Flash (aka Flash's theme)

Words and music by Brian May

Transcribed by Philipp

Some information first:

John plays a Fender precision bass on this song. While looking at the video, you can see his bass - and how he's playing the song - very well (look at the staccato he's doing with the left hand)

Here is the score of the song:

  • Voice1:(freddie)
  • Voice2:(brian)
  • Backing vocals
  • Film dialogues
  • Guitar choir containing up to eight guitars
  • Keyboard1(playing sound effects like siren or rockets)
  • Keyboard2:sound effects(rockets and laser guns)
  • Keyboard3:swell pad sound
  • Keyboard4:playing extreme low piano pitches(these tones,that are too low for a regular piano)
  • Piano
  • BASS!!!
  • timpani
  • drums

    Here's the line,john plays very often:(RIFF 1) 

    4/4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
    ----------------
    ----------------
    0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
    ----------------
    . . . . . . . . (. means:staccato)

  
THE key is Am,the tempo is:107

LET's GO

start with Riff 1 six times...
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +                     1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
----------------|                   ----------------|
----------------|                   ----------------|
5-----4-5---2---|Riff 1 four times..5-----4---5---2-|Riff 1 seven1/2 times....
----------------|                   ----------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +                      1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  (2/4)1 + 2 + 
----------------|                    ----------------|     --------|
----------------|                    ----------------|     --------|
5-----4-5---2---|Riff 1 four times...5-----4---5---4-|     5---2---|
----------------|                    ----------------|     --------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|3-3-4-4-5-5-6-6-|
3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
. . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  
 
Riff 1 eleven times..

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +                   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 2/4 1 + 2 + 
----------------|                 ----------------|   --------|
----------------|                 ----------------|   --------|
5-----4---5---2-|Riff 1 four times5-----4---5---4-|   5---2---|
----------------|                 ----------------|   --------|

TEMPO:72
1:46
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
------------12--|------------12--|--14----------14|----------------|
10--------------|1010---9--------|----12----------|12------11------|
--------14------|--------10------|------12--12----|----------------|
----------------|----------------|10------9-------|----------------|
                                    . . .                           
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1  +  2  +  3   +  4   +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   
----------------|----------------|--------14---------12--12--|----------------
----------------|----------------|----------14---------12--12|----------------
8-------7-------|----------------|0-----------10-------------|8---------------
----------------|1---2---3---4---|---------------------------|----------------

Wait a while(fermate)
Then play riff 1 till fade(back in tempo:107)


THAT'S IT!!!