'Leaving Home Ain`t Easy' by Queen - Guitar Tutorial

            

From: [email protected]
 Subject: CRD: Leaving home ain`t easy - Queen
 
 Somebody requested this one. Here is my humble contribution.
 
 I should mention that it`s next to impossible to make something out of this
 song without extensive back vocals.All the harmony is there,as a matter of fact
 
 But anyway...
 
                       Leaving Home Ain`t Easy
                             ( Brian May )
                              Queen, Jazz 1979
 
 Notations:
        0           0             1            5
        0           3             1            5
  A2 -  2    Asus - 2      Am+F-  2     Esus - 4
        2           2             2            x
        0           0             0            x
        x           x             x            0
 
 Intro:
 Am Asus Am+F Am    Am Asus Eb  F-Eb F-G A-G Esus A
                                | |  | | | |
                                One strike each
                                with root note
                                in the upper voice.
 
 Asus     A    All the time between the verses.
 
 //    / /
 
 
 
           Em      A          Em          A          Em       A          C#m
 I take a step outside and I breathe the air  And I slam the door and I`m on
 F#m
 my way
          Bm       E            Bm         E                 Bm      E
 I won`t lay no blame  I won`t call you  names `Cause I`ve  made my break
        C#         F#m          C#     F#m             D      A (??)
 And I won`t look back  I`ve turned my back to those endless games.
 
 
 The second verse is the same except :
               Bm            E               Bm     E                Bm
 .... Shaking dust from my shoes  There`s a road ahead And there`s  no way  back
         D            E
 home  (No way)   But I have to say
 
 A      A2   Asus   A     F#m                                    E
 Lea -  vin` home ain`t easy (Oh I never thought it would be easy)
 A      A2   Asus  A  F#m                  E
 Lea - vin` all you   own (Oh is the main thing calling me back ?)
 A      A2   Asus       A   F#    Bm  F    A   A2     E7 E    A       Asus A
 Lea - vin` home ain`t ea - sy  ( On the  one you`re leaving home)
 
  Am      Asus
 Stay my love ..... etc   the same as intro.
 
 
 The rest is the same, except for the last but one time the chorus is played:
  A  A2  Asus      A   F#  Bm   F        A     D   B   E   D
 Leavin home ain`t ne  ce  ssa  ry       Leave the on ly  way
 
 
 Enjoy!
 
 "Fat Bottomed Girls"  are coming your way.  So get on your bikes and ride !
 Vic.
 
 
 This is a corrected and completted version
 of the "original" crd
 
 --------------cut here---------------------
 From: [email protected]
 
 Somebody requested this one. Here is my humble contribution.
 
 I should mention that it`s next to impossible to make something 
 out of this song without extensive back vocals. 
 All the harmony is there,as a matter of fact.
 
 But anyway...
 
                    QUEEN: Leaving Home Ain`t Easy
                              Brian May  
                              Jazz 1978
 
 Notations:
        5          0          5          5          7
        5          3          5          7          9
 A V. - 6   Dm9  - 2 Em7 V.-  7   D V. - 7  E VII.- 9
        7          3          5          7          9
        7          0          7          5          7
        5          x          5          x          x 
 
       0        1         x       x
       3        1         2       3
 Em7 - 0   F7 - 2 Dmaj7 - 2  G  - 4
       0        1         0       5
       2        3         x       x
       0        1         x       x
 
 Intro:
    < > < > < > <  >   < > < > < >  < >   < >  <  >  < <
 E-|------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|-1---3---6---65----1---3---4---64---6/8--108--10---|
 G-|-2---4---7---76----2---4---3---53---5/7---97-----9-|   < : fade in
 D-|-1---3---9---97----1---3---5---75---7/9--119----11-|   > : fade out
 A-|------------------------------------------------------|
 E-|------------------------------------------------------|
 acoustic guitar:
 E-|------------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|----------------------------4----6-4---6-8--10-8-10-2--3-2--|
 G-|-2--------------------------3----5-3---5-7---9-7-11-2--2-2--|
 D-|-2--------------------------5----7-5---7-9--11-9-12-2--3-2--|
 A-|-0--------------------------0----0-0---0-0---0-0--0-0--0-0--|
 E-|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
           Em      A          Em7         A          Em       A          C#m
 I take a step outside and I breathe the air  And I slam the door and I`m on
 F#m
 my way
          Bm       E            Bm         E                 Bm      E
 I won`t lay no blame  I won`t call you  names `Cause I`ve  made my break
        C#         F#m          C#     F#m           Dmaj7     G
 And I won`t look back  I`ve turned my back to those endless games.
 
 
 The second verse is the same except :
               Bm            E               Bm     E                Bm
 .... Shaking dust from my shoes  There`s a road ahead And there`s  no way  back
         D            E
 home  (No way)   But I have to say
 
 A V.    Em7 V.     D V.                        E VII.(slide down)
 Leavin` home ain`t easy (Oh I never thought it would be easy)
 A V.    Em7 V.    D V.                    E VII. (s.d)
 Leavin` all  you  own (Oh is the main thing calling me back ?)
 A V.    Em7 V.     D V. F#    Bm  F7   A           E7     A      Dm9   A
 Leavin` home ain`t  ea  sy  ( On the  one you`re leaving home)
 
  
 Stay my love ..... etc   the same as intro.
 
 
 The rest is the same, except for the last but one time the chorus is played:
  A V.  Em7 V.    D V. F#  Bm   F7       
 Leavin home ain`t ne  ce  ssa  ry       Leave the on ly  way
                                  E-|----0-----0---0---0---5--|    ???
                                  B-|----2-----3---4---5---7--|   ??  ?
                                  G-|----2-----4---5---6---7--|      ? 
                                  D-|----2-----4---6---7---7--|     ?
                                  A-|----0-----0---0---0---5--|     
                                  E-|-------------------------|    ??
 Enjoy!
 
 "Fat Bottomed Girls"  are coming your way.  So get on your bikes and ride !
 Vic.
 ((((( corrected and completed by [email protected] )))))