A Song for the Dead Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age - A Song for the Dead
from the album: Songs for the Deaf
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* () - harmony *
* \ - slide down *
* / - slide up *
* ^ - strech *
* ~ - hammer on\pull off *
* X - block *
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the song goes in this order:
-intro
-1st verse
-chorus
-2nd verse
-chorus
-solo
-3rd verse
-chorus
-ending
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| NOTE: Like all Q.O.T.S.A songs this |
| one too is tuned two tones down |
| (from C), However the tabs I write |
| are for more convenient use and |
| they are tuned regulary (from E) so |
| you won't have to retune your guitar |
| every time. |
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INTRO:
------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- -------(3)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)--- 15\3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------(3)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)---- 3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-------- -------------------------------------------
repeat 8 times
------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------(3)-------(3)---(3)-------(3)---(3)-- 3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-----3-3-3-----3------ ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----(3)---(3)-----(3)---(3)-------(3)---(3) 3-3-----3-----3-3-----3-----3-3-3-----3---- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------(3)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)---- 3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-------- -------------------------------------------
repeat 2 times
then the backup guitar goes:
[C5]
-------------------------------- -------------------------------- 5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--- 5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5--- 3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3--- --------------------------------
for 8 times
while the lead goes:
------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------(3)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)---- 3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-------- -------------------------------------------
for 8 times too
and then the backup goes:
[C5]
-------------------------------- -------------------------------- 5-------5-------5-------5------- 5-------5-------5-------5------- 3-------3-------3-------3------- --------------------------------
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1st VERSE:
[C5] [C#5] [C5]
--------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- 5p-5p-5---6p-6p-6p---5p-5p-5----------- 5p-5p-5---6p-6p-6p---5p-5p-5----------- 3p-3p-3---4p-4p-4p---3p-3p-3----------- ---------------------------------------
repeat 12 times
after every time there is a riff:
-------- -------- ----------------- ------ -------- 8------- ----------------- ------ 10^12-8- 10^12-8- ----------------- ------ -------- -------- -----8---10-8---- ----8- -------- -------- 8-10---8------10- 8-9--- -------- -------- ----------------- ------ -------- ----------------- ------11- --------------- -------- ----------------- --------- 11-8----------- 10^12-8- ----------------- 10^12---- -----8^10-8---- -------- -----8---10-8---- --------- ------------10- -------- 8-10---8------10- --------- --------------- -------- ----------------- --------- --------------- ------------------ -------------- --- --- ----------8----8-- 11-8----8----- --- --- -----8-10---10^12- -----10--10-8- --- --- 8/10-------------- -------------- --- --- ------------------ -------------- --- --- ------------------ -------------- --- ---
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CHORUS:
[C5] [C#5] [Eb5] [Bb5] [B5]
---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- --------5---------------6-------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4- --------5---------------6-------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4- --------3---------------4-------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2- ----------------------------------------------------------------
repeat 4 times
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2nd VERSE:
[C5] [C#5] [C5]
--------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- 5p-5p-5---6p-6p-6p---5p-5p-5----------- 5p-5p-5---6p-6p-6p---5p-5p-5----------- 3p-3p-3---4p-4p-4p---3p-3p-3----------- ---------------------------------------
repeat 5 times
after every time (exept for the 1st) there is a riff:
-------- 8----------- --------------------- ----------------------- -------- --9--------- 20-16---------------- 11-8----8-------------- 10^12-8- ----8-10^11- ------17-18^20------- -----10---10-8--------- -------- ------------ ---------------16^17- ---------------10-8-10- -------- ------------ --------------------- ----------------------- -------- ------------ --------------------- -----------------------
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SOLO:
------888-------------88888------ 11^13------^12----^13---------11- --------------------------------- --------------------------------- --------------------------------- --------------------------------- --6---------6-----6-----6- 8---6-8-6-8---6-8---6-8--- -------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------- ----6-----6-----6---------6--- 6-8---6-8---6-8---6-8-6-8---8- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ --------------------
6~8~6-4-6-6^8-4~6~4-
-------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------------------- -------8----11-12-13-13^15-11----11-13^15-11----11---- 4---8---9~8-------------------13-------------13----13- --5--5------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ 11-------------------------------------------- ---13~11----------11-----11----------------10- ---------12~10~12-----12----12-10-12-10~12---- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------1^2-------3~1--1-3~1--1-----3-3^4-1--1--1-----3-3^4-1- 3-3-1-3-3-----3-1-3----3------3--3-1-3----------3--3-1-3-------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- 6^8-4-3--3-4-3--3~4~3--3--------5------- ---------------------5--5-3-5-3---3\5-5- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ 9X-6--8X----8----------------------------------------------- ---------5/8--7-8-5-7-8-5-5~7~5-3/5--5~7-55~7-5~7~8-5~7~8~5- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------
i'm not sure about the last two seconds but somthing like this:
------------------------------ --6---/---/---/-----/13----13- 5---5---/---/---/12-----12---- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------
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3rd VERSE:
[C5] [C#5] [C5]
--------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- 5p-5p-5---6p-6p-6p---5p-5p-5----------- 5p-5p-5---6p-6p-6p---5p-5p-5----------- 3p-3p-3---4p-4p-4p---3p-3p-3----------- ---------------------------------------
repeat 4 times, pause and do another 4 times
after every time there is a riff:
--- -----11-8------------ --- --- --- ---8------8-11-11^13- --- --- --- --------------------- --- --- --- 10------------------- --- --- --- --------------------- --- --- --- --------------------- --- --- --------- --- -------------------------- --- 11^13^11- --- 10~11~10-8~10~8----------- --- --------- --- ----------------8~10~8---- --- --------- --- -----------------------10- --- --------- --- -------------------------- --- --------- --- -------------------------- ---
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ENDING:
after the last chorus hold the last C5 and press the stick,
then release it and play:
------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------(3)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)---- 3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-------- -------------------------------------------
repeat 12 times
then pause and repeat another 12 times
and then play:
------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ----(3)-(3)(3)---(3)-(3)(3)---(3)-(3)(3)---(3)-(3)(3)- 3-3------------3------------3------------3------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------- --(3)-(3)(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)- 3------------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3----- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------
[C5]
-------------------------------------------------------- --(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)--- 3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----5- ------------------------------------------------------5- ------------------------------------------------------3- --------------------------------------------------------
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Queens of the Stone Age
A Song for the Dead
Songs for the Deaf
***tabbed by Daniel Shemer (dsh)***
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