A Song for the Dead Queens of the Stone Age
A SONG FOR THE DEAD (Bassline)
As recorded by Queens of the Stone Age
(From the 2002 Album SONGS FOR THE DEAF)
Transcribed by GasPanic
Music by Queens of the Stone Age
Gtr I (C F Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=206
[4/4] Gtr I
Wx33 H. Q
|-------------|--------------| |-------------|--------------| |-------------|--------------| |-------------|---------12S==|
Q=211
[4/4] E E E E E E Q E E E Q E Q E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-12S=|=0-0-0-0--0-12S=|=0-0-12S=0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-12S=0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |-0-0-12S=0-0-0-0-|-10s12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||--0-0-12S=0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-12S=0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||
[B] [B] [B] [B]
|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------| |-0----0----|-0----0----|
Pre-Verse
Q=106
E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H
|----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------|
E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H
|----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------|
E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H
|----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------|
E E E. S E E Q E E Q E Q. a
|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|------------10s12s==2-| |----------------------|----------------------| |-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12\------------|
Verse
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E E Q E E Q E E Q H E E Q E E Q E E Q a H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-0-0-12b13-------|-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-0-0-12s=0------|
~~ ~~ ~~
E E Q E E Q E E Q H E E Q E E Q E E Q H
|------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------| |------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------| |------------------|--------------|-----------------|--------------| |-12-12----0-0-15--|-0-0-12-------|-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-0-0-12-------|
~~ ~~
E E Q E E Q E E +Q a H
|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-12-12-(12)s=0------|
~~ ~~
E E Q E E Q E E Q S S S S S E.
|-----------------|----------------------------| |-----------------|--------------14-12---------| |-----------------|--------12----------14------| |-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-0-0-------12----------15---|
~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~
E E Q E E Q E E Q a H E E Q E E Q E E E H E
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------| |-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-12-12-12s=0------|-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-0-0-12---------|
Chorus
~~~
E Q. E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||-----------------|---------------------------------------------------|| ||o----------------|--------------------------------------------------o|| ||o------------14S=|=10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13--o|| ||--0-0----0-0-----|---------------------------------------------------||
E E a E E E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-----7s14-17-14-14-9--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-| |-0-0------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
~~~
E Q. E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------|-------------------------------------------------| |----------------|-------------------------------------------------| |------------14S=|=10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-| |-0-0----0-0-----|-------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Verse II
Q=104
~~
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E
|------------------|----------------19----| |------------------|-------------18----18-| |------------------|----------------------| |-12-12----0-0-14--|-12-12-12s=0----------|
Verse II
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E E Q E E Q E E Q a H E E Q E E Q E E +Q a H
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-0-0-12s=0------|-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-12-12-(12)s=0------|
~~
E E Q E E Q E E Q a H
|------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------| |-12-12----0-0-14--|-0-0-12s=0------|
~~
E E Q E E Q E E Q a S S S S S E.
|------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------|------------------------19-17--| |------------------|-------------------------------| |-12-12----0-0-14--|-12-12-12s=0-19-0-17-19--------|
Chorus II
~~~
E E Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------14S=|=10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-| |-0-0-12--0-0-----|-------------------------------------------------|
~~~
E E Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |--------------14S=|=10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-| |-0-0-0--12-12-----|-------------------------------------------------|
E E a E E E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-----7s14-17-14-14-9--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-| |-0-0------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
~~~~
E E Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-----/14------/14S=|=10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-| |-0-0------0-0------|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Solo
Q=106
E H.. E H.. E H.. E E Q. E S E.
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------| |-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|-0-0------0-/10-5--|
Q=110
E E E. S E E S E S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-7-5---------5-7---5-7-5---5-| |-/12-12-10--0-/13-13-13-13-0-|-----7-6-5-7-----7-------7---|
E E E. S E E S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S E
|-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------5-7---5-7-9-7-5--| |-----------------------------|-7-6-5---5-7-----7------------| |-/12-12-10--0-/13-13-13-13-0-|-------7----------------------|
E E E. S E S E S E S S S E E S a S S S E E S
|------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------------|-7-6-5-----5-5s7-7-7-5---5-| |-/12-12-10--0-/13-13-13-13-13-|-------7-5-------------7---|
E E E. S E E S E S S S S E S E E E E S. T
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----12-12----12-12-12---------------| |-----------------------------|-----------14----------12-10-12p10---| |-/12-12-10--0-/13-13-13-13-0-|-/10---------------------------------|
E E E. S E E S E S E S E E. S S S S S S E
|-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------7-9-7-7-| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-/12-12-10--0-/13-13-13-13-0-|-/10-10-7-10--10s12-7---------|
E E E. S E E S E S S S S E E E E S E E
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----12-12------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------14-12-10-12-10---------| |-/12-12-10--0-/13-13-13-13-0-|-/12----------------------12-10---|
E E E. S E E S E S S S S E E. S S S E S E
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------12-10----10-12-| |-/12-12-10--0-/13-13-13-13-0-|-12-10-10-7-10--12-------12-------|
E E E. S E E S E S S S S E E. S S S E S E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------12-----| |-----------------------------|-------------------12-10-------10--| |-/12-12-10--0-/13-13-13-13-0-|-12-10-10-7-10--12-------12--------|
Pre-Verse III
~~~ ~~
E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H
|------------------------|------------------| |-------14-----------15--|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |-12-12-----10-13-13-----|-12-12-12s=0------|
~~~ ~~
E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H
|------------------------|------------------| |-------14-----------15--|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |-12-12-----10-13-13-----|-12-12-12s=0------|
E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H
|----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------|
E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H
|----------------------|------------------|| |----------------------|------------------|| |----------------------|------------------|| |-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------||
[5/4] W W
|------------|------|| |------------|------|| |------------|------|| |------------|------||
Verse III
[4/4] E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H
|----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------|
~~
E E E. S E E Q E E Q E E +Q a
|-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------15--|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-12-12----10-13-13-----|-12-12-12s=0s13-(13)s=0--|
E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H
|----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------|
E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H
|----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------|
Chorus III
~~ ~~~
E E Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||------------------|---------------------------------------------------|| ||o-----------------|--------------------------------------------------o|| ||o-----19------18S=|=10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13--o|| ||--0-0-----0-0-----|---------------------------------------------------||
E E a E E E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-----7s14-17-14-14-9--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-| |-0-0------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E E a E E E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-----7s14-17-14-17-20--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-| |-0-0-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
Breakdown
W W a
|-----------|-------------| |-----------|-------------| |-----------|-------------|
|-12s=======|=0s=======12-|
Outro
Q=216
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q 6x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----||
Q H. W W W
|------------|----------|----------|------| |------------|----------|----------|------| |------------|----------|----------|------| |-0----------|----------|----------|------|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q 8x H H
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------*| |-----------------|----------------o||-----------*| |-----------------|----------------o||-----------*| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||-0---------*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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