Bohemian Rhapsody by Jake Shimabukuro, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Bohemian Rhapsody

Biography:

Jake Shimabukuro is a young ukulele virtuoso from Honolulu, Hawaii. Combining elements of jazz, rock, Hawaiian, and pop, he is often called the Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele. His discography includes the solo albums: Sunday Morning, Walking Down Rainhill, Crosscurrent, and Dragon (released October 2005). He has also released an instructional DVD called "Play Ukulele Loud". Jake has toured with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones and with Jimmy Buffett.

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Four years of hard work!

This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!

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{ }= natural harmonic
h= hammer on
/= slide
p= pull off
x= muted string
When i posted the times they were in relation to the original by Queen not by Jake Shimabukuro I put them there so you'd have a general idea of what part of the song it is

Tempo 7
A|--5--5--5--5--5-----|----4--4--5--4---------------3--3--5--3---------------------|
E|--7----------------|-----5------------7--5--------2------------2/11----|
C|--7----------------|-----7------------------------2-----------------------|
G|--4----------------|-----4------------------------2-------------------------|
Is this the real life? is this just fantasy? caught in a landslide

A|--10--10--12--10--------------------2--2--2h3--2-------2--------------2--2--3--5---------5/7-------|
E|--10--------------10----------------3----------------3----------------1--------3--3-----------|
C|--11------------------11------------4--------------4------------------2--------5---------0--|
G|--0---------------------------------4---------------------------------0---------------0-----|
No escape from reality open your eyes look up to the skies and see

A|------------10-------10------7----------7--7--7--7--7----------5--5--7--5----------------5|
E|--0--{12}-------10-------8--------------8-----------8----------7------------------7--8----|
C|-----{12}-------11-------9--------------9-----------9----------7--------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Im just a poor boy I need no sympathy cuz i'm

A|--6--6---5---4--4--5-----6--6---5---4--4---5--------7--7--7--7--5-------10-|
E|--6--6---5---4--4--5-----6--6---5---4--4---5--------3-----------3---3---7-|
C|--7--7---6---5--5--6-----7--7---6---5--5---6--------0-----------4-------7-|
G|----------------------------------------------------0--------------------|
Easy come easy go little high, little low any way the wind blows

A|--10--10--10--10----9--------------9----------------2----0h2------------------2----0h2-----------|
E|--9-----------------10---10--------10----------2/3--3---------{12}---10-------3---------{12}---10--|
C|--7-----------------9---------9---------------------2--2----------------------2--2------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------0----0------------------0------0-|
Doesn't really matter to me (0:51)

A|-0h2--2------------------------------------0---2----------9----7--0h2-------3-5-3-2--0--0--2|
E|-3-------3--3-----{12}-----10--------------3-----3--------7--7--------------0--------4------|
C|-2--------------2--------0-------0---------4--------4-----7-----------------4--------4------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------2--------2------|
1:03

A|-3-5-3-2--0----0--0h2--2--------2-----2--5/9----7--7------6-----6--7--9--|
E|-3--------2-------3----3--3-----3-----3----7--------------7-----7--------|
C|-0--------2--2----2----------2--2--2-------7--7-------7---7--7-----------|
G|-0--------2--------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-10--10--10--10--10---------------0----0--3--3--3--2--2--2--7--7--7--7--7--7--7/8--|
E|-8---------------8----12--8--7----2----2--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------|
C|-9---------------8--8--------8----2--2-2--3--3--3--2--2--2--0-----------0--0-------|
G|-0--------------------------------2----2-----------0--0--0--0--------------0--------
1:20

A|-7-----7-----7-----7----------8--7--7--5---5-----5-------3--5--5--7--7/8--8--8/10--10------
E|-8-----8-----8-----8----------5--5--5------5-----5-------2--3--3--3--3----3--3--------
C|-9--9--9--9--8--8-----8-------2------------1-----1--2----0--5--5--5----------5----------|
G|------------------------------0------------0--0-----0---------------------------|

A|-8p7--7--5--3--10-------5h7----3------3-----3----------------3-------3-----3------3--
E|-8----8--7--5--0-----0---------5------5-----4--6--4h6--3--3--3----5-----3-----2------
C|-0----0--0--0--11----11--------4------4-----5----------0-----0----5-----4-----3-------
G|-0-------------0--0------------0--0------0--0----------0--0----0---------------------|
1:36

A|-2----0h2-----------------2----0h2-----------------0h2--2---------------------
E|-3----------{12}--10------3---------{12}----10-----3----3--3-----{12}---10--------
C|-2--2---------------------2--2---------------------2----------2-----------------
G|-----------------0----0-----------------0-----0-----------------------0-----0---

A|-0--2--2-----9-----7--0h2---3--5--3--2--0--0--2--3--5--3--2--0-----0-----
E|-3-----3-----7--7-----------0-----------4--------3-----------2---------------
C|-4--------4--7--------------4-----------4--------0-----------2--2-------------
G|----------------------------2-----------2--------0------------2----------------

A|-0h2--2-------3p0-----0h2-----5----9----7--7-----6-----6--7--9----------------|
E|-3----3--3--3------3----------3----7-------------7-----7-----------------------|
C|-2-------------------------2--2----7--7-------7--7--7----------------------------|
G|---------------------------0--0-------------------------------------------------|

A|-10--10--10--10--10----------------0-----0--3--3--3--2--2--2---------------------
E|-8---------------8-----12--8--7----2-----2--4--4--4--3--3--3------------------------
C|-9---------------8--8---------8----2--2--2--3--3--3--2--2--2-------------------------
G|-0----------------------------------2----2-----------0--0--0------------------------

A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--5--7/8---7-----7-----7-----7------8--7--7--5--5-----5-----------------------
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------8-----8-----8-----8------5--5--5-----5-----5---------------------
C|-0-----------0--0--4--------9--9--9--9--8--8-----8---2-----------1-----1--2-------------------
G|-0--------------0--0---------------------------------0-----------0--0-----0------------------

A|----5--5--7--7/8--8--8/10--8p7--7--5--3--10-------5--{12}--------
E|-3--3--3--3--3----3--3-----8----8--7--5--0-----0-----{12}----------
C|-2--5--5--5----------5-----0----0--0--0--11----11----{12}-----------
G|-0-------------------------0-------------0---0--------------------

A|-0-2h3--0-2h3--0--2h3--5------5-5-5--7--8--10--12-------------|
E|-0------0------0-------5----5-5-5-5-------------------------
C|-0------0------0-------5--5---5-5-5------------------------
G|-2------1------0-------5------5-5-5-----------------------

A|-12--10-7h8p7-----7-----------------------------------------------
E|-7-------------10-----8-10 7hp7---7------------------------------|
C|-7------------------------------9----7-9-5-7-4-5------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------

A|-----------7--10---------------{12}----0--2h3--0--2h3--0--2h3--5--5--5--5-------------5-----13--13--13--
E|-3-3/5-7-8----0----8/12-13-15--{12}----0-------0-------0-------5--5--5--5-------------5-----------------6-
C|--------------11---9-----------{12}----0-------0-------0-------5--------5---2--4--5-------5---------
G|--------------0---0--------------------2-------1-------0-------5--------5-----------------------------

A|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--2--1--1--0--0--1--2--1--1--0--1---9--4-4--9--4-4--3-3-4-6--4----------
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---9--6-6--9--6-6--5-5-6-7--6---------
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3:03

A|-5--5--5--5----6--6----7--7--7--7----8--8-----9---------------------------------------------2-0-------
E|-6--6--6--6----5--5----6--6--6--6----4--4-----6-------------------------------------------------4----
C|-5--5--5--5----5--5----4--4--4--4----5--5-----6--------------1-1-2/1--------1-1-2/1-------------------
G|-5--5--5--5----5--5----5--5--5--5----4--4-----3----6-6-7/6----------6-6-7/6---------6-6-7/6-------------

A|-10-10-10-10-7-------------------------------12--10-10-9--10-12-12-10-9--9--10-----
E|---------------8------3-2-2-1-2-3-2-2-1-2----12--12-12-11-12-12-12-12-11-11-12-----
C|-----------------9----4-3-3-2-3-4-3-3-2-1----0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----
G|-------------------0-------------------------0---------------0--0----------------|

A|-12-12-14-10-10-10-9-9-9-10-------------------|
E|-13-13----12-12-12-8-8-8-7----------------
C|-12-12----12-12-12-9-9-9-7---------------------|
G|-0-----------------------7--------------------|

A|----3----3-----3----3---------------------------2-3-2-3----------------------
E|-5----3----2-----1-------4-4-3-2-2-3-4-4-4-3-3--3-0-3-0--------------------
C|-5----4----3-----2-------3-3-2-1-1-2-3-3-3-2-2--2-0-2-0--------------------
G|------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0------------------------

A|----5--5--7--8--7--7---15--15--15/2--0-------
E|----7--7--8--10-9--8--------------3--0-------
C|----------------------------------2--0-------
G|-0-------------------------------------------
Repeat twice

A|----5--5--7--8--7--7--15-15-15--5--5--7--8--7--7--15-15-15--5--5--7--8--7--7-----------|
E|----7--7--8--10-9--8------------7--7--8--10-9--8------------7--7--8--10-9--8--
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-0---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------

A|------15-15-13-10----------------1--2--1--6--2--3------------{12}--------------{12}------
E|-------------------11---------4--2--2--2--3--3--0----------------------------------------------
C|-12---------------------------3--3--3--1--3--2--0--------------------------------------------
G|----------------------6-3--1--4--3--4--3--3--0--0---{12}-{12}-----{12}-{12}-{12}----{12}--|
3:53

A|--------------------3-3-0-0-2-2-2-2-7-7--------------0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
E|-3-3-5-3-1-0--3--3--0-0-1-1-2-2-2-2-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
C|-4-4-5-4-2-0--2-----0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
G|--------------4-----0-0-2-2-4-4-4-4-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|

A|-2-2-2-2-2-2--/10-10-10-10-10-10---------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3--/10-10-10-10-10-10---------------------------|
C|-2-2-2-2-2-2--/11-11-11-11-11-11---------------------------|
G|-0-0-0-0-0-0--/0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------|
Tempo= 120

A|-3------------------------3------------------0-----------
E|---0----1-3-----3-1-0--------0----1-3-----------3----3--------
C|-0------------0-----------0---------------0---------------
G|------0-----0----------0--------0------0----------0-------
4:08

A|-3-----------------------5------------------2--|--------
E|---0----1-3-----3-1-0--------2----3-5----------5-----5|
C|-0------------0----------2----------------2---------------
G|-----0------0---------0---------2------2----------2---|

A|-8--8--8--7--7--7--5--5--3--3---2--2--2--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--1--13---|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---3--3--3--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--3--10----|
C|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--4--4---2--2--2--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--2--10--|
G|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------|----------------

A|-8--8--8--7--7--7--5--5--3--3---8h10--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--8--8--8--8--8--7---------|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---8---------8---8---8---8---8---8---5--5--5--5--5--5---------
C|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--4--4---9---------9---9---9---9---9---9---5--5--5--5--5--5-----------
G|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7-----

A|-7---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--x--8--8--8--7--7---7---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5
E|-3---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--x--5--5--5--5--5---3---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3
C|-5---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--x--5--5--5--5--5---5---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5
G|-0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--x--7--7--7--7--7---0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0

A|-3--3--3--3--5---2--2----3------------------------3------------------0-----------
E|-1--1--1--1--3---1--1------0----1-3-----3-1-0--------0----1-3-----------3----3--------
C|-2--2--2--2--5---2--2----0------------0-----------0---------------0---------------
G|-2--2--2--2--0---0--0--------0-----0----------0--------0------0----------0-------

A|-3-----------------------5------------------2--|--------
E|---0----1-3-----3-1-0--------2----3-5----------5-----5|
C|-0------------0----------2----------------2---------------
G|-----0------0---------0---------2------2----------2---|

A|-6-8-10-8-10-12-10-12-13-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8-8-8-x-5-x-8-x-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-6-6-6--8-8--8--11-11-11-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-7--7--7--7--7--7--7
C|-7-7-7--9-9--9--10-10-10-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--
G|-0------0-------0--0--0--0-0------------------------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7
Tempo=90

A|----2--3--5--3--5--7--5--7--8---7--8---10--8---10--12--14--15--17/----------|
E|----3--5--7--5--7--8--7--8--10--8--10--12--10--12--13--15--17----------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-0-------------------------------------------------------------0----------------
Tempo=40 4:45

A|-3----5--7--10--2----2--5--10---0----------{12}--2-------3--------------
E|----------------3--3------------0-------{12}-----0----0--0------------------
C|----0-----------2---------------0----------------2--2----0--------------
G|-0--------------0---------------2--2/5-----------1-------2-----------------
tempo=75

A|-2--2h3p2--3--3--5-----7h8p7--12---6------6--7------9------10---------0-----0h2-------
E|-0---------0--0--3---------0-------7----7-------7----------0----------1----------3------------
C|-2---------0--0--5-----------------6--6-----------------6--11--11--0--0--0-------0--0--0-----
G|-1---------0--2--0--0----------9---------------------------0---0------0--0-------0--0---------

A|-8--7-------------------7--5-----------------7-----5--7---------------------
E|-5-----8-----3----------5-----8--7--3--3-----5--8-------8-------8-------8-----
C|-0--------4--4----4--4--0-----------4--4-----0----------8----8-------8--------
G|-------------0--0----0--------------0--0--0-------------0--0-------0-----------

A|-5/7--7--5--5-------------3----------0--2--0--2-----------0--2--0--2--2--2-------------------
E|------5-------8--8--5--7--0----0--3--1-----------0-----3--2-----------3-------3--3--1--1--0-
C|------5----------5--------0--0-------0-----------0--0-----0-----------2----2-----2--------------
G|-----------------0--------0----------2-----------0--------2------------0---------0-----------------

A|-0--0--0--10--10--8--8------7----------5----5----5------5--5-------5-
E|-0------------8---------12--9--9-------5-------7-----5-----3-------2--
C|-1------------8-------------9----9--7--6--6----7-----6-----4-------2--
G|-2------------------------------------------------------------------------