Taking The Queen
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Tabbed & transcribed by Ricardo Bustos O.
email: RBO567@Hotmail.com
Riff 1 clean sound
E--0-00000-00000-00000-00000----------------------------
B--0-00000-00000-00000-00000----------------------------
G--0-00000-00000-00000-00000----------------------------
D--2-22222-22222-22222-22222----------------------------
A--2-22222-22222-22222-22222----------------------------
E--0-00000-00000-00000-00000----------------------------
E--0-00000-00000-00000-00000----------------------------
B--0-00000-00000-00000-00000----------------------------
G--0-00000-00000-00000-00000----------------------------
D--2-22222-22222-22222-22222----------------------------
A--3-33333-33333-33333-33333----------------------------
E--0-00000-00000-00000-00000----------------------------
Riff 2 (Repeat it twice)
"...By the wind from the south"
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------7/9-99999-99999-99999-12-11------
D----------------------7/9-99999-99999-99999-12-11------
A----------------------5/7-77777-77777-77777-10-9-------
E-------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------
G---77/9-99999-99999-99999-12-14--------------
D---77/9-99999-99999-99999-12-14--------------
A---55/7-77777-77777-77777-10-12--------------
E---------------------------------------------
Then repeat Riff 1
Chorus Riff with distortion
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D--7/9-999--9/10-101010-10/12-121212--11/12--11/12--
A--5/7-777--7/9--9-9-9---9/10-101010--9/10---9/10---
E---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D--7/9-999--9/10-101010-10/12-121212----------------
A--5/7-777--7/9--9-9-9---9/10-101010---5--4--2------
E--------------------------------------3--2--0------
after first chorus
with clean sound ( play it 2 times)
E--00000-00000-00000-00000--00000-00000-00000-00000--
B--00000-00000-00000-00000--00000-00000-00000-00000--
G--44444-44444-44444-44444--55555-55555-55555-55555--
D--44444-44444-44444-44444--55555-55555-55555-55555--
A--22222-22222-22222-22222--33333-33333-33333-33333--
E----------------------------------------------------
E-00000-00000-00000-00000--00000-00000-00000-00000---
B-00000-00000-00000-00000--00000-00000-00000-00000---
G-22222-22222-22222-22222--00000-00000-00000-00000---
D-33333-33333-33333-33333--22222-22222-22222-22222---
A-33333-33333-33333-33333--22222-22222-22222-22222---
E-11111-11111-11111-11111--00000-00000-00000-00000---
SOLO
E---------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------
D-------------------------7-------------------
A--7**-----7-9-10--9h10*----10-9-10-9-7-7*----
E---------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------12-14-------12-14--
D----------7-9-9/10------------12-14-------12-14--------
A---7-9-10---------------12-14--------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
B-12-15--17*-------15-17-19-17-19-17h19p17-15-17-15--12-
G---------------16--------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------17/19p-------15/17-15---
B-15-12h15p12--------------------------17*------------12*
G------------14-12---------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
(not quite sure in this part)
E------------------------------------------------121315
B12-13-15-13-12h13p12-12h13p12----12131513121315-------
G-------------------------------14---------------------
D------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------
E----19***------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------
Then again play the chorus riff. That¥s it.
How to play Taking The Queen
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.