Burn The Witch - Queens Of The Stone Age

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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
|-4-4--------4

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--------------
-6--------6-6-
-4--------4-4-

------------|
------------|
------------|
------------|
-------6-6--|
-------4-4--|

Verse
Bass (guitar continues the above for the whole first verse)
 
|-------------
|-----/9-7----
|----------7--
|-4-4--------4

--------------
--------------
----/9-7------
-4------9-7-4-

--------------
--/9-7--------
-------7-----/
4--------4-4--

---------|
---------|
9-7------|
----9-7--|

Guitar 
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

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---------12---
----7-7h9-----
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--------------

---10^--------
12------------
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--------------
12-14^-12-14^-
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-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|

      Holding 
      Hands   
|-------------
|-----/9-7----
|----------7--
|-4-4--------4

   Skippin'   
   Like a Ston
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--------------
----/9-7------
-4------9-7-4-

   On Our    T
e  Way       W
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--/9-7--------
-------7-----/
4--------4-4--

o See What 
e Have Done       
---------|
---------|
9-7------|
----9-7--|

|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

--------------
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-------------1
---------12^--
---------12^--
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5-----------|
--15--------|
-----15-12--|
------------|
------------|
------------|

      The Firs
      To Speak
|-------------
|-----/9-7----
|----------7--
|-4-4--------4

t  Is the Firs
   to Lie     
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--------------
----/9-7------
-4------9-7-4-

t  Children  T
   Cross     A
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--/9-7--------
-------7-----/
4--------4-4--

heir Hearts
nd Hope to   
---------|
---------|
9-7------|
----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      Bit
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|--5-5/-8-8---
|-6-6-/9-9--10
|----------8--

e Your  Tongue
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--------------
--------------
---------5-5/-
-10-6-6-6-6-/9
8--4-4--------

   Swear  to  
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--------------
--------------
8-8-----------
-9--10-10-6-6-
---8--8--4-4--

Keep Your Mout
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--------------
--------------
-5-5-8-8------
6-6-9-9--10-10
--------8--8--

h Shut--------
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--------------
--------------
------5-5-8-8-
-6-6-6-6-9-9--
4-4----------8

------
------|
------|
------|
------|
10-10-|
--8---|
cont.
  E
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|--6-6--|
|-4-4---|

Chorus Lead (S
|-14~--10~--15
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

lide)
~--10~--17~--1
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4~--18~--14~--
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21~--17~--18~-
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--17~--14--15~
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--|
--|
--|
--|
--|
--|

Verse II (guit
|-------------
|-------------
|-----4p2-----
|---------4---
|-6-6--------6
|-4-4--------4

ar w/distortio
--------------
--------------
--------------
---4p2--------
-6----4p2-6-6-
-4--------4-4-

n)
--------------
--------------
4p2-----------
----4------4p2
-------6-6----
-------4-4----

-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|
4p2--|
-----|

Lead
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

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-------12-15-1
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-----------|
0^~-10^----|
-------12--|
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
 
     Ask      
     Yourself 
|-------------
|-------------
|-----4p2-----
|---------4---
|-6-6--------6
|-4-4--------4

 Will I Burn  
 In Hell      
--------------
--------------
--------------
---4p2--------
-6----4p2-6-6-
-4--------4-4-

Then Write  An
it Down     It
--------------
--------------
4p2-----------
----4------4p2
-------6-6----
-------4-4----

d Cast
 in the Well 
-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|
4p2--|
-----|

Slide (rings o
|----14~~~~~~~
|-------------
|-12----------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

ver the entire
--|           
--|           
--|           
--|           
--|           
--|           

 verse)       
          |---
          |---
          |-12
          |---
          |---
          |---

             L
--------------
------15-----1
-12h14--12h14-
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--------------

ead
-----| 
5----|
-12--|
-----| 
-----| 
-----|

              
     There    
     They Are 
|-------------
|-------------
|-----4p2-----
|---------4---
|-6-6--------6
|-4-4--------4

   The Mob    
   It Cries   
   For Blood  
--------------
--------------
--------------
---4p2--------
-6----4p2-6-6-
-4--------4-4-

 
To Twist   Int
The Tale   Fir
--------------
--------------
4p2-----------
----4------4p2
-------6-6----
-------4-4----

o  
e Wood
-----|
-----|
-----|
-----|
4p2--|
-----|

Lead
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

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------------14
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-------------|
^-14^-14^-14-|
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*bass only plays the E note on second part

      Fan the 
      Flames  
|-------------
|-----12p10---
|----------11-
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

   With a     
  Little Lie  
--------------
--------------
---11p9-------
-------11-9---
-----------11-
--------------

Then Turn   Un
Your Cheek  Fi
--------------
12p10---------
-----11-----11
--------------
--------------
--------------

til the
re Dies   
----------|
----------|
p9--------|
--11-9----|
------11--|
----------|

Lead
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

--------------
-----12-14^-12
---11---------
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--------------

--------------
------------14
13------------
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14h16-------|
-----12^----|
--------13--|
------------|
------------|
------------|

      The Skin
      It Peels
|-------------
|-----12p10---
|----------11-
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

  Like the    
  Truth Away  
--------------
--------------
---11p9-------
-------11-9---
-----------11-
--------------

What it     I 
Was         Ne
--------------
12p10---------
-----11-----11
--------------
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--------------

Will
ver Tell 
----------|
----------|
p9--------|
--11-9----|
------11--|
----------|

Lead
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

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14-15-14~~----
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------------|
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     Aaahaah  
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-6-6--------6
|-4-4--------4

   Ooohooh    
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--------------
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--------------
-6--------6-6-
-4--------4-4-

Aaahaah   Oohooh     
------------|
------------|
------------|
------------|
-------6-6--|
-------4-4--|

Chorus II

  Bite Your To
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|--5-5/-8-8---
|-6-6-/9-9--10
|----------8--

ngue and Swear
--------------
--------------
--------------
---------5-5/-
-10-6-6-6-6-/9
8--4-4--------

 to    Keep   
--------------
--------------
--------------
8-8-----------
-9--10-10-6-6-
---8--8--4-4--

Keep Your Mout
--------------
--------------
--------------
-5-5-8-8------
6-6-9-9--10-10
--------8--8--

h Shut--------
--------------
--------------
--------------
------5-5-8-8-
-6-6-6-6-9-9--
4-4----------8

----- 
------|
------|
------|
------|
10-10-|
--8---|

|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|--6-6--|
|-4-4---|

  Make Up  Som
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|--5-5/-8-8---
|-6-6-/9-9--10
|----------8--

ething  Make U
--------------
--------------
--------------
---------5-5/-
-10-6-6-6-6-/9
8--4-4--------

p Something   
--------------
--------------
--------------
8-8-----------
-9--10-10-6-6-
---8--8--4-4--

Make Up Someth
--------------
--------------
--------------
-5-5-8-8------
6-6-9-9--10-10
--------8--8--

ing
------|
------|
------|
------|
-6-6--|
4-4---|  

Solo

Rhythm

 Good
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-4-4------4-4

--------------
--------------
--------------
------4-4-----

----------|
----------|
----------|
-4-4------|

Guitar
|-------------
|-----10^-----
|-----12------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

--------------
-12^------10^-
-14-------12--
--------------
--------------
--------------

----------|
------9^--|
-----10^--|
----------|
----------|
----------|

Bass
|-------------
|----6h9-6h9--
|-------------
|-4-4-------4-

--------------
-6h9-6h9---6h9
--------------
4-------4-4---

------|
-6h9--|
------|
------|

Slide
|-----------|
|-11~/12~~--|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|

Guitar
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|----------11-
|-11--11-11---
|-------------

--------------
--------------
--------------
11-11^(12)-9--
-------------1
--------------

--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
1-9-11-11--11-
--------------

--------------
--------------
------13(h)---
--------------
-11-11-----11-
--------------

---|
---|
---|
---|
11-|
---|

|-------------
|-------------
|---11^-------
|-11---13--11-
|-------------
|-------------

--------------
--------------
--------------
11-11-9-11--13
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
11------------
--13-11-9-----
---------11-9-
--------------

----|
----|
----|
----|
11--|
----|

|-------------
|-11-12-------
|-11-13--11---
|----------13-
|-------------
|-------------

--------------
12-12--16-16-1
13-13--16-16-1
--------------
--------------
--------------

--------------
1-12----------
1-13-11---13-1
--------13----
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
1-------------
--13-9----9-11
-------11-----
--------------

--------------
--------------
-11-----------
---13-11-9----
-----------11-
--------------

|
|
|
|
|
|

|-------------
|-11-12-------
|-11-13----11-
|-------11----
|-------------
|-------------

--------------
12-------12---
13-10/11-13---
------------11
--------------
--------------

--------------
---12---------
11-13-11^~~~~~
------11^~~~~~
--------------
--------------

------------|
------------|
-11^-13~~~--|
------------|
------------|
------------|

Outro

Guitar

     Holding  
     Hands    
|-------------
|-----12p10---
|----------11-
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

 Skippin'     
 Like a Stone 
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

  Burn the   B
  Witch      A
--------------
--12p10-------
-------11-----
--------------
--------------
--------------

urn to 
sh and Bone  
---------|
---------|
13^------|
---11----|
-----11--|
---------|

Bass
|-------------
|------6h9-6h9
|-------------
|--4-4--------

--------------
----6h9-6h9---
--------------
-4-4--------4-

--------------
--6h9-6h9-----
--------------
4---------4-4-

---------|
6h9-6h9--|
---------|
---------|

     Burn the 
     Witch    
|-------------
|----12p10----
|---------11--
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

  Burn to     
  Ash and Bone
--------------
--------------
--13^---------
-----11-------
-------11-----
--------------

  Burn the   B
  Witch      A
--------------
--12p10-------
-------11-----
--------------
--------------
--------------

urn to 
sh and Bone   
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--------------

 
|
|
|
|
|
|

Bass          
|-------------
|------6h9-6h9
|-------------
|--4-4--------

     *at this 
--------------
--------------
-----/9-7-----
-4-4-----9-7-4

point it goes 
--------------
---/9-7-------
--------9-----
-4---------4-4

back to main r
--------------
--------------
-/9-7---------
-----9-7-4-4--

iff
|
|
|
| 

Guitar
   
Wooooooooo Ooh
|-------------
|--12p10------
|-------11----
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
   Wooooooooo 
|-------------
|--12p10------
|-------11----
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

oooo----------
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Oohoooo-------
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--------------
--------------
---12p10------
--------11----
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---12p10------
--------11----
-------------4
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-                        
--------------|
--------------|
--------------|
-11^--9----9--|
--------11----|
--------------|
----                        
------------|
------------|
------------|
p2----------|
---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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