Love Of My Life
Words and music by Freddie Mercury
LIVE KILLERS version
12 stringed guitar
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D Bm Em A
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D Bm G D E
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A F#m Bm E
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A A7 D Bm F#m
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G D G D Bm E A D
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tr: PD. august 13, 1997
additional help: Erik Vlgnes
Note:
This song is played on 12 stringed guitar. A few word about the tuning:
Each strings are doubled: the EADG string are doubled one octave higher.
The thinner/higher strings are in lower position so with the thumb you
can't reach it, only with 'upstrokes' or when strumming.
I signed with * when the notes where only the one octave higher sounding
string is picked. The two pairs of high strings (BE) are tuned to the same
pitch. There are points where the thumb goes up to the G string.
If you want to play this song on 6 stringed guitar you have to arrange it.
If you ain't got any idea check out the old version of this TAB!
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Piano arranged for classical guitar
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|-8---7---8---7------10-------------------7-------5-------0---2---4---4---|
|-----------------8-----7-------------7---8-------7-----------------------|
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|---------------------------------------------------------3-3---3---3---3-|
love of my life...
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...
piano-solo
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|--------------------------------------------|
you'll remember...
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piano-solo
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|------6---6----------------|
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|-3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2-----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-|
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bring it back...
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|---7---7-5---5-5-3---3-----2-2---3------2---2-7-----7----9---9-|
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harp-like arpeggios
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PD. 27 februar, 1998
This arrangement is not a note by note transcription.
Piano-style uses different patterns from the classical guitar-style,
this arrangement is somewhere halfway between this two style.
This tab contains same hardly playable parts requiring strong
skills of classical guitar playing.
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Simplified chords for live version
A F#m
Love of my life - you've hurt me,
Bm E
You've broken my heart and now you leave me.
A A7 D
Love of my life can't you see?
Bm F#m
Bring it back, bring it back,
G D G D Bm E A D
Don't take it away from me, because you don't know, what it means to me.
Love of my life don't leave me,
You've taken/stolen my love, and now desert me,
Love of my life can't you see,
Bring it back, bring it back,
Don't take it away from me because you don't know - what it means to me.
Bm F#m
You will remember - When this is blown over
G D F#7
And everything's all by the way
Bm F#m F#m(add6) xx8787 B(VII)
When I grow older I will be there at your side to remind you
Em A
how I still love you - still love you.
Bm F#m
Hurry back - hurry back,
G D
Don't take it away from me,
G D Bm Em A D
because you don't know what it means to me -
Bm
Love of my life
F#m
Love of my life...
F#madd6: x x 11 8 10 9 (a possible choice)
