----------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU WOULD KNOW - Queens of the Stone Age ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Tommy B (VelvetEyes1986) Email: AmericanZero1986@aol.com Tuning: E A D G B E (QOTSA actually uses C F Bb Eb G C tuning, but most of us don't have our strings flapping around like that, so I tab for the majority.) *This is my first tab, feel free to add corrections... Riff 1 - Guitar 1 - Distortion w/Neck pickup 0:01 e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------8~~~--| A|-----8-----6--------| E|--6-----7-----------| Fills - Guitar 2 - Distortion 0:17 - Fill 1 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|--19b20---------19------19------17--20~~~--| A|--------------------17------18-------------| E|-------------------------------------------| (I tabbed it on those strings to match the tone of the song, but you may want to start on the 14th fret of the G string if it's easier. Also, fill 1 may not be 100% correct, but it sounds close enough) 0:33 - Fill 2 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|--13b15r13~~~------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| 0:40 - Fill 3 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|------19------17--20~~~--| A|--17------18-------------| E|-------------------------| 0:55 - Fill 4 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|------19--16--18--15~~~--| 8x A|--17---------------------| E|-------------------------| 1:11 - Fill 5 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|------19--16--18b20r18----17b19r17----18b20r18---| Long bends and releases A|--17---------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| ______________2x______________/ Random Background Bends - Mystery guitar e|-------| B|--10---| G|--13^--| D|-------|Bend over the B strings pitch A|-------| E|-------| Riff 2 - Guitar 1 1:28 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-----1--1-------3--3-----------------------------| A|--2--------2/4--------4-----3--3--------3--3-----| E|-------------------------4--------4--4--------4--| **Let all notes ring** Solo - Guitar 2 2:27 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------16------16--18--18b20------18------16--16~---------------------------| A|--17------17-----------------17------17-----------17--17~--15--17----------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------18--18--| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------16--18--18~--18b19-18b19r18| E|--18~--18--18--18--18--18--15--16--18~--18--18-----------------------------| After this point the guitar does very bluesy improv, just fudge it. Chorus - Riff 3 - Guitar 1 3:18 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-------------------| D|--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|8x A|--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| E|--------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| then... 3:51 e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------6-----------4-----------3-----| D|--------6--------6-----6-----4-----4-----3-----3--|4x A|-----6-----6--4-----------2-----------1-----------| E|--4-----------------------------------------------| Chorus - Riff 4 - Guitar 2 - Plays in the right channel in the song under Guitar 2. 3:18 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--2--4b5r4--4--| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------3--3--------| E|--4--4--4--2--4--4b6--4--2--4--2--4--4b6--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--------4--6--| _______7x_______/ e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------3--3---------------------------------| E|--6--6--6--7--7--7--6--6--4--4--4--4--------4--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4---| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------3--3-------8--8--------6--6--------5--5-----| E|--4--4--4--4--4--------4/9--------9--7--------7--6--------6--| _____________________4x____________________/ Closing Riff - Guitar 1 4:08 e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------8~~~--| A|-----8-----6--------| E|--6-----7-----------| Closing Riff - Guitar 2 4:08 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-------13------11--10~~~--| D|--/12------12-------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| I put in the times most of the riffs start, so you can figure out the order of things. E-Mail me with other Queens of the Stone Age tab requests as long as there aren't 5000 tabs for it already available. (AKA No One Knows)... Now go out and rock.