Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody A  

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
Words and music:
A
q = 72
Freddie Mercury, 1946 - 1991
INTRO
Arr. for SATB+piano by Filip Tailor ([email protected])
Bb6/D
C7
mf Is this the real life?
Is this just fan - ta - sy?
mf Is this the real life?
Is this just fan - ta - sy?
              


Tenor  

 mf Is this the real life? Is this just fan - ta- sy?
         


  

Bass


Pianoforte

 
A
  

Bb
   
 
4

  


Cm7 Bb F7/A Bb/F
Caught in a land-slide
   

  

Caught in a land-slide no e    
  
   
Caught in a land-slide






Espressivo
Gm7

          
..scape from re - a - li - ty
O - pen your eyes







       
 

 ..scape from re - a - li - ty
O - pen your eyes

             

..scape from re - a - li - ty
O - pen your eyes
Bb7
        

Look up to the skie - s and see 

 

      
Look up to the skie - s and see
        


Look up to the skie - s and see
       
 


Look up to the skie - s and see
         


mf







F7

O - pen your eyes
  

       
Cm7

..scape from re - a - li - ty


F7/C
Caught in a land-slide no e -
          


 

       
Bb6/D C7 Gm7/Bb C7/Bb
 
Soprano                 


mf Is this the real life?
Is this just fan - ta - sy?




Alto               
 
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. Trident Music, 1975
2
Eb
  

7
Eb
Ab/Eb

 


Oooh
poor
f I´m just a po - or boy
 


ee...
 


ee...

Oooh

poor
F7


p
boy

  
Be - cause I´m
   
  
I need no sym - pa - thy



boy
p
  

  


Be - cause I´m
p




         
       

         
 

  




Be - cause I´m
 
    
10
B/D#

Oooh
ee...
A/C#
Bb/D
Bb/D
  
sub. p Ea - sy come
poor
B/D#
Bb/D A/C#
boy
Bb/D
     
ea - sy go
Lit - tle high lit - tle low
  
      


ea - sy go
sub. p Ea - sy come




    
sub. p Ea - sy come

Ebmaj7

     
ee...

Cm7
 

  



ea - sy go


 
Legato
Eb

mp
Oooh
Bb/D

 

the wind blows
     

    

     


Lit - tle high lit - tle low f A - ny way the wind blows
Lit - tle high lit - tle low
 
  

  



 

mp
Oooh
the wind blows
mpOooh
the wind blows

 



 

      




3
B VERSE
C#dim
F7/C
 
     
13
does - n´t real - ly mat

      
does - n´t real - ly

     

 does - n´t real - ly mat
    
 
-
  
-
16






 



legato

ter to me...
 
solo
p
  
p
to - o
p


ter to me...
  

Bb



legato
  
Ma - ma





me...

    
mf 
   





 



  




  
       
  



-
Bb
ter to me.. p
 
mat - ter
does - n´t real - ly mat
F7

Gm
 
  
just killed a man





Put a


 
 
 
 





  
  
  
   
   
   





 







4
 

19
Cm


 






gun



22

   


     

Bb

just be - gun






 




Ma ma

  


  
Gm

 


 

F7
a - gainst his head pulled my trig - ger now he´s dead

    








  
 

Cm7
Cm


 
life had

     
 


  
 






B5#

Eb/Bb Amomit35b7 Abmaj7omit3 Eb/G

       
  
but now I´ve gone and thrown it all




a - way















     
      
   

 
 
 


  

 

 
5
 
 
25
Eb

f


   

 


 
Ma - ma
Bb/D
Cm


  

oo - oo - ooh


Fm
   


 



 




 
Bb7


  


I´m not
back a - gain
this
time


 












   





Eb
Bb/D
ff
p

       
to - mor
row
car - ry on

   
 
 
 
car - ry


 
If



 

Bb

 
did - n´t mean to make you cry
 
 






  

f
   
  


 




 
 

f with deep sorrow

   
28
E5# Ab/Eb D5bomit3


  
ff

  


  


6
 
 
30
Cm


 
on

p
VERSE 2
C
33
 
 


 

  
C


 
Ab

Eb/G


F#dim



Fm7
 
 




 





 
as if no - thing real - ly mat - ters

    
   
p
 





 
Eb
        



 



Abm
 
             

 
p



 
 









Bb

 
espressivo
mf
Too late

 

 

my

    
    

  


mf 
   
    mf 
   
  





 






7
 

36




Gm

 
time has come








39







Cm7









  

 



 
 


p
Good - bye

 


 


Gm

 

sends shi - vers down myspine, bo - dy´s a - ching all the time
Bb


F7

    



        

 
 

  
   


 


 


Cm
   
Eve - ry - bo - dy

 
I´ve
to go




 




   
got
   

 
Got - ta





    
 






   


8
 

41
Cm
B5#


    
 
leave you all
be - hind




 

 
 
  

f

 

 






Fm
Cm

 


 

   
  
  
f
   
p 

    

f

A - ny- way the wind blows
 

     


E5# Ab/Eb D5bomit3
with deepest sorrow

oo - oo - ooh


Ooh
  






mf Ooh
f Ma - ma

 
    

 







    
 
 ce
and fa
the truth
ff
Eb/G


Bb/D

    

Abmaj7omit3



Eb
Amomit35b7

 
  
 
43
Eb/Bb
I don´t wan - na die

Ooh

        
 
 




 

I

    
 

  
  
D GUITAR SOLO
 
 
46

 
Bb


Oo

Bb7
-

ooh

  
oo - ooh

   
-
  
oo - ooh

  

-
oo - ooh
-
Oo - ooh
oo
oo

ooh

oo - ooh

I´d ne - ver been born

- ooh
ooh
    
some - times wish

 
 Oo

oo

 
at
 

ooh
oo - ooh
 
 

 

 



 
Cm




Fm

ooh



ff

ooh


ooh

 
   
 
 



 


 
  

 
 
48
ff
ff
Bb7/D

a - all
fff
 

oo - ooh
Bb/D
Eb
 
 
9
     

 
fff

   
 
 


E5#

Ab/Eb
D5bomit3













     


       
  

 


sfz
sfz


 





 










10
 
 
50
Bb


 

 


 



     3   3  3
3
3










 
 

 
  
 
 
51

Eb

 




Cm
Bb/D


 

 


 


       
  

  

3
3
 










3
3






3

 
 






3



  
 

  
   



 

 
 
53
Fm
E5# Ab/Eb D5bomit3



 

 


 
Db7/B
Db







q = 75
SECTION
E OPERA
Slightly faster
55
A
 




D/A

6
   
 


3
   
  




A
Adim

A
D/A


A
Adim

A
 
mf Sca - ra


 
             
  
mf Sca - ra
I




6






Jokingly

 
 
sub.
p



3









            

 
 
sfz

  


  
  
   



 

E

 



sfz
 



Bbm7

11









p
see a




lit - tle sil - hou - et - to of a



 









man Sca - ra
mf
  
 


12
 
 


mouche
 

mouche
 

 mouche
 


 


 
57
D
A








mouche,

Sca - ra -


Sca - ra - mouche,



Adim



der


bolt

-

-


will

you

do

the


fan



-
-
will

you
 
do
the
 

fan
will
you
do
the
fan



and





-

 
 



light - ning
 
and light
 



C/G

A

Ab7
sub. ff Thun - der - bolt







Db/Ab



sub. ff Thun
 


sub. ff Thun
  
A
Sca - ra - mouche,
 


58
D


  




 
 


-
D
A
dan


go




dan

dan
-
-


go


-
go










E7
ve - ry
ve - ry
frighte - ning

ning


ve -


ry


ve


ry


frighte


 
-
-

ning

- der - bolt
and
light - ning
ve - ry

ve - ry

frighte - ning
sub. ff Thun - der - bolt
and
light - ning
ve - ry
ve - ry
frighte - ning





 


 
ff

 










  
  








 solo
   


A
 

59
 
    
fff me Ga - li - le - io




me
 

 fff me

   

fff
 
 


sfz
   


 
   

   
  

 



Ga - li - le -io
Ga -li - le -io
 

 

Cm7
B/D#

tutti
f
o
Bb/D
C#dim


 


f o
solo 

p


But
        

   
I´m

    

sub. ff  
 -gni
Ma
-fi
tutti

 
p

 


 
Ga - li - le -io Fi- ga - ro

      
        

           


Bb/D
B/D#
Bb/D






 
just a poor boy and
 
  
 
Ga - li - le - io Fi- ga - ro
           


  
solo

61
 

  



  tutti
     

o
fo

    
f co


fff me
Ga - li-le -io
 
13



C#dim
Bb/D
   
No - bo - dy loves me

 
  





14
Ab/Eb
Eb
Ebdim
     

 
64
Eb Ab/Eb

Eb
Eb
     
 
tutti ff He´s just a poor boy from a

      
Ebdim
poor fa - mi - ly

     
     
 
 He´s just a poor boy
tutti ff
     
 
    
tutti ff He´s just a poor boy from a
from a

      
    

   
F7
 
   
67


  
poor fa - mi - ly
   
  


Bb
poor fa - mi - ly
    
tutti ff He´s just a poor boy from a
ff
poor fa - mi - ly

  
  

Ab
Eb/G


F#dim

 
Eb/G



spare him his
fff
life
from
this

Ab


 
spare him his
fff

life

from
this

 
spare him his
fff

life

from


 



spare him his
fff
life
from


this

  
  




Fm7
B/D#


Bb/D
C#dim

this


Bb/D
mon - stro - si - ty

  
  








mon - stro - si - ty

      
mon - stro - si - ty

    

 
mon - stro - si - ty



    

    

  
  

solo
     
sub. p Ea - sy come, ea - sy go,
         
 
sub. p


sub.p
  
 



  B/D#
 
70
Marcato
Bb/D

Bb
C#dim

   
  
 
73

   
Bb


tutti ff
Bb


    

 

Bis - mil - lah!


      
Bis - mil - lah!

     
  
  
 
    
  



 










Eb
  

    
We


We


will not let you go Let him go
We
will not let you go
Bb
NO!
Bis - mil - lah!





  


 sub. ff 




Eb
Eb


Bis - mil - lah
will you let me go,
 

   

  

Bb
 
tutti ff 
NO!
   

tutti ff


   

      
 

  

tutti ff
Eb
We




sfz



15






Bb7

       
will not let you go Let him go
       


       
will not let you go









    

     
Bb
Bb7
Eb
Bb








Eb
We will not let you go Let him go


We


   
will not let you
   


   
go Let him go

      

We will not let you go










Bis - mil - lah!
   

 

 

          
    
 
   
   
Bb
Bis - mil - lah!


           

We will not let you go
  



   





Bb


We


We


We


We






16
 
  
  



      
    
       
Bb7
76

 
Eb
Bb
Bb7
Eb
Bb
Bb7
will not let you go Let me go Will not let you go Let me go Will not let you go


             
will not let you go Let me go Will not let you go Let

    
    
                
 will not let you go
Will not let you go
             
 
      
will not let you go
Ne - ver! Ne - ver!

                
    
    



          
    
    
Gb
 
    
79
Gb7
Bm A7omit3 D
 

 

 

 
ff go!

 


 


  

C#7omit3 F#7
fff NO! NO! NO! NO!


      
o

ff








Eb
 

o
 
  



 
  
 
 









NO! NO! NO!


  
   



   

NO! NO! NO!
fff NO! NO! NO! NO!






Bb


    
 
  
o





NO! NO! NO!
fff NO! NO! NO! NO!


  
Ne -ver! Ne - ver! Ne - ver! Ne - ver! Let me
   
   
ff o
ff
 
you go
 

Will not let you go

      
    
 
me go Will not let
    






solo
 

f Oh, mam - ma





  
 
82

  
Ab
Eb

tutti ff
Dm5b Cm Bb7
Eb
Mam - ma mi - a,

let
me
go


go


  

tutti
ff

      Mam- ma mi - a, let me go
 
      
 

mi -a,mam ma mi - a
 
tutti ff
Mam - ma
 


  

  


 

mi - a,
 




 
 




Bb7

     
     
 

for
de - vil put a - side
 for
 me

 
         

for
 for
 me
de - vil put
 a - side

 

 
for

de - vil put a - side for me

        


    

 
 
85
D7
Gm
de - vil put a - side for me

       

  
 

    


let

Mam ma mi - a
tutti ff
Ab
  

ff
Bee - el - ze - bub

    

 ff
Bee - el - ze - bub

    
 ff
Bee - el - ze - bub
    

ff
Bee - el - ze - bub



  
  
        

 
for
let

me

me
go

   

   
   
   
 
Bb9
me

me

me

me
  
  




Bb7
ffff
me!

  

for
me! ffff

  
for
me! ffff

 
  
for
for
Eb
me! ffff
17
 
has a
 
 
has a
 
 
has a



has a



















 



































                            


 = 205
18
HARDROCK SECTION
F
90
   Eb

 
 

 


   

  
 
F


  
   

ff
  
   












  

  
  
  
  

  

 
 
 
 

 
  

  

 
 
  


 
 
 
Roughly
 
 
93
F7

 

 


 
 

    
 

   
 




 




Bb7
 
Eb/Bb
  

     
ff
So
 
you think you
stone me and spit in
my
ff
  
can
So
you think you
stone me and spit in
my
ff


  
can
So
you think you
can

stone me and spit in
my
ff
So
you think you
can
stone me and spit in
my
 
  


   
      
ff  
      

     
     
     
  
    

  




19
Bb7
 
  
eye

  
eye

  

eye
 
 
96

   


 
eye


 


 
 


Bb7
Eb7
      
and leave me
love me
and leave me

     
love me
and leave me
to
to
to
  
 


  
  



  
So
you think you
  
can


  
you think you
  
can
you think you
can
you think you
can
So
So






 


 
 





 


 




 

Fm
gliss
.
die
gliss.
die

 gliss. 


oh
gliss.

gliss.

oh

 gliss. 
oh
die


 

  
So
sfz

         
 love me and leave me to die
        
 

     
 

 



Ab

   
love me
Bb7


     


 
sfz


     


 
  
99


 
Db(1)






 

 
oh



 
 

 




20
Bb
 

   
102
ba -


by



   
ba -


by

     
ba - by

   
  
ba -

   


 


by





 
Fm7

Bb





       
Just got - ta get out

       
 Just got - ta get out
    
  
Just got - ta get out

 

   

 
      
105




  
 




 
  
 
  
 
  
Can´t do this to
Can´t do this to
 
   
me
ba - by
me
ba - by
   
   
Can´t do this to
  
me
ba - by
Can´t do this to
me
ba - by




Bb

Fm7


 
  






 
Bb
Eb
 
     

he - re


Just got - ta get right out - ta
 
he - re

 
      
Just got - ta get right out - ta
      
 
Just got - ta get right out - ta




 
Just got - ta get right out - ta
 
     







 
 
 
 
  




















 
 




Just got - ta get out


Fm
 
he - re
 

  

 
  
he - re








 
 
 
 
 
21
 
 
108

 

 

 
 
 
    
 
   
   
 
 
111
Gb

 

 


 

 
  

  
 
F7











 
  
  
 
  
Ab

  
 
 
  
A

 
   
  
 
  
B11


  

 
 







  







  
 


     






     
sfz
  
   
22
 
 
113
Ab9
Bb7





 


 
Bbomit3















  
 
116
 
  
 
  

  
 


   
  
 

















sfz



















     







 
                 








sfz

  sfz
  








allegro molto





   

rit.



       


 
     
23
G OUTRO
Tempo primo
q = 72
 
   
117
Eb
f Oo

    
f
 
   
 f Oo
   
 
f
Oo
Oo
Cm
Bb7/D

oo
-

-
 
ooh
ooh yeah

oo

-
-
oo

-
oo
-
G


           
  
  
f
  

    



 
 
120

 
D
Gm


 
 

Ab
ooh
ooh yeah
ooh

ooh yeah
Eb
ooh
ooh yeah
oo - ooh yeah


ooh
ooh
  
ooh
      
  
    
ff


Cm Bb
   

-
-
Cm7 G7/B Cm G9b/B
   
   

Eb
Cm

gently
 
 
yeah

yeah

yeah
  

   
   
     
 
  

Gm




mf No - thing real - ly mat - ters





 






 



                  


     


mf

 

 



 




 

24
123

Gm


    


 


 
A - ny - one can see

Cm
Abm

glis
s.

      

p



Ab/Eb

me...

Ebdim







Bb/D
Bbm/Db














  


 



Eb

Eb
to





126
No - thing real - ly mat- ters
No - thing real - ly mat - ters




       
ritard.
ritard.



      


    p    
 








 
 
Ab/Bb

  Cm
 


   
                


 


 


       
 
 
mf





25
129
 





 
C7
C#dim

C


Bb
ppp





a tempo
          

p dim.
 


F
F/A
G#dim

    
Gm7


A - ny - way the wind blows...
F






       


 
  


    

ppp
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

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
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