Free Queen Bass Tabs

Spotlight on John Deacon

It's impossible to discuss Queen bass tabs without delving a little deeper into the life of John Deacon, famed Queen bass player. Deacon was responsible for some incredible bass lines that have become deeply rooted in the public consciousness.

John Deacon was the last to join the classic Queen line-up, and if you've followed the band over the years, you may already know that he is a rather shy individual. This may seem a bit odd for a rock star, but then Freddie Mercury was flamboyant enough to carry the stage performances and let the rest of Queen concentrate on making great music. Deacon's bass playing was always solid, but he didn't gain the confidence to write any songs for the band until Queen's third album, Sheer Heart Attack was being recorded. His first song, Misfire, was good enough to make it onto the final cut of the album, but it wasn't a standout song by any measure. Still, Queen was always a very democratic band, and Deacon's contributions and opinions were always encouraged and welcomed.

Deacon began to come into his own as a songwriter on the band's next album, A Night At the Opera. The song You're My Best Friend became the band's second hit single from the album, following the outrageously popular Bohemian Rhapsody. Deacon would follow that hit up with several more over the years, including the now indispensable stadium chant, We Will Rock You, from the album titled The Game. This album also produced the bass line that inspired many a young musician to pick up a bass and try to imitate Deacon's licks on the classic hit Another One Bites the Dust.

Although John Deacon has retired from the music business, his music tours on with Queen. Now it's time to check out those bass tabs.

Most Wanted Free Queen Bass Tabs

Here are direct links to free Queen bass tabs for some of the band's best loved songs as found at BassMasta.net:

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• All Dead, All Dead

• Another One Bites the Dust

• Bohemian Rhapsody

• Crazy Little Thing Called Love

• Fat Bottom Girls

• Flash

• I Want to Break Free

• Keep Yourself Alive

• Killer Queen

• Stone Cold Crazy

• Under Pressure

• We Are the Champions

• We Will Rock You

Other Places to Find Free Queen Bass Tabs

BassMasta is one of your best bets for finding free bass tabs for Queen music. However, a few other sites have something to offer.

• UltimateGuitar.com: As always, this website really comes through with a great selection of tabs, and the bass category for Queen tabs is better than most competing sites. You'll find multiple versions for many of the songs, so choose the ones you think sound most accurate. Choose from classics like Death on Two Legs, Get Down Make Love, Hammer to Fall and so many more.
• RockMagic.net: You'll find quite a good selection of guitar tabs for Queen songs at RockMagic, although the bass tabs collection is considerably smaller. Still, if you're in a band that wants to cover Queen's music, the site even offers chords for some songs. Check out the bass tabs for A Kind of Magic and Breakthru among others.
• QueenSongs.info: Here's a nice little treasure trove of Queen songs tabbed for bass and guitar. Chords are also offered for many songs, and even some vocal arrangements. The tabs are sorted according to album, and the site is easy to navigate. There's not much more you can ask for.
• TotalBass.com: The pickings here are a bit slim, but there are some free bass tabs offered for Queen songs like Bicycle Race and Jealousy plus a few more.

As with any tablature, realize that you may still need to make some adjustments of your own to get those bass lines just right. Use these tabs as a guide, try playing them along with the recordings and soon you'll have your song down pat.