'Bicycle Race' bass guide

Words and music by Freddie Mercury

Intro (Chorus I)

      *               *               *               *
|---------5-------6---------------------------------------------------|
|-15\-6-----6-8-----8-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-----2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-----|

Chorus II
  *               *                *               *
|-----5-------6-----5/--13_\-----------5-------6-----5-6-8-/13----\|
|/6-----6-8-----8-6----------------6-----6-8-----8-6---------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

  *                *                  *                *    .    .    .   *   .   *
|-----5-------6---------8----13-\---------5-------6---------8/---13---------------|
|-6-----6-8-----8-/10-----10----------6-----6-8-----8-/10-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse
  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------8-\-----------6h8-----8---------8---------------------5---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6---------------6-------------------6-----------2-------------------------5-----6


  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------5/10\-------------------8-----8\----4
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6-------1/------6-----------------------------------------------|

  *               *               *               *
|-----------------------------6\------------------|
|-4---------------5-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------1/
|---------------------------------1---------------|

Chorus I
  *               *               *               *               *
|-----------------------------------------------------5-------6---|
|-------------------------------------------------6-----6-8-----8-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  *               *               *               *
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5----(2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------|
|---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4)----|

Chorus II
  *               *               *               *               *
|-----5-------6-------5/--13----------5-------6-------6/--13------|
|-6-----6-8-----8-6---------------6-----6-8-----8-6---------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  *               *               *               *
|-5-----5-6-----6---5-6-8-13----------5-----------|
|-----6-------8---6---------------6-----6-8-\-----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


 Bridge (3/4):

  *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------5-----------------------------------3
|-------------------------3---------------x-5-----|
|-3-----------------------------------------------|

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


  *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-------------------5---------------------------3
|-----------5-------5-----3---------------x-5-----|
|-------------3-----------------------------------|

  *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *
|-------------------------------------3-------3/5\3
|-3-----------3-------0---------------------3-----|
|-------------------------1-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


  *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *   .   .   *
|-3-----------2-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------3-----2-0-----------|
|-----------------0-0-0---5-----------3-------------------3---0
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Warning: disorienting rhythms

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


back to 4/4
Chorus I:
  *               *               *                *
|------------------------------------------------------5-------6---|
|--------------------------------------------------6-----6-8-----8-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-----7-7-7-7-7-7-----6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

  *               *               *                 *               *
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------s l o w d o w n ----3-------|
|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|


solo:

  *               *               *               *
|-------------------------2-----------------------2-2-4-4-5-5-6-6-|
|-----7-------7---------2-------2-----7-------7-------------------|
|-5-------5-------0-0-4-----0-4---5-------5-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  *               *               *
|-7---------------4-------------------------------|
|-----7-------7-------4-------4-------9---9---9---|
|---------5---------------2-------7---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

  *     .     .     .   .   *     .     .     .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------8\----|
|-------------------4-6-7---------------------4-6-7---------------|
|-2-2-2-4-4-4-6-6-6---------2-----4-----6-------------------------|
Rhythm : 3+3+3+4 + 3+3+3+2


Verse:
  *   .   .   .    *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *
|----------------------------8\----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------8/9\/\-----------8\--------------8\--------------------5---------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6--------------------------------6---------------2-------------------------5-----6


  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *
|--------------------------(6)--------------18\-------------------|
|---------------------------8v\-------------??--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6-------1/------6---------------6---------------6---------------|


  *               *               *               *
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------7/10\7
|------------------------10\----------------------|
|-2---------------3---------------1---------------|


Chorus:
  *               *               *               *               *
|-----------------------------------------------------5-------6---|
|-------------------------------------------------6-----6-8-----8-|
|-8-6-6-6-6-6-----5-5-5-5-5-5-----4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  *               *               *               *
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-----2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------|
|--------------------------------(4-4-4-4-4-4)----|


  *               *                *               *
|-----5-------6-------6/--13_\---------5-------6-------6/--13-----\|
|/6-----6-8-----8-6----------------6-----6-8-----8-6---------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

  *               *                *               *
|-----5-------6---8-6-5---/13----------5-------6-------------------|
|-6-----6-8-----8-------6----------6-----6-8-----8-X---------------|
|------------------------------------------------------8\----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------4------|
Author: PD. 25 june 1995, 2002
Last update: 03/21/2007