'Stone Cold Crazy' tab guide

Words and music by Queen

The rhythm guitar is usually double-tracked.
The assymetric parts are transcribed into double staves.

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|-feedback harmonics + tremolo dive --------------------|
|-<7>---------------------------------------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------1-------------------------1-3-3-3---2---3---4---5-|
|-1-3-3-3-3-3-0-------------------1-3-3-3-------------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------1-------------------------1-3-3-3---2---3---4---5-|
|-1-3-3-3-3-3-0-------------------1-3-3-3-------------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------1-------------------------1-3-3-3---2---3---4---5-|
|-1-3-3-3-3-3-0-------------------1-3-3-3-------------------------|
|                                                                 |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-------------------------------------------------|
|-3h5-5-5-5-3-0-3-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------1-------------------------1-3-3-3---2---3---4---5-|
|---------------------------------1-3-3-3-------------------------|


  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3h5-5-5-5-3-0--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------1-------------------------1-3-3-3---2---3---4---5------|
|---------------------------------1-3-3-3-------------------------3\---|
|                                                                      |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------3-5-5-5---4---5---6---7------|
|-3h5-5-5-5-3-0---------------3---3h5-5-5-------------------------5\---|
|---------------1---------3h5---5--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

...


"... crazy ..."
  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------------5p3-----5-------------------------------|
|-5-----------------------5p3-----5-------------------------------|
|-3-----------------------3-------3-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|




  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------1-------------------------1-3-3-3---2---3---4---5-|
|-1-3-3-3-3-3-0-------------------1-3-3-3-------------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-------------------------------------------------------5---7---8-9
|---------------1-------------------------1-3-3-3---2---3---4---5v----------------|
|-1-3-3-3-3-3-0-------------------1-3-3-3-----------------------------------------|


rhythm guitars behind the solo
  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------4---------------4---------------4----------------|
|-----------------2---------------2---------------2----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4---------------4---------------9-----7--------------------------|
|-2---------------2---------------------------9-----7-----5--------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|




  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------1-------------------------1-3-3-3---2---3---4---5-|
|-1-3-3-3-3-3-0-------------------1-3-3-3-------------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------1-------------------------1-3-3-3---2---3---4---5------|
|-1-3-3-3-3-3-0-------------------1-3-3-3-------------------------3\---|
|                                                                      |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-------------------------3h5-5-5---4---5---6---7------|
|---------------3-----------3-----3h5-5-5-------------------------5\---|
|---------------1-----3-3-5-----5--------------------------------------|
|-1-3-3-3-3-3-0--------------------------------------------------------|



  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------5-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------5-----|
|-5\--------------------------------------------------------5-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------3-----|
|-3\----------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|---------------------------------3-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------3-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------3-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------3-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------1-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                 |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------?-?-------------------------|
|---------------------------------3-3-------------------?-?-?-----|
|-------------------------------------5-5---3---3---3---1-3-1-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------3---|


"... crazy ..."
  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------3---------------|
|-5-----------------------5p3-----5-------------------------------3---------------|
|-5-----------------------5p3-----5-------------------------------3---------------|
|-3-----------------------3-------3   tremolo dive  --------------1---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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



  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------7h9-9p7-9-----7-------------------------|
|---------0h2-----5-------5-/-9---9---------------------------9-----7-----5-------|
|-0h2-------------------------------------------------------------------------7---|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-------------------------------3-----------------|
|---------------2-------------------------2-----2-----------------|
|---------------4---------------------------4---4-----------------|
|-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-------2-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-------------------------------3-----------------|
|---------------2-------------------------------2-----------------|
|---------------4-------------------------------4-----------------|
|-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------2-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4-----------------9-----7-------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------9-----7-----5-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------7---|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------2---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------2---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------9-----7-------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------9-----7-----5-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------7---|
end of solo


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|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-------------3-----------------------------------|
|---------------3-------------3-----------------------------------|
|---------------1-------------------------1-3-3-3---2---3---4---5-|
|-1-3-3-3-3-3-0-------------------1-3-3-3-------------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-------------------------------------------------5\---|gtr1
|---------------1-------------------------1-3-3-3---2---3---4---5------|
|-1-3-3-3-3-3-0-------------------1-3-3-3-------------------------3\---|gtr2


...


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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------5---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
...-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------5
|---------------------------------5---------------------------5-5-5
|---------------------------------5---------------------------5-5-3
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-3---------------------------3-3-|

    *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5-------5---------------5p3-----5---------------------------------------------------|
5-5-5-------5---------------5p3-----5-----------------------------------------------5---|
5-5-3-------3---------------3-------3-----------------------------------------------5---|
3-3---------------------------------------------------------------------------------3---|

end



guitar solo #1 (0:51)
  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .    *    .    .   .   *
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---------10b12v---------------b12r10p7--------------|
|---------------------------------------10p9p7---9p7-|
|----------------------------------------------9-----9
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   .   .   .   *   
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------7---|
7-----------------7---------------7---9p7---------7---|
|-9v----------7---7---------------7-------9v------7---|
|---------7h9---9---9\7-5-7p5-7/9---9-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


guitar solo #2 (1:23)
  *               
|-----------------delay on
|--------------------|
|-9b11---9b11---7----|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|

  *   .   .   .   *   .   .     .    *   .   .    .
|--------------------------------------------10b12----|
|-10b12-------------------12r10p7---------------------|
|---------------------------------10p9p7-9p7----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

  *   .    .     .     *   .    .   .    *    .    .   .   *    .   .   .   *    .   .   .  |----b12---12r10p7---------7-7---------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------10b12-------b12_r10p7-10p7------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------10p9p7-9p7-9b11---7--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------9------7-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9\/-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-------12--------13-------13------14--------15--------16
|----14p12----14p12-----15p12------15-----16p14-----17p15--|
|---------------------------!------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------!------------------------------------------------20b22__rb22___rb22___rb22v---|
16-------17-(16)------18------19p18----21p20----21----x------------------------------------|
|--18p16-------19p17-----x-18-------19-------19----20---20---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
this last section of the solo looks anomalous tabbed (more or less) note by note.
Do not learn it note by note.


vocal harmony:

 stone cold crazy you know
|-10----6b--b10-6b-5----3--|
|-11----8---b11-8--5----3--|
|-10----7---b10-7--5----4--|
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|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
Author: PD. 2003
Last update: 03/21/2007