Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Words and music by Freddie Mercury

Transcribed by Philipp
Key of percussion-notation:
Crash cymbal(c) and closed hi-hat(h)------------------|
SNARE and RIM SHOT(r)               ------------------|
BASS DRUM                           ------------------|

"3" means triole. The crash cymbal is always muted by hand.

often used pattern:RYTHM FIG. 1 
12/8 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 
     h-----h-----h-----h-----|
     ------<-----------<-----|
     <-----------<---<-------|

STARTS WITH BAR four:
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + |                         1 + + 2 + "3" 3 + + 4 + +  
------------------------|                         h-----h-------------------|
----------------<-<-----|RYTHM FIG. 1 TEN times...------<---<<<-<-<-<-<-<-<-|
------------------------|                         <-------------------------|

1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +                            1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 
------------------------|                          c-----h-----h-----h-----|
<---------------<-<-----|RYTHM FIG. 1 nine times...------<-----------<-----|
------------------------|                          <-----------<---<-------|

1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + "3" 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  
h-----h-----h-----h------|------------------------|
------<-----------<---<<<|<---------------<-<-----|RYTHM FIG 1 seven times...
<-----------<------------|------------------------|

1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 
h-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|----------------r-r-r-r-|r---------------<-<-<-<-|
<-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 
------------------------|c-----------------------|
<---<---<---<---<---<---|----------------<-<-----|RYTHM FIG. 1 TEN TIMES....
------------------------|<-----------------------|

1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + "3" 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  
c-----c-----c-----c------|------------------------|
------<-----------<---<<<|<---------------<-<-----|RYTHM FIG 1 SIX TIMES...
<-----------<------------|------------------------|

1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 
h-----h-----h-----h-----|c-----------------------|------------------------|
------<-----------<-----|------------------------|----------------r-r-r-r-|
<-----------<-----------|<-----------------------|------------------------|
1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 
------------------------|------------------------|c-----------------------|
r---------------<-<-<-<-|<---<---<---<---<---<---|------------------------|
------------------------|------------------------|<-----------------------|

EIGHT BARS BREAK(HANDCLAPS)then.....

1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + +  1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + 
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
----------------------<<|<-<-<-<-<-<-<-<-<-<-<-<-|<---------------<-<-----|
------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

RYTHM FIG.1 TILL FADE(ABOUT 28 TIMES)