Play The Game Words and music by Freddie Mercury two gtrs/51" |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------3--5---| |---8---10-----------------------------3--5---| |---8---10-----------------------------1--3---| |x\-6---8----7---6--5--4---3---4---\1---------| solo/middle/57" |--------------------------------| |-16b_18vv---16-15-13--13--------| |--------------------15--15b17vv-| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| two gtrs 1'38" |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------5_\---| |---10-------------5--5_\---| |---10-------------5--3_\---| |-x-8----7---6--5--3-----1--| two guitars |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-6--8-------------------------------------------| |-6--8-------------------------------------------| |-4--6--887-887-887-887-6----554-554-5-7-8-5-4---| solo/2'22" |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-------------6--8--6--8-(0)------------------8b10--8(8)v---| |------7b9v--x--------------7b9--7v-------------------------| |-5v--x-----(7)-----------------------7-6-5-----------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------15b17--r15-12-----------------| |---------------13b15---15_r13v--------15b17__r-----------------------17r15p13--------| |-7b9---7-5v-----------------------------------1212v------------(0)------------14-15v-| |---------------------------------(0-0)-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------___________________--| |-----------9p8h9p8--8-----------| |-7b9--7(5)--------11-11p10p8----| |----------------------------10--| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| 2'54" 2'59" 3'02" |---------------------|------------------|-----------------------------13----------------------------| |---------------------|-8b10--8p5--------|-15b16-15____b16r15h16p15p13---16p15p13-15p13----13--------| |-7b9--7b9__br7p5---5-|-----------7---5--|----------------------------------------------15----15b17v-| |-----------------7---|-------------7----|-----------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------| |-14b16----b16--14--13-11-----------------------------------202020----------------| |-------------------------14------------------------20b22________-b22b22v---b21v--| |----------------------------13v---0-4/17-17-19b21v-------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-----------11_r9b11-9v---11r9p7-6-7---| |---------5----------------------------| |-3---5/7------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| Tr: PD 3 juli, 96 LM: 7 may, 99 Play The Game Words and music by Freddie Mercury Open up your mind and let me step inside -0----0--------0--------0----------6--6--------- -1-0--1----0---1----0---1---0------7--7--------- -0----0--------0--------0-------8--------------- --------------------------------9--------------- -3----3--------3--------3----------------------- --------------------------------7(thumb)-------- Rest your weary head and let your heart decide -0---------0-----0--------0--------------4-4---- -1---------1-----1----0---1---------6----6-6---- -2----1----2--1--2------------2-----5----5-5---- ------------------------------------6----------- -0---------0-----0--------0--------------------- ------------------------------------4----------- C Am Dm e-0h1- G b--0---... It's so easy when you know the rules d----2-... xx2313 C C7 F Fm It's so easy all you have to do is fall in love x2543x 355363 C G/B C Gm7 G# A# C Play the game, everybody play the game of love C C/B C/A# C/A G# G G# F B C... When you're feeling down and your resistance is low Light an other cigarette and let yourself go This is your life, don't play hard to get It's a free world, all you have to do is fall in love Play the game, everybody play the game of love ...G C F F B/F F My game of love has just begun F Dm G(sus4) Love runs from my head down to my toes C/G Em My love is pumping through my veins C/G Em Driving me insane Come, come, C Em C C7/B Gm7 Come come play the game... 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|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| tr: P.D. 4 juli, 96 lm: 7 october 97 Play The Game Words and music by Freddie Mercury Transcribed by Philipp (PraxisNothaft@t-online.de) Notation Legend: ----------------|closed Hi-Hat(h),open Hi-Hat(o),crash cymbal(c),ride cymbal(r) ----------------|snare-drum(s) ----------------|high tom(<) ----------------|mid tom(<) ----------------|low tom(<) ----------------|bass-drum(b) d=play open Hi-Hat and close it immediately with pedal 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + c---d-h-h-h-d-h-|h-h-d-h-h-h-d-h-|c-h-d-h-h-h-d-h-|h-h-d-h-h-h-d-h-| ----s-------s---|----s-------s--s|----s-------s---|----s-------s--s| b-----b-b-b-----|b-------b--b-b--|b-------b-b-----|b-b-----b--b-b--| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + c-h-d-h-h-h-d-h-|h-h-d-o-c-------|--------|c-h-d-h-h-h-c---|c-h-d-h-c-h-d-h-| 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----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<| b-b-----b--b-b--|b-------b-b-----|b-b---b--bb-bb-b|b-bb----|b-------b---b-b-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + c---ohhhhhhhohhh|hhhhohhhhhhho-o-|c-hhohhhhhhhohhh|hhhhohhhhhhho-o-| ----s-------s---|----s-------s-s-|----s-------s---|----s-------s-s-| b------bb--b-b-b|b-bb-b--b--b----|b--b-b--b--b-b--|b--b-b--b--b----| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + c-hhohhhhhhhohhh|hhhhh-h-c--c--c-|-c--c-c-| ----s-------s---|----s-s-s--s--s-|-s--s-s-| b--b-b--b--b-b--|b--b-----bb-bb-b|b-bb----|... Play The Game Words and music by Freddie Mercury some backing vocal fills easy ... easy ... play the game play the game |--------|-------|----------------|---0----3--b8-------|-lead vocal |-5--1---|-5--1--|----8---8---8---|---5----5-6|10------| |-5--2---|-5-12--|----9---9---7---|---5----5--7--------| |-5--7---|-5--8--|---10--10---9---|--10---10--8--------| |--------|-------|----------------|--10---10--10-------| |--------|-------|----------------|--------------------| let yourself go |-1---8---8----8-| |-0---9---9----9-| |-4--10--10---10-| |-9--12--12---12-| |----------------| |----------------| love runs from my head down to my toes play the game |---------------------------------------|--------------| |-6----6-----6---8--10---8----6--5--3 LV|--8---7---5---| |-5----5-----5---7/-10---9----7--5--4---|--9---7---5---| |-7----7-----7---8--12--10----8--7--5---|--9---7---5---| |---------------------------------------|--------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------| come come come come play the game play the game play the game play the game |---------------------10---10--10----5----5---5----3---3---3-----1---1---1--| |-0----5----8----10---12---12--12----8----8---8----5---3---5-----3---3---3--| |-0----4----9----11---12---12--12----9----9---9----5---5---5-----3---3---3--| |(2)---5---10----12---14---14--14---10---10--10----8---8---8-----5---5---5--| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | without lead vocal... ----------------------------------------------------| PD 96-99