'Crazy Little Thing Called Love (tab)' by Queen - Guitar Tutorial

Gtp chords: Crazy Little Thing Called Love (tab)
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             Transcription from Sept 92 of Guitar School
 
 ^ = downstroke; u = upstroke
 ^ = Bend (as well)
 .(above note) = Stacatto (v.short)
 s = sustain (ie hold)
 ~ = vibrato
 h = hammer on ; p = pull off
 r = release bend
 QB = Bend by 1/4 tone ; FB = Bend by full tone
 SB = Bend by semi-tone
 * = Repeat music inside stars
 *
 
 INTRO:
 
       ^ u ^ u   u ^ u   ... simile (the same)
       +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
 +---+-2-2-3-2---2-2---+-2-2-3-2---2-2---+-2-2-3-2---2-2---+-
 |---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-
 |4:-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2---|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-
 |4:-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-
 |-------0-----0-----0-|-
 +---+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-
 
 +   +   +   +
 2-2-3-2---2-2---+-
 3-3-3-3---3-3---|-
 2-2-2-2---2-2-0-|-
 0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-
 --------------0-|-
 ----------------+-
 
 1st, 2nd + 5th Verses:
 
 This thing ...
 This thing (this thing) ...
 This thing ...
 
 (with fill 1 3rd time)
    +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +
 +--2-2-3-2---2-2---+-2-2-3-2---2-2---+-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---
 |--3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-1-x-1-x-----
 |*-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2---|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-x-0-x-0-x-
 |*-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-2-0---0-0-0-|-2-x-2-x-0-x-
 -----0-----0-------|-3-x-3-x-2---
 +------------------+-----------------+-3-3---3---3-3-3-+-------------
 
 
                                                   X=Go to Coda in v5
 +(QB)  (with fill 2 3rd time)     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
 ----+-                         -+-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---+-----------------
 ----|-                         -|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-
 ----|-  Repeat last 4 bars     -|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-
 ----|-                         -|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-
 ----|-                         -----0-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-
 3^--+-                         -+-----------------+-----------------
 
 
 1-----------------------.--------+2---               .       
   +   +   + (3) +       + + + +  | +   +   +   +     + There goes my
 +-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-+-2--------+-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-+-2------------
 |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3------------
 |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-------*|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2------------
 |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-------*|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0------------
 ------------------
 +---------------------+----------+--------------------
 
 
 
 BRIDGE:
 
 baby....
 
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +  
 +-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-+-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-+---------------3-+
 |-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-1---1---1-1-1-3-|
 |-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|
 |-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-2---2---2-2-2-0-|
 |-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3---3-3-3-2-|
 +-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-+-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-+---------------3-+
 
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +  
 +---3-3-3---3-3-3-+-----------------+-----------------+
 |---3-3-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
 |---0-0-0---0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
 |---0-0-0---0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
 |---2-2-2---2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-|
 +---3-3-3---3-3-3-+-----------------+-----------------+
 
   hot+cold fever +  leaves me in ...        (x=Drum fills)
                     .                 ---3---   x xxx
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +  
 +-0---0-----------+-1---------------+-----------------+
 |-0---0---2---2---|-1---------------------|
 |-1---1---2---2---|-2---------------------|
 |-2---2---2---2---|-3---------------------|
 |-2---2---0---0---------|---5--4--3-------|
 +-0---0-----------+-----------------+-----------------+
 
 
   x--3---   x xxx   ---3--  ---3--          I gotta be
 G1+   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
 +-----------------+-0-0--0--0-0--0--+-----------------+
 ------|-0-0--0--0-0--0--|-2---------------|
 ------|-1-1--1--1-1--1--|-2---------------|
 ------|-2-2--2--2-2--2--|-2---------------|
 ------|-2-2--2--2-2--2--|-0---------------|
 +---5--4--3-------+-0-0--0--0-0--0--+-----3---2---0---+
 G2                |                 |                 |
 +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
 ------|-.-.--.--.-.--.--------|
 ------|-9-9--9--9-9--9--|-.-.-------------|
 ------------|-7-7-5-----------|
 ------------|---------9---7---|
 +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
 
 3rd Verse:
 
   cool.. 
 
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     
 +-2-2-3-2---2-2---+-2-2-3-2---2-2---+-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-+
 |-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
 |-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2---|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
 |-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-2-0---0-0-0-|
 ----0-----0-------|
 +-----------------+-----------------+-3-3---3---3-3-3-+
 |                 |                 |                 |
 +-----------------+-----------------+-------13s------+
 ------------|-------12s------|
 ------|-----1210(tr11)--------|
 ------------------|
 ------------------|
 +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
 
   +   +   +   +(QB) +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +    
 +-----------------+-2-2-3-2---2-2---+-2-2-3-2---2-2---+
 |-1-x-1-x---------|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---|
 |-0-x-0-x-0-x-----|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---2-2---|
 |-2-x-2-x-0-x-----|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
 |-3-x-3-x-2-----------0-----0-|
 +-------------3^--+-----------------+-----------------+
 |                 |                 |                 |
 +-----------------+-----1010-------+-----------------+
 ------|-----1010-------------|
 ------------------|
 ------------------|
 ------------------|
 +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
 
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +(QB)  +   +   +     +     
 +-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-+------------------+-2-2-2-2-2--2--2----+
 |-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-1-x-1-x----------|-3-3-3-3-3--3--3--0-|
 |-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-x-0-x-0-x------|-2-2-2-2-2--2--2--0-|
 |-0-0-2-0---0-0-0-|-2-x-2-x-0-x------|-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-|
 ------|-3-x-3-x-2---------------0-|
 +-3-3---3---3-3-3-+-------------3^---+--------------------+
 |                 |             --3--|         .     --3--|
 +-----------------+-------------10-10+---------13-12p10-10+
 ------|--------/1010-10-------13--|
 ----------------------|
 ----------------------|
 ----------------------|
 +-----------------+------------------+--------------------+
 
   +   +    +      +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     
 +---------------------+-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-+-2---------------+
 |-3-3-3--3-5----5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---------------|
 |-3-3-3--3-5----5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---------------|
 |-3-3-3--3-5----5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---------------|
 |-1-1-1--1-3----3-3-3-------------|
 +---------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
 |     --3--___3___    |                 |                 |
 +---------------------+-----------------+---8/101010101010+
 |-1312-1110-----------------|---8/101010101010|
 |----------13p121012--------------|
 --------12------------|
 ----------------------|
 +---------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
 
 Solo:
 
   +   +   +      +     +   +   +   +     +    +   +   +   
 +--------------------+-----------------+-2--x-2-x-3-x-3-x-+
 |-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-3--x-3-x-3-x-3-x-|
 |-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-2--x-2-x-0-x-0-x-|
 |-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-0--x-0-x-0-x-0-x-|
 |-1-1-1-1------1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-|----------2-x-2-x-|
 +--------------------+-----------------+----------3-x-3-x-+
 |(FB) (FB) (FB)      |         (SB)    |                  |
 +--------------------+-----------13----+--8/1010101010----+
 |-13^-13^-13^rp111311|~~~~~----13^-----|--8/10----10--1210|
 ----------------------|
 ----------------------|
 ----------------------|
 +--------------------+-----------------+------------------+
 
   +   +    +   +     +   +   +      +     +   +   +   +   
 +-2-2-3--2-2-2-2-2-+--------------------+-----------------+
 |-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
 |-2-2-0--2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
 |-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
 -------|-1-1-1-1------1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-|
 +-----3------------+--------------------+-----------------+
 |     --3--    (FB)|     (FB)(FB)       |     (FB)        |
 +----------1010----+---13--13-----------+-------13------10/
 |------10121010--13^sss--13^-13^rp111311|~~~~~13^-------10/
 |-111012--------------------------|
 ----------------------|
 ----------------------|
 +------------------+--------------------+-----------------+
 
                                           ---3---   x xxx
   +   +   +    +     +   +   +      +     +   +   +   +  
 +-0---0------------+-1------------------+-----------------+
 |-0---0---2----2---|-1------------------------|
 |-1---1---2----2---|-2------------------------|
 |-2---2---2----2---|-3------------------------|
 |-2---2---0----0------------|---5--4--3-------|
 +-0---0------------+--------------------+-----------------+
 |          (QB)    |                    |                 |
 +/12121012---------+-.---.--------------+-----------------+
 |/12------13^10----|-10--10--12^rp101210|~~~~~~~~~--------|
 ---119----------------|
 ----------------------|
 ----------------------|
 +------------------+--------------------+-----------------+
 
   x--3---   x xxx   ---3--- ---3---         I gotta be
 G1+   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
 +-----------------+-0-0--0--0-0--0--+-.---------------+
 ------|-0-0--0--0-0--0--|-2---------------|
 ------|-1-1--1--1-1--1--|-2---------------|
 ------|-2-2--2--2-2--2--|-2---------------|
 ------|-2-2--2--2-2--2--|-0---------------|
 +---5--4--3-------+-0-0--0--0-0--0--+-----------------+
 
 4th Verse:
 
 cool ... (same words as v3)
 
 (UNACCOMPANIED - Hand Claps on the off beat)
 
 (Go back for v5 before going to Coda)
 
 
 Coda / Out-Chorus:
 
   Crazy little thing called love ...
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +  
 +-----------------+-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-+-----------------+
 |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
 |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
 |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
 |-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-------|-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-|
 +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
 |                 |                 |                 |
 +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
 ------|-----12------.---------|
 ------|-----1210(tr11)--------|
 --------12--------|
 ------------------|
 +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
 
   +    +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +    +  
 +-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-+-----------------+-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-+
 |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-|
 |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-|
 |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-|
 -------|-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5---------|
 +------------------+-----------------+-------------------+
 |                  |                 |              --3--|
 +--8/101010--101010-----------------+---------1312p10-10+
 |--8/1010--10101010----------------------13-|
 ---------------------|
 ---------------------|
 ---------------------|
 +------------------+-----------------+-------------------+
 
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +  
 +-----------------+-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-+-----------------+
 |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
 |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
 |-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
 |-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-------|-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-|
 +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
 |                 |             (QB)|                 |
 +-10--------------+-----------------+-----------------+
 |---13------------------------|
 ------|-----121012x-10^-------|
 ------|---12----------12|~~~~~~~----------|
 ------------------|
 +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
 
   +    +   +   +     +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +  
 +-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-+-----------------+-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-+
 |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 |-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 -------|-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-------|
 +------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
 |                  |                 |             (FB)|
 |                  |                 | ---3--- ---3----|
 +--8/10----10-----+-----------------+-1313-13-1212--10|
 |--8/10----10-----------|-1313-13-121213^-|
 -------------------|
 -------------------|
 -------------------|
 +------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
 
   +    +   +   +     +   +   +     +     
 +------------------+-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-+ (Fade out)
 |-3--3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
 |-3--3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|
 |-3--3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
 |-1--1-1-1-5-5-5-5---------|
 +------------------+-------------------+
 | (FB)(FB)         |               (QB)|                 
 +------------------+-------------------+
 |-13^13^~~~----------------|
 -------|-----10^-------10^-|
 -------|---------12p10---12|
 ---------12----|
 +------------------+-------------------+
 
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 Fill 1 (G2):
 
   +   +   +   +     +    +   +   +     +   +   +   +
 +---8/1010-------+--8/10--1010-----+-------10-------+
 |---8/1010-------|--8/10--1010-----|-------10-------|
 -------------|-------10-------|
 -------------------|
 -------------------|
 +-----------------+------------------+-----------------+
 
 
 Fill 2 (G2):
 
   +   +(QB)+   +     +   +(FB)+   +     +   +   +   +
 +------------------+------------------+-----------------+
 --------------------|
 |-----10^----------|---12^----1210----------|
 |---12---12~~~~-------1212ssssss9-12--------|
 --------------------|
 +------------------+------------------+-----------------+
 
           --3-
   +   +   +   +     +   +   +   +
 +-----------------+-----------------+
 ------------|
 |----------7-97-7~|~~~~~~~~~--------|
 |------5-/9-------------|
 ------------|
 +-----------------+-----------------+
 
 Enjoy
 
 
 
 		Crazy Little Thing Called Love
 		         by Queen
 
 	  D			G	 C	   G
 This thing,  called love, I just  can`t  handle it,
 
 	   D			G	   C	   G
 this, thing,  called love, I must, get round to it,
 
 	D	Bb	      C		   D
 I anit ready,  Crazy little thing called love.
 
 	  D			G	C		G
 This thing, called love, it cries, in craddle at night,
 
      D			   G			C	G
 it swings, it jives, it shakes, all overlike a jelly-fish,
 
 	   D	  Bb		C	      D
 I kinda like it, Crazy little thing called love.
 
 	      G		 C			  G
 There goes my baby, she knows how to rock and roll,
 
 		D		   G		A
 She drives me crazy, she gives me hot and cold fever,
 
 	   F					E		A
 then she leaves me in a cool, cool sweat.
 
 	     D			G	C	G	   D
 I gotta be cool, relax, get hip, get on my tracks, take a back seat, hitch-hike
 
       G			    C	   G		   D
 And take a long ride on my motor bike until I`m ready,
 
 Bb		C	     D
 Crazy Little thing called love.
 
 (during guitar solo)
 
 G	C	G	Bb	E   A	F		E
 
 A	D	G	C	G	D	G	C	G
 
 D	Bb	C	D
 
 
 
 outro
 Bb		C	     D
 Crazy little thing called love.
 
 
 solo;
 From: [email protected] (Mr.Scary)
 
 Key:
 
  ~  = vibrato
 /15 = slide up to fret 15
  ^  = hammer/pull
 
  )
 13  = 2-fret bend at fret 13
  ____
  )     = hold a 2-fret bend at fret 15 and pick the note again 
 15 15 
 
 NOTE:  Some of the bends are delayed - ie.  play the note and bend after 
        a short while rather than immediately.
                                 
 
 E ------------------------)--)--)---------------)-13-----------------------
 B -/15--15-15--15-15--15-13-13-13--11-12--11~--13-----/15--15-15--15-15-12-
 G -/14--14-14--14-14--14------------------------------/14------------------
 D -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 A -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 E -------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         
                                                                     ____
 E ------------------------------)-13--)-13--)-13-----------)-13-----)-------
 B ----------------12^15-15-----13----13----13----13-11~---13-------15-15----
 G -14-11----11^14-----------------------------------------------------------
 D -------12-----------------------------------------------------------------
 A --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 E --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     
 E ---------------------------------------------
 B -15-17--15--14-----------------13----12------
 G ---------------14-------14--14----14----14~--
 D ------------------16-------------------------
 A ---------------------------------------------
 E ---------------------------------------------
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