Queens Of The Stone Age
Queens Of The Stone Age - A Song For The Dead guitar tab
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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:
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-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)---
15\3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-------
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------(3)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)----
3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--------
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repeat 8 times
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------(3)-------(3)---(3)-------(3)---(3)--
3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-----3-3-3-----3------
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----(3)---(3)-----(3)---(3)-------(3)---(3)
3-3-----3-----3-3-----3-----3-3-3-----3----
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------(3)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)----
3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--------
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repeat 2 times
then the backup guitar goes:
C5
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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---
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for 8 times
while the lead goes:
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------(3)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)----
3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--------
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for 8 times too
and then the backup goes:
C5
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5-------5-------5-------5-------
5-------5-------5-------5-------
3-------3-------3-------3-------
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1st VERSE:
C5 C#5 C5
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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-----------
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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
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--------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-
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repeat 4 times
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2nd VERSE:
C5 C#5 C5
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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-----------
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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-
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--6---------6-----6-----6-
8---6-8-6-8---6-8---6-8---
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----6-----6-----6---------6---
6-8---6-8---6-8---6-8-6-8---8-
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6~8~6-4-6-6^8-4~6~4-
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-------8----11-12-13-13^15-11----11-13^15-11----11----
4---8---9~8-------------------13-------------13----13-
--5--5------------------------------------------------
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11--------------------------------------------
---13~11----------11-----11----------------10-
---------12~10~12-----12----12-10-12-10~12----
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----------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--------
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6^8-4-3--3-4-3--3~4~3--3--------5-------
---------------------5--5-3-5-3---3\5-5-
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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-
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i'm not sure about the last two seconds but somthing like this:
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--6---/---/---/-----/13----13-
5---5---/---/---/12-----12----
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3rd VERSE:
C5 C#5 C5
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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-----------
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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:
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------(3)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)----
3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--------
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repeat 12 times
then pause and repeat another 12 times
and then play:
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----(3)-(3)(3)---(3)-(3)(3)---(3)-(3)(3)---(3)-(3)(3)-
3-3------------3------------3------------3------------
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--(3)-(3)(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)-
3------------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----
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C5
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--(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---
3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----5-
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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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Copyrights:
Author: Josh Homme, Mark Lanegan, Nick Oliveri
Composer: ?
Publisher: Westwood One
Details:
Released in: 2010
Language: English
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- Country: United States
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