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/ Queen / The Game (1980) / Crazy Little Thing Called Love bass tab

From: harlow@waikato.ac.nz (STEPHEN HARLOW)
Subject: TAB: Crazy Little Thing Called Love

This is how I play Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen. The bass line isn't
an exact transcription off the record, but is my version (my favourite parts
culled from the studio recording and various live performances). Anyway have
fun...

Play this twice...
G-+--------------4--+--------------4--+--------7--7--9--+--5--5--4--4-----+
D-|-----4--7--7-----|-----4--7--7-----|--5--9-----------|--------------5--|
A-|--5--------------|--5--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

Then...
G-+--------------4--+--------------+----------4---4--7--+
D-|-----4--7--7-----|--------3--3--|-----4--7---7-------|
A-|--5--------------|--1--1--------|--5-----------------|
E-+-----------------+--------------+--------------------+

That comprises the 1st and 3rd verses and the outro.

Second verse goes...
G-+-----------------+-----------------+--------------+-----------------+
D-|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
A-|-----7--9--9--7--|-----7--9--9--7--|--3--3--3--3--|-----7--9--9--7--|
E-+--3--------------+--3--------------+--------------+--3--------------+

G-+--------------+--------------+
D-|--8--7--5-----|--------------|
A-|-----------8--|--6--5--------|
E-+--------------+--------8--6--+

G-+-------------------+----------------+----------------+----------------+
D-|-------------------|----------------|----------------|--7-7--4--3-----|
A-|--7--7-------------|--5-4-3---------|---------7-7-7--|-------------7--|
E-+--------5-5--5--1--+---------5-4-3--+--0-0-0---------+----------------+

3rd verse (same as for 1st verse) fits in here.

Then the guitar solo...
G-+--------------+----------------+--------------+-------------4--+
D-|--8--5-----5--|--8-8--5-----5--|--------5--5--|-----4--7-7-----|
A-|--------8-----|----------8-----|--5--5--------|--5-------------|
E-+--------------+----------------+--------------+----------------+

G-+----------------+-----------+
D-|--7-7--5--------|-----------|
A-|----------8--6--|--5--3--1--|
E-+----------------+-----------+

G-+-------------------+----------------+------------------+
D-|-------------------|----------------|-----------4-5-7--|
A-|--7--7-------------|--5-4-3---------|---------7--------|
E-+--------5-5--5--1--+---------5-4-3--+--0-0-0-----------+

Then the outro, basically the 1st verse pattern with the first riff repeated on
and on (and on if live) you can make up some variations!

I think all the bits are here you just need to listen to the recording and
arrange them. Hope you can follow it all not standard notation but it's the
best I can do! Sorry I'm too lazy!

Stephen
-- 
Stephen Harlow		   "All over the world men and women are worrying
Chemistry Department	    because they cannot develop as they are
University of Waikato	    supposed to develop... Don't fret yourself...
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Queen albums
1995 Made In Heaven
1991 Innuendo
1989 The Miracle
1986 A Kind Of Magic
1984 The Works
1982 Hot Space
1980 The Game
1978 Jazz
1977 News of the World
1976 A Day At The Races
1975 A Night at the Opera
1974 Queen II
1974 Sheer Heart Attack
1973 Queen
Pre Ordained
The Game tabs
01Play The Game tabbass tab
02Dragon Attack tabbass tab
03Another One Bites The Dust tabbass tab
04Need Your Loving Tonight tabbass tab
05Crazy Little Thing Called Love tabbass tab
06Rock It (Prime Jive) tabbass tab
07Don't Try Suicide tabbass tab
08Sail Away Sweet Sister tabbass tab
09Coming Soon tabbass tab
10Save Me tabbass tab

 

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