Queens of The Stone Age

Queens of The Stone Age - A Song For The Dead guitar tab

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

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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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