QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - "Song For The Dead" Tablature

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Band: Queens of the Stone Age (www.QOTSA.com)
Written By: Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan
Song: Song For The Dead
Album: Songs for the Deaf (Interscope Records)
Tuning(low-to-high): (down 2 full steps) C F Bb Eb G c
Key: / \ = slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend
r = release
* = natural harmonic
( ) = ghost note
x = mute note
~ = vibrato
^ = let ring
# = stompbox on/off
Tab by: Keith Dillon guitarhero1@lycos.com

Intro:

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|------------15\-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*-|

(play 11 times)
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||-------0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*------||

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|--------2^------------2^------------2^------------2^------------------|
|--------0^------------0^------------0^------------0^------------------|

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|--------------9\-----------------10\----------------------/14-12~-----|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\------------------|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\------------------|
|----------0------------------8----------------0-----------------------|

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|-----------------------------------------------------------14b--------|
|--------------9\-----------------10\-----------------------14b-12~----|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\------------------|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\------------------|
|----------0------------------8----------------0-----------------------|

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|--------------9\-----------------10\----------------------------------|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\-------12-14p12---|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\--12h14--------14-|
|----------0------------------8----------------0-----------------------|

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|--------------9\-----------------10\----------------------------------|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\------------------|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\-------8/12/16\---|
|----------0------------------8----------------0------------8/12/16\---|


Verse:
1.It's late enough to go drivin'
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|--------------9\-----------------10\----------------------/14-12~-----|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\------------------|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\------------------|
|----------0------------------8----------------0-----------------------|

and see what's mine
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|--------------9\-----------------10\----------------------------------|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\-------12-14p12---|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\--12h14--------14-|
|----------0------------------8----------------0-----------------------|

life's the study of dying
|---------------------------------------------------------------15-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------15---------|
|--------------9\-----------------10\-----------------------14b--------|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\------------------|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\------------------|
|----------0------------------8----------------0-----------------------|

how to do it right
|-------------------------------------------------------15-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------12----12----|
|--------------9\-----------------10\-------------------------14~---12-|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\------------------|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\------------------|
|----------0------------------8----------------0-----------------------|

if you're a holy roller
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|--------------9\-----------------10\---------------------12-14-12-14b-|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\--14--------------|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\------------------|
|----------0------------------8----------------0-----------------------|

if you're bent in the loose
|-------------------------------------------------------12-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------12--12-------|
|--------------9\-----------------10\-----------------------14--14-12~-|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\------------------|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\------------------|
|----------0------------------8----------------0-----------------------|

if you're hangin' around
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|--------------9\-----------------10\----------------------------------|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\------------------|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\------------------|
|----------0------------------8----------------0-----------0/3/6/9\----|

I'm holding the noose
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|--------------9\-----------------10\----------------------------------|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\------------------|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\------------------|
|----------0------------------8----------------0-----------9b--(12)--r-|


Bridge:
(play 4 times)
||-------0----------------0-------------------------------------------||
||-------0----------------0-------------------------------------------||
||-----------------------10\------------------------------------------||
||-9-----9\---9/10-------10\--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-||
||-7-----7\---7//8-----8--8\--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-||
||-0--0-------------8-------------------------------------------------||

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|--------------9\-----------------10\----------------------------------|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\------------------|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\-------8/12/16\---|
|----------0------------------8----------------0------------8/12/16\---|

Verse:
2.Come a little bit closer
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|--------------9\-----------------10\----------------------/14-12~-----|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\------------------|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\------------------|
|----------0------------------8----------------0-----------------------|

and get untied
|-------------------------------------------------------15-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------12-----------|
|--------------9\-----------------10\------------------------14-12-14b-|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\------------------|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\------------------|
|----------0------------------8----------------0-----------------------|

in the hearse rollin over
|------------------------------------------------------19-----17-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------17\15--15b----|
|--------------9\-----------------10\----------------------------------|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\------------------|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\------------------|
|----------0------------------8----------------0-----------------------|

just a track in the line *** it
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|----------------------------------------------------1512h15p12--------|
|--------------9\-----------------10\--------------------------1412----|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\--------------1412|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\------------------|
|----------0------------------8----------------0-----------------------|


Bridge:
(play 4 times)
||-------0----------------0-------------------------------------------||
||-------0----------------0-------------------------------------------||
||-----------------------10\------------------------------------------||
||-9-----9\---9/10-------10\--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-||
||-7-----7\---7//8-----8--8\--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-||
||-0--0-------------8-------------------------------------------------||


Guitar Solo:

|-----------12--------------12------121212121212-----------------------|
|-----------15b(17)---r-----15b(17)-151515151515r--12h15-----------15--|
|-------------------------------------------------------14p12-12h14----|
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|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------|

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|------15-----15-----15-----15-----15----------------------------x-----|
|-12h14--12h14--12h14--12h14--12h15--12h14-14-12-14-14b-12-14-12--x----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------x14-|
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|-------x------------x--------x-----15b(17)15151515151515151515151515--|
|--------x-12-12~-----x--------x-12------------------------------------|
|---------x------------x-----------------------------------------------|
|--14~------------------14-14~-----------------------------------------|
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|-12-15-15b----15--12-15-12-----12--------x----------------------------|
|---------------------------------12--15---x-12-14~--------12----------|
|-----------------------------------x-----------------12/14------------|
|------------------------------------x---------------------------------|
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|----------------------------------8-------10b-8--8-------10b-8--------|
|------------------------------7-9---9-7-9----------9-7-9--------------|
|----------------5b----------------5--------7b-5--5--------7b-5--------|
|--7-7-5/7-7-5/7----7-7-5/7-7--5-7---7-5-7----------7-5-7--------------|
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|---------------------------------------------------------12-------12--|
|--10b-10-7--7-8-7h8p7h8p7h8p7-7h8p7---7----------------12---12----12--|
|------------------------------------9---9-7-9-9-7/9-9---------14------|
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|-12-12----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------11h12----11h12----11h12-------------11h12p11-------|
|-------12-12/14-14-------14-------14-------12/14-14-14---------14-----|
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|-11h12p11--11h12p11h13p12--12p0-14p0-16p0-17p0-19p0-------------------|
|---------14--------------14-------------------------------------------|
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|--------------9\-----------------10\----------------------------------|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\------------------|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\--(0)\------------|
|----------0------------------8----------------0-------(0)\------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------15---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------15-12-15-|
|--------------9\-----------------10\----------------------------------|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\--12-14-----------|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\------------------|
|----------0------------------8----------------0-----------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|--------------9\-----------------10\----------------------------------|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\------------------|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\------------------|
|----------0------------------8----------------0--------9b(10)---------|

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|--------------9\-----------------10\----------------------------------|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\------------------|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\------------------|
|----------0------------------8----------------0-----------------------|

REST

Verse:
3.Come on let's go drivin'
|-------------------------------------------------------12-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------15b(17)rb(17)--|
|--------------9\-----------------10\----------------------------------|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\------------------|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\------------------|
|----------0------------------8----------------0-----------------------|

come on let's take a little ride
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|--------------9\-----------------10\----------------------------------|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\------------------|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\------------------|
|----------0------------------8----------------0------------/12\-------|

life's the study of dyin
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|--------------------------------------------------14h15p12h14p12h14\11|
|--------------9\-----------------10\----------------------------------|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9------9\-------------------|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7------7\-------------------|
|----------0------------------8----------------0-----------------------|

how to do it right
|------------------------------------------------------------x///////--|
|------------------------------------------------------------x//////---|
|--------------9\-----------------10\--------------------9-9-9-9-9-9---|
|---/9-----9---9\---9/10-----10---10\---10\9-------9\----9-9-9-9-9-9---|
|---/7-----7---7\---7//8------8----8\----8\7-------7\----7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|----------0------------------8----------------0-----------------------|

(play 4 times)
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||-----------------------10\------------------------------------------||
||-9-----9\---9/10-------10\--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-||
||-7-----7\---7//8-----8--8\--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-||
||-0--0-------------8-------------------------------------------------||

|----------------------------------------------//----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------//-----------------------|
|--9\----------------------------------------//------------------------|
|--9\\---------<use-whammy bar>-------------//-------------------------|
|----\\-----------------------------------0//--------------------------|
|-----\\----------------------------------0/---------------------------|

(play 6 times)
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||-------0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*------||

REST
(play 8 times)
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||-------0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*-0-0-5*------||

Whew! I think this tab is pretty *** close. There is two guitars in most of their
songs, but I try to translate it the best I can. Great song to play!!!

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