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TENEMENT FUNSTER - Queen
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Written by: Roger Taylor
Album: "Sheer Heart Attack" (1974, Elektra/1991, Hollywood Records)

Tabbed by: Anne Drury (zerofret)
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: March 20, 2006

Notes:

-4/4 time
-key: E minor

INTRO:

Em Am
E ---------0-------|---------0-------|
B -------0---0-----|-------1---1-----|
G -----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|
D ---2-----------2-|---2-----------2-|
A -----------------|-0---------------|
E -0---------------|-----------------|


1ST VERSE:

Em Am Em G
E ---------0-------|---------0-------|---------0-------|---------3-------|
B -------0---0-----|-------1---1-----|-------0---0-----|-------0---0-----|
G -----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
D ---2-----------2-|---2-----------2-|---2-----------2-|---0-----------0-|
A -----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E -0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-3---------------|
My new purple shoes been amazing the people next door,


G7 C Eb D
E ---------1-------|---------0-------|---------3-------|---------2-------|
B -------0---0-----|-------1---1-----|-------4---4-----|-------3---3-----|
G -----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----3-------3---|-----2-------2---|
D ---0-----------0-|---0-----------0-|---5-----------5-|---0-----------0-|
A -----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-5---------------|
E -3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
And my rock'n'roll 45's been enraging the folks on the lower floor


Dmaj7 D7 D7
E ---------2-------|---------2-------|-2-2-2-2=--2-2=--|
B -------2---2-----|-------1---1-----|-1-1-1-1=--1-1=--|
G -----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-2-2-2-2=--2-2=--|
D ---0-----------0-|---0-----------0-|-0-0-0-0=--0-0=--|
A -5---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


2ND VERSE:

Em Am
I got a way with the girls on my block
Em Am
Try my best to be a real individual
Em G
And when we go down to Smokies and rock
C Eb D Dmaj7 D7
They line up like it's some kind of ritual


CHORUS:

Em Am
E ---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B ---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G -7-|-7/9-9---9-----7-7/9-9---9-------|-------------------------------7-|
D -7-|-7/9-9---9-----7-7/9-9---9-----5-|-5/7-7---7-----5-5/7-7---7-----7-|
A -5-|-5/7-7---7-----5-5/7-7---7-----5-|-5/7-7---7-----5-5/7-7---7-----5-|
E ---|-------------------------------3-|-3/5-5---5-----3-3/5-5---5-------|
Oh, give me a good guitar, And you can


Em Am
E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G -7/9-9---9-----7-7/9-9---9-------|-------------------------------7-|
D -7/9-9---9-----7-7/9-9---9-----5-|-5/7-7---7-----5-5/7-7---7-----7-|
A -5/7-7---7-----5-5/7-7---7-----5-|-5/7-7---7-----5-5/7-7---7-----5-|
E -------------------------------3-|-3/5-5---5-----3-3/5-5---5-------|
say that my hair's a disgrace


Em G
E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G -7/9-9---9-----7-7/9-9---9-------|---------------------------------|
D -7/9-9---9-----7-7/9-9---9-------|-5-------------------------------|
A -5/7-7---7-----5-5/7-7---7-------|-5-------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
Or just find me an open car, I'll make the


C Eb D
E -3---------------3---------------|-2---------------|
B -5---------------4---------------|-3---------------|
G -5---------------3---------------|-2---------------|
D -5---------------5---------------|-0---------------|
A -3---------------6---------------|-----------------|
E ---------------------------------|-----------------|
speed of light out of this place

(^this measure is
in 2/4 time)

GUITAR SOLO:

Em G
E ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|------------------------10^(12)--hb--|
G ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------|-7^(9)------------/7-9---------------|
A -7~------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


Abm B
E ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B ---r10-9-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G ---------11^w--11^(13)r11-8------|----------------9^w-9^wr-7-6-7-6h7p6-|
D ----------------------------11-9-|-11-11h12p11-9-----------------------|
A ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


Abm B
E ----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B ---19^(21)------------|-16-16h19p16----16-16h19p16----16----------17^w-|
G ----------------------|-------------18-------------18----18p16-18------|
D ----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A ----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E ----------------------|------------------------------------------------|


Abm B
E ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B ---19^(21)---hb------------------|-(21)r19--16--17p16--17p16--17^(19)--|
G ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


Eb
E -20^(22)--------------|-20^(22)r20-18----------------------------------|
B ----------------------|---------------20-18h20p18----------------------|
G ----------------------|---------------------------19-----------------7-|
D ----------------------|----------------------------------------------7-|
A ----------------------|----------------------------------------------5-|
E ----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
(don't know 2nd half of this measure)


3RD VERSE:

Em Am
E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G -7/9-9---9-----7-7/9-9---9-------|-------------------------------7-|
D -7/9-9---9-----7-7/9-9---9-----5-|-5/7-7---7-----5-5/7-7---7-----7-|
A -5/7-7---7-----5-5/7-7---7-----5-|-5/7-7---7-----5-5/7-7---7-----5-|
E -------------------------------3-|-3/5-5---5-----3-3/5-5---5-------|
I like the good things in life, But


Em Am
E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G -7/9-9---9-----7-7/9-9---9-------|-------------------------------7-|
D -7/9-9---9-----7-7/9-9---9-----5-|-5/7-7---7-----5-5/7-7---7-----7-|
A -5/7-7---7-----5-5/7-7---7-----5-|-5/7-7---7-----5-5/7-7---7-----5-|
E -------------------------------3-|-3/5-5---5-----3-3/5-5---5-------|
most of the best things ain't free, It's the


Em G
E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G -7/9-9---9-----7-7/9-9---9-------|---------------------------------|
D -7/9-9---9-----7-7/9-9---9-------|-5-------------------------------|
A -5/7-7---7-----5-5/7-7---7-------|-5-------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
same situation, just cuts like a knife, When you're


C Eb
E -3---------------3---------------|
B -5---------------4---------------|
G -5---------------3---------------|
D -5---------------5---------------|
A -3---------------6---------------|
E ---------------------------------|
young and you're poor and you're


D Dmaj7 D7
E -2-------2-------2-------2-------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
B -3-------3-------2-------2-------|-1-------1-------1-------1-------|
G -2-------2-------2-------2-------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------| Play
D -0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| 2x
A ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
crazy
(Young and you're crazy) (Young and you're crazy)



Play CHORUS, ending with: ("speed of light out of this...")


D Dmaj7 D7
E -2-------2-------2-------2-------|-2---2---2---2=------2---2=------|
B -3-------3-------2-------2-------|-1---1---1---1=------1---1=------|
G -2-------2-------2-------2-------|-2---2---2---2=------2---2=------|
D -0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0---0---0---0=------0---0=------|
A ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
...place


Chords for piano part, 1 measure each:

G A C G
C D F C


C D
E ----|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
B -13-|-13~~---------------15^(17)-|-13~~----------------------------|
G --x-|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D --x-|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
A ----|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E ----|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
(rake)

F G Am
E -15------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B --x---16^q-----------------------|---------------------------------|
G --x---------------17~~-----------|-------------7^(9)r7-5-----------|
D ---------------------------------|-----------------------7-5---5-7-|
A ---------------------------------|---------------------------7-----|
E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
(rake)

Am
E ---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------|
D ---------------------------------|
A ---------------------------------|
E -5~~-----------------------------|


(segue into "Flick Of the Wrist")

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^...bend (w=whole tone,q=quarter) /...slide up
r...release bend =...hold note
h...hammer on ~...vibrato
p...pull off x...muted note
hb...hold bend

(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)