Queens of the Stone Age - The Sky is Falling from the album: Songs for the Deaf ************************** * ^ - strech * * - slide down * * / - slide up * * ~ - hammer onpull off * ************************** the song goes in the following order: -intro -1st verse -chorus -intro -2nd verse -chorus -solo -chorus -chorus ______________________________________ | 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: -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- 8-10--------------------8-10---------- -----10-11-10-11~10~8--------10-11-10- -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- 8-10-------------8---------8-8/10-10/11- -----10-11-10-11---11~10~8-------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- *first time played play wtice second time play once ____________________ 1st Verse one guitar playes } ---------------------------------------------- } ---------------------------------------------- } ---------------------------------------------- } ---------------------------------------------- } ---------------------------------------------- } 6-4-6-4-6---6-4-6-4-6---6-4-6-4-6---6-4-6-4-6- } } while the other one goes } Bb5 } ---------------------------------------------- }play the ---------------------------------------------- }whole thing ---------------------------------------------- }six times 8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8- } 8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8- } 6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6- } } } } and then: } ---------------------------------------------------- } ---------------------------------------------------- } 5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-5- } 5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-5- } 3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-8--8--8--8--8--8--4-4-4-4-3- } ---------------------------------------------------- } and then: Eb5 ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- ------------------------------------------------ C#5 F#5 ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10- 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10- 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- ------------------------------------------------------------ Eb5 ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- ------------------------------------------------ C#5 F#5 ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10- 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10- 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- ------------------------------------------------------------ ____________________ chorus: one guitar playes: } ---------------------------------------------- } ---------------------------------------------- } ---------------------------------------------- } ---------------------------------------------- } ---------------------------------------------- } 6-4-6-8-6---6-4-6-8-6---6-4-6-8-6---6-4-6-8-6- } } ---------------------------------------------- } ---------------------------------------------- } ---------------------------------------------- } ---------------------------------------------- } ---------------------------------------------- } 6-4-6-8-6---6-4-6-8-6---6-4-6-8-6---6-4-6-8-6- } }play the while the other goes }whole thing Bb5 }4 times ---------------------------------------------- } ---------------------------------------------- } ---------------------------------------------- } 8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8- } 8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8- } 6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6- } } Ab5 } ---------------------------------------------- } ---------------------------------------------- } ---------------------------------------------- } 6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6- } 6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6- } 4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4- } ____________________ 2nd VERSE one guitar playes } ---------------------------------------------- } ---------------------------------------------- } ---------------------------------------------- } ---------------------------------------------- } ---------------------------------------------- } 6-4-6-4-6---6-4-6-4-6---6-4-6-4-6---6-4-6-4-6- } } while the other one goes } Bb5 } ---------------------------------------------- }play the ---------------------------------------------- }whole thing ---------------------------------------------- }six times 8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8- } 8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8- } 6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6- } } } } and then: } ---------------------------------------------------- } ---------------------------------------------------- } 5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-5- } 5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-5- } 3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-8--8--8--8--8--8--4-4-4-4-3- } ---------------------------------------------------- } and then: Eb5 ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- ------------------------------------------------ C#5 F5 ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10- 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10- 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- ------------------------------------------------------------ Eb5 ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- ------------------------------------------------ C#5 B5 ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- ------------------------------------------------ F5 F#5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------------------- 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11- 8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eb5 ------------------------ ------------------------ 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- ------------------------ F5 F#5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------------------- 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11- 8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eb5 ------------------------ ------------------------ 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- ------------------------ F5 F#5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------------------- 10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11- 8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eb5 ------------------------ ------------------------ 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- 8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8- 6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6- ------------------------ Eb5 F5 Eb5 F5 Eb5 F5 Eb5 F5 ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- --8/10-10-10---8/10-10-10---8/10-10-10---8/10-10-10- --8/10-10-10---8/10-10-10---8/10-10-10---8/10-10-10- --6/8--8--8----6/8--8--8----6/8--8--8----6/8--8--8-- ---------------------------------------------------- ____________________ SOLO: ------------------------------------------ -----------------------------9------------ 8--10-11-8--11-10~11-8~10~11----11~10~8-7- ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------11~9---------------------- ----------9-9-11-------11------------------- 7-8-10~11-----------------10--10~11~10-8~10- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------9--11-------------------11--9----9-11---- 8~10~11--------11~10~8--8~10~11-------11------10- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------9- 10~11~10-8~10--10-8--8-10--10-11--11--- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------10- 9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11---- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- _____________________________________________________________________________________ Queens of the Stone Age The Sky is Falling Songs for the Deaf ***Tabbed by Daniel Shemer (dsh)*** _____________________________________________________________________________________