Queen – Long Away (Guitar Intro)
Key
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Chords
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Written by: Brian May
From: “A Day at the Races” (1976)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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[Intro] / [Verse] / [Chorus] On the recording this is played on a 12-string. This tab is adapted for a 6-string, so the voicings sound a little different. A D/A A A E E6 E D A A 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------|----------10---9-|9---------------| B|2-----3-3-----2-|2---0-------2-0-|--7---10--10---10|10--------------| G|2-----2-2-----2-|2---1-------1-1-|--7---11--11---9-|9---------------| D|2-----4-4-----2-|2---2-------2-2-|--7---12-------11|11--------------| A|0-----0-0-----0-|0---2-----------|---------------0-|0---------------| E|----------------|----0-----------|-----------------|----------------| A Asus4 A Asus2 A 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|0-0-------0-----|--0-------------| B|2-----3-------2-|------0---------| G|2-----2-------2-|------2---2---2-| D|2---------------|----------2---2-| A|0---------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------| [Chorus 1 and 2] line 3 [Chorus 1] last line ("Look for the day") D C#m/D Bm/D C/D G/D D E A A 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|5-5---5---5---5-|--4---2---------| e|3-----3---3---2-|--0---0-0-------| B|7-7---7---7---7-|--5---3---------| B|5-----5---3---3-|--0---2-2-------| G|7-7---7---7---7-|--6---4---------| G|5-----5---4---2-|--1---2-2-------| D|0---------------|--0---0---------| D|0-----0---0---0-|--2---2-2-------| A|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|------0-0-------| E|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------| (Who knows when now, who knows where) (Leave it for some hopeless lane)
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CHORDS (alphabetically)
E-A-D-G-B-e
A* x-0-7-6-5-5
A7 x-0-2-2-2-3
Asus2 x-0-2-2-0-0
Asus4 x-0-2-2-3-0
Esus4 0-2-2-2-0-0
Bm/D x-x-0-4-3-2
C/D x-x-0-5-5-3
C#m/A x-0-6-6-5-4
C#m/D x-x-0-6-5-4
D x-x-0-7-7-5 (chorus)
D6 x-x-0-2-0-2
D/A x-0-4-2-3-x
D/E 0-2-2-2-3-2
Dm/F x-x-3-2-3-1
E9/D x-x-0-1-0-2
Fmaj7 x-x-3-2-1-0
F6 x-x-3-2-3-1
G/D x-x-0-4-3-3---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|Intro]
| A D/A | A E E6 E | D | A |
| A Asus4 | A Asus2 | A Asus4 | A Asus2 |
[Verse 1]
A D/A A E You might believe in heaven D | A E | I would not care to say A D/A A E For every star in heaven D | A | There's a sad soul here today D Bm Wake up in the morning with a good face E Esus4 E A Stare at the moon all day D Bm Lonely as a whisper on a star chase D/E E Does anyone care anyway A D/A A E For all the prayers in heaven D | Fmaj7 F6 | So much of life's this way
[Interlude 1]
| A D/A | A E | D6 | E9/D |
| A Asus4 | A Asus2 |
[Chorus 1]
A Asus4 A Asus2 Did we leave our way behind us A Asus4 A Asus2 Such a long long way behind us D D C#m/D Bm/D Who knows when now, who knows where A Asus4 A Asus2 Where the light of day will find us C/D G/D D E | A Look for the day
[Solo] = verse
| A D/A | A E | D | A |
| A D/A | A E | D | A |
| D | Bm | Esus4 E | A |
| D | Bm | D/E | D/E | % | % | (break) (break, let ring)
[Verse 2]
A D/A A E Take heart my friend we love you D | A E | Though it seems like you're alone A D/A A E A million lights above you D | A | Smile down upon your home D Bm Hurry put your troubles in a suitcase E Esus4 E A Come let the new child play D Bm Lonely as a whisper on a star chase D/E E I'm leaving here, I'm long away A D/A A E For all the stars in heaven D Fmaj7 F6 | A | % | % | I would not live I could not live this way
(break, let ring)
[Interlude 2]
| A Asus4 | A Asus2 |
[Chorus 2] + coda
A Asus4 A Asus2 Did we leave our way behind us A Asus4 A Asus2 Such a long long way behind us D D C#m/D Bm/D Leave it for some hopeless lane A A* C#m/A Such a long long way, such a long long way A7 Such a long long way D Dm/F A I'm looking for, still looking for that day