A Song For The Dead
TonsOfTabs [http://www.tonsoftabs.com] Queens of the Stone Age - A Song for the Dead from the album: Songs for the Deaf *************************** * () - harmony * * - slide down * * / - slide up * * ^ - strech * * ~ - hammer onpull 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: ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- -------(3)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)--- 153-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------(3)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)---- 3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-------- ------------------------------------------- repeat 8 times ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------(3)-------(3)---(3)-------(3)---(3)-- 3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-----3-3-3-----3------ ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ----(3)---(3)-----(3)---(3)-------(3)---(3) 3-3-----3-----3-3-----3-----3-3-3-----3---- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------(3)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)---- 3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-------- ------------------------------------------- repeat 2 times then the backup guitar goes: C5 -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 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: ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------(3)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)---- 3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-------- ------------------------------------------- for 8 times too and then the backup goes: C5 -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 5-------5-------5-------5------- 5-------5-------5-------5------- 3-------3-------3-------3------- -------------------------------- ____________________ 1st VERSE: C5 C#5 C5 --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- 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-------------- -------------- --- --- ------------------ -------------- --- --- ------------------ -------------- --- --- ____________________ 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 ____________________ 2nd VERSE: C5 C#5 C5 --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- 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- -------- ------------ --------------------- ----------------------- -------- ------------ --------------------- ----------------------- ____________________ 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------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ 11-------------------------------------------- ---13~11----------11-----11----------------10- ---------12~10~12-----12----12-10-12-10~12---- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----------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-------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- 6^8-4-3--3-4-3--3~4~3--3--------5------- ---------------------5--5-3-5-3---35-5- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: ------------------------------ --6---/---/---/-----/13----13- 5---5---/---/---/12-----12---- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ____________________ 3rd VERSE: C5 C#5 C5 --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- 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- --- --------- --- -------------------------- --- --------- --- -------------------------- --- ____________________ ENDING: after the last chorus hold the last C5 and press the stick, then release it and play: ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ------(3)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)---- 3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-------- ------------------------------------------- repeat 12 times then pause and repeat another 12 times and then play: ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ----(3)-(3)(3)---(3)-(3)(3)---(3)-(3)(3)---(3)-(3)(3)- 3-3------------3------------3------------3------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------- --(3)-(3)(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)- 3------------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3----- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- C5 -------------------------------------------------------- --(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)--- 3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----5- ------------------------------------------------------5- ------------------------------------------------------3- -------------------------------------------------------- _____________________________________________________________________________________ Queens of the Stone Age A Song for the Dead Songs for the Deaf ***tabbed by Daniel Shemer (dsh)*** _____________________________________________________________________________________
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