Burn the Witch Queens of the Stone Age
Nobody tabbed this in the right tuning, so here it is. J Ho's playing bass here. This
tab is in C, but it's actually in E tuning, great blues song with Billy Gibbon (bearded
rabbi-looking chap from ZZ Top). I
love this song, enjoy
Intro
[E]
|---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-6-6--------6-6--------6-6--------6-6--| |-4-4--------4-4--------4-4--------4-4--|
Verse
Bass (guitar continues the above for the whole first verse)
|--------------------------------------------------| |-----/9-7--------------------/9-7-----------------| |----------7------/9-7-------------7-----/9-7------| |-4-4--------4-4------9-7-4-4--------4-4------9-7--|
Guitar
|------------------------------10^-----------------------| |----------------------12---12------------12-14^-12-14^--| |-----------------7-7h9----------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|
Holding Skippin' On Our To See What
Hands Like a Stone Way We Have Done
|--------------------------------------------------| |-----/9-7--------------------/9-7-----------------| |----------7------/9-7-------------7-----/9-7------| |-4-4--------4-4------9-7-4-4--------4-4------9-7--| |----------------------------------------15-----------| |------------------------------------12^----15--------| |------------------------------------12^-------15-12--| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|
The First Is the First Children Their Hearts
To Speak to Lie Cross And Hope to
|--------------------------------------------------| |-----/9-7--------------------/9-7-----------------| |----------7------/9-7-------------7-----/9-7------| |-4-4--------4-4------9-7-4-4--------4-4------9-7--|
Chorus (now the guitar comes in, distortion) *strum some of the notes*
B Dsh Gsh E B Dsh Gsh E B Dsh Gsh E B Dsh Gsh
Die Bite Your Tongue Swear to Keep Your Mouth Shut-------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--5-5/-8-8------------5-5/-8-8------------5-5-8-8------------5-5-8-8-------| |-6-6-/9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-/9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-9-9--10-10-| |----------8--8--4-4-----------8--8--4-4----------8--8--4-4----------8--8---|
cont.
[E]
|-------| |-------| |-------| |-------|
|--6-6--|
|-4-4---|
Chorus Lead (Slide)
|-14~--10~--15~--10~--17~--14~--18~--14~--21~--17~--18~---17~--14--15~--| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse II (guitar w/distortion)
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-----4p2-------------------4p2----------------| |---------4------4p2------------4------4p2-----| |-6-6--------6-6----4p2-6-6--------6-6----4p2--| |-4-4--------4-4--------4-4--------4-4---------|
Lead
|----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------12-15-10^~-10^----| |------------------------------------------------12--| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|
Ask Will I Burn Then Write And Cast
Yourself In Hell it Down It in the Well
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-----4p2-------------------4p2----------------| |---------4------4p2------------4------4p2-----| |-6-6--------6-6----4p2-6-6--------6-6----4p2--| |-4-4--------4-4--------4-4--------4-4---------|
Slide (rings over the entire verse) Lead
|----14~~~~~~~--| |----------------------| |---------------| |---------15-----15----| |-12------------| |-12-12h14--12h14--12--| |---------------| |----------------------| |---------------| |----------------------| |---------------| |----------------------|
The Mob
There It Cries To Twist Into
They Are For Blood The Tale Fire Wood
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-----4p2-------------------4p2----------------| |---------4------4p2------------4------4p2-----| |-6-6--------6-6----4p2-6-6--------6-6----4p2--| |-4-4--------4-4--------4-4--------4-4---------|
Lead
|------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------14^-14^-14^-14-| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|
*bass only plays the E note on second part
Fan the With a Then Turn Until the
Flames Little Lie Your Cheek Fire Dies
|---------------------------------------------------| |-----12p10-----------------12p10-------------------| |----------11----11p9------------11-----11p9--------| |--------------------11-9-------------------11-9----| |------------------------11---------------------11--| |---------------------------------------------------|
Lead
|-----------------------------------------14h16-------| |------------------12-14^-12------------14-----12^----| |----------------11---------13--------------------13--| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|
The Skin Like the What it I Will
It Peels Truth Away Was Never Tell
|---------------------------------------------------| |-----12p10-----------------12p10-------------------| |----------11----11p9------------11-----11p9--------| |--------------------11-9-------------------11-9----| |------------------------11---------------------11--| |---------------------------------------------------|
Lead
|-----------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------14-15-14~~----------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|
Aaahaah Ooohooh Aaahaah Oohooh
|---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-6-6--------6-6--------6-6--------6-6--| |-4-4--------4-4--------4-4--------4-4--|
Chorus II
Bite Your Tongue and Swear to Keep Keep Your Mouth Shut------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--5-5/-8-8------------5-5/-8-8------------5-5-8-8------------5-5-8-8-------| |-6-6-/9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-/9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-9-9--10-10-| |----------8--8--4-4-----------8--8--4-4----------8--8--4-4----------8--8---| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------|
|--6-6--|
|-4-4---|
Make Up Something Make Up Something Make Up Something
|-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |--5-5/-8-8------------5-5/-8-8------------5-5-8-8------------| |-6-6-/9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-/9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-9-9--10-10-6-6--| |----------8--8--4-4-----------8--8--4-4----------8--8--4-4---|
Solo
Rhythm
Good
|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-4-4------4-4------4-4------4-4------|
Guitar
|-------------------------------------| |-----10^------12^------10^-------9^--| |-----12-------14-------12-------10^--| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
[Bass]
|---------------------------------| |----6h9-6h9---6h9-6h9---6h9-6h9--| |---------------------------------| |-4-4-------4-4-------4-4---------|
Slide
|-----------|
|-11~/12~~--|
|-----------| |-----------| |-----------| |-----------|
Guitar
|----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------13(h)------| |----------11-11-11^(12)-9---------------------------------| |-11--11-11----------------11-9-11-11--11--11-11-----11-11-| |----------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---11^---------------------11----------------| |-11---13--11-11-11-9-11--13--13-11-9---------| |------------------------------------11-9-11--| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-11-12-------12-12--16-16-11-12--------------------------------------| |-11-13--11---13-13--16-16-11-13-11---13-11--------------11-----------| |----------13-----------------------13------13-9----9-11---13-11-9----| |------------------------------------------------11----------------11-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-11-12-------12-------12------12---------------------| |-11-13----11-13-10/11-13---11-13-11^~~~~~-11^-13~~~--| |-------11----------------11------11^~~~~~------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|
Outro
Guitar
Holding Skippin' Burn the Burn to
Hands Like a Stone Witch Ash and Bone
|--------------------------------------------------| |-----12p10-------------------12p10----------------| |----------11----------------------11-----13^------| |--------------------------------------------11----| |----------------------------------------------11--| |--------------------------------------------------|
[Bass]
|--------------------------------------------------| |------6h9-6h9----6h9-6h9-----6h9-6h9-----6h9-6h9--| |--------------------------------------------------| |--4-4---------4-4--------4-4---------4-4----------|
Burn the Burn to Burn the Burn to
Witch Ash and Bone Witch Ash and Bone
|-------------------------------------------------------| |----12p10--------------------12p10---------------------| |---------11----13^----------------11-------------------| |------------------11-----------------------------------| |--------------------11---------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|
Bass *at this point it goes back to main riff
|-------------------------------------------------------| |------6h9-6h9-----------------/9-7---------------------| |------------------/9-7-------------9------/9-7---------| |--4-4---------4-4-----9-7-4-4---------4-4-----9-7-4-4--|
Guitar
Wooooooooo Oohoooo------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------| |--12p10-----------------------12p10--------------------| |-------11--------------------------11------------------| |------------------------------------------11^--9----9--| |-------------------------------------------------11----| |-------------------------------------------------------| Wooooooooo Oohoooo------------------------- |-----------------------------------------------------| |--12p10-----------------------12p10------------------| |-------11--------------------------11----------------| |----------------------------------------4p2----------| |--------------------------------------------4-2------| |------------------------------------------------4~\--|
Well, this is one thorough tab. it may seem a little confusing, and i, yeah, sorry about that
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