'Dead On Time' tab guide

Words and music by Brian May


Intro: guitar harmonies
|---------|---------|--------|
|--7b8----|-12b13---|-15b16--|
|--7b9----|-12b14---|-13b14--|
|-10b11---|-11b12---|-15b16--|
|-11b12---|-11b12---|-13b14--|
|---------|---------|--------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------4p2---2---------------|
|-----------------------------------------------4-2-4p2---2-------|
|-0---------------------------------------x-------------4---4p2-0-|
|---2-2-2-2---2-2-0h2-2-2-2---2-0-0-2-2-2-0-----------------------|


  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------b6---4p2-----------|
|---------4p2---2b--2-----------------------------------4p2-------|
|-------------4-------4-3-2p0-2p0---------------------------4-2p0-|
|-2---2p0-------------------------2-2-2-2-------------------------|


fig. A:
  *       .       .       .       *       .       .       .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------b6---4p2-----------|
|---------4p2---2---2-------------------2-4p2-----------4p2-------|
|------------(4)------4-3-2p0-2p0---------------------------4-2p0-|
|-2---2---------------------------2---2---------------------------|

  *       .       .       .       *       .       .       .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------b6---4p2-----------|
|-------2-4p2---2--(2)--------------------4p2-----------4p2-------|
|------------(4)------4-3-2p0-2p0---------------------------4-3-2-|
|-2-2-2---------------------------2---2---------------------------|


fig. B:
  *       .       .       .       *       .       .       .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-------2---------------3p2-----2-------3p2-----2-------3p2-----|
|-2-------2---------------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|-2-------2---------------4p2-----2-------4p2-----2-------4p2-----|
|-0-------0---------------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


fig. A
fig. B
          *       .       .       .
fig. A'  ---------------------------------|
ending:  ---------------------------------|
         ---------------------------------|
         -------2-4p2---2-----3---4-------|
         -------------4-------------------|
         -2---2---------------------------|


B5 F#5 B5 F# B5 B(sus4)

Chorus:

A E(VII) D(V) B  A

fig. A

A E(VII) D(V)  B  B>A#
A E(VII) D(V)  B   F#5

  *       .       .       .       *       .       .       .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------0h2---2-2---2-2-0---------------|
|-0h2-2-2-2---2-x-0h2-2-2-2---0---------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

  *       .       .       .       *       .       .       .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------4-----------------------|
|---------------------------------0h2-2-2-2---2-2-0---------------|
|-0-2---2-2---2-2-0-2-x-2-2---2-2-------------------2---2-2---2-2-|

  *       .       .       .       *       .       .       .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------4-----------------------|
|-0-0-----4-------------------------2-2-2-2-x-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-...+ one measure
|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------|



fig. B
fig. A
fig. B
fig. A'

B F# B F#


(3+3+3+3+4)
  *     .     .     .     .        *       .       .       .
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------b5---4---2-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------4---2b--------------|
|-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4----------------------4---2-------|
|-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2------------------------------4---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|



A  E(VII)  D(V)  B   B>A

|gtr1:
| *       .       .       .       *          *
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------2----------------------------|
|---------4-----2---2-4---2---4--------------|
|-----------------------------4--------------|
|-2---2-------0-------------------2----------|
|gtr2:                                            |
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------2-4---2------------------|
|---------------2---2-4---2---4--------------|
|-2-----------0-------------------2----------|


A E(VII) D(V)  B  B>A#
A E(VII) D(V)  B   F#5



  *       .       .       .       *       .       .       .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------4-----------------------|
|---------------------------------0-2-2-2-2---2-2-0---------------|
|-0-2---2-2---2-2-0-2-2-2-2---0---------------------2---2-2---2-2-|


  *       .       .       .       *       .       .       .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------(4-4-4-4)4-4---4-4---4-------------------|
|---------------------------------2-2---2-2---2---0---------------|
|-0-2-2-2-2---2-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|


  *       .       .       .       *       .       .       .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------4-----------------------0-2-x-2-2---x-x-----------------|
|-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------0-2---2-2---2-0-|

...

solo
  *       .       .       .       *       .       .       .
|-4h5p4p2-4p2-4p2-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------5p2-5p2-5p2-5p2-5p2-4p2-3p2-3p2-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------5p4p3-4p2-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------4p2---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------4-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  *       .       .       .       *       .       .       .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-----------------------2b------4p2-----2b----------------------|
|-----------------2h4-2h4-----4-------4-------4p2-4---------------|
|---4-3-0-3-4-0---0-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

                                  (3+3+2)
  *       .       .       .       *           .           .       *
|-------------------------2---2-2-----------------------------------4-------|
|-5p2---2-5p2-5p2---2-5p2-----2---3/4---4-7-----4---4-7-----4-7p4-7---7p4-7-|
|-----5-----------5---------------------4-----7-----4-----7-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


harmonies
B|-9b10---b10--9-b10-------------|

G|-7b8-----7---7-5---------------|

B|-5b7----b7---5-4---------------|



fig. B

guitar harmony (it's possible to do this with delay)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------6---6-6-6---5---5-5-5---10---10-10-10---14---14-14-14---|
|-7---7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------5---5-5-5---10---10-10-10----|
|-------------------------6---6-6-6--------------------------------|
|-7---7-7-7---7---7-7-7--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-19b21---|

e|-17b18---|

B|-17b19---|



rhythm guitar (fig. C)
  *       .       .       .       *       .      .       .
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------4---2-2---2-4---2---4-----2-----4----2-----4---2---4---|
|-4---4---4---2-2---2-4---2---4-----2-----4----2-----4---2---4---|
|-2---2---------------------------2-----2----2-----2-------------|


fig. B
fig. C'


e|-17b18v--|

B|-17b19v--|

B|-16b17v--|

G|-17b19v--|


solo fill
  *      .       .       .       .        *
|-----------------------------------------|
|--------5---5p2-5------------------------|
|------------------4p2-4p2----------------|
|--------------------------4p2---2---4----|
|------------------------------4----------|
|-----------------------------------------|


A  B  D(V) D#(VI) E(VII) F(VIII)

F#(x x 11 11 11 x)    B(x x 13 11 12 x)  F#


solo3
|------------------------10-------------------11-------------------12-------------------13-------------------|
|-8b10----10b12----13b15----13p10------14b16-----14p11------15b17-----15p12------16b18-----16p13------17b19--|
|---------------------------------10-------------------11-------------------12-------------------13----------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

...

Note: the rhythm guitar parts are double tracked most of the time,
and I transcribed them as "arranged for one guitar" using the
"karaoke trick", even though the guitar parts are not 100% identical.


Tr:PD 1997,2002



Author:
Last update: 03/21/2007