Liar Bass Tab

LIAR (Bassline)
As recorded by Queen
(From the 1973 Album QUEEN)

Words and Music by Freddie Mercury
Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'John Deacon - Bass'

  [Intro 1]
  Q=86
  4/4          2/4
   Gtr I
   Wx7          W
G|------------|------|
D|------------|------|
A|------------|------|
E|------------|------|

  4/4
   W          W          W          Q  +E. S S e S +S  S E
G|----------|----------|----------|------------------------|
D|----------|----------|----------|--------7-7-7-5-(5)---5-|
A|-0--------|-0--------|-0--------|-0--(0)-------------7---|
E|----------|----------|----------|------------------------|

   S S e S e S S e S +S  S S S   S S e E S S S S S S S S S S
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)---5-5-|-7-7-7-7-----5-7-x-7---7-5---|
A|-----------------------7-----|---------7-7---------------7-|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

   S S S S S e S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S e S S e S S e S
G|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|-----7-7---7-7-7-7-x-7---7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7--|
A|-0-0---------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------|

   E E S S S S S e S S S S S   S e S S e S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------|-----------------------------||
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------||
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------||

  [Intro 2]
   W          W          W          W
G|----------|----------|----------|------|
D|----------|----------|----------|------|
A|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-7----|
E|----------|----------|----------|------|

   E E S E. E. S +S  S S S   E E S E. E. S +S  S S S
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---7-7-5--7--5-(5)-----5-|---7-7-5--7--5-(5)-----5-|
E|-0-----------------5-7---|-0-----------------5-7---|

   S S S S S E. S e S +S  S S S
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-----7-7-7-5--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7--|
E|-0-0---------------------------|

   S S S S S e S S S S S S E S   E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|

   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   W          +W
G|---------------------------------|----------|--------||
D|---------------------------------|----------|--------||
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5--------|-(5)----||
E|---------------------------------|----------|--------||

  [1st Verse]
   W          W          W          W
G|----------|----------|----------|------|
D|----------|----------|----------|------|
A|----------|----------|----------|------|
E|----------|----------|----------|------|

   Q  E S S +Q   +S  S S S   E E E E S S S S S S E
G|-------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------0-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|--------0-(0)--(0)-3-----|-----------------------|

   Q  E S S +S  S S S S S S S
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|------------------------0-2--|
E|--------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-3------|

   E E E E S S E E S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------|---------------------------------|

   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e   Q  E S S +E  E S S S S
G|-------------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------------------0-2-|
E|-------------------------------|--------0-(0)-0-0-3-----|

   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e   Q  E S S +S  S S S S S S S
G|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------------0-2--|
E|-------------------------------|--------0-(0)-0-0-0-0-3------|

                                                [Guitar Solo]
   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   W           S E. +H.
G|---------------------------------|----------||-------------|
D|-------------------------------0-|-0--------||-------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|----------||-0-0--(0)----|
E|---------------------------------|----------||-------------|

   S E. +H.        W          Q..   S S e S S S S S
G|---------------|----------|------------------------|
D|---------------|----------|-------7-7-4-5-----5-6--|
A|-0-0--(0)------|-0--------|-0---------------7------|
E|---------------|----------|------------------------|

   S S S S S S S S S S S S +S  S S S   S S S S S e S S S S S S S S S
G|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5-7-7-7-(7)-7-5---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5----|
A|---------------7-----------------7-|-----------------------------7--|
E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|

   S S S S S S S S S S S S S e S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S e S
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7---7-7-|-7-7-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7---7-7-|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

   S S S S S e S S S S S S e S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|

                                     [2nd Verse]
   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------||---------------------------------|

   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   Q  E. S Q  Q    Q  E. S Q  E E
G|---------------------------------|---------------|----------------|
D|---------------------------------|----9----------|------------4-0-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------|----------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-----7-5--5--|-3--3--x-2------|

   Q..   S Q  E. S   Q..   S Q  Q    H    Q  Q
G|-----------------|---------------|------------|
D|-----------------|---------------|------------|
A|-7-----7---------|-7-----7-------|-7----------|
E|---------5--5--5-|---------5--5--|------5--5--|

                            Faster  Q=156
                            3/4
   E E S S S S S e S S e S   E E Q  Q    E E Q  Q    E E Q  Q
G|-------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|-----4-5-6-7-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A|-5-5---------5-5-5---5-5-|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-------------------------|-5---------|-5---------|-5---------|

                       4/4
   E E Q  Q    W        E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------|--------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D|-----------|--------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------|--------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-5---------|--------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|

                     [Guitar Solo]
   E E E E E E E E    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
G|-----------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
D|-----------------||-------------|-------------|--------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-------------|-------------|--------------|
E|-----------------||-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5---|

   Q  Q  Q  Q    H    +E  E E E   W          W
G|-------------|----------------|----------|------|
D|-------------|----------------|----------|------|
A|-------------|----------------|----------|------|
E|-5--5--5--5--|-7----(7)-7-7-7-|-5--------|-3----|

   H    +Q.   E   q  q  E E E E   E E E E E E Q    Q  E. S E E E E
G|--------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
D|--------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
A|------------5-|-7--7--7-7-----|----------------|-7--7--5-7-7------|
E|-2----(2)-----|-------------3-|-5-5---5---x-5--|---------------3--|

   E E E E E E E S S   q  E E q  Q    E E E E E E E E   Q  E. S E E E E
G|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|---------------5-6-|-7--7-7-7-----|-------2---3---4-|-5--5--4-5-5-5---|
E|-5-5---5---5-------|--------------|-3-3-------------|---------------3-|

   E E E. S E E E E   q  q  Q  +S  S E   E E E E E E E E   Q  E. S E E E E
G|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|------------------|-----------------|---------------3-|
A|----------------5-|-7--7--7--(7)-----|---------------0-|-5--5--4-5-5-5---|
E|-5-5-5--3-5-5-----|--------------0-2-|-3-3---3---3-3---|-----------------|

   Q..   S E E E E   H    E E E E   Q  E. S E E E E   Q  E. S E E E E
G|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-5-----5-5-5-----|------------3-|-5--5--5-5-5-5---|---------------3--|
A|---------------3-|-5----5-5-----|---------------3-|-5--5--5-5-5-5----|
E|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------|

   Q  E. S E E E E   Q  E. S E E Q    Q  E. S E E Q    E E Q  Q  Q
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
D|-5--5--5-5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|---------------|
A|---------------3-|-5--5--5-5-5-5--|-5--5--5-5-5-5--|---------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-0---------2---|

                   [Bridge]
   Q  E E E E Q     Wx25          H    S E. E. S   E E E S S S E. E S S
G|---------------||-------------|----------------|-----------------------|
D|--------2-1-2--||-------------|----------------|-----------------------|
A|----2----------||-------------|------7-5--7----|-----------------------|
E|-3-------------||-------------|--------------0-|-3-0-0-0-0-5-0--0-0-0--|

   S E. E S S S E. Q  a   E E Q  S E. E S S   S E. Q  S E. Q    Q  Q   Q  Q
G|----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------7--|
A|------------7-5--7s=2-|---------------5-5-|-5-5--5--7-5--7--|-7--9--10-----|
E|-7-0--0-0-0-----------|-3-0-0--5-0--0-----|-----------------|--------------|

   Q   Q   Q   Q     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
G|----------------|-------------------------|
D|-9--11--12--13--|-14-16-17-16-14-16-17-16-|
A|----------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------------|

    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
G|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-14-16-17-16-14-16-17-16-|-14-16-17-16-14-16-17-16--|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|

    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-14-16-17-16-14-16-17-16-|-14-16-17-16-14-16-17-16-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    Q   Q   Q  Q
G|-------------------------|-----------------|
D|-14-16-17-16-14-16-17-16-|-14--12--10--9---|
A|-------------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------|

   Q   Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    E S S E E E S S E E
G|--------------|-------------|-------------|----------------------|
D|-7------------|-------------|-------------|----------------------|
A|----10--9--7--|-5--3--2--0--|-2--0--------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|--------------|-------------|-------3--2--|----------------------|

   H.      Q    W          W          W          W
G|------------|----------|----------|----------|------||
D|------------|-2--------|----------|----------|------||
A|-2-------2--|----------|-3--------|-4--------|------||
E|------------|----------|----------|----------|------||

  [Outro]
  Q=140
         |3|
   E E E E S E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

   E E E E E E E E   H    +Q.   E   H    +Q.   E   H    +Q.   E
G|-----------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
A|-----------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7----(7)---7-|-5----(5)---5-|-3----(3)---3--|

   H.      Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
G|------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A|------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-2----------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|

   H.=H
   E E E E E E E E   H.      Q    +Q   H    Q    +Q   H    Q
G|-----------------|------------|--------------|-----------4---|
D|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------|--------------|---------------|
A|-----------------|-5-------5--|-(5)--5----5--|-(5)--5----5---|
E|-----------------|------------|--------------|---------------|

   +Q   H    Q    +Q   H.        E E Q  H
G|-(4)----------|--------------|-------------*|
D|--------------|--------------|-------------*|
A|-(5)--5----5--|-(5)--5-------|-5-----------*|
E|--------------|--------------|-------------*|

[Lyrics]
I have sinned dear Father Father I have sinned
Try and help me Father
Won't you let me in? Liar
Nobody believes me Liar
Why don't they leave me alone?
Sire I have stolen stolen many times
Raised my voice in anger
When I know I never should
Liar oh ev'rybody deceives me
Liar why don't you leave me alone?

Liar I have sailed the seas
Liar from Mars to Mercury
Liar I have drunk the wine
Liar time after time
Liar you're lying to me
Liar you're lying to me
Father please forgive me
You know you'll never leave me
Please will you direct me in the right way
Liar liar liar liar
Liar that's what they keep calling me
Liar liar liar

Listen are you gonna listen?
Mama I'm gonna be your slave
All day long
Mama I'm gonna try behave
All day long
Mama gonna be your slave
All day long
I'm gonna serve you till your dying day
All day long
I'm gonna keep you till you dying day
All day long
I'm gonna kneel down by your side and pray
All day long and pray
All day long and pray
All day long all day long all day long
All day long all day long all day long

All day long all day long all day long
Liar liar they never let you win
Liar liar everything you do is sin
Liar nobody believes you
Liar they bring you down before you begin
Now let me tell you this
Now you know you could be dead before they let you...

************************************
Duration Legend

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).

|  (n)  -  note tied to previous
|   x   -  muted
|   s   -  slide
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Bass Tabs
Title	Liar
Artist	Queen
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	lZAxdzMP32A

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1. Understanding the Basics

a. Strings:

Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar. The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string (usually the G string) is at the top.

b. Numbers:

Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string. For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.

2. Reading Bass Tab Example

In this tab:

Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
Play the open E string.
Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
Play the 1st fret on the A string.

        G|-----------------|
        D|-----------------|
        A|---------3-------|
        E|---1-1---1---3---|

3. Playing Techniques

a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:

Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret). Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).

b. Slides:

Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).

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