Queen - Crazy little thing called love
bassver. 9
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Autoscroll
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Tuning: E A D G
CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE (Bassline)
As recorded by Queen
(From the 1980 Album THE GAME)
Words and Music by Freddie Mercury
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Deacon - Upright Bass'
[Intro]
Q=154(8=s8/shuffle feel)
4/4
Gtr I (Upright Bass)
|-3-|
W W W H Q E E E
G|----------|----------|----------|----------------||
D|----------|----------|----------|----------------||
A|----------|----------|----------|-----------9s7--||
E|----------|----------|----------|----------------||
[1st & 2nd Verses]
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q
G||----------------|----------------|--------7-7-9-x-|-5--5--4-4----|
D||o--------7-7-9--|--------7-7-9-x-|-5--/9----------|-----------5--|
A||o-5--/9---------|-5--/9----------|----------------|--------------|
E||----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E q Q E E Q
G|---------------|----------------|--------7-7-9-x-|-5--5--4-4-----|
D|--------7-7-9--|--------7-7-9-x-|-5--/9----------|-----------5---|
A|-5--/9---------|-5--/9----------|----------------|---------------|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-3-|
Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E e E Q Q Q
G|----------------|-------------|-----------------|-7---------------||
D|--------7-7-9\--|-------------|--------7--9-7-9-|----------------o||
A|-5--/9----------|-1--1--3--3--|-5--/9-----------|-----------12\--o||
E|----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------||
[Bridge]
Q Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q Q
G|--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
D|-5------------|-5-5------------|------------5-|-(5)-------------|
A|----7--5-5-7--|-----7--5-5-7-5-|-3--3--3--3---|------7--5--7\---|
E|--------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q q q E E q E E Q H
G|-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------||
D|-8--7--5-----|-------------|--------------|-------------||
A|----------8--|-6--5--------|-7--7---------|-------------||
E|-------------|-------8--6--|-------5-x-5--|-1-----------||
7/8 5/8 4/4
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E Q E E E E Q q q q q q Q E E E E E E E E
G|--------------|----------|--------------|------------------||
D|--------------|----------|---2-2-2-2-2/-|-7-7-5-5-4-4------||
A|---5-4-3------|----------|--------------|-------------7-5--||
E|--------------|-5-4-3----|-0------------|------------------||
[3rd Verse]
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q
G|---------------|----------------|--------7-7-9-x-|-5--5--4-4-----|
D|--------7-7-9--|--------7-7-9-x-|-5--/9----------|-----------5---|
A|-5--/9---------|-5--/9----------|----------------|---------------|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E q Q E E Q
G|---------------|----------------|--------7-7-9-x-|-5--5--4-4-----|
D|--------7-7-9--|--------7-7-9-x-|-5--/9----------|-----------5---|
A|-5--/9---------|-5--/9----------|----------------|---------------|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E e E H E E E
G|----------------|-------------|-----------------|-7--------7-6-5--||
D|--------7-7-9\--|-------------|--------7--9-7-9-|-----------------||
A|-5--/9----------|-1--1--3--3--|-5--/9-----------|-----------------||
E|----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------||
[Guitar Solo]
Q e E E E E E +E E e E E E Q Q E E e E Q Q Q Q E E
G|----------------|------------------|------7--------|-------7----7--|
D|-8--5-------5-8-|-(8)-9-5-------5--|----7---5---5--|----7-----7----|
A|--------8-8-----|-----------8-8----|-5-------------|-5-------------|
E|----------------|------------------|---------------|---------------|
q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q q q E E Q E E Q H
G|-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|
D|-8--7--5-----|-------------|--------------|-------------|
A|----------8--|-6--5--------|-7--7---------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------8--6--|-------5-x-5--|-1-----------|
7/8 5/8 4/4
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E E Q E E E E Q q q q q q q q Q H
G|--------------|----------|-------------|------------||
D|--------------|----------|-2-2-2-2-4-5-|-7----------||
A|---5-4-3------|----------|-------------|------------||
E|--------------|-5-4-3----|-------------|------------||
[4th Verse (A Cappella)]
Wx11 E E Q Q Q
G|-------------|---7----------||
D|-------------|-----5--4-----||
A|-------------|-----------7--||
E|-------------|--------------||
[5th Verse]
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q
G|---------------|----------------|--------7-7-9-x-|-5--5--4-4-----|
D|--------7-7-9--|--------7-7-9-x-|-5--/9----------|-----------5---|
A|-5--/9---------|-5--/9----------|----------------|---------------|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E q Q E E Q
G|---------------|----------------|--------7-7-9-x-|-5--5--4-4-----|
D|--------7-7-9--|--------7-7-9-x-|-5--/9----------|-----------5---|
A|-5--/9---------|-5--/9----------|----------------|---------------|
E|---------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
[Out-Chorus]
|-3-|
Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E q Q E E E E
G|----------------|-------------|-------------------||---------------|
D|--------7-7-9\--|-------------|--------7-7-9-7----||---------------|
A|-5--/9----------|-1--1--3--3--|-5--/9----------9\-||-1--1--3-3-3s5-|
E|----------------|-------------|-------------------||---------------|
+Q Q E E Q q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
G|-----------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
D|-----------------|---------------|--------7--9--|-8--8--10--10---|
A|-(5)--5--5-5-5\--|-1--1--3-3-3s5-|-5--/9--------|----------------|
E|-----------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q
G|--------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|-12--12--12-12-12\--|-8--8--10-10-10\--|--------7-7-----|----------------|
A|--------------------|------------------|-5--/9------9\--|-1--1--3-3-3s===|
E|--------------------|------------------|----------------|----------------|
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q
G|----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|
D|--------7-7-----|--------------|--------7-7-----|---------------|
A|-5--/9------9\--|-1--1--3-3-3S=|=5--/9------9\--|-1--1--3--3S===|
E|----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|
Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q
G|----------------|-------------|----------------*|
D|--------7-7-----|-------------|--------7-7-----*|
A|-5--/9------9\--|-1--1--3--3S=|=5--/9------9\--*|
E|----------------|-------------|----------------*|
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
| x - muted
| s - legato slide
| S - shift slide
| |-3-| - triplet
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