Another One Bites The Dust Words and music by John Deacon Transcribed by Philipp (PraxisNothaft@t-online.de) About the sounds and other Info's: Guitar 1:Fat tube-distortion,plays fills Guitar 2:The same as guitar 1 Guitar 3:clean funk sound,rythm guitar Guitar 4:With a little bit of overdrive,a very dry sound,plays the same as the bass line and is palm muted throughout! "." means "staccato" x=muffled strings On the record,all guitars are tuned one semitone up to F,live it's played like here in Em Often used riff(Git.4) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|=Riff 1 ----------------|----5--7--------| 7---7---7------7|7-7---7---------| ----------------|----------------| 4/4(Tempo:110) after four bars only bass and drum: Gtr.4:Riff 1 five times.... Riff 3 End Riff 3 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ---------5------|----------------|---------5------|----------------|Riff 1 3-3--3-45-------|3-3--3-45-------|3-3--3-45-------|----------------|three times ------------3---|------------3---|------------3---|5-5--5-67-------|... . . . . . . . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 ----------------|----------------|-------------- gtr.2----------------|----------------|-------------- ----------------|----------------|-------------- ----------------|----------------|2------------- ----------------|------------5---|2------------- ----------------|------------3---|0------------- ----------------|--------2-------| gtr.3----------------|--------5-------| ----------------|--------2-------| ----------------|--------4-------| ----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------| gtr.4----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|RIFF 1 four times..... -----9987-7-7---|-----------5----| 9---------------|9---------------| ----------------|----------------| . . . . . Riff 2 end Riff 2 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 77-x77xx77x7-7-x|7-7-7-78-x5x450x|7xxx7xxx7xx7-7xx|7-7-7-78-x5x45-- gtr.3 88-x88xx88x8-8-x|8-8-8-8x-x5x45-x|8xxx8xxx8xx8-8xx|8-8-8-810x5x45-- 99-x99xx99x9-9-x|9-9-9-99-x5x45-x|9xxx9xxx9xx9-9xx|9-9-9-99-x5x45-- 99-x99xx99x9-9-x|9-9-9-97-x7x67-x|9xxx9xxx9xx9-9xx|9-9-9-97-x7x67-- 77-x77xx77x7-7-x|7-7-7-7--------x|7xxx7xxx7xx7-7xx|7-7-7----------- ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- . . . . . . . . . Gtr.4 Riff 3...... 1:22 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------|---------------- ----------------|---------------- ----------------|----------------(Guitars 1 + 2!) ----------------|---------------- -------------5--|---------------- -------------3--|0--------------- . Five bars tacet...... 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------|----------------|---------------- ----------------|----------------|---------------- gtr.1 ----------------|----------------|---------------- --------7-7-7---|----------------|2--------------- 9-------7-7-7---|------------5---|2--------------- 9---------------|------------3---|0--------------- ----------------|--------5-------|---------------- ----------------|--------5-------|---------------- gtr.2 ----------------|--------4-------|---------------- --------7-------|--------4-------|---------------- 9----999--------|----------------|---------------- ----------9-9---|----------------|---------------- P.m------ ----------------|----------------|---------------- ----------------|--------2-------|---------------- gtr.4 ----------------|--------2-------|---------------- -----9-87-7-7---|--------2-------|---------------- 9---------------|--------0-------|---------------- ----------------|----------------|---------------- . . . . from 1:40 to 2:28 Interlude, At 2:28 gtr.4 with Riff 1 four times and riff 3(one time) At 2:37 gtr.3 with Riff 2 2:53 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------|---------------- ----------------|---------------- gtr.1 ----------------|---------------- and 2 ----------------|2--------------- -------------5--|2--------------- -------------3--|0--------------- four bars tacet..... 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- gtr.1 ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- ----------------|----------------|------------5---|---------------- ----------------|4-------7-7-7---|------------5---|7--------------- ----------------|2-------5-5-5---|----------------|---------------- . ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- ----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------- gtr.2 ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|--------7-7-7---|----------------|2--------------- ----------------|-------97-7-7---|------------5---|2--------------- --------------9-|2---------------|------------3---|0--------------- . |77xx77xx77xx77xx |88xx88xx88xx88xx gtr.3 |99xx99xx99xx99xx |99xx99xx99xx99xx |77xx77xx77xx77xx |---------------- 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 7-7-7-75-x5-45--|77xx77xx77x7-7xx|7-7-7-75-55545-- 8-8-8-85-x5-45--|88xx88xx88x8-8xx|8-8-8-85-55545-- (GTR:3)9-9-9-95-x5-45--|99xx99xx99x9-9xx|9-9-9-95-55545-- 9-9-9-97-x7-67--|99xx99xx99x9-9xx|9-9-9-97-77767-- 7-7-7-7---------|77xx77xx77x7-7xx|7-7-7-7--------- ----------------|----------------|---------------- Five bars tacet,then end!