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                           Queen: Great King Rat
                                1973 / QUEEN I
                                   let ring
 |------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------9------9p7---------------------------------------|
 |-----------9------9p7---------------------------------------|
 |-F.B.------7------7------5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7----|
 |--------0------0------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------|
 
 left guitar
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-17---17---17---17---17\16---16---16---16---16\15---15---15---15---15\14---|
 |-17---17---17---17---17\16---16---16---16---16\15---15---15---15---15\14---|
 |-16-0----0----0----0-------0----0----0----0-------0----0----0----0---------|
 
 |--------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------|
 |-14\13----13\12-----------------------------|
 |-14\13----13\12-trem------trem-up with---|
 |----------------down----F.B.--  vibrato  ---|
 
 right guitar Am  F E
 
 |right: acoustic guitar
 |Am G E Am (G) Am G E Am C Em C D C G Am D
 |
 |left: clean eletric
 |--------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------x---x-5h7-----7h5-----5h7----------------------7-|
 |--x-x-7---------------------------------5h7-------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------5--5-5-5-----|
 
 |right guitar:
 |C Em C D C G Am D
 |
 |left guitar
 |C Em C
 |
 |--------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------|
 |-------7--------7--------7-------7----|
 |---7h9------7h9------7h9---------7----|
 |--------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------|
 
 C G Am D
 
 |right guitar (wah-wah)
 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------|------9-------------------------|
 |--------------------7p5--------|------9-----------7-----x-x---x-|
 |-0---2----3---5/7-------7------|------7-----0-------------------|
 |----------------------------5--|--------------------------------|
 |
 |left guitar
 |-------|--------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------|-0--1---------------------------------------------------|
 |-------|-0--2---------------------------------------------------|
 |-7/10--|-0--2---------x---x2----x2----------------------7p5-----|
 |-5/8---|------------------------------0---2---3---5/7-------7...|
 |-------|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 right guitar (with wah-wah) and left guitar
 C Em C (D)
 
 left guitar 
 |-------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------|
 |-7---7----------7--------5---------7-------7---0-|
 |-7---7----7h9---7--------5-----7h9---------------|
 |-5---5-------------------5-----------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------|
 
 left and right guitar
 C G A D
 
 |right guitar (wah-wah)
 |---------------------------------------|
 |-------3-------------------------------|
 |-2-----0-------------------------------|
 |-2-----0------(1)--2-1---------------2-|
 |-0---------------------3-1-1-0-------0-|
 |-------------------------------2-0-0---|
 |left guitar
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------(5)-------------------------------------|
 |--------4-5---7---7/9-----9\7---5-4------------------------------------|
 |-5/7----------------------------------7---5-(0)---4/6----7h9---7/9-10--|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 |right guitar (wah-wah)
 |-10b12-----very slow release-------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------7b9--7-5-7--7b8--b9-7-5--7-5-------------|
 |------------------------------------------------------(6)--7-5-7---(0)-|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |left guitar
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------*
 |--------------13---15---b17vv--b17-17r15-13-15---15---15b17r15p13-15---*
 |-2/13-14---16----------------------------------------------------------*
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------*
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------*
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------*
 
 *---------15----------------------15-----------------|
 *-15b17--------17r15-13---15b17--------17r15---------|
 *--------------------------------------------14---14-|
 *----------------------------------------------------|
 *----------------------------------------------------|
 *----------------------------------------------------|
 
 |right guitar(wah-wah) and left rythm-guitar
 | C Em C D
 |left solo-guitar
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
 |----------------------------------------------------8---10p8------------17--*
 |-----------------------7b9--9--9r7p5\4-5----5/7/9-------------------15------*
 |-------5---5----7-5------------------------------------------8/16-----------*
 |-5/7------------------------------------------------------------------------*
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
 |
 *-----------------------------------------------------------------------*
 *-----------------------------------------------------------------------*
 *--17p14----------------------------------------------------------------*
 *--------17---17---17p15------15-----------17p15-------15---------------*
 *------------------------17--------17p15----------17---------17----17---*
 *-----------------------------------------------------------------------*
 |  C G A D
 *-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 *------------------------------15-12------15--17-b18-b18-19vvr18--|
 *-----------12-14-12----14b16--------14---------------------------|
 *------14---------------------------------------------------------|
 *-15\13-----------------------------------------------------------|
 *-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 |right guitar (wah-wah)
 |--------------------------------------------5---------------5----------------*
 |------------------------------------------5-------5-----5-5---9-5------------*
 |-7b9-------4--5--4----4--4b6--r4--6--7b9------7b9---7b9-----------b9-7-5---5-*
 |-------7------------7----------------------------------------------------7---*
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
 |
 *---------------------------------------------10b12---10b12---*
 *-----------------------------5--8b10-------------------------*
 *-------------5------4--5--7------------9--7------------------*
 *-6-5-----------7-----------------------9--7------------------*
 *-------5-7---------------------------------------------------*
 *-------------------------------------------------------------*
 |
 *-10b12--10--8--7--8p7h8p7-5-7-5---5-7-8-7-7-5--10b12----|
 *--------------------------------------------------------|
 *--------------------------------------------------------|
 *--------------------------------------------------------|
 *--------------------------------------------------------|
 *--------------------------------------------------------|
 |left guitar
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------10------*
 |------------------------------------------------------------7--7/9------12--*
 |-5h7----5h7----5h7p5h7p5----5h7---------------------7-5/7-------------------*
 |---------------------------------5h7---5--3-2-0---0-------------------------*
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------------*
 |
 *---------------------------------------------------------|
 *-10------------------------------------------------------|
 *-----12--------------------------------------------------|
 *---------13r12-10---12p10------12---12---12p10-----------|
 *--------------------------12-------------------12p10-12--|
 *---------------------------------------------------------|
 
 |left and right guitar
 | Em C (D)
 |left guitar
 |-------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------|
 |-------------7---------5---------7------7--|
 |-9p7----7h9-------7h9-------7h9---------7--|
 |-------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------|
 
 left and right guitar
 C G A D
 
 |right guitar(acoustic):
 | D         D         D     D      G  D     D       D     D  G
 |left guitar
 |-2---------2---------2-----2---------2-----2-------2-----2------|
 |-3---------3---------3-----3---------3-----3-------3-----3------|
 |-2---------2---------2-----2---------2-----2-------2-----2------| riff A
 |-0---------0---------0-----0---------0-----0-------0-----0------|  (1)
 |-------------------------------3-2-0---------3-2-0----------3-2-|
 |----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 |right guitar(acoustic)
 | A         D    A   A     D    A       D     A      A      D
 |left guitar
 |-----------------------------------------------------------2-----|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------3-----|
 |-2----2---------2----2---------2-------------2-------------2-----| riff A
 |-2----2---------2----2---------2-------------2-------------0-----|  (2)
 |-0----0---------0----0---------0-------------0-----------0-------|
 |----------3-2-0----------3-2-0---------3-2-00--------3-2---------|
 
 Repeat riff A ...------|
                  ------|
                  --4---|
                  --5---|
                  --5---|
                  --3---|
 
 Acoustic interlude:
 |------0-----------0----0--0--------7-------0--------------0--------|
 |--------0-------0--0--------0----------------8-----10-------10-----|
 |----------0---0-----0------------7--9--7-------7-------------------|
 |------------4--------5/7-------9-----9---9-------9------9--------9-|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 |-----0------------------0-------7-------8----|
 |-------6-----8------------6-------6----------|
 |---------5-----5------------5-------5--------|
 |-----------7-----6------------7-------7------|
 |-0-------------------0-----------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------|
 
 left and right acoustic guitars
 Am
 *   **   *   **   *   **   *   ** (rythm)
 
 |right guitar:
 | Am G E   ------------------------------------------|
 |          ------------------------------------------|      
 |          -5p2-2------5p2---0-2---------------------|
 |          ------------------------4/5---------------|
 |          -------------------------------0h2--5h7---|
 |          ------------------------------------------|
 |left guitar
 |Am G E Am Am G E 
 
 
 |right guitar
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-7---------5/7---5------------7/9---7------------7/9---7------------|
 |--------------------7---6-5-3----------9---8-7-5----------9---8-7-5-|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |left guitar
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-5/7---5------------7---5------------9---7------------9---7----------x-|
 |----------7---6-5-3--------7---6-5-3--------9---8-7-5--------9---8-7-x-|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 |right guitar
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------(8)---10p8h10p8----------------8b---|
 |-10p8h10p8----10p8h10p8-------------10p8-------10---8b---|
 |----------10-----------10---------------10--9--8---------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 |left guitar
 |      C                                      F# F
 
 |right guitar
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------8b----|
 |---------------------------10p8h10p8---------------8b----|
 |-10p8h10p8----10p8h10p8-------------10p8-------10--------|
 |----------10-----------10---------------10--9--8---------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 |left guitar
 | C                                           F# F
 
 |right guitar
 |------------------------------------------------8---------------|
 |----------------------------------------------8----10b11---10---|
 |----------------------------10p8h10p8-10b12---------------------|
 |-10p8h10p8----10p8h10p8h10--------------------------------------|
 |----------10----------------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------------------|
 |left guitar
 |C                                                     F#    F
 
 |right guitar
 |-----------------------------------8--------------8--------------8-8-8-------|
 |-11r10p8\7-8p7-------------------8---11-8-----------11-8---------------11b13-|
 |---------------10-8-10-8-10b12------------10b12----------10b12---------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |left guitar
 |C                                                                 F      F#
 
 |right guitar
 |-8----8-----------8----8-----------8--------------------------------|
 |---11-----11b13-----11-----11b13-----11p8---11b13-11b13---r11---8---|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |left guitar
 | C                                      F
 
 |right guitar
 |-11p8--10p8--11p8--10p8--11p8--10p8--11p8--10p8--11p8--------------|
 |-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-8---11-8----|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |left guitar
 |C                               F
 
 |right guitar
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-11p8--10p8--11p8--10p8--11p8--10p8--11p8--10p8--11p8--10--7---7---|
 |-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |left guitar
 |C                            F
 
 |right guitar
 |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-\7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |----10-8----8-10-8----------------------------------------------------|
 |---------10--------(8p)10-8----------------------------------------8--|
 |----------------------------10\8p6h8p6h8p6---6---8/9---8------8h10----|
 |-------------------------------------------8--------------------------|
 |left guitar
 | C                                      F
 
 |right guitar
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------10p8h10p8----------------8b---|
 |-10p8h10p8----10p8h10p8-------------10p8-------10---8b---|
 |----------10-----------10---------------10--9--8---------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 |left guitar
 |C                                           F# F     D#
 
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------8b---|
 |---------------------------10p8h10p8----------------8b---|
 |-10p8h10p8----10p8h10p8-------------10p8-------10--------|
 |----------10-----------10---------------10--9--8---------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 |left guitar
 |C                                                    D#
 
 |--------------------------------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------------------8---------|
 |---------------------------10p8h10p8----------------8-----0-0-|
 |-10p8h10p8----10p8h10p8-------------10---------10---8---------|
 |----------10-----------10---------------10--9--8--------------|
 |--------------------------------------------------------------|
 |left guitar
 | C                                                  D#
 
 |right guitar
 |-----------12---------12-12----------12-----12-12---------12-|
 |-15b17---------15b17--------15b17----15b17--------15b17------|
 |-------------------------------------3-----------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------------------------|
 |
 *-12------12-12-12-12---------12-12-12-12---------12-----12-----|
 *-15b17---------------15b12---------------15b17------b17---b17--|
 *---------------------------------------------------------------|
 *---------------------------------------------------------------|
 *---------------------------------------------------------------|
 *---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 |-------12-12-12-12-------14------14-14-14-14-15----15-15-15-15-15-*
 |-15b17----------15b17----17b19---------------18b20----------------*
 |------------------------------------------------------------------*
 |------------------------------------------------------------------*
 |------------------------------------------------------------------*
 |------------------------------------------------------------------*
 |
 *-------15-15-15-15-15-15-15-------17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-20-------17-17...|
 *-18b20---------b20----------20b22---------b22----------------20b22------...|
 *---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 *---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 *---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 *---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |left guitar
 |A G E A (G) A G E A
 
 left and right guitar:
 C Em C 
 
 |left and right guitar
 |----------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------|
 |---------7----------7--------7-------7--|
 |----7h9--7-----7h9-------7h9---------7--|
 |----------------------------------------|
 |----------------------------------------|
 
 left guitar
 C G A D
 
 transcribed by Pinter Denes 
 
 lyrics:
 "Great King Rat" (Mercury)
  
 Great King Rat died today
 Born on the twenty first of May
 Died syphillis forty four on his birthday
 Every second word he swore
 Yes he was the son of a whore
 Always wanted by the law
 
 Wouldn't you like to know?
 Wouldn't you like to know people?
 Great King Rat was a dirty old man
 And a dirty old man was he
 Now what did I tell you
 Would you like to see?
 
 Where will I be tomorrow?
 Will I beg or will I borrow?
 I don't care I don't care anyway
 Come on come on the time is right
 I told you ah yes I told you
 And that's no lie oh no no no
 
 Wouldn't you like to know?
 Wouldn't you like to know?
 Wouldn't you like to know?
 Great King Rat was a dirty old man
 And a dirty old man was he
 Now what did I tell you?
 Would you like to see?
 
 Wouldn't you like to know?
 Wouldn't you like to know people?
 Great King Rat was a dirty old man
 And a dirty old man was he
 Now what did I tell you?
 Would you like to see?
 
 Now listen all you people
 Put out the good and keep the bad
 Don't believe all you read in the Bible
 You sinners get in line
 Saints you leave far behind
 Very soon you're gonna be h 
 Don't listen to what mama says
 Not a word not a word mama says
 Or else you'll find yourself being the rival
 The great Lord before He died
 Knelt sinners by his side
 And said you're gonna realise tomorrow
 
 No I'm not gonna tell you
 What you already know
 'Cause time and time again
 The old man said it all a long time ago
 Come come on the time is right
 This evil man will fight
 I told you once before
 
 Wouldn't you like to know?
 Wouldn't you like to know?
 Just like I said before
 Great King Rat was a dirty old man
 And a dirty old man was he
 The last time I tell you?
 Would you like to see?

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