'Crazy Little Thing Called Love' tab guide

Note: Acoustic fingerstyle guitar arrangement
Intro
    .     *     .     .     .     *     .     .      .
|---------2-----3---2-------------2-----3---2-------------|
|---3-----3-----3---3-------3-----3-----3---3-------3-----|
|---2-----------------------2-----------------------2-----|
|-0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
(simplified version for this line attached on bottom)

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



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

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


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


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

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


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


repeat VERSE
with altered ending (linked to Bridge):

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


Bridge
  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-1-----0-----------------------------------------|
|-----------3-----------------------------------3-|
|-----------------------0-----------------------0-|
|-------------0-----2-----------------0-----2-----|
|-----2-------------------------2-----------------|
|-3-----------------------3-----------------------|
(in the bass I wrote B-s instead the original E-s)

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

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

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-0-----0---------5-------------------------------|
|-0-----0-----5-----------------------1---0-------|
|-1-----1-----6-----------2---2-2---2-----------2-|
|-------------7-----------3-----------------------|
|-------------0-----------3-----------------------|
|-0-----0-----------------1-----------------------|


Break (triplets)         5/6
  *           .           *           .
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-5---4---3---x-x---x-x---------------x-x-x-x-|
|-------------x-x---x-x---5---4---3---x-x-x-x-|
tap those percussive notes with fingers on the
body of your guitar


  *           .           *     .     .     .
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---------------------------|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---------------------------|
|-1---1---1---1---1---1---------------------4---2-|
|-------------------------7---7-5---5-4---4-2---2-|
|-------------------------0-----5-----------------|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---------------------------|



repeat VERSE
with altered ending (link to Solo)


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


Solo
  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-----------------------------------------1-------|
|-3-----3-----3p1---1-----------1----h3-----------|
|-----------------3-----3-----3-----3-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-1-----------------------1-----------------------|
|-------3-----1-----3-----------3-----1-----3-----|
(you can simplify the bassline playing only Bb notes)

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

  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-----1-----1-----------------------------1-------|
|-1h3---1h3---3p1---1-----------1----h3-----------|
|-----------------3-----3-----3-----3-------------|
|-------------------------1-----0-----------------|
|-1-----0-----------------------------3-----1-----|
|-------------3-----1-----------------------------|
(you can simplify the bassline playing only Bb notes)


  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-0---0-----0-------------------------------------|
|-0-----3-----2-----------------------1p0---------|
|-1---------------2-------2-----2---------2-4---2-|
|-------------------4---2-------------------------|
|-------------0-----------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------1-----------------------|


Break (triplets)         5/6
  *           .           *           .
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-5---4---3---x-x---x-x---------------x-x-x-x-|
|-------------x-x---x-x---5---4---3---x-x-x-x-|
tap those percussive notes with fingers on the
body of your guitar


  *           .           *     .     .     .
|-------------------------------------------7---5-|
|-------------------------2-----------7---7-------|
|-1---1---1---------------2-----7---7-------------|
|-2---2---2---------------2-----------------------|
|-2---2---2---------------0-----------------------|
|-0---0---0---0---2---4---------------------------|


special Verse
  *      .       .     .       *      .       .      .
|--------10---10----------------------10---10-------------10-|
|--------10---10-------12---10--------10---10-----10-12------|
|-----11---------------------------11------------------------|
|-0------------------0---------0-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|

  *       .       .      .       *      .       .       .
|---------10---10-----10-12---10-13-----12---10-----------------|
|---------10---10----------------8----------------------12---10-|
|------10--------------------------------------------12---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10--------------------------------------------10--------------|
|--------------------------------8----8-------------------------|

  *      .       .     .       *      .       .      .
|--------10---10----------------------10---10-------------10-|
|--------10---10-------12---10--------10---10-----10-12------|
|-----11---------------------------11------------------------|
|-0------------------0---------0-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|

  *       .       .      .      *      .       .       .
|---------10---10-----10-12-----13-----12---10---------10------|
|---------10---10---------------13-----11---12------12------12-|
|------10------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-------------------------------------------10--------------|
|-------------------------------8----8-------------------------|

  *       .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-13---14-------------------1---1-1---1-3---3-3---2-|
|---------6---7-6---7-------3-----------5-----------|
|---------6---7-6---7-------------------------------|
|-0-------6---7-6---7-----0-------------------------|
|---------------------9-----1-----1-----3-----3-----|
|---------------------------------------------------|

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


repeat VERSE (original)
with altered ending (from measure 9):
  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-2-----3-----4-----5-----------------------------|
|-3-----5-----6-----7-----3-----------3---------3-|
|-2-----4-----4-----5-----------------------5---2-|
|-0-----------------------3---3-3---3-5-----5-----|
|-------------------------1-----------3---3-------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

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

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

End



altarnate version for the Verse (measures 1-2, 5-6)
  *     .     .     .     *     .     .     .
|-------3---2-------------------3---2-------------|
|-------3---3-------------------3---3-----------3-|
|-----2-----------2-4---2-----2-----------2-4-----|
|-0-----------------------0-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


Author: Arranged by PD. 2003
Last update: 03/21/2007