QUEEN : DREAMERS BALL
From the album JAZZ
written by Brian May
(1978)
acoustic guitar:
(tune down 1/2 step)
| | | | o | | | o | | o o | |
| 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 2 3 3 3 1 2 2 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 |
| 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 2 3 4 0 4 0 0 0 |
| 0 |
| | | | o | | | o | | | o |
| 2 1 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 |
| 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 3 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 |
| 0 0 0 4 0 |
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| | | o o o | | | | | | | o | |
| 2 0 0 0 |
| 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 4 4 |
| 3 3 4 2 1 0 0 1 |
| o | | | | | | | | o o o | |
| 0 0 0 |
| 3 4 3 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 |
| 2 2 2 2 4 5 6 7 7 7 |
| 0 1 0 2 0 7 7 6 6 6 |
| 3 2 0 /4 5 6 7 7 7 7 |
| 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 |
| | | | o | | | o | | | | |
| 2 2 2 2 0 0 |
| 3 3 3 1 2 2 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 |
| 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 2 3 4 0 4 0 0 0 |
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| | | | o | | | o | | | o |
| 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 |
| 0 0 0 4 0 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | o | o | |
| 0 0 0 |
| 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 4 4 |
| 3 3 4 2 1 0 0 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | o o o | |
| 0 0 0 |
| 3 4 3 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 |
| 2 2 2 2 4 5 6 7 7 7 |
| 0 1 0 2 0 7 7 6 6 6 |
| 3 2 0 /4 5 6 7 7 7 7 |
| 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 |
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| 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 |
| 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 |
| 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 |
| 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 |
| 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 |
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| 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 3 4 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 |
| 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 |
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| 5 5 5 5 |
| 7 7 7 7 0 2 3 4 2 2 6 6 |
| 8 8 8 8 1 2 4 5 2 2 4 4 |
| 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 |
| 2 0 0 4 4 |
| 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | o o | |
| 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 0 |
| 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 4 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 6 6 2 3 2 2 0 |
| 0 0 1 1 1 7 7 1 0 2 2 |
| 7 7 3 2 0 0 |
| 5 5 1 0 |
| | | o | | | o | | o o o |
| 2 2 2 2 0 0 |
| 3 3 3 1 2 2 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 |
| 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 |
| 0 2 3 4 0 4 0 0 0 |
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| | | | o | | | o | | | o |
| 2 1 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 3 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 |
| 0 0 0 4 0 |
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| 2 2 0 0 0 |
| 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 |
| 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 |
| 3 3 0 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | o o o | |
| 0 0 0 |
| 3 3 4 3 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 6 7 7 7 |
| 0 0 1 0 2 0 7 7 6 6 6 |
| 0 3 2 0 /4 5 6 7 7 7 7 |
| 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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| 2 4 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 |
| 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 |
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| 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 |
| 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 |
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| 5 5 5 5 |
| 7 7 7 7 0 2 3 4 2 2 6 6 |
| 8 8 8 8 1 2 4 5 2 2 4 4 |
| 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 |
| 2 0 0 4 4 |
| 0 |
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| 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 0 0 5 5 0 0 |
| 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 6 6 7 7 6 6 7 7 |
| 0 0 1 1 1 7 7 6 6 7 7 6 6 |
| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 |
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| 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 |
| 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 |
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| 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 3 4 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 |
| 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 |
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| | o | o | | | | | | | | |
| 5 5 5 5 |
| 7 7 7 7 0 2 3 (4) 2 2 6 6 |
| 8 8 8 8 1 2 4 (5) 2 2 4 4 |
| 2 2 2 6 6 |
| 2 0 0 4 4 |
| 0 |
| | | | | | | | | o o o
| 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 |
| 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 1 3 1 2 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 1 2 |
| 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 |
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o: let ring
special chords are:
Aaug Adim Ddim A#dim C#7 C#7/A E7 E7/F# Amaj7 Adim
| E | 2 1 4 5 0 0 2 0 5 |
| B | 2 2 1 3 2 6 6 3 5 3 2 7 |
| G | 2 0 2 1 3 4 4 1 7 1 1 8 |
| D | 3 3 1 0 2 6 6 2 6 2 2 7 |
| A | 4 4 0 4 4 4 7 0 |
| E | 3 0 |
Esus7 F7 B7 B7/G# F#m D/B Adim
| E | 2 4 2 |
| B | 3 4 4 4 2 3 4 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 |
| D | 0 1 4 4 4 0 7 |
| A | 2 3 4 5 6 |
| E | 0 1 2 |
WARNING!
This transcription is not perfect.
There is a lot of "bluff" in it.
and here comes the Red Special
left
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| 5/6v 4 7 4 |
| 7 6 5 5 /6 6v 7 7 |
| 7 7 7r6 5 4 6 4 3 2 |
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|middle
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| 7b8v 6 8b10v 7 |
| 7 7 6 7 8 9 9 |
| 9 7 9b10 b10v 10r9 7 7 |
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| right |
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| 6 9 6 9b10 7 4 5 6 5 |
| 7 5 4 5b7 5b7 7 5r4 2 2 |
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49"
left
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| 4 7 7 7 7 7 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 5 6 7 6b7 7 7 0 8b9 4 4 5 |
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|middle
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| 4 5 7 6 5 4 3 |
| 6 7 * 5b6 6 6 * 6b7 7 8 b9 b9v 7 7 6 6\5 5\4 4 |
| 7 7 7 6b7 |
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| right |
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| 5b 6 5b6 5b6 5b6 6 6 6r5 4 4 |
| 4 7 6b7 7 7 4 6b7 7 7 7\6 6\5 5p3 3/4 |
| 7 7 |
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57"
left
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| 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 8 8 8b9 4 4 7 7 6 4 3 2 |
| 7r6 5 4 7 9 |
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|middle
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| 6 6b7v 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 7 |
| 8b9 7 5/6 7 8 9 9 5 6 |
| 7 9b11 r9 7 |
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| right |
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| 7 7 5 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 6b7 5b6 6 5v |
| 4 4 5r4 2 2 7 7 5 6 |
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1'22"
Middle
1'24"
three gtrs.
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| 6 6 7 7 8 b9 |
| 7 7 9 9 10 b11v |
| 2 2 4 4 7 7 |
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Middle
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| 11 9 9 11 9 |
| 9b10 7 7 11 11 9 7 7 7 7 7 |
| 9 989 1097 9... |
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Solo: 1'45"
Middle
| 10b12 |
| 7b8 b8 7 5 5 8b10v b10vv 7 8 9 10 |
| 5b7 6 7 8 |
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| 7\ |
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| 10 8b9 8b 8b 7 |
| 7 10 10\9 9\8 8 6 |
| 9 |
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| 10 10 10 14p11 |
| 7 8 9 10 13b15 b15 12 10 10 13 |
| 14 |
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| 12 |
| 13b14 13b14 14 |
| 14 14 \ 16b18 b18 b18 16 14 |
| 13 14 14 \ 17r16 14 |
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| 14 14 16 16b17 14 16 14 16 14 |
| 15 16 16 16 |
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2'14"
three gtrs
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| 13/14 15 16b b17v |
| 13/14 14 14 14v\ |
| 13/14 16 15 14 16p14 11 9 7 |
| 15 |
| 16 14 13 12 12 13 14 |
2'26"
left 2'34"
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| 6 6 | |
| 7 7 | 7 4 5 6 7 |
| 7 7 7 | 7 7 |
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|middle
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| 10 10 | |
| 6 7 8 9 | 8 7 7 7 b8 9 .. |
| 7 | |
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| right |
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| 9 10 | |
| 7 9 10 11 | 11 9 6 6 7 9 10 |
| 7 | |
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left 2'41" right 2'44"
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| | 16b18 b17 r p14 14b 16 |
| 9b11 9br9 7 7 | 16 |
| 9 | |
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2'47"
left
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| 5 7\0 2 2\ 7 7\ 6 6/ 12 11 11b12 x 12 10b11 10b11 |
| 12 12 |
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|middle
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| 10b12 b12 r10 x 9 |
| 9 11 9 9 9 10 10v 11 9 |
| 10 10b11 b11 |
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| right |
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| 10b 10b 10b11 9b11 9 7 6\ x x |
| 10b11 7 7 10b11 b11 b11 b11 |
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| 12 12\ |
left
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| 10 10 12 13b14 |
| 11 12 13 b14v 11 10 10 9 13b14 b14 r13p11 13b14 b14 r13p11 13 |
| 12 12 |
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|middle
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| 10 12 13 13b14v 10 12 13 14 17b19 17 14 14 15 16 r17 |
| 11 11 16b18 18 r16p14 16b18 18 r16p14 16 |
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| right |
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| 13 b14 |
| 12 12 13 14 x 12 13 13 p11 13 13 p11 12 13 14 |
| 12 14b15 14 12 14 14 |
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right 3'13"
3'19"
left 3'25"
|middle
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| 10 10 10 | |
| 6 7 8 9 | |
| 7 | 10 11v |
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| right |
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| 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 | 5 7 7p6p5 5 |
| 7 | 7 5b 3h4 |
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the vocals in tab format:
(no guarantee)
1'16" 1'37"
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| 5 6 6 3 2 3 2 4 3 5 6 7 7 5 4 3 2 |
| 2 6 4 2 5 5 2 1 6 4 7 8 2 5 2 2 |
| 2 7 6 4 4 2 4 2 4 2 7 6 7 7 2 5 b4 2 |
| 4 0 0 |
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2'19" 2'40"
| 5 5 4 2 4 2 b5 b5 5 b5 b5 5 5 4 5 7 7 8 5 5 5 5 |
| 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 2 b7 b7 5 b7 b7 5 7 5 5 9 10 10 5 8 7 5 |
| 4 2 b5 b5 2 b5 b5 2 8 7 6 10 11 11 6 8 7 6 |
| 2 3 3 |
| 4 4 4 2 0 |
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3'11"
| 8 8 5 |
| 5 12 12 5 5 5 5 |
| 6 10 11 8 8 2 4 3 2 |
| 7 11 12 b10 5 4 2 |
| 12 |
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