• Song:

    The Sky Is Falling

  • Artist:

    Queens of the stone age

Queens of the Stone Age - The Sky is Falling 
from the album: Songs for the Deaf

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* ^ - strech             *
*  - slide down         *
* / - slide up           *
* ~ - hammer onpull off *
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the song goes in the following order:
-intro
-1st verse
-chorus
-intro
-2nd verse
-chorus
-solo
-chorus
-chorus

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| 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.                          |
|______________________________________|

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INTRO:


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8-10--------------------8-10----------
-----10-11-10-11~10~8--------10-11-10-
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8-10-------------8---------8-8/10-10/11-
-----10-11-10-11---11~10~8--------------
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*first time played play wtice
 second time play once

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1st Verse

one guitar playes                                      }
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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:                                              }
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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-   }
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and then:

Eb5
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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
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------------------------------------------------------------
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
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------------------------------------------------
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
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------------------------------------------------------------
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-
------------------------------------------------------------

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chorus:

one guitar playes:                                 }
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6-4-6-8-6---6-4-6-8-6---6-4-6-8-6---6-4-6-8-6-     }
                                                   }
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----------------------------------------------     }
----------------------------------------------     }
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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
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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                                                }
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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-     }

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2nd VERSE

one guitar playes                                      }
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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:                                              }
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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
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------------------------------------------------
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
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------------------------------------------------
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-
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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
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------------------------
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-
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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
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--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--
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SOLO:
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-----------------------------9------------
8--10-11-8--11-10~11-8~10~11----11~10~8-7-
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------------------11~9----------------------
----------9-9-11-------11-------------------
7-8-10~11-----------------10--10~11~10-8~10-
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--------9--11-------------------11--9----9-11----
8~10~11--------11~10~8--8~10~11-------11------10-
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10~11~10-8~10--10-8--8-10--10-11--11---
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9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----
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Queens of the Stone Age
The Sky is Falling 
Songs for the Deaf

***Tabbed by Daniel Shemer (dsh)***
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