Brighton Rock Guitar Tab

Sheer Heart Attack Tabs:

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Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 00:07:38 +0100 (MET)
From: PINTER Denes 
Queen: Brighton Rock
Album: Sheer Heart Attack

Brian May/1974

tablatures for the solos:

1'47"
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|-2b4_r2p0-2p0---------------------|
|--------------2p0-2p0---------2---|
|----------------------2p0-----2---|
|--------------------------3b4-0---|

1'53" ,2'00"
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|-15b17------15p12-15---12-------------------------12b-------------------|
|--------------------------15----15p14p12-14p12----12b-------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------14--------14p12----12b---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------14-------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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|-14-13--12--10-----|
|---------------12--|


2'38"
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|------------0-007---0-0---------------------------------------|
|-0tr//0-------0-------0-000-0000000-0000000-0000000-0000000-|

|---------------------------|
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|---------------------------|
|----------------------5b---|
|-------------5-55555h7---5-|
|-000x00003/7---------------|

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|-------------5---------------b6----57p5------7p5-----|
|-----5-5-5557--7-----5-5-5557---7-7----7-7-7----7-7--|
|-057-------------5557--------------------------------|

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|------------------------(12b)-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------12b----------------------------12b-----------|
|-----------12-1212121214-----14-1414-----12-12121212h14-----14--1414--|
|-12h1412h14-------------------------12p14-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------12b-12b-121212b14-|
|------12-1212121214-------------------|
|-12h14--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

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|-------12-------12------(12)------12-------12----14----12----14----12----|
|-------12-12----12-------12-------12-------12----14----12-14----12-12-14-|
|-14-14-------14----14-14----14-14----14-14----14----------14----12----14-|
|----------------------------------------------------12-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14----12b-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------12b-------------------------------------------------------|
|----14-----1412---12---------------------------------------------|
|----12---------14----14-12-10-12-10-1210---10--------------------|
|----------------------------------------12----12-10-9-8-7-6-5-3--|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-------------------------------------------~~~~tr~~~~-----------------|
|------------------7------------------------7---7---7-----------////-2-|
|-0-00000-00000000-5--3b-p0-0-000-000-0000005---5---5--5tr---////-0-|

echo on
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|--------------------------------------------5555777-999-|
|------------------------------------5555777-------------|
|-0000-----00000-----000033335555777---------------------|

|---------------------------------------1212-------------------------------|
|------------------------12121212151515-----121515b17-b17-b17-b17-b17vv----|
|-7777999912121212141414---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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|-b17_r15p1215-12--------------------------------------|
|-----------------15p14p12-14p12---12------------------|
|-------------------------------14----14p12------------|
|------------------------------------------14-13-12-10-|
|------------------------------------------------------|

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|-------------|-------------|-0/-|
|-------------|-------------|-/0-|
|-------------|-10----------|----|
|-12-12-10-12-|----12-10-12-| 5x |

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|-10-12-10-12-10-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-9-12-8-12-8-12-8-12-8-12-|

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|-7-12-7-12-7-12-7-12-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6-7-6vvv----|

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------x(0)-15b17---15p12----------------------------------|
|------xxx---------------15p14p12-----------------------9--|
|--------------------------------14p12------------------9--|
|-------------------------------------14131210----------7--|
|- left echo  right echo
0.80...0.85 sec



Brighton Rock intro solo from Live At The Wembley 
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|----------------------------------------|bass               |----------------|
|-9b11_r9p7-9-----9b11_r9p7--------------|-------------------|----------------|
|---------------------------9-7----------|--9-7---------___--|----------------|
|-------------------------------9-8-75b-|-----9-7-5-4-5p4-2-|-0h2-0----------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------|-------2-1-0tr--|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------7------------------------7b-|
|-----------------_______-----7-9----10b__12vr_10--7-8-9-------|
|-----0-2-2---5-7-7h8p7p5-7/9----------------------------------|
|-0-2----------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9b11__r9p7-----9--7------------------------------------------------------|
|------------9---------9--7v--9----___-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------9p7----7-5---7-5b---------5-7h8p7p5-7---|
|---------------------------------------------7------7-5-6-7---------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----7------7--6-----------7---6------------7--8--7--6-------------------7b--|
|-79---9v----------7-9-6------9----6-9-6---9-------------9--6--7--8--9v-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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|-______---7-10-9-8-7-------------------------------------------------------|
|-11r9p7-9------------10-9-7------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------9-7--------------------------------_______-----|
|--------------------------------9-8-7-5---7---5b-------------5-7h8p7p5-7---|
|----------------------------------------7---7-----7----5-6-7---------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------6-7-9-10-10b_11vv--|
|-----7-9---------------------7-9--------------------|
|-7-9-----------------5-7-8-9------------------------|
|---------7v----5-6-7--------------------------------|



an early version of 
Brighton Rock solo (part of)
played as outtro on
Son & Daughter/ Live at the BBC 

The rythm is not 'regular' at several places.
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|-0---0-0-x---------------------------0-0-5/7-------------------------|

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|-----------------------------------------7---7---7-7----------------------|
|-------------------------5---5-5-5/7-7h9-------------9p7-9p7-5b-----------|
|-7-7-----5---5---5-5-5h7------------------------------------------7-7-7v--|
|-----5/7------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------12------------------|
|------------------------------9---9-9-11b13------13r11p9----9--/|
|-------------9---9-9-11---*-*----------------------------11-----|
|-/11---11-11----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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|---------------------______----12b------------------------------------|
|-------12---12h13p12-121212h14-------14-14-14----------12---12---12---|
|-12h14----------------------------------------12-12h14----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-______----12b------|
|-121212h14-------14-|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|

-------------------------------------------------------------12---------------
----------------------------------------------------------------15p12---------
------------------------------------12b-----------12-14b16------------14b16---
-14----------12---12-12-12-12-12h14-------14----------------------------------
----12-12h14-----------------------------------12-----------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            tempo: 670/min
|----12------------------12-------------------------------------------------|
|-12----15p12---------12----15p12-14p12-13p12-13p12-------------------------|
|-------------14b16---------------------------------15p14p12----12h14p12----|
|------------------------------------------------------------14----------14p|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------12h14p12---------------------|
|p12h14p12h14p12----12----12-------------14-12h14p12----12---|
|----------------14----14----14----------------------14------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-14---12-14-12----------------------|
|---------------14-13-12-10----------|
|---------------------------12-10v---|

|---------------------------------_______-------|
|------15b17v---15-12-15p12h15p12-15p12---------|
|--------------------------------------15p14p13-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---x-------------------------------------------|
|---x-------------------------------------------|



|-------|-----------------|----|-----------------12-15-b17vv----|
|-12-15-|-b17-b16-b17-b16-|----|-b17___vvv----15----------------|
|-------|-----------------|-0/-|--------------------------------|
|-------|-----------------|-/0-|--------------------------------|
|-------|-----------------|----|--------------------------------|
|-------|-----------------|15 X|--------------------------------|

|-15---12---------------------------------------------------|
|----------15--12--________---------------------------------|
|------------------15p14p12----14--12-----------------------|
|---------------------------14---------14-12----------------|
|--------------------------------------------14-------14---|
|-----------------------------------------------12-12-------|


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|---------------------------|
|---------------------12----|
|-----10h12p10h12/14-----14-|
|-12------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------_________---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------12---12vv--2b3__r2-----0------------------|
|---------------------12----12h14--14----------------------2-0--------------|
|-----10h12p10h12/14-----14------------------------------------2-1-0--------|
|-12-----------------------------------------------------------------3-0----|

Transcribed by Pinter Denes

lyrics:
Brighton Rock (May)
 
Happy little day, Jimmy went away
Met his little Jenny on a public holiday
A happy pair they made, so decorously laid
'Neath the gay illuminations all along the promenade
"It's so good to know there's still a little magic in the air
I'll weave my spell"

"Jenny will you stay - tarry with me pray
Nothing 'ere need come between us tell me love, what
do you say"
"Oh no I must away to my Mum in disarray
If my mother should discover how I spent my holiday
It would be of small avail to talk of magic in the air
I'll say farewell"

CHORUS

O Rock of Ages, do not crumble, love is breathing still
O Lady Moon, shine down a little people magic if you will

Jenny pines away, writes a letter everyday
"We must ever be together, nothing can my love erase"
"Oh no I'm compromised, I must apologise
If my lady should discover how I spent my holidays..."

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture MelissA Average	#1 by MelissA at Apr 30, 1972 at 7:25 AM EST
	I love the beginning of the song as on Sheer Heart Attack. The guitars rising out of the fair sounds just creates a really cool effect. Possibly the best beginning of a Queen song ever. Mr. Badguy, when you say "Brian May's finest hour," do you mean playing or writing? As far as playing, definitely. But I think he wrote a better song, which would be the Prophet's Song. But that's just my opinion. As for the lyrics, it's quite obviously about a holiday love.

No Picture I BAKE YOU MUFF Average	#2 by I BAKE YOU MUFFIN at Sep 23, 1976 at 8:41 AM EST
	After hearing that riff I can die happy. It was soo good. Almost too good.

No Picture Kyle Average	#3 by Kyle Lester at Jun 2, 1977 at 2:27 AM EST
	Oh, and if you like it on Sheer Heart Attack, listen to it on Queen Live Killers, it is so much better.

No Picture Ryan Sutherland Rhythm Player	#4 by Ryan Sutherland at Jul 26, 1977 at 8:21 AM EST
	Oh aye! the greatest riff ever written by bri, with the posible exception of bijou

No Picture Alexxx <3 Lead Player	#5 by Alexxx <3 at Nov 15, 1980 at 6:51 AM EST
	erasmus11290, I think he means how Brian May took the time to get the guitar part together with the delay effects in order to get the harmony perfect.

No Picture jordan Average	#6 by jordan mcm at Dec 20, 1984 at 4:11 PM EST
	Song isn't about much just a tale of two people.....but damn it sure does show off Brian May's skill

No Picture Ben Rhythm Player	#7 by Ben Jammin at Dec 14, 1990 at 7:06 AM EST
	Nice riff! Very nice lyrics as well, they remind me of how overly-dramatic people can be about love.

No Picture kelson Average	#8 by kelson white at Jul 14, 1994 at 10:33 PM EST
	I´ll weave my spellllllllllllllllllllllllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No Picture ♥Chicken Average	#9 by ♥Chicken On Heroine Shots♥ at Sep 27, 1997 at 12:50 PM EST
	It could possibly be a kind of nod to The Whos' "Quadrophenia". The main character in Quadrophenia is named Jimmy, and he goes to Brighton on holiday and hooks up with a girl.

No Picture TOm Wanna Be	#10 by TOm HIrsch at Jan 10, 2001 at 12:27 PM EST
	yes brighton, Britains answer to Las Vegas

No Picture josh Rhythm Player	#11 by josh groocock at Jul 20, 2005 at 12:23 AM EST
	Awesome song