QUEEN - "Thephets Song" Tablature

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Queen: The Prophet's Song

all guitars are in drop D tuning

|------------1--------------------------------------1-----|
|--------1------3------------------------------1----------|
|--------3------2------------------------------3----------|
|--------3------0------------------------------3----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------------------|
| two guitars: |
| guitar left - 1 octave - guitar right |
| |------------------13--------| |------13----|
| |----------------------------| |-11---------|
| |----------14-15--------15---| |-10---------|
| |-12-14-15-------------------| |-12---------|
| |----------------------------| |------------|
| |----------------------------| |-- left --|


|-----------1----------(gtr.l)--12-------1--------------|
|---------3---3----------------------1------------------|
|-------2-------2---------(gtr. r.)--3------------------|
|-----0-----------0---0---------12---3------------------|
|-------------------0---0---0---0-----------------------|
|-0-----------------------3---3-0-----------------------|


|-1-------0-----------------------------------5-----------|
|-3-------1-------3---------------1h3-3p1-3---8-----------|
|-2-------0-------3---0---2-------0h2-2p0-2---7-----------|
|-0-----------0---3-------0-------0-----------------------|
|-----------------1---1h3---------------------------------|
|-----0-----------------------0---------------------------|
| right guitar koto: | left guitar
|-----------------------1013------------0-----5-|-------------------------17-|
|---------------------11--15----------6---------|----------------15-17-18----|
|---------------------10--14--------------7-----|----------14-15-------------|
|---------------------12--15--------------------|-12-14-15-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|


|-1-------0---------------1-------------------------------0---|
|-3-------1-------1h3-3p1-3-------1h3-3p1-3---3p1-3-------1---|
|-2-------0-------0h2-2p0-2-------0h2-2p0-2---2p0-2-------0---|
|-0-----------0---0-------0-------0-------0---0---0-----------|
|-----------------0---------------0---------------------------|
|-----0-----------------------0-------------------------------|
|guitar right |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6-------5-------(h7)----6-------6---6p5-6---6p5-6---5---5---|
|-7-------5-------5h7-7p5-7-------7---7p5-7---7p5-7---5---5---|
|-7-------5-------5h7-7p5-7-------7-------7-------7---5---5---|
|-----5------5----5---5-----------------------------------3---|
|-----------------------------0-------------------------------|
|guitar left |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------6-------------------------------------------5---5---|
|---------7-------5h7-7p5-7-------5h7-7p5-7---7p5-7---5---5---|
|---------7-------5h7-7p5-7-------5h7-7p5-7---7p5-7---5---5---|
|---------------------------------------------------------3---|
|-----------------------------0-------------------------------|



|-1-------0---------------1-------------------0---|
|-1-------1-------3-------3-------1h3-3p1-3---3---|
|-2-------0-------3---0---2-------0h2-2p0-2---3---|
|-3-------2-------3-------0-------0---------------|
|-0-------3-------1---1h3-------------------------|
|-----------------------------0-------------------|
|guitar right
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------3---3---3-------------------3---|
|-----------------3---3---2-------5h7-7p5-7---3---|
|-3-------5-------3---3---3-------5h7-7p5-7---3---|
|---------------------------------5-----------1---|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|guitar left
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-1-------5-------3---3---3-------------------3---|
|-2-------5-------3---3---2-------5h7-7p5-7---3---|
|-3-------5-------3---3---3-------5h7-7p5-7---3---|
|---------------------------------5---5-------1---|
|-------------------------------------------------|

only the rythm gtrs:

two gtrs
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|(2)--------------------------gtr.r.------gtr.l----------|
|-2---------------------------2-let ring--2-let ring-----|
|-2---------------------------2-----------2-------2---2--|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---*----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
I Dr. I saw
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------1------3-----------|
|-2-----------------------------------2------0------2---0---2---|
|-2-------5---3---2---3---5---2-------2------2------0---0---2---|
|-----0-0-----0---0---0---0---0-------0------3----------2---0---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------3---|
|-2---------------7-----------7---9-----------9-------2---2---|
|-2---2---2---2---7---7---7---7---9---9---9---9-----2---------|
|-0---0---0---0---5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7---0-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------3---3---3----|
|-2-----------------------9\-----2------0------3---3---2----|
|-2---2---5---7---7---7---7\-----2------2------0---0---0----|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0------0------3-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
1'21"
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-2-----------------------------7\-|
|-0---1---2---3---4---5---6---7----|
|----------------------------------|

main riff:
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------5----|
|---------5-----------7---5---7\--------------7\5-7---5---5----|
|-----0---5-----------7---5---7\--------------7\5-7---5---5----|
|-----0---3-----------5---3---5\----------0---5\3-5---3---3----|
|-0-3---------0---*---------------0---3------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------5---------------2-----------------------------------|
|-3--------5-------3---3-3-0----------0---0---10---------------|
|-3--------3-------1---1-3------------0---0---8----------------|
|-3-------------------------------0-3--------------9\\---------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------5-----------7---5---7\--------------7\5-7---5---5----|
|-----0---5-----------7---5---7\--------------7\5-7---5---5----|
|-----0---3-----------5---3---5\----------0---5\3-5---3---3----|
|-0-3---------0---*---------------0---3------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------5---------------2------------------7----|
|-3--------5-------3---3-3-0----------0---0---5----|
|-3--------3-------1---1-3------------0---0---5----|
|-3-------------------------------0-3---------5----|

|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-/9----------------------|
|-/7-------2---2---2------|
|-/7-------0-x-0-x-0....--|
|------0------------------|
to be continued
...

|-----1------------------------------------1------------------*
|-1-------3-------------------------------3-3-----------------*
|-3-------2------------------------------2---2----------------*
|-3-------0----------------------------0------0--0------------*
|----------------------------------------------0---0---0------*
|----------------------------------0-----------------3---3-0--*
|left gtr.
|---------22-18-17--------------------| *------------------------
|------------------18-17--------------| *------------------------
|------------------------19-15-14-----| *------------------------
|---------------------------------12--| *-2h3p2p0-----0----------
|-------------------------------------| *---------3p0---3/5v\----
|-------------------------------------| *---------------------0--
| right gtr.
| |-----------|
| |-11-10-----|
| |-----------|
| |-------12--|
| |-----------|
| |-----------|


|-----------------1-------0-------5----------10---|
|-1---------------3-------1-------6---6-8---10----|
|-3---------------2-------0-------7--------10-----|
|-3---------------0-------0-------0---8-----------|
|-----------------------------------------12------|
|---------------------0-------0-------------------|
|two gtrs.: r.g. 1 octave l.g.| left guitar |
|-----------13--| |------12----13---|
|------11-------| |---11------15----|
|---------------| |--10------14-----|
|---------------| |-12--------------|
|---------------| |-----------------|
|---------------| |-----------------|


|-5-------3---------0---0-1---------1------------|
|-----6-------5---3---3---3--------3-3-----------|
|-----7-------5-------0---2-------2---2----------|
|-----7-------5-----------0------0-----0------|
|-5-------3-------1---3---------0-------------|
|------------------------------0--------0--------|


|-1-------0--------------12-13-----|-6-----5-----3-----1-----0-----3-----|
|-3-------1-------3---11----10-----|----------------1-----0--------------|
|-2-------0-------3---10----10-----|----5-----5-----------------0-----0--|
|-0-----------0---3---12----10-----|-5-----3-----2-----0-----------------|
|-----------------1------------12--|-------------------------3-----------|
|-----0----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Left gtr.
| |------12--13-|
| |---11-----15-|
| |--10------14-|
| |-12----------|
| |-------------|
| |-------------|


|-----0-----------3--------0-----------0---------|
|-6-----/-3---------------5-5--------5---------------|
|-------------0----------0---0-----0-----5-------|
|-----------------------5-----5--5----------10-------|
|-5-----/-2------------3-------3---------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
Transcribed by Pinter Denes

Lyrics:
The Prophet's Song (May)

Oh Oh people of earth
Listen to the warning
The seer he said
Beware the storm that gathers here
Listen to the wise man.

I dreamed I saw on a moonlit stair
Spreading his hands on the multitude there
A man who cried for a love gone stale
And ice cold hearts of charity bare.
I watched as fear took the old men's gaze
Hopes of the yound in troubled graves
I see no day, I heard him say
So grey is the face of every mortal.

Oh Oh people of earth
Listen to the warning
The prophet he said
For soon the cold of night will fall
Summoned by your own hand.

Oh Oh children of the land
Quicken to the new life
Take my hand
Fly and find the new green bough
Return like the white dove.

He told of death as a done white haze
Taking the lost and the unloved babe
Late too late all the wretches run
These kinds of beasts now counting their days.

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