EasyClassic Rock
Another One Bites the Dust
Queen
- Starts on
- Low E string, open
- This excerpt
- Bass riff
- Strings used
- Low E
- Written in
- E (open strings)
The tab
Tab is short for tablature: a picture of the strings. Numbers are frets. 0 means play the string open.
Computer notes — not the original recording.
The stomp
Low E
thickest string
0
wait
0
0
wait
The walk-up
Low E
thickest string
0
0
3
0
5
wait
Rhythm in words
Da… da-da, da. Da-da da-da daaa.
How to play this
- 1Stay on Low E, the thickest string.
- 2Bar 1 is a stomp: play 0, wait, then two short 0s, then wait again.
- 3Bar 2 is 0, 0, 3, 0, then hold 5. That 3-to-5 is the “bites the dust” walk.
Practice slowly
The silent spots are the groove. If you fill them in, it stops sounding like Queen. Start with Hear the notes at full speed or slower, then copy on the guitar. If a note buzzes, press a little closer to the fret wire — not in the middle of the space.
This arrangement is a simplified educational excerpt for learning. Playback is a computer playing the tab notes, not the original recording. It is not a full transcription and is not affiliated with Queen.