Song For The Dead - Queens of the Stone Age

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Band- Queens Of The Stone Age
Song- For The Dead

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* () - harmony            *
*  \ - slide down         *
*  / - slide up           *
*  ^ - strech             *
*  ~ - hammer on\pull off *
*  X - block              *
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the song goes in this order:
-intro
-1st verse
-chorus
-2nd verse
-chorus
-solo
-3rd verse
-chorus
-ending
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INTRO:

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-------(3)----
15\3-3-----3-3
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---(3)-------(
-3-----3-3-3--
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--------------
--------------
--------------
3)-------(3)--
---3-3-3------
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--------------
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------(3)-----
3-3-3-----3-3-
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repeat 8 times

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--(3)-------(3
3-----3-3-3---
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--------------
--------------
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)-------(3)---
--3-3-3-------
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------(3)-----
3-3-3-----3-3-
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--------------
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--(3)---(3)---
3-----3-----3-
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--------------
----(3)---(3)-
3-3-----3-----
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----(3)---(3)-
3-3-----3-----
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--------------
----(3)---(3)-
3-3-----3-----
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------(3)-----
3-3-3-----3---
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--|
--|
--|
--|(3)
--|
--|


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------(3)-----
3-3-3-----3-3-
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repeat 2 times

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--(3)-------(3
3-----3-3-3---
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--------------
--------------
--------------
)-------(3)---
--3-3-3-------
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then the backu
C5
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--------------
5-5-5---5-5-5-
5-5-5---5-5-5-
3-3-3---3-3-3-
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for 8 times

p guitar goes:
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--------------
--5-5-5---5-5-
--5-5-5---5-5-
--3-3-3---3-3-
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----|
----|
5---|
5---|
3---|
----|

while the lead
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------(3)-----
3-3-3-----3-3-
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for 8 times to

 goes:
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-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
--(3)-------(3)-------(3)----|
3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--------|
-----------------------------|
o


and then the b
C5
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--------------
5-------5-----
5-------5-----
3-------3-----
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______________

ackup goes:
------------------|
------------------|
--5-------5-------|
--5-------5-------|
--3-------3-------|
------------------|
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1st VERSE:

C5        C#5 
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5p-5p-5---6p-6
5p-5p-5---6p-6
3p-3p-3---4p-4
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repeat 12 time

       C5
-------------------------|
-------------------------|
p-6p---5p-5p-5-----------|
p-6p---5p-5p-5-----------|
p-4p---3p-3p-3-----------|
-------------------------|
s

after every time there is a riff:

--------     -
--------     8
10^12-8-     1
--------     -
--------     -
--------     -

-------     --
-------     --
0^12-8-     --
-------     --
-------     8-
-------     --

--------------
--------------
--------------
---8---10-8---
10---8------10
--------------

-     ------|
-     ------|
-     ------|
-     ----8-|
-     8-9---|
-     ------|

--------     -
--------     -
10^12-8-     -
--------     -
--------     8
--------     -

--------------
--------------
--------------
----8---10-8--
-10---8------1
--------------

--     ------1
--     -------
--     10^12--
--     -------
0-     -------
--     -------

1-     -------
--     11-8---
--     -----8^
--     -------
--     -------
--     -------

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

--------------
----------8---
-----8-10---10
8/10----------
--------------
--------------

----     -----
-8--     11-8-
^12-     -----
----     -----
----     -----
----     -----

---------     
---8-----     
10--10-8-     
---------     
---------     
---------     

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

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CHORUS:

        C5    
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--------------
--------5-----
--------5-----
--------3-----
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repeat 4 times

          C#5 
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----------6---
----------6---
----------4---
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    Eb5       
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--------------
----8-8-8-8-8-
----8-8-8-8-8-
----6-6-6-6-6-
--------------

      Bb5     
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--------------
8-8-8-3-3-3-3-
8-8-8-3-3-3-3-
6-6-6-1-1-1-1-
--------------

    B5
--------|
--------|
3-3-4-4-|
3-3-4-4-|
1-1-2-2-|
--------|

____________________

2nd VERSE:

C5        C#5 
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--------------
5p-5p-5---6p-6
5p-5p-5---6p-6
3p-3p-3---4p-4
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repeat 5 times

       C5
--------------
--------------
p-6p---5p-5p-5
p-6p---5p-5p-5
p-4p---3p-3p-3
--------------

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

after every time (exept for the 1st) there is a riff:

--------     8
--------     -
10^12-8-     -
--------     -
--------     -
--------     -

-----------   
-9---------   
---8-10^11-   
-----------   
-----------   
-----------   

  ------------
  20-16-------
  ------17-18^
  ------------
  ------------
  ------------

---------    -
---------    1
20-------    -
---16^17-    -
---------    -
---------    -

--------------
1-8----8------
----10---10-8-
--------------
--------------
--------------

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

____________________

SOLO:

------888-----
11^13------^12
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--------------
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--------------

--------88888-
----^13-------
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--------------
--------------
--------------

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


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

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


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

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

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


--------------
6~8~6-4-6-6^8-
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--------------
--------------
--------------

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


-------8----11
4---8---9~8---
--5--5--------
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--------------
--------------

-12-13-13^15-1
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--------------

1----11-13^15-
--13----------
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--------------

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


11------------
---13~11------
---------12~10
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--------------
--------------

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----11-----11-
~12-----12----
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--------------
--------------

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--------------
12-10-12-10~12
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--------------
--------------

----|
-10-|
----|
----|
----|
----|


--------------
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----------1^2-
3-3-1-3-3-----
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--------------
--------------
--------------
------3~1--1-3
3-1-3----3----
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--------------
--------------
--------------
~1--1-----3-3^
--3--3-1-3----
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--------------
--------------
--------------
4-1--1--1-----
------3--3-1-3
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--------|
--------|
--------|
3-3^4-1-|
--------|
--------|


--------------
6^8-4-3--3-4-3
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--------------
--------------
--------------

--------------
--3~4~3--3----
-------5--5-3-
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--------------
--------------

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


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9X-6--8X----8-
---------5/8--
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--------------
--------------

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--------------
7-8-5-7-8-5-5~
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--------------
--------------

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--------------
7~5-3/5--5~7-5
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--------------
--------------

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--------------
5~7-5~7~8-5~7~
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----|
----|
8~5-|
----|
----|
----|

i'm not sure a
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--6---/---/---
5---5---/---/-
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bout the last 
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/-----/13----1
--/12-----12--
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two seconds but somthing like this:
--|
3-|
--|
--|
--|
--|

____________________

3rd VERSE:

C5        C#5 
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--------------
5p-5p-5---6p-6
5p-5p-5---6p-6
3p-3p-3---4p-4
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repeat 4 times

       C5
--------------
--------------
p-6p---5p-5p-5
p-6p---5p-5p-5
p-4p---3p-3p-3
--------------
, pause and do

-----------|
-----------|
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-----------|
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 another 4 tim

es

after every time there is a riff:

---     -----1
---     ---8--
---     ------
---     10----
---     ------
---     ------

1-8-----------
----8-11-11^13
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--------------
--------------
--------------

-     ---     
-     ---     
-     ---     
-     ---     
-     ---     
-     ---     

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

---     ------
---     10~11~
---     ------
---     ------
---     ------
---     ------

--------------
10-8~10~8-----
----------8~10
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--------------
--------------

------     ---
------     ---
~8----     ---
---10-     ---
------     ---
------     ---

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ENDING:

after the last chorus hold the last C5 and press the stick,
then release it and play:

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--------------
------(3)-----
3-3-3-----3-3-
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repeat 12 time

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-----------------------------|
-----------------------------|
--(3)-------(3)-------(3)----|
3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--------|
-----------------------------|
s

then pause and repeat another 12 times
and then play:

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--------------
----(3)-(3)(3)
3-3-----------
--------------

--------------
--------------
--------------
---(3)-(3)(3)-
-3------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
--------------
--(3)-(3)(3)--
3------------3
--------------

------------|
------------|
------------|
-(3)-(3)(3)-|
------------|
------------|

--------------
--(3)-(3)(3)--
3------------3
--------------
--------------
--------------

--------------
-(3)---(3)---(
-----3-----3--
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--------------
--------------

--------------
3)---(3)---(3)
---3-----3----
--------------
--------------
--------------

-------------|
---(3)---(3)-|
-3-----3-----|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|

              
--------------
--(3)---(3)---
3-----3-----3-
--------------
--------------
--------------

              
--------------
(3)---(3)---(3
----3-----3---
--------------
--------------
--------------

              
--------------
)---(3)---(3)-
--3-----3-----
--------------
--------------
--------------

            C5
--------------
--(3)---(3)---
3-----3-----5-
------------5-
------------3-
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