Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky-Korsakov
Transcribed Mitch
Mitch says:
The song is continuous; the spaces are for better overview,
and have nothing to do with timing. Also, this song is best
performed by tapping or tremelo picking/alternate picking.
INTRO
e|-12-11-10-9--10-9-8-7--8-7-6-5-----------------------------------------------------------|
h|-------------------------------9-8-7-6---------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------9-8-7-6--7-6-5-4--5-4-3-2-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------6-5-4-3-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------7-6-5-4-5-4-3-2-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
h|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-6-5-4--5-4-3-2--7-6-5-4------------------4-5-6----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------8-7-6-5-4-5-6-7-8----------------------------------------------|
MAIN THEME I (Am)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
h|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-6-5-4----8-7-6-7-6-5-4----4-5-6-7-6-5-4---8-7-6-7-6-5-4---4-5-6-----------------------|
E|---------8----------------8----------------8---------------8-----------------------------|
MAIN THEM II (Am)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
h|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------4-5-6---------------------|
A|-7-6-5-4-5-4-------4-5-6-7-8-7-6---7-6-5-4-5-4-------4-5-6-7-8---------------------------|
E|-------------8-7-8-----------------------------8-7-8-------------------------------------|
MAIN THEME I (Dm)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
h|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-6-5-4----8-7-6-7-6-5-4----4-5-6-7-6-5-4---8-7-6-7-6-5-4---4-5-6-----------------------|
A|---------8----------------8----------------8---------------8-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
MAIN THEME II (Dm)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
h|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-6-5-4-5-4-------4-5-6-7-8-7-6---7-6-5-4-5-4-------4-5-6-7-8-7-------------------------|
A|-------------8-7-8-----------------------------8-7-8-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
h|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------5h6h7r6r5-6h7h8r7r6---------(6h7)(6h8)-6-7-8-7-6-7-8---|
D|(6h7)(6h8)(6h7)(6h8)-6-7-8-7-6-7-8-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------(4h5)(4h6)--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Repeat a few times)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
h|-6h7h8r7r6h7h8---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------7-6-5-4---8-7-6-5-4-5-------4-5-6-7-6-7-8---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------8-------------8-7-8-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
h|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--9-8-7-6--7-6-5-4--5-4-3-2--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------6-5-4-3-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------(7h8r7r6h7)---7-6-5-4--5-4-3-2--3-2-1-0-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------4-3-2-1-0--|
(Repeat a few times)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
h|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------2-3-4-5--6-7-8------------|
D|-----------------------------------0-1-2-3-4-5-6-5-4-3-2-4-5-6---------------------------|
A|-------------------------0-1-2-3-4-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-(1h2r1r0h1)---0-1-2-3-4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(Repeat a few times)
MAIN THEME I (Am)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
h|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-9-8-7-6----10-9-8-9-8-7-6----6-7-8----9-8-7-6----10-9-8-9-8-7-6----6-7-8----------------|
D|---------10----------------10------------------10----------------10----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
MAIN THEME II (Am)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
h|-------------------------------------------------------------------7-8-9-----------------|
g|-9-8-7-6-7-6---------6-7-8-9-10-9-8----9-8-7-6-7-6---------6-7-8-9-----------------------|
D|-------------10-9-10-------------------------------10-9-10-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
MAIN THEME I (Dm)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
h|-10-9-8-7-----11-10-9-10-9-8-7----7-8-9----10-9-8-7-----11-10-9-10-9-8-7-----------------|
g|----------10-------------------10-------------------10-------------------10--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
MAIN THEME II (Dm)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------9-10-11------|
h|-10-9-8-7-8-7---------7-8-9-10-11-10-9----10-9-8-7-8-7----------9-10-11-12---------------|
g|--------------10-9-10----------------------------------10-9-10---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
MAIN THEME I (Am)
e|-12-11-10-9----13-12-11-12-11-10-9----9-10-11-12-----------------------------------------|
h|------------13---------------------13----------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
OUTRO
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
h|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------6-7-8-9--10-9-8-9-10-9-8-9---------------|
D|-------9-10-11-12-11-10-9--10-9-8-7--6-7-8-9-10------------------------------------------|
A|-12-13-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
h|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------6-7-8-9--10-9-8-9-10-11-12-13------------|
D|-------9-10-11-12-11-10-9--10-9-8-7--6-7-8-9-10------------------------------------------|
A|-12-13-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
h|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-14-13-12-11--12-11-10-9--10-9-8-7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------11-10-9-8---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------12-11-10-9--10-9-8-7--8-7-6-5--6-5-4-3------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
h|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------3-4-5-6-------------------|
A|------------------------------------3-4-5-6-7--8-7-6-7-8-7-6-7---------------------------|
E|-5-6-5-4-5-6-5-4-5-6-5-4-5--4-5-6-7------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------17-------|
h|----------------------------------------------------------------------------17-----------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------5-6-7-8-9---s14--------------|
D|-7-6-5-4--------------------------------------------6-7-8-9------------------------------|
A|---------7-6-5-4---------------------------7-8-9-10--------------------------------7-----|
E|------------------7-6-5-4-5-6-7--8-9-10-11---------------------------------------------5-|
Notation Legend:
h=hammer
r=release (pull off)
s=slide
b=bend
bs=bend and slide
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