Queens of the Stone Age - First It Giveth Songs for the Deaf Tuning: C-F-Bb-Eb-Ab-C by Nick Paliocha Note: Josh Homme has a very improvisational style compared to most metal bands of today. I have one or two variations tabbed out, but if you learn the basic riffs for the song, you can make your own small variations and fills. But I will not waste my time picking out every one of homme's variations. Intro: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Verse 1: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- After four measures do one of the following: - Play the same riff with a harmonizer (Whammy pedal or some other thing) set to a Major 3rd or 4 half steps up. - Play with two guitarists. One plays the above riff, the other plays the same thing a Major 3rd or 4 half steps up. - Play the same riff except replace each single note with a major triad For example: ---- -4- -5-- becomes -5- Verse 1 Guitar Fill: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -6-7p6------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -7--10-------------------------------------------------------------------- -7--10- 8--5------------------------------------------------------------ -5--8---8--5------------------------------------------------------------ --------6--3------------------------------------------------------------- Listen for the rhythm ( Interlude (Acoustic): --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -6-7-5-10------------------------------------------------------------------- -7-7-6-10------------------------------------------------------------------ -7-7-7-10------------------------------------------------------------------ -5-6-7-8-------------------------------------------------------------------- -----5---------------------------------------------------------------------- Again, listen to the song for the rhythm Intro to Verse 2: (Acoustic) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -6-7-5-10---6-7-5----------------------------------------------------------- -7-7-6-10---7-7-6---------------------------------------------------------- -7-7-7-10---7-7-7---------------------------------------------------------- -5-6-7-8----5-6-7----------------------------------------------------------- -----5----------5--------------------------------------------------------- (Lead) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -/10-(10)b11-10-8---------------10-(10)b11-10-8-/14----------------- --------------------9-9b10-9-7------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outro: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -7--8-----6------------------------------------------------------------ -7--8-4-8-6------------------------------------------------------------- -5-10-4-8-4-------------------------------------------------------------- ------2-6-------------------------------------------------------------------- Last Bit: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---6---------------------------------------------------------------------- -8-6----------------------------------------------------------------------- -8-4----------------------------------------------------------------------- -6------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro w/ Bass Verse 1 Chorus Interlude Intro to Verse 2 Verse 2 Chorus Outro Last Bit Interlude
