Broken Box - Queens Of The Stone Age

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Queens of the Stone Age ? Broken Box

With help from thefade.net 

Verse 1 (bass and piano):

Bass:
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|-3-5-5-5--3-

--------------
--------------
--------------
5-5-5--3-5-5-5

-----------|
-----------|  
-----------| x
--3-5-5-5--|  

  (for the bre
2  play a harm
   fret on the

ak in live ver
onic on the 5t
 G and D strin

sions
h
gs)

G|------------
D|------------
A|-3-5-5-5--3-
E|------------

--------------
--------------
5-5-5--3-5-5-5
--------------

----------|
----------|
--3-5-5-5-|
----------|

G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|-3-5-5-5--3-

--------------
--------------
--------------
5-5-5--3-5-5-5

-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
--3-5-5-5--|

Piano (arrange
E|-11-11-11-11
B|-10-10-10-10

d for guitar):
-12-12-12-12-|
-10-10-10-10-|

 alternate bet

ween these two

 intervals

Chorus:

Bass:
G|------------
D|5h7-7-7-5h7-
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
7-7-3h5-5-5-3h
--------------
--------------

--------------
5-5-5---------
-----3h5-5-5-3
--------------

--------------
--------------
h5-5-5-3h5-5-5
--------------

----------|
----------|
-3h5-5-5--| x2
----------| 

G|------------
D|5h7-7-7-5h7-
A|------------
E|------------

----3h5-5-5-3h
7-7-----------
--------------
--------------

5-5-5---------
-----3h5-5-5-3
--------------
--------------

--------------
h5-5-5-3h5-5-5
--------------
--------------

----------|
----------|
-3h5-5-5--| x2
----------|

Piano:
  x16  x8   x8
E|12----8----7
B|10----7----6

|
|

  x16  x8   x4
E|12----8----7
B|10----7----6

   x4
----8|
----7|

 x16   x12   x
E|12----7----8
B|10----8----7

4
|
|

x16   x12   x4
E|12----7----8
B|10----8----7

|
|

Guitars play various harmonics around the 5th and 4th frets with wah


Bridge:

Bass:         
G|-----7------
D|------------
A|-5-5---5--4-
E|------------

              
--6----5-5-5-5
--------------
4---4---------
--------------

              
--------------
-5-5-5-5-7-7-7
--------------
--------------

        fill
--------------
-7-7-7-7-7--7-
--------------
--------------

------------|
----5-------|
5-7---7-5h7-| x4
------------|

Verse 2 (both guitars start in the 2nd verse):

Lead:
E|------------
B|--15br-15-14

---|
~--|    throug

hout verse 2

Rhythm:
E|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|--5h7-7-7--5
A|--5h7-7-7--5
E|--5-5-5-5--5

--------------
--------------
--------------
h7-7-7--5h7-7-
h7-7-7--5h7-7-
-5-5-5--5-5-5-

------------|
------------|
------------|
7--5h7-7-7--| X 4
7--5h7-7-7--|
5--5-5-5-5--|
    
E|------------
B|------------
G|--5h7-7-7--5
D|--5h7-7-7--5
A|--5-5-5-5--5
E|------------

--------------
--------------
h7-7-7--5h7-7-
h7-7-7--5h7-7-
-5-5-5--5-5-5-
--------------

------------|
------------|
7--5h7-7-7--|
7--5h7-7-7--|
5--5-5-5-5--|
------------|
    
E|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|--5h7-7-7--5
A|--5h7-7-7--5
E|--5-5-5-5--5

--------------
--------------
--------------
h7-7-7--5h7-7-
h7-7-7--5h7-7-
-5-5-5--5-5-5-

------------|
------------|
------------|
7--5h7-7-7--| X 2
7--5h7-7-7--|
5--5-5-5-5--|

E|------------
B|------------
G|--3h5-5-5--3
D|--3h5-5-5--3
A|--3-3-3-3--3
E|------------

--------------
--------------
h5-5-5--3h5-5-
h5-5-5--3h5-5-
-3-3-3--3-3-3-
--------------

------------|
------------|
5--3h5-5-5--|
5--3h5-5-5--|
3--3-3-3-3--|
------------|

E|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|--5h7-7-7--5
A|--5h7-7-7--5
E|--5-5-5-5--5

--------------
--------------
--------------
h7-7-7--5h7-7-
h7-7-7--5h7-7-
-5-5-5--5-5-5-

------------|
------------|
------------|
7--5h7-7-7--|
7--5h7-7-7--|
5--5-5-5-5--|

In the 2nd Chorus, the guitars play the bass part

End on:
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-<5>-|
D|-<5>-|
A|-----|
E|-----|

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