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Song For The Dead - Queens of the Stone Age
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Tabbed by: millarso (Jake Miller)
E-mail: millarso2.0@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard C
Guitar 1: Left Channel
Guitar 2: Right Channel
INTRO
Guitar 1
C |-------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|
C |-12\-0---<5>-0-0---<5>-0-0-0-<5>-0-0-|
C |---------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|x8
F |---------------------------------------|
C |-<5>-0-0---<5>-0-0---<5>-0-0-0-<5>-0-0-|
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-<5>-0-0---<5>-0-0---<5>-0-<5>-0-0-0-<5>-0-<5>-0-0-0-<5>-0-<5>-0-0-0-<5>-0-<5>-0-0-0-|
C |---------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|x2
F |---------------------------------------|
C |-<5>-0-0---<5>-0-0---<5>-0-0-0-<5>-0-0-|
RIFF 1
Both Guitars
C |---------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|x8
F |---------------------------------------|
C |-<5>-0-0---<5>-0-0---<5>-0-0-0-<5>-0-0-|
Transition
C |----------------------|
G |----------------------|
Eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
F |------2---2---2---2---|
C |-<5>--0---0---0---0---|
RIFF 2
Guitar 1
C |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~---/16--12~------15~-----16~-----15~--------------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~-----------------14~-----15~-----14~--------------|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~-----------------13~-----14~-----13~--------------|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0------------------|
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Guitar 2
C |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------/15--------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~-----------------15~-----16~-----15~---/16--12~---|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~-----------------14~-----15~-----14~--------------|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~-----------------13~-----14~-----13~--------------|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0------------------|
Guitar 1
C |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~-----------------------15~-----16~-----15~------------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~-------12--14p12-------14~-----15~-----14~------------|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~--12h14--14-----14-----13~-----14~-----13~------------|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0----------------|
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Guitar 2
C |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~-----------------------15~-----16~-----15~------------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~-----------------------14~-----15~-----14~------------|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~-----------------------13~-----14~-----13~--/7/14/17~-|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0----------------|
VERSE 1
Guitar 1
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~-----------------15~-----16~-----15~-------------------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~-----------------14~-----15~-----14~-------12--14p12---|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~-----------------13~-----14~-----13~--12h14--14-----14-|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------------|
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Guitar 2
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~---/16--12~------15~-----16~-----15~-------------------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~-----------------14~-----15~-----14~-------------------|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~-----------------13~-----14~-----13~-------------------|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------------|
Guitar 1
C |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------------15p14p12---------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~-------------------15~-----16~-----15~----------13-------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~-------------------14~-----15~-----14~--------------12/9-|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~-------------------13~-----14~-----13~-------------------|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------------|
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Guitar 2
C |-----------------------------------15--------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------12----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~---15b15.5---------15~-----16~-----15~-------------------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~-------------------14~-----15~-----14~-------------------|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~-------------------13~-----14~-----13~-------------------|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------------|
Guitar 1
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------------------------15-12----12--------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~--------13-15-13-15b16------15~-----16~-----15~-------14----15-12~-|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~----------------------------14~-----15~-----14~--------------------|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~--14-17---------------------13~-----14~-----13~--------------------|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0----------------------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0------------------------|
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Guitar 2
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~----------------------------15~-----16~-----15~--------------------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~----------------------------14~-----15~-----14~--------------------|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~----------------------------13~-----14~-----13~--------------------|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0----------------------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0------------------------|
Guitar 1
C |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~-----------------------15~-----16~-----15~--------------------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~-----------------------14~-----15~-----14~--------------------|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~--14-17----------------13~-----14~-----13~--------------------|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0------------------------|
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Guitar 2
C |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~-----------------------15~-----16~-----15~--------------------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~-----------------------14~-----15~-----14~--------------------|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~-----------------------13~-----14~-----13~---14(slow bend)17--|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0------/7-/10-/12-/15---0-0-----0-0-----0-0------------------------|
CHORUS
Guitar 1
C |------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-|x4
F |-----13~-----14~--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-|
C |-0-0-----0-0------------------------------10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-|
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Guitar 2 (Slide Guitar, slow, lazy slides)
C |-19------------19\17----------------------17/22---------------22\-|
G |------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|x4
F |------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
C |--------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~--------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~--------|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~--------|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0------------|
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Guitar 2
C |--------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~--------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~--------|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~--------|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0------10b12-|
VERSE 2
Guitar 1
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------/17-------14b15-|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~---------------15~-----16~-----15~-------15----------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~---------------14~-----15~-----14~----------14-------|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~---------------13~-----14~-----13~-------------------|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0---------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------------|
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Guitar 2
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~--/16-12~------15~-----16~-----15~-------------------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~---------------14~-----15~-----14~-------------------|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~---------------13~-----14~-----13~-------------------|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0---------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/q/queens-of-the-stone-age/367086.html ]
Guitar 1
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~-----------------------15~-----16~-----15~-------------------------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~-----------------------14~-----15~-----14~-------------------------|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~-----------------------13~-----14~-----13~-------------------------|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------------------|
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Guitar 2
C |-------------------------19----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------------------17----17-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~-------16----14b16-----15~-----16~-----15~-16----15-16-15----------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~-----------------------14~-----15~-----14~----14----------17-14----|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~-----------------------13~-----14~-----13~----------------------17-|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------------------|
REPEAT CHORUS
SOLO 1 (Solos trade off between guitars)
Guitar 1
C |-12------------12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-15b17-r16-----15b17-17-17-17-17-17b15---15-15--12h15------------15------15-------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------14h16-14h16---14h16---14h16-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-15------15------15------15-----------15-------------------------------|
Eb|---14h16---14h16---14h16---14h16-14h16--16-16-14-12h14-14b16-12h14-12~-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (small sweeps)
C |-----------15------------------15--------151515151515-17b18.5-15----15-17b19--15----15----|
G |-17----------17------17----------17------------------------------17--------------17----17-|
Eb|---16----------16~-----16----------16~----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----14~-----------------14~--------------------------------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |--15h12--12-----------------------------------|
G |-------15---15-15---12-15p14p12-14p12-----14~-|
Eb|-------------------------------------14-12----|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------------------|
C |----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
C |----------------------------|
G |----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
Bb|---------------5b-----------|
F |-7---5---7-5-7------7---5-7-|
C |----------------------------|
Guitar 1
C |------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------5p0---------5p0-7b9-5--5p0---------5p0-7b9-5-|
F |-5p0-7p0-----7p0-5p0----------------7p0-5p0-----------|
C |------------------------------------------------------|
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Guitar 2 (Octave up from Guitar 1)
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------12p0---------12p0-14b16-12--12p0---------12p0-14b16-12-|
Bb|-12p0-14p0----14p0-12p0-------------------14p0-12p0--------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
C |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------0-|
Eb|-/12-16-12-11---11h12-11~---11h12p11p9---9----9------7/9-9-|
Bb|--------------------------------------12---12---12~--------|
F |-----------------------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------------------|
C |-------0-----------0-0-----0-0--------------------------------------------------------|
G |-13p12-0--10~---0-12-0-----0-0-7h8---7h8----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------9------7/9---------9-----9-9/11-9p7-9-9-9h11-9-9-11-9-11-12-9-11-12-9-|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Quickly pick up the speed of the pulloffs and hammer-ons below
until it sounds like a garbled mess by the end
C |-------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-0-12p9p0-15p12p0-17p15p0-19p16p0-19p16p0-19p16p0-19p16p0...-|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------------------------------------|
TRANSITION
Guitar 1
C |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~---------------15~-----16~-----15~--------------------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~---------------14~-----15~-----14~--------------------|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~---------------13~-----14~-----13~--------------------|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------10\-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0------------------------|
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Guitar 1
C |------------------------------------------------------------------15----------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------------14-12-15-|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~---------------15~-----16~-----15~--------------------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~---------------14~-----15~-----14~--12-14-------------|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~---------------13~-----14~-----13~--------------------|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0---------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0------------------------|
Guitar 1
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~--------------15~-----16~-----15~----------------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~--------------14~-----15~-----14~---(drum-fill)--|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~--------------13~-----14~-----13~----------------|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------9b-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------------------|
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Guitar 1
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~--------------15~-----16~-----15~----------------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~--------------14~-----15~-----14~---(drum-fill)--|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~--------------13~-----14~-----13~----------------|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------------------|
VERSE 3
Guitar 1
C |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------17b18r17-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~--19b20---------15~-----16~-----15~----------------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~----------------14~-----15~-----14~--(bass-slide)--|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~----------------13~-----14~-----13~----------------|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0----------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------------------|
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Guitar 2
C |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~----------------15~-----16~-----15~----------------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~----------------14~-----15~-----14~--(bass-slide)--|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~----------------13~-----14~-----13~----------------|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0----------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------------------|
Guitar 1
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~---------------------------------------15~-----16~-----15~---------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~---------------------------------------14~-----15~-----14~---------|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~---------------------------------------13~-----14~-----13~---------|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0---------------------------------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------------|
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Guitar 2
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------14h15p14p12-14p12p11-14p12p11-------------------------------------|
Eb|-----15~-----16~-----15~------------------------------12-------15~-----16~-----15~---------|
Bb|-----14~-----15~-----14~--------------------------------14-----14~-----15~-----14~---/14~--|
F |-----13~-----14~-----13~---------------------------------------13~-----14~-----13~---------|
C |-0-0-----0-0-----0-0---------------------------------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------------|
REPEAT CHORUS
NOTE: The transition from chorus to outro sounds to me like a slide guitar going down
then back up again. I'm not going to bother writing it out.
OUTRO 1
Both Guitars (Skip the first harmonic on first time through)
C |---------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|x12
F |---------------------------------------|
C |-<5>-0-0---<5>-0-0---<5>-0-0-0-<5>-0-0-|
OUTRO 2
C |---------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|x3
F |---------------------------------------|
C |-<5>-0-0---<5>-0-0---<5>-0-0-0-<5>-0-0-|
C |-------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------|
C |-<5>-0-0---<5>-0-0---<5>-0-0-0-<5>-0-<5>-0-|
C |---------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------|x8
F |---------------------------------------|
C |-<5>-0-0---<5>-0-0---<5>-0-0-0-<5>-0-0-|
C |---------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
F |---------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-0-0-<5>-0-<5>---0-0-<5>-0-<5>---0-0-<5>-0-<5>---0-0-<5>-0-<5>-|
C |----------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|x4
F |-1st-time-------------------------|
C |-(0-0)----<5>-0-<5>-0-<5>-0-<5>-0-|
C |---------------|
G |---------------|
Eb|---------------|
Bb|---------------|
F |-------------2-|
C |-<5>-0-<5>-0-0-|
Good song, but it gets a little confusing for a tabber (especially the solo).
This should come fairly close. It might be a tad difficult to know which
guitar is playing when.
If you have any recommendations, feel free to leave them in the comments
or my inbox.
Please rate & comment.
Thanks,
millarso
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| <> harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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