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---
--------------------------------
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-----------
---------------------------------------
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
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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-----------
---------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
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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-
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------

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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------------------------------
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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-----------
---------------------------------------
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-
------------------------------------------------------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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