#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Killer Queen Original Album: Sheer Heart Attack Words and Music by Freddie Mercury Copyright © 1974 Trident Records Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: Key to tab ---------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend note r - return / - slide up \ - slide down _ - tied note ~ - vibrato INTRO: N.C. |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | She keeps VERSE1: Chords: Cm xx554x Eb/Db x6878x or 10 10 88xx Bb7 x8879x Eb7 xx8889 Eb xx888x Eb7/D 10 10 88xx Cm Bb7 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-------4-------4-------4-------|-9-------9-------9-------9-------| |-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-7-------7-------7-------7-------| |-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------| |---------------------------------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Cm Bb7 Mo -ėt et Chandon in her pretty cabinet. Cm Bb7 Eb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-------4-------4-------4-------|-9-------9-------8-------8-------| |-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-7-------7-------8-------8-------| |-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------| |---------------------------------|-8-------8-----------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Cm Bb7 C "Let them eat cake", she says, just like Mary Antoinette. A Eb Eb7/D Eb7/Db ~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-8-------8---\---7-------7-------\-6-------6---/---5-------5-------\ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Eb Eb/D Eb7/Db built in remedy for Khrushchev and Kennedy, And 6/4 Abm Eb Ab/Bb Bb7 ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-------4---\---3-------3-------|-3-------3-p-1-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------1---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Abm Eb Ab/Bb Bb7 any time, an invitation, you can't de -cline. PRE-CHORUS1: Chords: G7 xx3433 D7 xx0212 or xx7778 Cm x35543 Gm xxx333 or xx878x Bb xx876x F xx321x or xx7565 Eb xx888x | G7 Cm | Bb Eb | Ca -vi -ar and cigarettes, well-versed in etiquette. Ex- | D7 Gm F | -tr'ordin-ar-i-ly nice. She's a... CHORUS1: Chords: Bb xx876x G7 xx3433 A x02220 Dm xx323x F/A x0321x G xx321x Gm xxx333 or xx878x G7/B x2303x A7 x0202x C xx555x Bb Dm Gm Dm |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6-------6-------3-------3-------|-8-------8-------3-------3-------| |-7-------7-------2-------2-------|-7-------7-------2-------2-------| |-8-------8-------3-------3-------|-8-------8-------3-------3-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | Bb Dm | Gm Dm | Kil-ler Quee____een, gun - powder, gel-a - tine, Gm A7 Dm G7 F/A G7/B C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-8-------8-------2-------3-------|-6------1--------3-------5-------| |-7-------7-------0-------2-------|-4------2--------0-------5-------| |-8-------8-------2-------3-------|-5------3--------3-------5-------| |-----------------0---------------|-5------0--------2---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Gm A7 Dm G7 F/A G7/B C Dynamite with a laser beam guaran-teed to blow your mind (Ha, ha, ha, ha Bb A Dm |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------6---6---6-------6-------|-------------------------6-------| |---------7---7---7-------7-------|---------6---------------7-------| |---------8---8---8-------8-------|---------7---------------7-------| |---------------------------------|---------7-------5---5-------5---| |---------------------------------|-5-----------5-------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bb A Dm Ooh.__ Recommend - ed at the price, in- An-y-time!) G C Bb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------3---------------5-------|---------------------------------| |---------4---------------5-------|-5-------------------------------| |---------5---------------5---5---|-5---8________________________-\-| |-----------------3---3-----------|-3---8________________________-\-| |-3-----------3-------------------|-----6________________________-\-| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | G C Bb -satia - ble in appe - tite; Wanna try?_____________ F Bb/F - Eb Bb/F Eb ~~~~~~~~ |---------------------------------|-----------------13p10---10b_____| |----------------------6h8--6h8______---------------15-11---15b_____| |----------------------7-8--7-8______---------------15-12---15______| |----------------------8----8________---------------12------13______| |----------------------8h10-8h10_____-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | ___ F Bb/F Eb |__-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |__-------------------6h8---6h8______-------------------------------| |__-------------------7-8---7-8______-------------------------------| |__-------------------8-----8________-------------------------------| |---------------------8h10--8h10_____-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | To a- VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: Cm xx554x Eb xx888x Abm 466444 D7 xx0212 Bb7 x8879x Eb7/Db x6878x or 10 10 88xx Eb/Bb 665xxx Gm xx878x C xx555x Eb7 xx8889 or 9x888x Ab/Bb 6665xx F xx7565 | Cm | Bb7 -void compli -ca -tions, she nev-er kept the same address. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |--3--| Cm Bb7 Eb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------10b-8-10--8_____| |---------------------------------|-------------------------10------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |6p0------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | Cm | Bb7 Eb In con-ver-sa -tion, she spoke just like a baroness. | Eb | Eb7/Db Ab Met a man from Chi-na, went down to Geisha Minah, | Abm Eb/Bb | Ab/Bb Bb7 then again, incidentally, if you're that way in - clined. Perfume came | G7 Am | naturally from Paris, for cars she couldn't care less; fas- | D7 Gm F | - tidious and pre-cise. She's a... CHORUS2: Play as for CHORUS1. Chords: Bb xx876x G7 xx3433 Dm xx323x G7/B x2303x Gm xxx333 or xx878x C xx555x A7 x0202x | Bb Dm | Gm Dm Killer Queen, gunpowder, gelatine, | Gm A7 Dm dynamite with a laser beam. | G7 G7/B C | Bb Guaranteed to blow your mind; anytime. Guitar SOLO: A D Dm A |---------------------------------|-5---6-------5-------------------| |-8b--8b------8---6p5-------------|---------6-------6p5-------------| |---------------------7____-------|---------------------7____-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | G C Cm G Cm F5 |---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| |-6____---6---8-------------------|---4-6---3-4p3-------------------| |-----------------4p3-------------|-----------------5--3\2----------| |---------------------5____-------|-----------------------1/3-___---| |-----------------------------x---|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |__---------------------1h3---3______---------------------1h3---3___| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------6h8-6h8___-__________________-------6h8-6h8___-_____________| |-------7-8-7-8___-__________________-------7-8-7-8___-_____________| |-------6h8-6h8___-__________________-------6h8-6h8___-_____________| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-11b--11b--11b--11br-------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------12___-------| |___------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | Cm | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |__-------9-------10b________________-------------------------------| |__-------7-------10-/14_____________-------------------------------| |__-------9-------10-/15_____________-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: Bb7 Cm |-13--13p10-11p10-----------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------13_______-------|-13-----11br--11br---------------| |--------------------------10h12--|--------------------12____---x---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: Bb7 Eb Eb/D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-15-15p12-13p12-15p13-16p15-18p16|-18b-------------18--r____-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | | |---------------------------------|-----11___-----------10___-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------15___-----------15__| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: Eb7/Db Ab Abm Eb/Bb |-------------15--16--------------|---------------------------------| |-16------18----------18b-r-p-16--|---------18------------------16--| |---------------------------------|-16--------------16p-15--17------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | | |-----9____------11---------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------13___-------|--------14-------------------11--| |__-----------15h17---13___-------|--------13---13p-12--12--13--12--| |---------------------------------|-13----------13--13--13--13------| |---------------------------------|-13------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 6/4 4/4 Lead guitar: Ab/Bb Bb7 Eb/Bb Ab/Bb Bb7 |-------------------------------------------------|-----18--------------------------| |-18b-----18b----18br_____-______________-p16-18b-|--------18b------18b-----18b-----| |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bb7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |---------------------------------| |__-------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Drop of a VERSE3: Chords: G xx543x D xx777x Cm xx554x G5 355xxx Bb x887xx F5 133xxx Eb xx888x Bbm 6886xx G Cm G Cm |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------3-----------------------|---------3---------------4-------| |---------4-----------------------|---------4---------------5-------| |---------5-----------------------|---------5---------------5-------| |-----------------3--------7b__p5-|-----------------3---3-------x---| |-3-----------3-------------------|-3-----------3-------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | G Cm | G Cm hat, she's as willing as, playful as a pussycat then Bb Eb Bb Eb |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------6---------------8-------|---------6---------------9-------| |---------7---------------8-------|---------7---------------8-------| |---------8---------------8-------|---------6---------------9-------| |-----------------6-----------6---|-----------------6-----------6---| |-6-------------------------------|-8-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Bb Eb Bb Eb momentarily out of action, temporarily out of gas; to D G5 F5 Bb F5 |-3-| |--3---| |---------------------------------|-----------------1---------------| |---------7-----------------------|-3-----------------4-1-----------| |---------7-----------------------|-3---------------------3--1b-----| |---------7-----------------------|-3----------------------------3--| |-5---------------5-------3-------|-1-------------------------------| |-------------5---3-------1-------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D G5 D Bb absolutely drive you wild,____________ Bbm F5 |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-3---------------3-1-----------------------------| |---------------------3---1-----------------------| |---------------------------4b-1--x-x-x---x-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | she's all out to get you! She's a... CHORUS3: Notes: Play as for previous choruses. Bb Dm Gm Dm |-5-------5-----------------------|---------------------------------| |-6-------6-------6-------6---6---|-3-----------3-----------1---2---| |-5-------5-------5-------5---5---|-3-----------3---2---2---2---3---| |-8-------7-------7-------7---7---|-5-----------5---3---3---3---4---| |-----------------5---/---8---8---|-5-----------5---5---5---3---4---| |---------------------------------|-----------------5---5-----------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | G Bm Gm Dm Killer Queen, gunpowder, gelatine, Gm A Dm7 G7 F/A G7 C |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3---------------5-------7-------|-6-------6-------6---8____-------| |-3---------------6-------7-------|-7-------5-------7---9____-------| |-5---------------7-------7-------|-9-------7-------9---10___-------| |-5---------------7-------9-------|-10------8-------10--10___-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Gm A Dm7 G7 F/A G7/B C Dynamite with a laser beam. Guaran -teed to blow your mind; Bb A Dm |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------5---------------6-------| |---------------------------------|---------6---------------7-------| |---------------------------------|---------7---------------7-------| |---------------------------------|-----------------5---5-----------| |---------------------------------|-5-----------5-------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | anytime, Oooh... recommended at the price, in- G C C5 Bb5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------3-----------------------|---------------------------------| |---------4---------------5-------|-5---3____-----------------------| |---------5---------------5-------|-5---3____-----------------------| |-----------------3---3---3---3---|-3---1____-----------------------| |-3-----------3-------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | G C -satiable in appetite; Wanna try? F6 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------6b________-____________________---6---6---| |-------------------------7b________-____________________---7---7---| |-------------------------7b________-____________________---7---7---| |-------------------------8b________-____________________---8---8---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | You wanna try? C#(#9) Eb7 |---------------------------------|------------------------13b--13b_| |-5-------------------------------|------------------------15b--15b_| |-6-------------------------------|------------------------14b--14b_| |-6-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-8-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | OUTRO: Eb7 |__________________------13b--13b____________________------13b--13b_| |__________________------15b--15b____________________------15b--15b_| |__________________------14b--14b____________________------14b--14b_| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | |__________________------13b--13b_|-------------18br18p15-------18__| |__________________------15b--15b_|-----------------------18p16-----| |__________________------14b--14b_|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [repeat next 2 bars to fade:] F Bb Eb7 F Bb Eb7 |__p15---------18brp15--------16b--p15r18--------18brp16------------| |------18br-16---------18brp15----|------18brp16---------18brp16----| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |