#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# A SONG FOR THE DEAD (Bassline) As recorded by Queens of the Stone Age (From the 2002 Album SONGS FOR THE DEAF) Transcribed by GasPanic Music by Queens of the Stone Age Gtr I (C F Bb Eb) - 'Untitled' Intro Q=206 4/4 Gtr I Wx33 H. Q |-------------|--------------| |-------------|--------------| |-------------|--------------| |-------------|---------12S==| Q=211 4/4 E E E E E E Q E E E Q E Q E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-12S=|=0-0-0-0--0-12S=|=0-0-12S=0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--| E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-12S=0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |-0-0-12S=0-0-0-0-|-10s12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||--0-0-12S=0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-12S=0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|| H H H H |-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------| |-0----0----|-0----0----| Pre-Verse Q=106 E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------| E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------| E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------| E E E. S E E Q E E Q E Q. a |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|------------10s12s==2-| |----------------------|----------------------| |-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12\------------| Verse ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ E E Q E E Q E E Q H E E Q E E Q E E Q a H |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-0-0-12b13-------|-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-0-0-12s=0------| ~~ ~~ ~~ E E Q E E Q E E Q H E E Q E E Q E E Q H |------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------| |------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------| |------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------| |-12-12----0-0-15--|-0-0-12-------|-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-0-0-12-------| ~~ ~~ E E Q E E Q E E +Q a H |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-12-12-(12)s=0------| ~~ ~~ E E Q E E Q E E Q S S S S S E. |-----------------|----------------------------| |-----------------|--------------14-12---------| |-----------------|--------12----------14------| |-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-0-0-------12----------15---| ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ E E Q E E Q E E Q a H E E Q E E Q E E E H E |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-12-12-12s=0------|-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-0-0-12---------| Chorus ~~~ E Q. E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||-----------------|---------------------------------------------------|| ||o----------------|--------------------------------------------------o|| ||o------------14S=|=10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13--o|| ||--0-0----0-0-----|---------------------------------------------------|| E E a E E E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-----7s14-17-14-14-9--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-| |-0-0------------------|-------------------------------------------------| ~~~ E Q. E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------|-------------------------------------------------| |----------------|-------------------------------------------------| |------------14S=|=10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-| |-0-0----0-0-----|-------------------------------------------------| Pre-Verse II Q=104 ~~ E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E |------------------|----------------19----| |------------------|-------------18----18-| |------------------|----------------------| |-12-12----0-0-14--|-12-12-12s=0----------| Verse II ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ E E Q E E Q E E Q a H E E Q E E Q E E +Q a H |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-0-0-12s=0------|-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-12-12-(12)s=0------| ~~ E E Q E E Q E E Q a H |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| |-12-12----0-0-14--|-0-0-12s=0------| ~~ E E Q E E Q E E Q a S S S S S E. |------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------|------------------------19-17--| |------------------|-------------------------------| |-12-12----0-0-14--|-12-12-12s=0-19-0-17-19--------| Chorus II ~~~ E E Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------14S=|=10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-| |-0-0-12--0-0-----|-------------------------------------------------| ~~~ E E Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |--------------14S=|=10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-| |-0-0-0--12-12-----|-------------------------------------------------| E E a E E E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-----7s14-17-14-14-9--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-| |-0-0------------------|-------------------------------------------------| ~~~~ E E Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-----/14------/14S=|=10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-| |-0-0------0-0------|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar Solo Q=106 E H.. E H.. E H.. E E Q. E S E. |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------| |-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-0------0-/10-5--| Q=110 E E E. S E E S E S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-7-5---------5-7---5-7-5---5-| |-/12-12-10--0-/13-13-13-13-0-|-----7-6-5-7-----7-------7---| E E E. S E E S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S E |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------5-7---5-7-9-7-5--| |-----------------------------|-7-6-5---5-7-----7------------| |-/12-12-10--0-/13-13-13-13-0-|-------7----------------------| E E E. S E S E S E S S S E E S a S S S E E S |------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------|-7-6-5-----5-5s7-7-7-5---5-| |-/12-12-10--0-/13-13-13-13-13-|-------7-5-------------7---| E E E. S E E S E S S S S E S E E E E S. T |-----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----12-12----12-12-12---------------| |-----------------------------|-----------14----------12-10-12p10---| |-/12-12-10--0-/13-13-13-13-0-|-/10---------------------------------| E E E. S E E S E S E S E E. S S S S S S E |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------7-9-7-7-| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-/12-12-10--0-/13-13-13-13-0-|-/10-10-7-10--10s12-7---------| E E E. S E E S E S S S S E E E E S E E |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----12-12------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------14-12-10-12-10---------| |-/12-12-10--0-/13-13-13-13-0-|-/12----------------------12-10---| E E E. S E E S E S S S S E E. S S S E S E |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------12-10----10-12-| |-/12-12-10--0-/13-13-13-13-0-|-12-10-10-7-10--12-------12-------| E E E. S E E S E S S S S E E. S S S E S E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------12-----| |-----------------------------|-------------------12-10-------10--| |-/12-12-10--0-/13-13-13-13-0-|-12-10-10-7-10--12-------12--------| Pre-Verse III ~~~ ~~ E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H |------------------------|------------------| |-------14-----------15--|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |-12-12-----10-13-13-----|-12-12-12s=0------| ~~~ ~~ E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H |------------------------|------------------| |-------14-----------15--|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |-12-12-----10-13-13-----|-12-12-12s=0------| E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------| E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H |----------------------|------------------|| |----------------------|------------------|| |----------------------|------------------|| |-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------|| 5/4 W W |------------|------|| |------------|------|| |------------|------|| |------------|------|| Verse III 4/4 E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------| ~~ E E E. S E E Q E E Q E E +Q a |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------15--|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-12-12----10-13-13-----|-12-12-12s=0s13-(13)s=0--| E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------| E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------| Chorus III ~~ ~~~ E E Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||------------------|---------------------------------------------------|| ||o-----------------|--------------------------------------------------o|| ||o-----19------18S=|=10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13--o|| ||--0-0-----0-0-----|---------------------------------------------------|| E E a E E E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-----7s14-17-14-14-9--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-| |-0-0------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E E a E E E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-----7s14-17-14-17-20--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-| |-0-0-------------------|-------------------------------------------------| Breakdown W W a |-----------|-------------| |-----------|-------------| |-----------|-------------| |-12s=======|=0s=======12-| Outro Q=216 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q 6x ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|| Q H. W W W |------------|----------|----------|------| |------------|----------|----------|------| |------------|----------|----------|------| |-0----------|----------|----------|------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q 8x H H |-----------------|-----------------||-----------*| |-----------------|----------------o||-----------*| |-----------------|----------------o||-----------*| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||-0---------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths