Queens of the Stone Age The Sky Is Fallin` 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 its easier to tune a 5 string half a step up. p ... Pull Off b ... Bend / ... Slide Down h ... Hammer On r ... Release Bend This is all my own work. Enjoy. 6/8 Time Most of this song is played on the 12th fret or above, that`s why it sounds boomy at times. If you use standard tuning you can still play it easily by transposing Intro ----- Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| F |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------15--17/-| C |--15------------17--|-18-------17--------|-15----17-15-----17-|-18---17h18---------| Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| F |--------------------|-----------15-------|--------------------|------------15----15| C |-15----17-15-----17-|-18--17h18-----18p17|-15----17-15-----17-|-18---17h18---------| Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| F |--------------------|------------15--17--|--------------------|------------15---/--| C |-15----17-15-----17-|-18---17h18---------|-15----17-15-----17-|-18---17h18---------| Eb|--------------------|---------------15h17|--------------------|--------------------| Bb|--------------------|----------15-17-----|--------------------|--------------------| F |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| C |-15----17-15-----17-|-18--17h18----------|-15----17-15-----17-|-18-----------------| Verse 1 ------- Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------| Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------| F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|131313131313------------| x2 C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|------------131313131313| Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------| Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------| F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|131313131313------------| C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|------------131313131313| ¨The sky...¨ Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------| Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|-------------12------12-| F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|131313131313-----12-----| C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|------------------------| ¨It`s left...¨ Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------| Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------| F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|131313131313------------| x2 C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|------------131313131313| ¨Only...¨ ¨I paid...¨ Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| -| Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | F |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| | C |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | ¨For...¨ | ¨To...¨ |- x2 | Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | F |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-| | C |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| -| ¨Only...¨ ¨Of...¨ ¨Time...¨ Eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| F |-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-| C |-------------------------------------| Chorus 1 -------- Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|-13-13-13--13-13-13-|-13-13-13--13-13-13-| x2 C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|--------------------|--------------------| ¨Close...¨ Interlude --------- Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------17--15-----| Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------12h14h15---------17-| F |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-13-----------------------| C |-15----17-15-----17-|-18----17h18-20-----|-15----17-15----17--|--------------------------| Eb|--------------------|----------------------15-|--------------------|---------------------| Bb|--------------------|----------------15h17----|--------------------|---------------------| F |--------------------|----------15h17----------|--------------------|---------------------| C |-15----17-15-----17-|-18-15h17----------------|-15----17-15----17--|-18------------------| Verse 2 ------- Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------| Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------| F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|131313131313------------| C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|------------131313131313| Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------| Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|-------------12------12-| F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|131313131313-----12-----| C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|------------------------| Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------| Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------| F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313131313131313|1313--------1313--------| C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------------------|----13131313----13131313| ¨I wanted...¨ Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------| Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------| F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|131313131313131313131313| C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|------------------------| ¨It`s all...¨ Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------| Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------| F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|------------------------| C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|101013131313101013131313| ¨Only...¨ Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------| Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------| F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313131313131313|131313131313131313131313| C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------------------|------------------------| ¨Of wasted...¨ Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| F |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| C |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ¨For...¨ Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| F |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-| C |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ¨Only...¨ Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-| F |-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|-------------------------------------| C |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ¨To remind...¨ Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-------------------------------------| F |-------------------------------------|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-| C |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ¨Back to...¨ Eb|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| Bb|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------| F |----------------------|----------------------|-18-18--18--18-18--18-| x3 C |-15h17--17--15h17--17-|-17h18--18--17h18--18-|----------------------| ¨Drained...¨ Eb|----------------------| Bb|----------------------| F |----------------------| x2 C |-15h17--17--15h17--17-| ¨Drained...¨ ¨My...¨ Chorus 2 -------- Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -| Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | F |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | C |-15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-15---|-15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-15---| | | ¨Close...¨ |- x4 | Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | F |-13-13-13-13-13---13-13-13-13-13---|-13-13-13-13-13---13-13-13-13-13---| | C |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -| ¨Fallin`...¨ Guitar Solo ----------- Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| F |---------------h17--|---------17--15--17-|---------h17--------|--------------15-17-| C |-15-----------------|-15-----------------|-14-----------------|-14-----------------| Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|15h17---------------| F |--------------------|---------17--15--17-|---------15h17------|--------h17--15-----| C |-15-----------------|-15-----------------|-14-----------------|-----------------17-| Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| F |---------------h17--|--------h17--15-----|---------------h17--|--------------15-17-| C |-15-----------------|-15--------------17-|-14-----------------|-14-----------------| Eb|--------------------|--------------------| Bb|--------------------|---------------15h17| F |--------------------|-------15h17--------| C |-15-----------------|-15-----------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| F |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| C |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----------------| Chorus 3 -------- Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -| Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | F |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | C |-15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-15---|-15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-15---| | | ¨Close...¨ |- x2 | Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | F |-13-13-13-13-13---13-13-13-13-13---|-13-13-13-13-13---13-13-13-13-13---| | C |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -| ¨Fallin`...¨ Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -| Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | F |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | C |--3---3------3----3---3-------3----|--3---3------3----3---3-------3----| | | ¨Close...¨ |- x2 | Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | F |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | C |--6---6------6----6---6-------6----|--6---6------6----6---6-------6----| -| ¨Fallin`...¨ -DRybes