QUEEN WHITE QUEEN (As it Began) from the album QUEEN II Written by Brian May Transcribed by N A X (Daniele Nasini) INTRO (three guitars) D Em D slide slide slide |-19---|-19\17--|-17\15--|-15\14--| |-15---|-15-----|-15\12--|-12\10--| |-12---|-12\11--|-11\9---|--9\7---| |------|--------|--------|--------| |------|--------|--------|--------| |------|--------|--------|--------| acoustic guitar: 0'11'' G D D Em G D D Em G D Em9 Em G D |-------------0------2---|-3---2---2------|---------------0-|--------------0-|----2-------| |---------3---------3----|-3---3---3------|-0---3----3----0-|--------------0-|-0--3-------| |-------0----------2-----|---------2------|-0---2----2----0-|----------2---0-|-0--2-------| |-----0-----------0------|-0---0---0---2--|-0---0----0------|-5\\0-----2---2-|-0----------| |-0h2--------------------|-------------2--|-----------------|-5\\0-----2---2-|-2----------| |------------------------|-------------0--|-----------------|-3--------------|------------| So sad her eyes smiling dark eyes So sad her eyes as it began 0'42'' a tempo Am C Fmaj9 Em7 3 times ||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------1------0-----------------------1------0------------------------------------1--------------|| ||*------------------------2----------------------------2------------2-----2----2-------4-------2---*|| ||*-----2-----2-------2--------2-------2-----2------2-------2-----2-----0---------1-------2---2---2-*|| ||--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------3----------------------|| ||----------------------------------3---------------------------1-------------------1-------0--------|| 1-(Instrumental) 2-On such a breathless night as this Upon my brow the lightest kiss I walked alone 3-And all around the air did sway My lady soon will stir this way In sorrow known 1'20'' Am G C G Am D Am D A |----------------------------0--------------5-----5---------------------------------------| |---------------------0------1----3-------5-----5---5-----3-------1-------3---------------| |--------2-------------------0----0-----5---------------2---2-----------2---2-----2...----| |----2-------2-----0-----0---2----0---7---------------0---------2---2-0---------2---------| |-0--------------------------3----2-----------7---------------0---------------0-----------| |---------------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------| The white queen walks And the night grows pale Stars of lovingness in her hair two gtrs arr for one 1'34'' G D D E G D D Em G D D Em G D |--3--2--2--0----3--2---0--0-----3--2--0--0----3--2-------| |--3--3--3--0----3--3---0--0-----3--3--0--0----3--3-------| |--4--2--2--0----4--2---2--0-----4--2--2--0----4--2-------| |--5--0--0--2----5--0---2--2-----5--0--4--2----5--0-------| |--------------------------------------0--2---------------| |--------------------------------------0--0---------------| Needing unheard pleading one word So sad my eyes she cannot see acoustic guitar: 1'56'' a tempo Am C Fmaj9 Em7 3 times ||---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| ||---------1------0-------------------------1-----0------------------------------------1-------------|| ||*------------------------2-----------------------------2--------------2-----2---2------4------2---*|| ||*-----2-----2-------2--------2---------2-----2-----2------2--------2-----0--------1------2--2---2-*|| ||--0---------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------------------|| ||------------------------------------3----------------------------1------------------1------0-------|| 1-(Instrumental) 2-How did thee fare what have thee seen The mother of the willow green I call her name 3-And 'neath her window have I stayed I loved the footsteps that she made And when she came 2'33'' A Dm F7 Bb E E7 Am |--5------5----5---5---5----5----1----1---------------------------------------------------| |--5------5----5---5---6----6----1----1---3---3---3---3-------------0-----1---------------| |--6------6----6---6---7----7----2----2---3---3---3---3---1---1-----1-----2---------------| |--7------7----7---7---7----7----1----1---3---3---3---3---2---2-----0-----2---------------| |--7------7----7---7---5----5----3----3---1---1---1---1---2---2-----2-----0---------------| |--5------5----5---5---5----5----1----1-------------------0---0-----0---------------------| White queen how my heart did ache And dry my lips no word would make So still I wait acoustic guitar behind the solo 2'49'' |------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------0---| |----0h1------0----|-----0h1------0---|-----1-------0---|-----1-----------| |-2-----2---2--2-2-|--------2---2--22-|---2---2---2--222|---2---2---2---2-| |---2------2-2--2--|---2-----2--------|-----------------|-1-------2-------| |---------0--------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |------------------|-3--------3-------|-1-------1-------|-----------------| acoustic solo 2'49'' |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-7----11r9-7-7-7-7vvvv---10r9-7-9-10-12p10-9-10-9hp---9-7-----| |----------------------------------------------------------7v--| |--------------------------------------------------------------| 2'54'' |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-7-b8-b9-9r7---7-5hp---4-5-4hp---5p4-5-7-9r7p5---7-5-7/9---| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| 2'59'' |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------8---8-10-8/10---10/12---12-12h13p12p10-12-13-12h13p12p10-12-10-| |-9/11-11----------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| 3'04'' |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------x---------------------------------------------| |-9p7(\5)-7p5-7p5v--x---5-7-8-8p7-8p7-8p7p5-7p5\4-5---4-2-4-0-2...| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| acoustic guitar 2 3'10'' |-12r10p8-7-8-7h8p7----------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------10-------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------9-7----------------5-7-5-5-7b9---b9-b9-b9-b9-b9r7-5-7-| |--------------------------10p9-10-5-7---------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 3'16'' |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7p5-5-5-5-5\4-4-4-4\2---2---5r4p2-4p2-4-4b-b5-b5-b5-b5-b5r4p2-5r4p2---| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| 3'23'' |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-5r4p2-4-5r4p2-4-5-4b5r4-2-4-5-4b5r4-2-4-5-4r5r4p2---| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| 3'26'' G D D E G D D Em D Em |--3--------|-----------|--3--------|-----------------2---------| |--3---7----|--7---9----|--3---7----|-----------------3---------| |--4---7----|--7---9----|--4---7----|-----------------2----2----| |--5---7----|--7---9----|--5---7----|-----------------0-2--0-2--| |--5---5----|--5---7----|--5---5----|-------------------2----2--| |--3--------|-----------|--3--------|-------------------0----0--| | | | two guitars | | 3'34'' | |---------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------10---10---10-8-7--3-------------| |-------------------------------11---11---11-7-2--2---2-4--2-4--| |-----------------------------------------------------4-2--1----| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------0--| 3'37'' 3'39'' C G F C |------------------------------------|---------------------------12b13---b13__r12p10-12v---10--| |------------------------------10-12-|-12b13v__r12p10-12vvv-10---------------------------------| |-------------------------11-12------|---------------------------------------------------------| |----------------11-13-14------------|---------------------------------------------------------| |----------12-14---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------| |-12-14-15---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------| 3'42'' Bb E E7 |---------------------------------------------------------------| |-18b20v--17-15------------17b18--r17p15h17--18-17h18hp-15-17v--| |---------------17-15vv-----------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| 3'51'' Am G C G Am D Am D A |-----5---------------3---------------------3---5-------------------5------------------5--------| |-----5---------------3---------------5-----3---5-----7-------------5---------7--------5--------| |-----5---------------4---------------5-----4---5-----7-------------5---------7--------6--------| |-----7---------------5---------------5-----5---7-----7-------------7---------7--------7--------| |-----7---------------5---------------3-----5---7-----5-------------7---------5--------7--------| |-----5---------------3---------------------3---5-------------------5------------------5--------| My goddess hear my darkest fear I speak too late It's for evermore that I wait acoustic guitar: 4'04'' D Em G D Em G D Em G D Em |-------2----------0--------------------------------0---3----3p2-------0------------------------0--| |-------3----------0----0--0-------------3------3---0---3--3----3------0---------3------------0----| |-------2----------0----0--0--------0----2----------0---0--------2-2---0---0-----2----------1------| |-------0----------2----4--4p2-0----0----0------0---2---0--0-------0---2---0--0--0--------2--------| |------------------2-------------2--2--------------------------------------5-------4\---2----------| |------------------0----------------3----2---------------------------------3--2-------0------------| Dear friend goodbye No tears in my eyes So sad it ends as it began