'I Want To Break Free' bass guide

Words and music by John Deacon

 
often used riff:1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
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                7-777-7---7-7-7-|RIFF 1
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0:01
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
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7-777-7---7-7---|7-777-7---7-7-7-|7-777-7---7-----|----------------|
----------------|----------------|------------7-4-|0---------------|

Riff 1 five times  

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   
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----------------|----------------|----------------|RIFF 1 two times
7-777-7---7-7---|----------------|--------------7-|
--------------5-|5-555-5---5-5-5-|5-555-5---5-5---|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
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----------------|----------------|7-777-7---7-----|----------------|
7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------7-4-|0---------------|

RIFF 1 three times

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
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----------------|----------------|----------------|RIFF 1 two times
7-777-7---7-7---|----------------|----------------|
--------------5-|5-555-5---5-5-5-|5-555-5---5-5---|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
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----------------|----------------|7-777-7---7-----|--------5-5-----|
7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------7-4-|0-0-4-4-----45-5|

1:06
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
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7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
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4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-------|
----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|5---5---7---7---|------------7---|
 
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3...
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----------------|4-4-4-4-4-------|----------------|7-777-7---7-----|------------
5-----5-7---7---|------------7---|5---5-5-7---7---|0-000-0-----7-4-|0-----------

1:34

RIFF 1 four times

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   
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----------------|----------------|RIFF 1 two times
----------------|--------------7-|
5-555-5---5-5-5-|5-555-5---5-5---|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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----------------|----------------|7-777-7---7-----|----------------|
7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------7-4-|0---------------|
2:01
RIFF 1 four times

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
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----------------|----------------|RIFF 1 two times
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5-555-5---5-5-5-|5-555-5---5-5---|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
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----------------|----------------|7-777-7---7-7-7-|--------5-5-----|
7---7-7-7---7-7-|5---5-5-5---5-5-|----------------|0-0-4-4-----4-5-|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
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----------------|----------------|7-777-7---7-----|----------------|
7---7-7-7-7-7-5-|5-----5-5---5-5-|------------7-4-|0---------------|

REPEAT RIFF 1 TILL FADE
Author: Philipp (PraxisNothaft@t-online.de)
Last update: 03/21/2007