Queens of the Stone Age The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret Bass Tabs Tabbed by DRybes Tuning: Down 2 whole steps == C F Bb Eb == This is how it's played on the CD, and it's played with a pick. To get this tuning you can also tune a 5 string half a step up. / ... Slide Up p ... Pull Off ... Slide Down h ... Hammer On This is all my own work. Enjoy. Intro ----- Eb|-------------------|---------------7h9-|---------------7h9-|-------------------| Bb|-------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|--7-7-7-7-7-5-4----| F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7-|-------------------|-------------------|----------------5--| x2 C |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| Verse 1 ------- Eb|-------------------|---------------7h9-|------------7---9--|-------------------| Bb|-------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|-8-8-8-8-8----8----|--7-7-7-7-7-5-4----| F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7-|-------------------|-------------------|----------------5--| C |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| "I've..." "Blame..." Eb|-------------------|------------7---9--|---------------7h9-|---------/9-12-----| Bb|----------------5h7|-9-9-9-9-9----9----|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|-7-7-7-7-------9---| F |-7-7-7-7-7---5h7---|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| C |----------/7-------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------10| "You've..." "Hold..." Eb|-------------------|---------------7h9-|---------------7h9-|-------------------| Bb|-------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|--7-7-7-7-7-5-4----| F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7-|-------------------|-------------------|----------------5--| C |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| "Leap..." "Cut..." Chorus 1 -------- Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2 C |-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-| "Whatever..." "Don't..." Verse 2 ------- Eb|-------------------|---------------7h9-|---------------7h9-|-------------------| Bb|-------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|--7-7-7-7-7-5-4----| F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7-|-------------------|-------------------|----------------5--| x2 C |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| "Look..." "Canine..." "Out..." "I never..." Eb|-------------------|------------7---9--|---------------7h9-|-------------7---9-| Bb|-------------------|-9-9-9-9-9----9----|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|--7-7-7-7-/9---9---| F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7-|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| C |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| "Still..." "Promise..." Eb|-------------------|---------------7h9-|---------------7h9-|-------------------| Bb|-------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|--7-7-7-7-7-5-4----| F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7-|-------------------|-------------------|----------------5--| C |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| "We've..." "No one..." Chorus 2 -------- Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2 C |-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-| "Whatever..." "Don't..." Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------| F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-| C |-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-------------------------|-----------------| "Whatever..." "Don't..." Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| C |-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5---| "Whatever..." "Don't..." Bridge ------ Eb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| Bb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| F |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| C |--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| "I think..." "How..." Eb|-------------------|------------------------| Bb|-------------------|-/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| F |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/-|------------------------| C |-------------------|------------------------| Eb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| Bb|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| F |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| C |--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|--8-8-8-8----------| "You..." "I'm..." Solo ---- Eb|-------------------|---------------7h9-|------------7---9--|-------------------| Bb|-------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|-8-8-8-8-8----8----|--7-7-7-7-7-5-4----| F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7-|-------------------|-------------------|----------------5--| C |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| Eb|-------------------|------------7---9--|-------9---10---12-|---------/9-12-----| Bb|-------------------|-9-9-9-9-9----9----|-8-8-8---8----8----|-7-7-7-7-------9---| F |--7-7-7-7-7---5-7--|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| C |------------7------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------10| Chorus 3 -------- Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x2 C |-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-| "Whatever..." "Don't..." Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------| Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-----------------| F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-| x2 C |-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-------------------------|-----------------| "Whatever..." "Don't..." Outro ----- Eb|-------------------| Bb|------------5-7-9--| F |------7-----------| x4 C |--0----------------| Eb|--- Bb|------ End F |-7------- C |------------ -DRybes