God Save The Queen — Sex Pistols — Bass cover with tabs (4k)

"God Save The Queen" is a song by Sex Pistols from their 1977 album "Never Mind The Bollocks, Here&The Sex Pistols". The song was released during Queen Elizabeth II&Silver Jubilee on 27 May 1977, and was regarded by many of the general public as an assault on Queen Elizabeth II and the monarchy. The song&title is taken directly from the national anthem of the United Kingdom of the same name. At the time, it was highly controversial for its equation of the queen with a "fascist regime" and for the lyric "there is no future in England&dreaming". According to Glen Matlock, who had co-written the song — although he was no longer a member of the band by the time it was released — the bass was inspired by The Move&"Fire Brigade". Although many believe it was created because of the Silver Jubilee, the band have denied it, with Paul Cook saying that "it wasn&written specifically for the Queen&Jubilee. We weren&aware of it at the time. It wasn&a contrived effort to go out and shock everyone." Johnny Rotten has explained the lyrics as follows: "You don&write &Save the Queen&because you hate the English race. You write a song like that because you love them, and you&fed up with them being mistreated." He intended to evoke sympathy for the English working class and a general resentment towards the monarchy. On 7 June 1977 — the Jubilee holiday itself — the band attempted to play the song from a boat named the Queen Elizabeth on the River Thames, near the Palace of Westminster. After...