Flight Of The Bumblebee

Music:  Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Tabbed by: Valhalla

 

This is a great song for building chops with both hands.  That's why you see it transcribed in Guitar World and recommended/covered by so many Guitar Gods & Goddesses.  Valhalla has broken it down very well into learnabe sections.  Enjoy!

 

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-|

 

 




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