-----------------------------12----------|
|-----------------------------------------------15-------------------------------12------|
|-8-----------8-----------17----------------------13-------12-------10---------------13--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



  *   .   .   *   .   .   *  .  .  *  .  .  *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .
|-----12--12--1214151212------------------------12--12--1214151412----------1212-|
|-----------------------1210--------------------------------------1210-----------|
|-10----------------------------------------10-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .    *   .   .   *  .  .  *  .  .
|-------------------1717--17--19--20------------20-----1412----------------------|
|-10--12--14--15----------------------20------20-----------151415-------17-------|
|----------------------------------------------------12--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 3/4(6/8)    3/4(9/8)       5/4(15/8)                     3/4(9/8)
  *   .   .   *    .    .    *     .     .     .     .     *    .    .
|-17----14151717---------------------------------------------------------|
|---1517-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------3-3-3-3-1-0-1-0---0--------(3)--------------|
|--------------------------------------------3---3-1-3-0-----------------|


 5/4(15/8)                     3/4(9/8)
  *     .     .     .     .     *     .     .     *
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-1-0-1-0---0---------3-3-----3-----3----------|
|-----------------3---3-1-3-0--------------------------|



 3/4(6/8)
  *   .   .   *
|---------------|
|-3-------------|
|-----3---0-----|
|-------------1-|


A.H.: artificial harmonics. Touch the string with your right hand thumb
one octave (12 frets) above the tabbed fret and simultainously pick the
string with another right hand finger. Left hand finger is on the tabbed
fret.
Author: Niek Lucassen (innuendo65@hotmail.com), March
Last update: 03/21/2007