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Play The Game by Queen
Play The Game
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
Gtr I (E A D G B e) - 'Bryan May - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr II (E A D G B e) - 'Bryan May - Lead w/dist'
Gtr III (E A D G B e) - 'Bryan May - Solo w/dist'
0:50
Gtrs I, II
Q=78
Bb C B Bb A Ab G Ab F Bb C
2/4 4/4
H. Q H H Q Q H H H Q Q W
||-------|--------|------------|--------------------------|--------|-----||
||-------|--------|------------|--------------------------|--------|-----||
||-------|--------|------------|--------------------------|--------|-----||
||-----3-|-5------|------------|--------------------------|-----3--|--5--||
||-----1-|-3--2~--|--1---------|--------------------------|--3--1--|--3--||
||-------|--------|-----5--4~--|---3-----------------4\---|--1-----|-----||
| Gtr III
| |---3---|
| W W H +E Q. +Q S S S S S H +H W
||-------|--------|------------|--------------------------|--------|-----||
||-------|--------|-------16b==|=====-16-15-13----13------|--------|-----||
||-------|--------|------------|---------------15----15b==|========|-----||
||-------|--------|------------|--------------------------|--------|-----||
||-------|--------|------------|--------------------------|--------|-----||
||-------|--------|------------|--------------------------|--------|-----||
1:38
Gtrs I, II
Bb C B Bb A G C F
H. Q H H Q Q Q Q Q H.
||-----|--------|--------------|--------||
||-----|--------|--------------|--------||
||-----|--------|--------------|--------||
||---3-|--5-----|-----------5\-|--------||
||---1-|--3--2--|--1--------3\-|--3-----||
||-----|--------|-----5--3-----|--1-----||
2:05
Gtrs I, II
Ab Bb C C B C C B C C B C C B Bb
H Q Q S S E S S E S S E S S E W
||------------|------------------------------|-----|
||------------|------------------------------|-----|
||------------|------------------------------|-----|
||------------|------------------------------|-----|
||------6--8--|------------------------------|--8--|
||------4--6--|--8-8-7--8-8-7--8-8-7--8-8-7--|--6--|
A A Ab A A Ab A A Ab A B C A Ab
S S E S S E S S E E E E E W
|-----------------------------------|-----||
|-----------------------------------|-----||
|-----------------------------------|-----||
|-----------------------------------|-----||
|-----------------------------------|--6--||
|--5-5-4--5-5-4--5-5-4--5--7--8--5--|--4--||
Gtrs I, II
C
W W W W
||---------|---------------------------|------------------|---------------|
||---------|---------------------------|------------------|---------------|
||---------|---------------------------|------------------|---------------|
||---------|---------------------------|------------------|---------------|
||--10-----|---------------------------|------------------|---------------|
||--8------|---------------------------|------------------|---------------|
| Gtr III
|
| H H E E E S S E Q S S Q Q Q +S E S Q Q H
||---------|---------------------------|------------------|---------------|
||---------|--6--8--6--8h0-------------|-----8b-8~~-------|-----13b--13r--|
||-----7b~~|---------------7b-7~~------|-------------7b-7-|--5~-----------|
||--5~-----|-----------------------7-6-|--5~--------------|---------------|
||---------|---------------------------|------------------|---------------|
||---------|---------------------------|------------------|---------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-------|
|
| 2/4
| Q E.+T T S E. +S E. +E S S S S S S H Q Q
|-------------------------15b-|----15-12-----------------|-------|
|--15b--15r--13-15------------|----------15b=r-13--------|-------|
|------------------12~~-------|-------------------14-15~~|-(15)\-|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|-------|
4/4
Ab Bb C
H H W
|---------------------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------|
|--6---------8--------------------------------|--10--------------|
|--4---------6--------------------------------|--8---------------|
|
| |--3---| |--3---|
| Q E. S S +S +S S T T T T S S S S S S +Q. H
|---------------------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------13p12h13p12p11h12-10-|--10p9------------|
|--------10-12b===r--10-----------------------|--------10-(10)---|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------|
W W W W
|-----|--------------------------|------------|-------------------|
|-----|--------------------------|------------|-------------------|
|-----|--------------------------|------------|-------------------|
|-----|--------------------------|------------|-------------------|
|-----|--------------------------|------------|-------------------|
|-----|--------------------------|------------|-------------------|
|
|
| W H E E +S S +T T S Q. E H H S E. S S S S
|-----|--------------------------|-----------|--------------------|
|-----|--------------------------|-----------|--------------------|
|-----|--------7b==r--7b==r--5---|--5~~------|------12b=r-9-------|
|-----|------------------------7-|-----------|--------------12----|
|-----|--------------------------|-----------|-----------------12-|
|-----|--------------------------|-----------|--------------------|
W 2/4 W
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| |-bend-a-semitone-|
| Q +E S S +Q E E 2/4 E T +T S T T T T T T T T
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----------15~---15b-15-|--15b-15br-13--15h16p15p13h15p13----13---|
|-----------------------|---------------------------------15------|
|--10~~\----------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
4/4 W W W
|----------------------|--------------------------|---------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|---------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|---------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|---------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|---------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|---------------|
|
| |----3---|
|4/4 H Q S E. +H E E E S S E +H. E S S
|------------------13b~|-----(13)-13-12-----------|---------------|
|----------------------|----------------15-13-----|---------17----|
|-----15b~~------------|----------------------12~~|-----5s19------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|---------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|---------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|---------------|
W W W
|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|
|
| Q Q Q. S S S S Q. Q. S S E S S S E E E E +S S S
|---------------20-20-|-20-------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------20b=======|====22-20b~~-21-21p20-|---------5---------------|
|--19b~~--------------|----------------------|-----------7b-7-7b=r-5s4-|
|---------------------|----------------------|-------5-----------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|-3-5s7-------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
W W
|-------------|--------||
|-------------|--------||
|-------------|--------||
|-------------|--------||
|-------------|--------||
|-------------|--------||
|
|
| Q Q H 2/4 +W
|-------------|--------||
|-----8~~-6~~-|-~~~~---||
|--5~~--------|--------||
|-------------|--------||
|-------------|--------||
|-------------|--------||
Open up your mind and let me step inside
Rest your weary head and let your heart decide
It's so easy when you know the rules
It's so easy all you have to do
Is fall in love
Play the game
Ev'rybody play the game of love
When you're feelin' down and your resistance is low
Light another cigarette and let yourself go
This is your life
Don't play hard to get
It's a free world
All you have to do is fall in love
Play the game everybody play the game of love
My game of love has just begun
Love runs from my head down to my toes
My love is pumping through my veins (play the game)
Driving me insane
Come come come come play the game play the game play
the game play the game
Play the game everybody play the game of love
This is your life - don't play hard to get
It's a free free world all you have to do is fall in love
Play the game yeah play the game of love
Your life - don't play hard to get
It's a free free world all you have to do is fall in love
Play the game - everybody play the game of love...
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version 2
Tuning: Standard (E,A,D,G,B,E)
Am Am7 Bb C C7 Dm Em F Fm G Gm G#
e|--0--|--5--|--6--|--0--|--0--|--1--|--0--|--1--|-1--|--3--|--3--|--4---|
B|--1--|--5--|--6--|--1--|--1--|--3--|--0--|--1--|-1--|--3--|--3--|--4---|
G|--2--|--5--|--7--|--0--|--3--|--2--|--0--|--2--|-1--|--0--|--3--|--5---|
D|--2--|--5--|--8--|--2--|--2--|--0--|--2--|--3--|-3--|--0--|--5--|--6---|
A|--0--|--7--|--8--|--3--|--3--|-----|--2--|--3--|-3--|--2--|--5--|--6---|
E|-----|--5--|--6--|-----|-----|-----|--0--|--1--|-1--|--3--|--3--|--4---|
[Verse]
C C7
Open up your mind and let me step inside
Am Fm
Rest your weary head and let your heart decide
[Chorus]
C Am Dm G
It's so ea-sy when you know the rules
C C7 F Fm
It's so ea-sy all you have to do
C
Is fall in love
G
Play the game
Am7 Bb G#
Everybody play the game of love
Ooh yeah
Fill 1:
e|---------------|-------------|--------------|----------|
B|---------------|-------------|--------------|-------1--|
G|---------------|-------------|--------------|----3—-0--|
D|--5------5-----|-------------|--------------|-3--3--2--|
A|--3------2-----|-8--7--6-----|-5------6-----|-3--1--3--|
E|---------------|-6—-5--4-----|-3------4-----|-1--------|
[Verse]
C C7
When you're feeling down and your resistance is low
Am Fm
Light another cigarette and let yourself go
[Chorus]
C Am
This is your life
Dm G
Don't play hard to get
C C7
It's a free world
F Fm C
All you have to do is fall in love
G
Play the game - yeah
Am7 Bb G#
Everybody play the game of love
Ooh yeah
Fill 2:
e|----------------|--------------|
B|----------------|--------------|
G|----------------|-----------5--|
D|--5------5------|-----------5--|
A|--3------2------|--8--7--5--3--|
E|----------------|--6--5--3-----|
[Bridge]
F Bb F
My game of love has just begun
Bb Dm G
Love runs from my head down to my toes
G Em
My love is pumping through my veins (Play the game)
C Em
Driving me insane
C (G?)
Come come come come come play the game
Em C Gm
Play the game play the game play the game
Fill 3:
e|----------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|
D|---6------8-----|--------------------------------|--8-------------------|
A|---6------8-----|--10109---10109---10109---10109-|--8-------------------|
E|---4------6-----|--8-8-7---8-8-7---8-8-7---8-8-7-|--6-------------------|
e|-----------------------|------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------|
G|-----------------------|------------------|
D|-----------------------|--6---------------|
A|--776---776---7-9-10-7-|--6---------------|
E|--554---554---5-7-8--5-|--4---------------|
[Solo]
(using chords from the chorus)
[Chorus]
Play the game
Everybody play the game of love
This is your life - don't play hard to get
It's a free free world
All you have to do is fall in love
Play the game
Yeah play the game of love
Your life - don't play hard to get
It's a free free world
All you have to do is fall in love
Play the game yeah everybody play the game of love
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version 3
two gtrs/51"
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-8---10-----------------------------8--10---|
|-8---10-----------------------------8--10---|
|-6---8----7---6--5--4---3---4---\1--6--8----|
solo/middle/57"
|----------------------------------|
|-16b_18vv---16-15-13--15----------|
|--------------------15--15b17vvvv-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
two gtrs 1'38"
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------5_\---|
|-10-------------5--5_\---|
|-10-------------5--3_\---|
|-8----7---6--5--3-----1--|
two guitars
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-6--8-------------------------------------------|
|-6--8-------------------------------------------|
|-4--6--887-887-887-887-6----554-554-5-7-8-5-4---|
solo/2'22"
|-------------------------------------------------------------------8b10--10r8v---|
|-------------6--8--6--8-0------------------10b12--1010v--------------------------|
|------7b9-----------------7b9-7v--------------------------7b9-7-5----------------|
|-5v--------------------------------9p8-7-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------___________________-|
|------------------20b22--2017--------------------------9p8h9-8p7h8-7p6-----|
|-19b21vvr-----------------(0)21r19p17----------7b9-7(5)----------------8p5-|
|---------1717v-----------------------1920vv\-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2'54" 2'59" 3'02"
|---------------------|------------------|-----------------------------13----------------------------|
|---------------------|-8b10--8p5--------|-15b16-15____b16r15h16p15p13---16p15p13-15p13----13--------|
|-7b9--7b9__br7p5---5-|-----------7---5--|----------------------------------------------15----15b17v-|
|-----------------7---|-------------7----|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-14b16----b16--14--13-11-----------------------------------202020----------------|
|-------------------------14------------------------20b22________-b22b22v---b21v--|
|----------------------------13v---0-4/17-17-19b21v-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------11_r9b11-9v---11r9p7-6-7---|
|---------5----------------------------|
|-3---5/7------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
Open up your mind and let me step inside
Rest your weary head and let your heart decide
It's so easy when you know the rules
It's so easy all you have to do
Is fall in love
Play the game
Ev'rybody play the game of love
When you're feelin' down and your resistance is low
Light another cigarette and let yourself go
This is your life
Don't play hard to get
It's a free world
All you have to do is fall in love
Play the game everybody play the game of love
My game of love has just begun
Love runs from my head down to my toes
My love is pumping through my veins (play the game)
Driving me insane
Come come come come play the game play the game play
the game play the game
Play the game everybody play the game of love
This is your life - don't play hard to get
It's a free free world all you have to do is fall in love
Play the game yeah play the game of love
Your life - don't play hard to get
It's a free free world all you have to do is fall in love
Play the game - everybody play the game of love...
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version 4
The only special chord used here (Fm6/Ab) can be played this way:
e|---|
A|-3-|
D|-5-|
G|-3-|
B|---|
E|-4-|
Have fun!
[Verse]
Cmaj7 Bmaj7
Open up your mind and let me step inside
Am Fm6/Ab
Rest your weary head and let your heart decide
[Chorus]
C Am
It's so easy
Dm7 G7
When you know the rules
C C7
It's so easy,
F Fm6
All you have to do
C
Is fall in love
G/B
Play the game,
C Gm7 Ab Bb C C/B C/Bb C/A Ab G5 Ab Fm Bb
Everybody play the game of love (yeah)
[Verse]
Cmaj7 Bmaj7
When you're feeling down and your resistance is low
Am Fm6/Ab
Light another cigarette and let yourself go
[Chorus]
C Am
This is your life
Dm7 G7
Don't play hard to get
C C7
It's a free world
F Fm6 C
All you have to do is fall in love
G/B
Play the game,
C Gm7 Ab Bb C C/B C/Bb Bb5 A5 Gm7 C7
Everybody play the game of love
[C-Part]
F Bb F
My game of love has just begun
Dm7 G7
Love runs from my head down to my toes
C/G Em C
My love is pumping through my veins (play the game)
Em
Driving me insane
C D/C Em Cmaj7 C/Bb Gm7 Ab Bb Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 Am Fm6/Ab
Come, come, come play the game, play the game, play the game, play the game
[Solo]
C Am Dm7 G7 C C7 F Fm6 C
[Chorus]
G/B
Play the game
C Gm7 Ab Bb
Everybody play the game of love
C Am
This is your life
Dm7 G7
Don't play hard to get
C C7
It's a free world
F Fm6 C
All you have to do is fall in love
G/B
Play the game,
C Gm7 Ab Bb
Everybody play the game of love
C Am
Your life
Dm7 G7
Don't play hard to get
C C7
It's a free world
F Fm6 C
All you have to do is fall in love
G/B
Play the game,
C Gm7 Ab Bb C
Everybody play the game of love
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