• Song:

    For The Dead

  • Artist:

    Queens of the stone age

For The Dead Tab by Queens Of The Stone Age


Band- Queens Of The Stone Age
Song- For The Dead

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* () - harmony            *
*  \ - slide down         *
*  / - slide up           *
*  ^ - strech             *
*  ~ - hammer on\pull off *
*  X - block              *
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the song goes in this order:
-intro
-1st verse
-chorus
-2nd verse
-chorus
-solo
-3rd verse
-chorus
-ending
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INTRO:

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-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)---|
15\3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-------|
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------(3)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)----|
3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--------|
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repeat 8 times

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------(3)-------(3)---(3)-------(3)---(3)--|
3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-----3-3-3-----3------|
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--------------------------------------------|
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--------------------------------------------|
----(3)---(3)-----(3)---(3)-------(3)-------|(3)
3-3-----3-----3-3-----3-----3-3-3-----3-----|
--------------------------------------------|


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------(3)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)----|
3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--------|
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repeat 2 times

then the backup guitar goes:
C5
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---|
5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---|
3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---|
--------------------------------|
for 8 times

while the lead goes:
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------(3)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)----|
3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--------|
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for 8 times too


and then the backup goes:
C5
--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|
5-------5-------5-------5-------|
5-------5-------5-------5-------|
3-------3-------3-------3-------|
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1st VERSE:

C5        C#5        C5
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---------------------------------------|
5p-5p-5---6p-6p-6p---5p-5p-5-----------|
5p-5p-5---6p-6p-6p---5p-5p-5-----------|
3p-3p-3---4p-4p-4p---3p-3p-3-----------|
---------------------------------------|
repeat 12 times

after every time there is a riff:

--------     --------     -----------------     ------|
--------     8-------     -----------------     ------|
10^12-8-     10^12-8-     -----------------     ------|
--------     --------     -----8---10-8----     ----8-|
--------     --------     8-10---8------10-     8-9---|
--------     --------     -----------------     ------|

--------     -----------------     ------11-     ---------------|
--------     -----------------     ---------     11-8-----------|
10^12-8-     -----------------     10^12----     -----8^10-8----|
--------     -----8---10-8----     ---------     ------------10-|
--------     8-10---8------10-     ---------     ---------------|
--------     -----------------     ---------     ---------------|

------------------     --------------     ---     ---|
----------8----8--     11-8----8-----     ---     ---|
-----8-10---10^12-     -----10--10-8-     ---     ---|
8/10--------------     --------------     ---     ---|
------------------     --------------     ---     ---|
------------------     --------------     ---     ---|

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CHORUS:

        C5              C#5     Eb5             Bb5         B5
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
--------5---------------6-------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-|
--------5---------------6-------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-|
--------3---------------4-------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
repeat 4 times

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2nd VERSE:

C5        C#5        C5
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---------------------------------------|
5p-5p-5---6p-6p-6p---5p-5p-5-----------|
5p-5p-5---6p-6p-6p---5p-5p-5-----------|
3p-3p-3---4p-4p-4p---3p-3p-3-----------|
---------------------------------------|
repeat 5 times

after every time (exept for the 1st) there is a riff:

--------     8-----------     ---------------------    -----------------------|
--------     --9---------     20-16----------------    11-8----8--------------|
10^12-8-     ----8-10^11-     ------17-18^20-------    -----10---10-8---------|
--------     ------------     ---------------16^17-    ---------------10-8-10-|
--------     ------------     ---------------------    -----------------------|
--------     ------------     ---------------------    -----------------------|

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SOLO:

------888-------------88888------|
11^13------^12----^13---------11-|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|


--6---------6-----6-----6-|
8---6-8-6-8---6-8---6-8---|
--------------------------|
--------------------------|
--------------------------|
--------------------------|


----6-----6-----6---------6---|
6-8---6-8---6-8---6-8-6-8---8-|
------------------------------|
------------------------------|
------------------------------|
------------------------------|


--------------------|
6~8~6-4-6-6^8-4~6~4-|
--------------------|
--------------------|
--------------------|
--------------------|


-------8----11-12-13-13^15-11----11-13^15-11----11----|
4---8---9~8-------------------13-------------13----13-|
--5--5------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|


11--------------------------------------------|
---13~11----------11-----11----------------10-|
---------12~10~12-----12----12-10-12-10~12----|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|


----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------1^2-------3~1--1-3~1--1-----3-3^4-1--1--1-----3-3^4-1-|
3-3-1-3-3-----3-1-3----3------3--3-1-3----------3--3-1-3--------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|


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6^8-4-3--3-4-3--3~4~3--3--------5-------|
---------------------5--5-3-5-3---3\5-5-|
----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|


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9X-6--8X----8-----------------------------------------------|
---------5/8--7-8-5-7-8-5-5~7~5-3/5--5~7-55~7-5~7~8-5~7~8~5-|
------------------------------------------------------------|
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i'm not sure about the last two seconds but somthing like this:
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--6---/---/---/-----/13----13-|
5---5---/---/---/12-----12----|
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3rd VERSE:

C5        C#5        C5
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---------------------------------------|
5p-5p-5---6p-6p-6p---5p-5p-5-----------|
5p-5p-5---6p-6p-6p---5p-5p-5-----------|
3p-3p-3---4p-4p-4p---3p-3p-3-----------|
---------------------------------------|
repeat 4 times, pause and do another 4 times

after every time there is a riff:

---     -----11-8------------     ---     ---|
---     ---8------8-11-11^13-     ---     ---|
---     ---------------------     ---     ---|
---     10-------------------     ---     ---|
---     ---------------------     ---     ---|
---     ---------------------     ---     ---|

---------     ---     --------------------------     ---|
11^13^11-     ---     10~11~10-8~10~8-----------     ---|
---------     ---     ----------------8~10~8----     ---|
---------     ---     -----------------------10-     ---|
---------     ---     --------------------------     ---|
---------     ---     --------------------------     ---|


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ENDING:

after the last chorus hold the last C5 and press the stick,
then release it and play:

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------(3)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)----|
3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--------|
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repeat 12 times

then pause and repeat another 12 times
and then play:

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----(3)-(3)(3)---(3)-(3)(3)---(3)-(3)(3)---(3)-(3)(3)-|
3-3------------3------------3------------3------------|
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--(3)-(3)(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)-|
3------------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|
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                                                      C5
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--(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---|
3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----5-|
------------------------------------------------------5-|
------------------------------------------------------3-|
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