------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The lost art of keeping asecret (x02210@1)- Queens of the stone age ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: kraka Email: Tuning: C,F,Bb,Eb,G,c notes: It's a standard tuning 2 whole tones down in C. the palm muting in the verses is just something you'll have to listen for to get the staccato right. Verse nb. play riff every second time x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x c |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------------------------| Bb|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7^8-7p5--------| F |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7---------7------| C |------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5----------------| Chorus Fig 1. c |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7----------| F |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7----------| C |------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5----------| Chorus Fig2. c |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3------------| F |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3------------| C |------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1------------| 1st Chorus = Fig 1. x 2 2nd Chorus = Fig 1. x 2, Fig 2. X 1, Fig 1. x 1. 3rd Chorus = Fig 1. x 2, Fig 2. x 2. Bridge play twice. "I think the art is gone........ c |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10--10--10--10--10--10--10---------------| F |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10--10--10--10--10--10--10---------------| C |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8---8---8---8---8---8---8----------------| #single beat rest c |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------| Bb|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------------------------------------| F |--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------| C |--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--------------------------------------------| solo n.b. This is from my head so it's most proabably inaccurate c |--12-----15-----12------------12-----15-----12-----------------------------| G |--15^17--17^19--15^17--12-----15^17--17^19--15^17--12----------------------| Eb|-----------------------14^16-----------------------14^16-------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| c |--12-----15-----17-----17--------------------------------------------------| G |--15^17--17^19--20^22--20^22-----------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | / slide up | slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================