How To Handle A Rope - Queens Of The Stone Age

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Artist : Queens of the Stone Age
Album : Queens of the Stone Age
Song : How to Handle a Rope
Tabbed by Greg C

This is tabbed in standard tuning and is not exactly how QOTSA play it as they tune 
guitars in a way that I cant figure out. It sounds quite accurate though

Intro - x6 (listen to song for how you play this)

e|------------
B|------------
G|-5-5-5-5--3-
D|-5-5-5-5--3-
A|-3-3-3-3--1-
E|------------

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--------------
--8--8-8------
--8--8-8--10--
--6--6-6------
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-----|
-----|
-----|
8----|
-----|
-----|

Pre-verse (Same as intro) x4

e|------------
B|------------
G|-5-5-5-5--3-
D|-5-5-5-5--3-
A|-3-3-3-3--1-
E|------------

--------------
--------------
--8--8-8------
--8--8-8--10--
--6--6-6------
--------------

-----|
-----|
-----|
8----|
-----|
-----|

Verse (Again same as before) x8

e|------------
B|------------
G|-5-5-5-5--3-
D|-5-5-5-5--3-
A|-3-3-3-3--1-
E|------------

--------------
--------------
--8--8-8------
--8--8-8--10--
--6--6-6------
--------------

-----|
-----|
-----|
8----|
-----|
-----|

Chorus x2

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

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

--------------
--------------
-5-5-5-8-8-8-8
-5-5-5-8-8-8-8
-3-3-3-6-6-6-6
--------------

--------------
--------------
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6
--------------

-----------|
-----------|
-8-8-8-8-8-|
-8-8-8-8-8-|
-6-6-6-6-6-|
-----------|

e|------------
B|------------
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7
E|------------

--------------
--------------
-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7
--------------

--------------
--------------
-9-9-9-3-3-3-3
-9-9-9-3-3-3-3
-7-7-7-1-1-1-1
--------------

--------------
--------------
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
--------------

-----------|
-----------|
-3-3-3-3-3-|
-3-3-3-3-3-|
-1-1-1-1-1-|
-----------|

Pre-Verse x2

e|------------
B|------------
G|-5-5-5-5--3-
D|-5-5-5-5--3-
A|-3-3-3-3--1-
E|------------

--------------
--------------
--8--8-8------
--8--8-8--10--
--6--6-6------
--------------

-----|
-----|
-----|
8----|
-----|
-----|

Verse x8

e|------------
B|------------
G|-5-5-5-5--3-
D|-5-5-5-5--3-
A|-3-3-3-3--1-
E|------------

--------------
--------------
--8--8-8------
--8--8-8--10--
--6--6-6------
--------------

-----|
-----|
-----|
8----|
-----|
-----|

Chorus x2

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

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

--------------
--------------
-5-5-5-8-8-8-8
-5-5-5-8-8-8-8
-3-3-3-6-6-6-6
--------------

--------------
--------------
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6
--------------

-----------|
-----------|
-8-8-8-8-8-|
-8-8-8-8-8-|
-6-6-6-6-6-|
-----------|

e|------------
B|------------
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7
E|------------

--------------
--------------
-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
-9-9-9-9-9-9-9
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7
--------------

--------------
--------------
-9-9-9-3-3-3-3
-9-9-9-3-3-3-3
-7-7-7-1-1-1-1
--------------

--------------
--------------
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3
-1-1-1-1-1-1-1
--------------

-----------|
-----------|
-3-3-3-3-3-|
-3-3-3-3-3-|
-1-1-1-1-1-|
-----------|

Pre-Outro x4

e|------------
B|------------
G|-5-5-5-5--3-
D|-5-5-5-5--3-
A|-3-3-3-3--1-
E|------------

--------------
--------------
--8--8-8------
--8--8-8--10--
--6--6-6------
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-----|
-----|
-----|
8----|
-----|
-----|

Outro x8 (Agian listen to song for rhythem)

e|------------
B|------------
G|-5-5-7-7-8-8
D|-5-5-7-7-8-8
A|-3-3-5-5-6-6
E|------------

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-9--10---10-10
-9--10---10-10
-7--8----8--8-
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--------------
-10-10-10-10-1
-10-10-10-10-1
-8--8--8--8--8
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0-|
0-|
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Solo in C minor pentatonic scale. You try and figure it out, coz I won't.

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