Friends Will Be Friends - Queen
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Queen: friends will be friends

solo:

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----5____-3- --5h6-5-------3h4-3---
-----5__-3-- --5---5---7-5-3---3---
-3/5--5\3--- --5h7-5-------3h5-3---
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G F ------------ G F /---------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------12--------------
------------------------------------------------------------15-----------------
---------------7-9b11-7----9-11-12---11-12-14---12-14-14b16-------16b14--12----
-----5---5-7/9---------------------------------------------------------------14
-5h7---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-------12-------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------________------________-----______-----_____--------8-
-12-14----14b16---14---12h14p12-11---11h12p11-9---9h11p9-7---7h9p7------7---
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----------------------------------10b12----10-8-7--------
-10b12___r10p8-10---12r10p8-7-8-------------------10-8...
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warning: tape-transribed, not too reliable
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
Queen - Friends will be friends
Standard tuning

tabbed by: Patrick Merl (remarks? suggestions? pmerl@hushmail.com)

Remark: I think it's optional for the lead guitar to play chords too. This
tab is designed for two guitars (Rhytm guitar plays the chords,
E-guitar plays the riffs). Nevertheless, here are the chords:

'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
Verse 1: (after Intro, until "... but you got friends you can trust")
G, D/F# (2xx232), Em, Bm, G7, C, Am, D, G, B7, Em, G7, Am, D

Chorus: (after verse 1, until "...right till the end")
C. A, G, Em, D, Ebdim (xx1212), Em, Em/D# (xx1xxx), A7, C, D

Verse 2: (after 0:56 riff, until "...cos' you got friends you can trust")
same chords as the first part

Chorus: (after Verse 2, until "...right till the end")
see above

Chorus: (at 2:30 "it's so easy now..." until "...right till the end" at 2:57)
Am,D,...,D

Chorus+Outro: (from 2:58 until 3:55)
C, A, G, Em, D, Ebdim (xx1212), Em, Em/D# (xx1xxx), A7, C, D, G

'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
And now, here are the riffs. The only trick is, to play very very smoothly.

Intro
-----

E|---------------------------------------------12-13-12-12h13/10-------|E
B|--12p11h12-10p9h10------------------------13-------------------------|B
G|-------------------12p11h12-10p9h10-9~-12----------------------------|G
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|D
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|A
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|E

0:56
----

"cause friends will be friends"...

...D D

E|---------------------------------------------12-13-12-12h13/10-------|E
B|--12p11h12-10p9h10------------------------13-------------------------|B
G|-------------------12p11h12-10br-9h10p9~-12--------------------------|G
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|D
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|A
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|E

1:55
----

"cause friends will be friends"...

...D D D

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|E
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|B
G|---------9--9--9--9-9-9-7--------9/10/9-7/8/7----------------9-11/7--|G
D|--5-5-3-10-10-10-10-8-8-8--5-5-3---------------------9-11-12---------|D
A|--5-5-3--------------------5-5-3--------------5-5-10-----------------|A
E|--3-3-1--------------------3-3-1-------------------------------------|E

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|E
B|------------------------------15h17------------------10-12-10/12/10--|B
G|--9h11h12--11h12h14--12h14h16-------16-14-12-11-9--9-----------------|G
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|D
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|A
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|E

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|E
B|--------------------------------------12b-10h12p10-12-10---------15b-|B
G|--12p11h12-11p9h11-9p7h9-7p5h7-7-9-11--------------------12-10-12----|G
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|D
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|A
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|E

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|E
B|--15-13-12-----------------------------------------------------------|B
G|-----------14-12-10-8-6----------------------------------------------|G
D|------------------------7--------------------------------------------|D
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|A
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|E

2:45
----

E|----------------------------12h15h17---19~---------------------------|E
B|--13/15-12h14h15-15h17h19--------------------------------------------|B
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|G
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|D
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|A
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|E

3:04
----

E|----------------------------12h14h15-15-14-12-15---------------------|E
B|------------15h17p15h17/19~-19/17------------------------------------|B
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|G
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|D
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|A
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|E

3:15 (optional. Sounds good!)
----

E|--19-17h19p17~-------------------------------------------------------|E
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|B
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|G
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|D
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|A
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|E

3:22
----

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|E
B|----10br-10/12------12bp10h12p10-----12b-9h12p9-12h13h15h17----------|B
G|--9------------7-9---------------7-9-------------------------12h13h15|G
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|D
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|A
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|E

E|-------------------20-20-19-19-17-17-15-14---------------------------|E
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|B
G|--15br15br-p14p12----------------------------------------------------|G
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|D
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|A
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|E

3:45
----

E|--10br-10br-10br-10br(4th time slooow)-12-14b12r-14b12r-12~----------|E
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|B
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|G
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|D
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|A
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|E

D D G





Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Artist: Queen
Song: Friends will be Friends

[Intro]
Guitar 1:
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|12------12p11h12----|10p9h10-------9h10--|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|12p11h12------11h12-|10p9h10-------9h10--|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

e|||--------------------|--------12---12h13--|----12--------------|
B|||--------------------|-----13-------------|----------15p13h15--|
G|||9-------------------|-12-----------------|--------------------|
D|||-----12----11/14----|--------------------|--------------------|
A|||--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|||--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

Chords at Intro (Guitar 2)

|-G-|-B7-|-Em-|-G7-|-C-|-F-|

[Verse 1]
(The "G" of the verse starts with the last 15 of the intro)

G D/F#
Another Red letter day
Em Bm G7
So the Pound has dropped, and the children are creating
C Am
The Other half ran away
D D7
Taking all the cash and leaving you with the lumber
G B7 Em G7
Got a pain in the chest, doctor's on strike, what you need is a rest
Am D7
It's not easy love, but you got friends you can trust

[Chorus]
C A/C#
Friends Will be Friends
G/Gb Em
When you're in need of love, they give you care and attention
D D#º
Friends will be Friends
Em Em/D#
When you're through with life and all hope is lost
Em/D
Hold out your hand
Em/C# C D D
Cos' friends will be friends... Right till the end

[Pre-verse]
(It' very alike the intro, I'm tabbing it anyway)

Guitar 1:
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|12------12p11h12----|10p9h10----10p9h10--|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|12p11h12---12p11h12-|-10p9h10----12b14---|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

e|--------------------|--------------------|--------12---12h13--|----12--------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|-----13-------------|----------15p13h15--|
G|--12b14r-12--10--9--|--------------------|-12-----------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--12-------10-------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

Chords at Pre-verse (Guitar 2)

|-G-|-B7-|-Em-|-G7-|-C-|-C-|-F-|


[Verse 2]
(The same chords of the 1st Verse)
(The "G" of the verse starts with the last 15 of the pre-verse)

Now It's A Beautiful Day
The Postman delivered a letter from your lover
Only one phone call away
You try to track him down but somebody stole his numer
As a matter of fact, you're getting used to life, without him in your way
It's so easy now, Cos' you've got friends you can trust

[Chorus]
C A/C#
Friends Will be Friends
G/Gb Em
When you're in need of love, they give you care and attention
D D#º
Friends will be Friends
Em Em/D#
When you're through with life and all hope is lost
Em/D
Hold out your hand
Em/C# C D D
Cos' friends will be friends... Right till the end

[Pre-Solo]
Guitar 1; (The First riff starts with the “end”(word) of the chorus)

e|-3--3-3-3--1--1-1-1-|--------------------|-3--3-3-3--1--1-1-1-|--------------------|
B|-0--0-0-0--1--1-1-1-|----5-------3-------|-0--0-0-0--1--1-1-1-|-5h6-5-------3h4-3--|
G|-0--0-0-0--2--2-2-2-|------5-------3-----|-0--0-0-0--2--2-2-2-|-5---5---7-5-3---3--|
D|-0--0-0-0--3--3-3-3-|-3/5----5/3--------3|-0--0-0-0--3--3-3-3-|-5h7-5-------3h5-3--|
A|-----------3--3-3-3-|--------------------|-----------3--3-3-3-|--------------------|
E|-3--3-3-3--1--1-1-1-|--------------------|-3--1-1-1--1--1-1-1-|--------------------|

Guitar 2

|-G-F-|-C-Bb-|-G-F-|-C-Bb-|

[Solo]
(The chords on Guitar II are the same of the verses, I'm tabbing it anyway)
(G) (D/F#) (Em) (Bm) (G7)
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----15-17----------|
G|--------------------|----7-9b11-7------9-|11-12--11-12-14--12-|14-16------16--14-12|
D|------------5-----7-|-9------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|---5h7--7-----------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


(C) (Am) (D) (D7)
e|---------------12---|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|---------12-14------|14b16r-14--12h14p12-|11-11h12p11--9--9h11|p9--7---7h9p7-------|
D|-14-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------10-9-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


(G) (B7) (Em) (G7)
e|--------------------|--------------------|-------------12-----|-----10-8-7---------|
B|---8--10b12-----b10r|---10-8-10---10b12--|-10-8-7-8-----------|-----------10-8-----|
G|7-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Am D7

[Chorus] x2
C A/C#
Friends Will be Friends
G/Gb Em
When you're in need of love, they give you care and attention
D D#º
Friends will be Friends
Em Em/D#
When you're through with life and all hope is lost
Em/D
Hold out your hand
Em/C# C D D
Cos' friends will be friends... Right till the end

[Outro]
e|---3-----3-----1------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|---0-----0-----1------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|---0-----0-----2------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|---0-----0-----3------|---------9------5---|---------9----7p5h7-|-----9----9-7-5-----|
A|---------------3------|---5--7------------5|--5h7---------------|-5------------------|
E|---3-----3-----1------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|---------7--9---------|--7h9--11---12v-----|-11p12h11p12h11--9/-|--------------------|
D|----7/9---------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


[Keyboard Ending]
Chords:

Am A/C# B7 Bb
X X 2 2 1 0 X 4 2 2 2 X X 2 1 2 0 2 X 1 3 3 3 X

Bm C D D7
X 2 4 4 3 2 X 3 2 0 1 0 X X 0 2 3 2 X X 0 2 1 2

D#º D/F# Em Em/C#
X X 1 2 1 2 2 X 0 2 3 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 X 4 X 0 0 0

Em/D Em/D# F G
X X 0 0 0 0 X X 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 2 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 3

G7 G/Gb
3 2 0 0 0 1 X X 0 4 3 3



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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| b Bend
| r Release

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Song info
Friends Will Be Friends
Queen
2001
  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
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