Queens of the Stone Age - A Song for the Dead from the album: Songs for the Deaf *************************** * () - harmony * * \ - slide down * * / - slide up * * ^ - strech * * ~ - hammer on\pull off * * X - block * *************************** the song goes in this order: -intro -1st verse -chorus -2nd verse -chorus -solo -3rd verse -chorus -ending ______________________________________ | 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. | |______________________________________| _____________________________________________________________________________________ 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:
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-------- 8------- ----------------- ------
10^12-8- 10^12-8- ----------------- ------
-------- -------- -----8---10-8---- ----8-
-------- -------- 8-10---8------10- 8-9---
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-------- ----------------- ------11- ---------------
-------- ----------------- --------- 11-8-----------
10^12-8- ----------------- 10^12---- -----8^10-8----
-------- -----8---10-8---- --------- ------------10-
-------- 8-10---8------10- --------- ---------------
-------- ----------------- --------- ---------------
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----------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 ____________________ 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-
-------- ------------ --------------------- -----------------------
-------- ------------ --------------------- -----------------------
____________________ SOLO:
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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-
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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-------
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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- --- ---
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--- 10------------------- --- ---
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11^13^11- --- 10~11~10-8~10~8----------- ---
--------- --- ----------------8~10~8---- ---
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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)*** _____________________________________________________________________________________
Source: http://www.xguitar.com/guitar-tabs/queens_of_the_stone_age/songs_for_the_deaf/a_song_for_the_dead.txt