Artist: Queens of the Stone Age
Song: The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
Album: Rated R
Bassist: Nick Oliveri
Tabbed by: LedZeplica

h = hammer on
/ = slide

Here's the intro/verse riff..
G|----------------------------------------------3h5--
D|--------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5------
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-1h3---------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------

G|---------------------3h5------------------------
D|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----3--3--3--3--3--1--0----
A|---------------------------------------------1--
E|------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------

There are a few variations in there that are easy enough that you can figure
them out..


Then this is the chorus..
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------
E|-------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--
B|-------------------------------------------------

G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------1--1--1--
B|-------------------------4--4--4--4--4-----------


Then play the verse riff again..
Then the chorus again..

Then play this for the third measure in that chorus (the part where he says
"whatever ya do.." in a different way than usual)..
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------
E|-------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--
B|-------------------------------------------------

G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--
E|-------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------

Then play the regular chorus riff once more..


Then this is the bridge..
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--
B|-------------------------------------------------

G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--
B|-------------------------------------------------

G|----------------------1/5-3h5-3h5-3h5-3h5-3h5-3h5--
D|---------------------------------------------------
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------

G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--
B|-------------------------------------------------

G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--
B|-------------------------------------------------

Then play the verse riff again..
Then the chorus (with the variation during the third and fourth measures)..


Then this is the outro..
G|--------------------
D|--------------------
A|-----3/-------------
E|--------------1--3--
B|-1---------4--------

Repeat that four times and then end on the low C..

Thats all..
Later.
ledzeplica@aol.com


Here's the version of the song for a 4-string, re-tabbed by Brian
Fragile015@yahoo.com. Just some of the notes are move up an octave.

Artist: Queens of the Stone Age
Song: The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
Album: Rated R
Bassist: Nick Oliveri
Tabbed by: LedZeplica Retabbed by fragile015@yahoo.com
for 4 string


h = hammer on
/ = slide




Here's the intro/verse riff..
G|----------------------------------------------3h5--
D|--------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5------
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-1h3---------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------


G|---------------------3h5------------------------
D|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----3--3--3--3--3--1--0----
A|---------------------------------------------1--
E|------------------------------------------------


There are a few variations in there that are easy
enough that you can figure
them out..


Then this is the chorus..
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------
E|-------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--


G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------6-6-6-6-6--------------
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------1--1--1--
B


Then play the verse riff again..
Then the chorus again..

Then play this for the third measure in that chorus
(the part where he says
"whatever ya do.." in a different way than usual)..
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------
E|-------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--


G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--
E|-------------------------------------------------


Then play the regular chorus riff once more..


Then this is the bridge..
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--


G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--


G|----------------------1/5-3h5-3h5-3h5-3h5-3h5-3h5--
D|---------------------------------------------------
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------


G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--


G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--


Then play the verse riff again..
Then the chorus (with the variation during the third
and fourth measures)..


Then this is the outro..
G|--------------------
D|--------------------
A|-----3/-----6--------
E|-8-------------1--3--


Repeat that four times and then end on the low C..

Thats all..
Later.
ledzeplica@aol.com