We Are The Champions - Queen


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Queen – We Are the Champions (with bass guitar and piano incorporated)
Standard tuning
Arranged by: Daniel Paul

[Verse 1] - piano, key: Eb

   Cm        B
e|------------
B|-8----8-----
G|-8----8-----
D|--10---10---
A|------------
E|----8----8-6

b           Cm
--------------
-6-6----------
-7-7--0---7-8-
---8----8----1
--------------
------------8-

        Bb    
---8----------
---8------6-6-
---8------7-7-
0---10------8-
--------------
-(8)--8-6-----

       Cm     
------------8-
-------8----8-
-0-7---8----8-
--------10---1
--------------
6---------8---

   Bb         
--------------
----6-6~------
----7-7~----0-
0---8-8~------
--------------
-8-6----------

  Cm       Bb
--------------
------8------6
7-8-----8----7
---10----10--8
--------------
--8-(8)----6--

------------|
-6----------|
-7--0-----7-|
-8-----8----|
------------|
------------|

   Eb      Ab 
e|---------4--
B|----8-----4-
G|---8-8----5-
D|--8---8---6-
A|-6----------
E|------------

      Eb     A
-------------6
4--------8----
5---5---8-8---
6--6---8---8--
-(6)--6-------
-------------4

b       Eb Eb/
-4------------
--4~--4-------
-----5--------
----6----8--8-
---------6--5-
--------------

D C  F  Bb
----------|
----------|
(3\1)---3-|
-5\3-3--3-|
-3\1-3--1-|
-----1----|


[Key Change] -
   Bb         
e|------------
B|------------
G|-PM………………………
D|-(3-3-3-3-3-
A|--1-1-1-1-1-
E|------------

 vocals and gu
  Ab    C#m  D
---4----------
---4-----5----
…--5-----6----
3)-6-(8)-6-(8)
1-------------
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itar
dim    C7
-------8------
-6-----8------
-7-----9------
-6-(8)-8------
-------10-----
-------8------

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--|
--| transition using C7
--| because it's the 5th of F
--| it pulls the whole song up one step
--|
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[Chorus 1] - key: F

   F          
e|------------
B|------------
G|-2----2-----
D|-3----3-----
A|-3----3-----
E|-1----1-0-3-

Am          Dm
--------------
--------------
5-----5------7
7-----7------7
7-----7------5
5-----5----5--

             B
--------------
---6-6-(6)\3--
---7-7-(7)\4-3
---7-7-(7)\4-3
---5-5-(5)\2-1
--------------

b C/G
-----|
-----|
---5-|
---5-|
---3-|
---3-|

   F         A
e|------------
B|------------
G|-2----2-----
D|-3----3-----
A|-3----3-----
E|-1----1-1-3-

m            B
------5-------
------5-------
5-----5------7
7-----7------8
7----7~----7-8
5----5~----5-6

b         F#di
--------------
-------------1
-----7-------2
-----8-------1
-----8--------
-----6-5-3-2--

m7
-------|
-------|
---2---|
---0-0-|
-------|
-------|

  Gm          
e|------------
B|------------
G|-3-----3----
D|-5-----5----
A|-5-----5----
E|-3-----3----

     C        
3-------------
3----5-----5~-
3----5-----5~-
5----5-----5~-
5----3-----3~-
3----3--------

      Bbm     
--------------
----/8--------
----/8-6-----6
----/8-8-----8
----/6-8-----8
--5----6-----6

    C13b9/E Ed
--------------
------(10)----
------(9)-(9)-
------(8)-(8)-
-------7---10-
----9---------

im/G
------|
------| this part switches back and forth
------| from F major to F Aeolian (Ab)
------|
---\3-|
------|

   F          
e|-------1----
B|-------1----
G|-2----------
D|-3----------
A|-3----------
E|-1----------

 Gm#5    Ab   
----1---------
-----4-1----6-
-3-3-----5-5--
-1-------6----
-x-------6----
-3-------4----

   Bb      Cm1
--------------
4-----6---(10)
-5-7---8---10-
---8-8--10-8--
---8-------10-
---6-------8--

1
--------------
-(10)-(10)~---
--10---10~----
--8----8~-----
--10---10~-\(8
--8—---8~-----

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)\3-----------
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-| transition using Cm11
-| which is the 3rd of Ab
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-|


[Interlude] - 
   Fm         
e|-----1------
B|-----1------
G|-----1-1----
D|------(3)-3-
A|-3--------3-
E|-1----------

piano, key: Eb
 Gm7/F     Fm 
-------1------
-3------3--1--
-3---3---3-1--
-5-5---------3
--------------
-1---------1--

      Gm7/F   
--1-----1-1---
--1-----3-3---
--1-----3-3---
----3---5-5---
-----3--------
1-----1-------

    Fm        
---------1----
---------1---1
--3-1----1----
5----3-----3--
--------------
----1--1-----1

   C7sus2
--------------
----(3)-------
----(3)--0---7
---5-5-----8--
---3-3~-------
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[Verse 2] – pi
   Cm        B
e|------8-----
B|------8-----
G|-8----8-----
D|--10----10-8
A|------------
E|-8--(8)---8-

ano, key: Eb
b/G          C
--------------
-6-6----------
-7-7--0---7--8
-8-8----8-----
-10-----------
-------------8

m        Bb/G 
----8---------
----8------6-6
----8------7-7
10----10-8-8-8
-----------10-
--(8)---------

        Cm    
--------------
--------------
----0-7-8-----
----------10--
--------10--10
--------8-----

     Bb/G     
--------------
8------6--6---
-8-----7--7-0-
--10-8-8--8---
-------10-10--
--------------

    Cm        
---------8----
----8----8----
--7-8----8-8--
--8--10-------
------------10
----8-(8)-----

 Bb/G
--------------
--------------
--7-----0---7-
---8------8---
---10-10------
--------------

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   Eb      Aba
e|-----6----4-
B|-------8---4
G|---8~---8--5
D|--8--8(8)--8
A|-6----------
E|-----------4

dd2      Eb   
--------------
-4--------8---
-5-----5---8--
-8---6------8(
---------6----
-4------------

      Ab      
------6-4-----
8--8--4-4-4---
------5-5--3-5
8)8---6-6--6-5
--------------
------4-------

  Eb Eb/D C F 
--------------
4-------------
~------(3)\(1)
~-8--8--5-\-3-
--6--5--3-\-1-
--------------

Bb
----|
----|
--3-|
3-3-|
3-1-|
1---|


[Key Change] -
  Bb          
e|------------
B|------------
G|-PM………………………
D|(3-3-3-3-3-3
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1
E|------------

 vocals and gu
 Ab    C#m   D
--------------
--------------
--------------
)-1-----2-----
--3-----4-----
--4-(6)-4-(6)-

itar
dim  C7
--------------
--------------
-----5--------
3----5--------
5----3--------
4-(6)---------

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[Chorus 2] - k
   F         A
e|----1------5
B|----1------5
G|-2~-2------5
D|-3~--------7
A|-3~--------7
E|-1~----1-3-5

ey: F
m           Dm
---8-5------10
---5-5------10
---5-5------10
-----7----7-12
-----7----7-12
-----5----5-10

              
------10------
---10-10------
---10-10-10\7-
------12-12\9-
------12-12\9-
-10---10-10\7-

Bb  C
-------|
-------|
-------|
8---10-|
8---10-|
6---8--|

    F         
e|-----1------
B|-----1------
G|--2--2------
D|--3~--------
A|--3~--------
E|--1~----1-3-

Am           B
----5---5-----
----5h6-5-5---
5---5---5-5--7
7----------7-8
7----------7-8
5----------5-6

b        F#dim
-10-----------
-11--------1--
-10--------2--
-----------1--
-----0--------
-------3-2----

7      Gm    G
-----|-------3
-----|-------3
-2---|-3-----3
---0-|-5-----3
-----|-5-----5
---2-|-3-----3

m7      C7    
--------------
--------5-----
--------3-----
--------5-----
-5-5----3-----
-3-3----3-----

      Bbm     
3------6--8--9
5~--/8-6--6---
3~--/8-6--6---
-5-5/8-8--8---
-3-3/6-8--8---
-3-3---6--6--9

C13b9/E Edim/G
--8-----------
-----11-------
--------------
--------------
--7v—10v----\3
--------------

----|
----|
----|
----|
----|
----|

   F          
e|-------1----
B|-------1----
G|-2----------
D|-3----------
A|-3----------
E|-1----------

Gm#5     Ab   
----1---------
-----4-1---6-6
-3-3-----5-5-5
-1-------6-6-6
-x-------6-6-6
-3-------4-4-4

        Bb    
--------------
~-6-4-----6-6-
~-5--5--7-7-7-
~-6-----8-8-8-
~-6-----8-8-8-
~-4-----6-6-6-

       Cm11
--------------
6-6----(10-10-
7-8-----10-10-
8-8-----8--8--
8-8-----10-10-
6-6-----8--8—-

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10)~----------
10~-----------
8~------------
10~-\3--------
8~------------

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[Chorus 3] – k
   F          
e|----1-------
B|----1---1---
G|-2--2-2-2---
D|-3----3-----
A|-3----3-----
E|-1----1-----

ey: F
Am           D
5------5------
5--5h6-5------
5--5---5-----7
7--7---7-----7
7------7-----5
5------5-8-5--

m             
--------------
---6-6-6-6-6\3
---7-7-7-7-7\4
---7-7-7-7-7\4
---------5-5\2
--------------

 Bb    C      
--------------
--------------
-3--3--5--5\3-
-3--3--5--5\3-
-1--1--3--3\1-
--------------

  F          A
|----1-1------
|----1-1------
|-2--2-2-----5
|-3----3-----7
|-3----3-----7
|-1----1-1-3-5

m          Bb 
--5----------1
--5----------1
--5--5---5-7-1
-----7---7-8--
-----7---7-8--
-----5-5-5-6--

              
0-10-10-10----
1-11-11-11----
0-10-10-10----
--------------
-----------0--
------------3-

F#dim7
---------|
---------|
------2--|
--1-0--5-|
---------|
2--------|

   Gm         
e|------------
B|------------
G|-3-----3----
D|-5-----5----
A|-5-----5----
E|-3-----3----

     C7       
3-------------
3----5~-------
3----3~-------
5----5~-------
5----3-----3--
3----3-----6--

   Bbm        
--------------
/8------------
/8-6-----6----
/8-8-----8----
/6-8-----8----
---6-----6----

 C13b9/E Edim/
--------------
--(10)--------
--(9)-(9)-----
--(8)-(8)-----
---7---10----\
9-------------

G
--|
--|
--|
--|
3-|
--|

  F           
e|-------1----
B|-------1----
G|2-----------
D|3------3----
A|3----3------
E|1-----------

 Gm#5    Ab   
----1---------
-----4-1-----6
-3-------5--5-
-1-------6-6--
-x-------6----
-3-------4----

    Bb      Cm
--------------
-4------6---(1
--5-7----8~--1
----8--8-----8
----8--------1
----6--------8

11
-------------|
0-10-10)-----|
0-10-10~-----| end
--8--8~------|
0-10-10~-----|
--8—-8~------|


[Solo 1] - dur
e|------------
B|------------
G|-13bv-13bv-1
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

ing key change
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3bv-15bvrp12--
------------14
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-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|
15---|
--13-|

[Solo 2] - dur
e|-------10---
B|-13bv----10-
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

ing chorus 2
----10--------
13bv—13p10----
----------12b-
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--------------

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--------------
12p10---------
-----12-10-10-
--------------
--------------

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-10~--\(3)----
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[Solo 3] - dur
e|------------
B|------------
G|7—h8p7p5h7~-
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

ing chorus 2
--------------
8-10-11~------
--------------
----------10--
--------------
--------------

--------6--8--
--------------
--------------
--(10)\-------
----x-\-------
----x-\-------

9--8----------
-------11-----
--------------
--------------
---7v--10v-\3-
9-------------

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[Solo 4] - dur
e|------------
B|------------
G|-3/5--10-3/5
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

ing chorus 2
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--10\-3/5--10\
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--------------

--------------
---------8----
-3/5-5----5-5-
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--------------

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-5-|
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[Solo 5] - dur
e|----10-10---
B|-13b------13
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

ing chorus 3
--------------
b--r13p11-10--
------------12
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----|
----|
-\7-|
----|
----|
----|

[Solo 6] - dur
e|-3/15-17b---
B|--------½---
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

ing chorus 3
17---pre17b--p
----------½---
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re15b—pre15brp
--x-----------
-x------------
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13---|
-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|

[Solo 7] - dur
e|-pre15b--pre
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

ing chorus 3
15brp13-pre15b
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-pre15b--rp13-
--------------
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pre15b--pre15b
-----½-------½
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-pre15b-rp13-p
------½-------
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re20br-20-19-1
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8-------------
-pre20b-20-18-
------½------1
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9-17-17~-|
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| PM = palm mute
| ~ = let note ring
| b = full step bend
| b¼ = quarter step bend
| b½ = half step bend
| pre = bend note before striking
| ½pre = bend one half step before striking
| brp = bend, release bend, then pull off
| r = reverse bend
| p = pull off
| h = hammer on
| v = vibrato
| / = slide up
| \ = slidedown
| () = notes inside parenthesis are ghost notes
| harm = pitch harmonic
| rake = mute the notes above and in one motion strike the unmuted note

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