Mother Love

Words and music by Brian May and Freddie Mercury

Tabbed and transcribed by Keren Hammel

Note: This is my first tab so I hope it comes out right. I think I got the notes right, however, this is Queen and you can guess there are several guitars. Being only human I couldn't get them all. Brian - your comments and corrections and anybody else's who think they know better are welcome.



                                              [Riff B......................]
                        [Riff A..............]               w/Riff A
e ---------------------+---------------------+--------------+---------------
b ---------------------+---------------------+--------------+---------------
g ---------------------+---------------------+--------------+-3-2--5-2-0----
d ----8---7----7-----5-+----8---7-----7----5-+---8---7--7-5-+---------------
a --5---5----5---5\3---+--5---5---(5)---\3---+-5---5--------+---------------
e ---------------------+---------------------+--------------+---------------
                                     1:18
                           w/bar     w/bar
e ---3-------3---3-----+-3v------+  -3v---------------------------
b ---------4---------4-+-3v------+  -3v---------------------------
g -3-----5-----5-------+-3v------+  -3v------3--------------------
d -----5-----------5---+-5v------+  -5v----------5p3h5------------
a ---------------------+-5v------+  -5v---------------------------
e ---------------------+-3v------+  -3v---------------------------
   1:29
   w/bar
   Eb                   F/C                Dm7/A    Gm     Cm     D
e -6-------------------+-1----------------+-1-----------3+-3------2-(2)--
b -8-8-----8-----------+-1--1v-----6------+-1---5\-------+-4-(4)--3------
g -8--8------8---------+-2-----------5-3--+-2---6\-------+-5------2------
d -8-----8-----8v------+-3-------3--------+-0-------5----+-5------0------
a -6---6---------------+-3-x---0----------+-0--------5---+-3-------------
e ---------------------+------------------+-----------3--+---------------
     p.m..                    p.m..

  1:50                          2:05              2:42
  Eb(6th fret) Eb                                 Eb Cm   Gm
  w/overdrive           clean tone   [w/Riff B..]         w/bar
e ---------------------+------------ +--+--------+3--3v---/3------
b ---------------------+-3------4--- +--+----3-5-+4--4v---/3------
g ---------------------+-5------2--- +--+--------+3--5v---/3------
d ---------------------+-5------4--- +--+--------+1--5v---/5------
a ---------------------+------------ +--+--------+---3v---/5------
e -8/11\7------8/9\6---+------------ +--+--------+--------/3------
                        let ring                          Depress the bar
                                                          and ascend to Gm
                                                          
solo: 2:58                                                

  
e ---------------------+---------------------+--------------+
b -6>(8)-----------6---+---------------------+--------------+
g ---------5>(7)-------+-5>(7)<5--5/7--5-----+-5--3-2-3-----+
d ---------------------+---------------------+--------------+
a ---------------------+---------------------+--------------+
e ---------------------+---------------------+--------------+

e ------------------------+-----------------+-------------------------------
b -4-6>(8)<(6)p4-6--------+------6----------+-13----15-16-18-18>(20)(18)(20)
g ------------------------+5>(7)====(7)<5-3/+/12-12-------------------------
d -----------------5>(7)<5+-----------------+-------------------------------
a ------------------------+-----------------+-------------------------------
e ------------------------+-----------------+-------------------------------

e -----------------------------------------------------------+--------------
b (20)<18p16\15--16p15\13----13\11----11\8----8\6---6\4------+--------------
g ------------------------15-------12------10-----8-----5p3h5+--------------
d -----------------------------------------------------------+---3-3--------
a -----------------------------------------------------------+3h5----3h5-5/7
e -----------------------------------------------------------+--------------

e -----------------------+-----------+----------------10---10-11-13-15------
b -7-8-10--7-8-10-11-10-8+-------7-8-+-10-11-10-11-13----13-----------------
g -----------------------+-7p6-7-----+--------------------------------------
d -----------------------+-----------+--------------------------------------
a -----------------------+-----------+--------------------------------------
e -----------------------+-----------+--------------------------------------

e -14-15-17--14-15-17-(19)<17-15----15---------+----------------------------
b -------------------------------17----17>(19)-+----------------------------
g ---------------------------------------------+-5>(7)<5p3-5>(7)------------
d ---------------------------------------------+----------------------------
a ---------------------------------------------+----------------------------
e ---------------------------------------------+----------------------------


 Legend:
 < bend up      / slide up     v    vibrato (tremolo bar usually)
 > bend down    \ slide down   p.m. palm mute  x hit the note without
 p pull off     h hammer on    =    hold note    making it sound 
 

Notes and tips:
1. Get the delay right - it helps
2. Listen to the song to get the rhythm (I've provided time marks from the CD)
3. Use the tremolo bar while playing throughout most of the song
4. I've divided the bars according to musical phrases and not according to the
   correct notation (i.e. time notation etc.)
5. Take it easy and don't get frustrated - it won't help :-)