QUEEN - "Who Wants To Live Forever" Tablature
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From: M.T.Billington@MCS.Salford.ac.uk (Mad Marcus B)
Who Wants To Live Forever
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
By Queen
~~~~~~~~
The Solo
~~~~~~~~
By Pope Bovophobe V
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Version Datestamp: 27.12.94)
Guitar 1:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-4/5\4--2--4~-----------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar 2:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-12~--11---9~-----12~---11---9~----11h12-12--11h12-12/14-16-------------
D|---------9-----------------9--------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---9-11-11b12-b12 b12--9------------------------------------------------
D|-9-----------------------12--14~-12----------------------10-------------
A|------------------------------------14-12--12------------10-------------
E|----------------------------------------------15--14-12--8--------------
Guitar 1 repeats itself when it can be bothered throughout.
Most of the vibratos are to keep your fingers happy throughout, except for the
one on fret 14 in the fast bit.
Guitar 2 does this next bit when he repeats the chorus twice, at some point,
still with fuzz/ distortion/ whatever. For those of you who really wanted to
know:
e|-11b12-11-9-------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------12-10-------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------12----------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------
Have fun...
Pope Bovophobe V.
For more improvised verse stuff see Jon Rosling's file.
Comments, corrections etc. reach me via Mad Marcus B at
M.T.Billington@MCS.Salford.ac.uk
From u1i22@keele.ac.uk (JB Rosling)
Subject: TAB: Who Wants to Live Forever - Queen
WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER
Queen
Words and Music by Brian May
This arrangement by Jon Rosling (c) 1994
INTRO
Am
E|----0---|--------|--------|
B|---1-1-1|--------|--------|
G|--2---2-|2-2-----|--------|
D|-2------|-2-2----|--------|
A|0-------|----0 let ring 0-|
E|--------|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
VERSE 1 & 2
Am Em C G A C D
E|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|--------|----0---|----0---|2--23---|
B|---1-1--|---1-1-1|---0-0--|---0-0-0|1--10--0|2--2-2--|1--1-1-1|--3--3-3|
G|--2---2-|--2---2-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--2---2-|--0---0-|-2----2-|
D|-2-----2|-2------|-2-----2|-2------|-2---0--|-2-----2|-2------|0-------|
A|0-------|0-------|2-------|2-------|3---2---|0-------|3-------|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
CHORUS 1
C G Am C G Am7 C D
E|--------|----0---|--------|----0---|----0---|2--23---|
B|1--10--0|---1-1-1|1--10--0|---1-1-1|1--1-1-1|--3--3-3|
G|--0---0-|--2---2-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|-2----2-|
D|-2---0--|-2------|-2---0--|-2------|-2------|0-------|
A|3---2---|0-------|3---2---|0-------|3-------|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
Em
E|----0---|----0---|
B|---0-0--|---0-0--|
G|--0---0-|--0---0-|
D|-2-----2|-2-----2|
A|2-------|2-------|
E|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
(^^PLAY TWICE^^)
BREAK
C Em C Em C Em C Em
E|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|
B|1--1-1--|0--0-0--|1--1-1--|0--1-1--|1--1-1--|0--0-0--|0--1-1--|0--0-0--|
G|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|
D|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|
A|3-------|2-------|3-------|3-------|3-------|2-------|3-------|2-------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
^^^^ PLAY EACH OF THESE *TWICE* ^^^^
VERSE 3
G D Em G D Em D Em D Em
E|----2--2|----0---|----2--2|----0---|2--23---|----0---|2--23---|----0---|
B|0--0--3-|---0-0--|0--0--3-|---0-0--|--3--3-3|---0-0--|--3--3-3|---0-0--|
G|--0--2--|--0---0-|--0--2--|--0---0-|-2----2-|--0---0-|-2----2-|--0---0-|
D|-0--0---|-2-----2|-0--0---|-2-----2|0-------|-2-----2|0-------|-2-----2|
A|2-------|2-------|2-------|2-------|--------|2-------|--------|2-------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
D Bb Bb
E|2--23---|1--1----|1--1----|
B|--3--3-3|--3-3-3-|--3-3-3-|
G|-2----2-|-3---3-3|-3---3-3|
D|0-------|3-------|3-------|
A|--------|--------|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
CHORUS 2
C G Am C G Am C Bm Am7 C D
E|--------|----0---|--------|----0---|----2--2|----0---|----0---|2--23---|
B|1--10--0|1--1-1--|1--10--0|1--1-1--|1--1--3-|1--1-1--|1--1-1-1|--3--3-3|
G|--0---0-|--2---2-|--0---0-|--2---2-|--0--4--|--2---2-|--0---0-|-2----2-|
D|-2---0--|-2-----2|-2---0--|-2-----2|-2--4---|-2-----2|-2------|0-------|
A|3---2---|0-------|3---2---|0-------|3-------|0-------|3-------|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
Em
E|----0---|----0---|
B|---0-0--|---0-0--|
G|--0---0-|--0---0-|
D|-2-----2|-2-----2|
A|2-------|2-------|
E|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
END CHORDS
C Em(STRUM)
E|----0---|0-------|--------|--------|
B|---1-1--|0-------|--------|--------|
G|--0---0-|0-------|--------|--------|
D|-2-----2|2-------|--------|--------|
A|3-------|2-------|--------|--------|
E|--------|0-------|0-------|0-------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
LYRICS & CHORDS
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Am
v1. There's no time for us
Em
There's no place for us
C G A
What is this thing that fills our dreams
C D
Yet slips away from us?
Am
v2. There's no chance for us
Em
It's all decided for us
C G A
This world has only one sweet moment
C D
Set aside for us.
C G Am
ch. 1 Who wants to live forever?
C G Am
Who wants to live forever
C D
Oh_______ when love must die?
C
v3. Touch my tears
Em
With your lips
C
Touch my world
Em
With your fingertips
G D Em
And we can have forever
G D Em
And we can love forever
D Em
Forever....
D Em
Forever....
D Bb
Forever... is our today.
C G Am
ch. 2 Who wants to live forever?
C G Am
Who wants to love forever?
C Bm Am7
Who dares to love forever?
D Bb
Oh________
Em
Who waits forever anyway?
NOTES
^^^^^
I hope this is okay to read. If you have any difficulties then do email
me. The structure of the piece is the main thing I'm worried that people
won't understand, so for those of you baffled it goes like this...
INTRODUCTION
|
|
VERSE 1
|
|
VERSE 2
|
|
CHORUS 1
|
|
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK
|
|
VERSE 3
|
|
CHORUS 2
|
|
END CHORDS
Really let the last few notes ring out. It gives the piece that solemn
feel to it.
Also, carry the last E minor chord of the break into the few words of
the third verse.
Please let me know what you think of this either on email or on
alt.guitar.tab. I think it sounds really nice if played right, and it
doesn't matter whether you sing along to it or just play it on its own.
Either way it sounds quite `awesome'(as the kids at Camp last year used
to say!)
Have fun!
JBR
From: Mark Divall
Who Wants To Live Forever
by
Brian May
This is the version from the "Live at Wembley '86" album.
It is in a different key from that on "A Kind of Magic", which is in Em.
This is in Dm and has, I think, a nicer atmosphere than the first.
You can play the single version by sliding the whole lot up 2 frets.
Key.
b - bend up one semitone.
r - release bend.
/x slide up to fret x.
x/ slide down to fret x.
h hammer on.
p pull off.
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-6--5-----------5b6--5h6p5------5--6-6---5-6-6/8/10-----------------------
|-------7----------------------------------------------7-9-9b10r9b10r9b10r9
|---------(7)-(7)-----------7------------7------------7--------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-7-5-7-5h7p5---------------3-|
|-------------7-5-----------3-|
|-----------------8-7-5-3-1-1-|
|-----------------------------|
Hope you enjoy it.
Mark Divall
divallm@cs.man.ac.uk
P.S. Would be grateful for the tab to "White Queen."
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Who Wants To Live Forever
by
Brian May
This is the version from the "Live at Wembley '86" album.
It is in a different key from that on "A Kind of Magic", which is in Em.
This is in Dm and has, I think, a nicer atmosphere than the first.
You can play the single version by sliding the whole lot up 2 frets.
Key.
b - bend up one semitone.
r - release bend.
/x slide up to fret x.
x/ slide down to fret x.
h hammer on.
p pull off.
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-6--5-----------5b6--5h6p5------5--6-6---5-6-6/8/10-----------------------
|-------7----------------------------------------------7-9-9b10r9b10r9b10r9
|---------(7)-(7)-----------7------------7------------7--------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-7-5-7-5h7p5---------------3-|
|-------------7-5-----------3-|
|-----------------8-7-5-3-1-1-|
|-----------------------------|
Hope you enjoy it.
Mark Divall
divallm@cs.man.ac.uk
P.S. Would be grateful for the tab to "White Queen."
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: M.T.Billington@MCS.Salford.ac.uk (Mad Marcus B)
Who Wants To Live Forever
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
By Queen
~~~~~~~~
The Solo
~~~~~~~~
By Pope Bovophobe V
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Version Datestamp: 27.12.94)
Guitar 1:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-4/5\4--2--4~-----------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar 2:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-12~--11---9~-----12~---11---9~----11h12-12--11h12-12/14-16-------------
D|---------9-----------------9--------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---9-11-11b12-b12 b12--9------------------------------------------------
D|-9-----------------------12--14~-12----------------------10-------------
A|------------------------------------14-12--12------------10-------------
E|----------------------------------------------15--14-12--8--------------
Guitar 1 repeats itself when it can be bothered throughout.
Most of the vibratos are to keep your fingers happy throughout, except for the
one on fret 14 in the fast bit.
Guitar 2 does this next bit when he repeats the chorus twice, at some point,
still with fuzz/ distortion/ whatever. For those of you who really wanted to
know:
e|-11b12-11-9-------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------12-10-------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------12----------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------
Have fun...
Pope Bovophobe V.
For more improvised verse stuff see Jon Rosling's file.
Comments, corrections etc. reach me via Mad Marcus B at
M.T.Billington@MCS.Salford.ac.uk
From u1i22@keele.ac.uk (JB Rosling)
Subject: TAB: Who Wants to Live Forever - Queen
WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER
Queen
Words and Music by Brian May
This arrangement by Jon Rosling (c) 1994
INTRO
Am
E|----0---|--------|--------|
B|---1-1-1|--------|--------|
G|--2---2-|2-2-----|--------|
D|-2------|-2-2----|--------|
A|0-------|----0 let ring 0-|
E|--------|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
VERSE 1 & 2
Am Em C G A C D
E|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|--------|----0---|----0---|2--23---|
B|---1-1--|---1-1-1|---0-0--|---0-0-0|1--10--0|2--2-2--|1--1-1-1|--3--3-3|
G|--2---2-|--2---2-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--2---2-|--0---0-|-2----2-|
D|-2-----2|-2------|-2-----2|-2------|-2---0--|-2-----2|-2------|0-------|
A|0-------|0-------|2-------|2-------|3---2---|0-------|3-------|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
CHORUS 1
C G Am C G Am7 C D
E|--------|----0---|--------|----0---|----0---|2--23---|
B|1--10--0|---1-1-1|1--10--0|---1-1-1|1--1-1-1|--3--3-3|
G|--0---0-|--2---2-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|-2----2-|
D|-2---0--|-2------|-2---0--|-2------|-2------|0-------|
A|3---2---|0-------|3---2---|0-------|3-------|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
Em
E|----0---|----0---|
B|---0-0--|---0-0--|
G|--0---0-|--0---0-|
D|-2-----2|-2-----2|
A|2-------|2-------|
E|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
(^^PLAY TWICE^^)
BREAK
C Em C Em C Em C Em
E|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|
B|1--1-1--|0--0-0--|1--1-1--|0--1-1--|1--1-1--|0--0-0--|0--1-1--|0--0-0--|
G|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|--0---0-|
D|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|-2-----2|
A|3-------|2-------|3-------|3-------|3-------|2-------|3-------|2-------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
^^^^ PLAY EACH OF THESE *TWICE* ^^^^
VERSE 3
G D Em G D Em D Em D Em
E|----2--2|----0---|----2--2|----0---|2--23---|----0---|2--23---|----0---|
B|0--0--3-|---0-0--|0--0--3-|---0-0--|--3--3-3|---0-0--|--3--3-3|---0-0--|
G|--0--2--|--0---0-|--0--2--|--0---0-|-2----2-|--0---0-|-2----2-|--0---0-|
D|-0--0---|-2-----2|-0--0---|-2-----2|0-------|-2-----2|0-------|-2-----2|
A|2-------|2-------|2-------|2-------|--------|2-------|--------|2-------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
D Bb Bb
E|2--23---|1--1----|1--1----|
B|--3--3-3|--3-3-3-|--3-3-3-|
G|-2----2-|-3---3-3|-3---3-3|
D|0-------|3-------|3-------|
A|--------|--------|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
CHORUS 2
C G Am C G Am C Bm Am7 C D
E|--------|----0---|--------|----0---|----2--2|----0---|----0---|2--23---|
B|1--10--0|1--1-1--|1--10--0|1--1-1--|1--1--3-|1--1-1--|1--1-1-1|--3--3-3|
G|--0---0-|--2---2-|--0---0-|--2---2-|--0--4--|--2---2-|--0---0-|-2----2-|
D|-2---0--|-2-----2|-2---0--|-2-----2|-2--4---|-2-----2|-2------|0-------|
A|3---2---|0-------|3---2---|0-------|3-------|0-------|3-------|--------|
E|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
Em
E|----0---|----0---|
B|---0-0--|---0-0--|
G|--0---0-|--0---0-|
D|-2-----2|-2-----2|
A|2-------|2-------|
E|--------|--------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
END CHORDS
C Em(STRUM)
E|----0---|0-------|--------|--------|
B|---1-1--|0-------|--------|--------|
G|--0---0-|0-------|--------|--------|
D|-2-----2|2-------|--------|--------|
A|3-------|2-------|--------|--------|
E|--------|0-------|0-------|0-------|
1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4. 1.2.3.4.
LYRICS & CHORDS
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Am
v1. There's no time for us
Em
There's no place for us
C G A
What is this thing that fills our dreams
C D
Yet slips away from us?
Am
v2. There's no chance for us
Em
It's all decided for us
C G A
This world has only one sweet moment
C D
Set aside for us.
C G Am
ch. 1 Who wants to live forever?
C G Am
Who wants to live forever
C D
Oh_______ when love must die?
C
v3. Touch my tears
Em
With your lips
C
Touch my world
Em
With your fingertips
G D Em
And we can have forever
G D Em
And we can love forever
D Em
Forever....
D Em
Forever....
D Bb
Forever... is our today.
C G Am
ch. 2 Who wants to live forever?
C G Am
Who wants to love forever?
C Bm Am7
Who dares to love forever?
D Bb
Oh________
Em
Who waits forever anyway?
NOTES
^^^^^
I hope this is okay to read. If you have any difficulties then do email
me. The structure of the piece is the main thing I'm worried that people
won't understand, so for those of you baffled it goes like this...
INTRODUCTION
|
|
VERSE 1
|
|
VERSE 2
|
|
CHORUS 1
|
|
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK
|
|
VERSE 3
|
|
CHORUS 2
|
|
END CHORDS
Really let the last few notes ring out. It gives the piece that solemn
feel to it.
Also, carry the last E minor chord of the break into the few words of
the third verse.
Please let me know what you think of this either on email or on
alt.guitar.tab. I think it sounds really nice if played right, and it
doesn't matter whether you sing along to it or just play it on its own.
Either way it sounds quite `awesome'(as the kids at Camp last year used
to say!)
Have fun!
JBR
From: Mark Divall
Who Wants To Live Forever
by
Brian May
This is the version from the "Live at Wembley '86" album.
It is in a different key from that on "A Kind of Magic", which is in Em.
This is in Dm and has, I think, a nicer atmosphere than the first.
You can play the single version by sliding the whole lot up 2 frets.
Key.
b - bend up one semitone.
r - release bend.
/x slide up to fret x.
x/ slide down to fret x.
h hammer on.
p pull off.
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-6--5-----------5b6--5h6p5------5--6-6---5-6-6/8/10-----------------------
|-------7----------------------------------------------7-9-9b10r9b10r9b10r9
|---------(7)-(7)-----------7------------7------------7--------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-7-5-7-5h7p5---------------3-|
|-------------7-5-----------3-|
|-----------------8-7-5-3-1-1-|
|-----------------------------|
Hope you enjoy it.
Mark Divall
divallm@cs.man.ac.uk
P.S. Would be grateful for the tab to "White Queen."
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Who Wants To Live Forever
by
Brian May
This is the version from the "Live at Wembley '86" album.
It is in a different key from that on "A Kind of Magic", which is in Em.
This is in Dm and has, I think, a nicer atmosphere than the first.
You can play the single version by sliding the whole lot up 2 frets.
Key.
b - bend up one semitone.
r - release bend.
/x slide up to fret x.
x/ slide down to fret x.
h hammer on.
p pull off.
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-6--5-----------5b6--5h6p5------5--6-6---5-6-6/8/10-----------------------
|-------7----------------------------------------------7-9-9b10r9b10r9b10r9
|---------(7)-(7)-----------7------------7------------7--------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-7-5-7-5h7p5---------------3-|
|-------------7-5-----------3-|
|-----------------8-7-5-3-1-1-|
|-----------------------------|
Hope you enjoy it.
Mark Divall
divallm@cs.man.ac.uk
P.S. Would be grateful for the tab to "White Queen."
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