Band: Queens of the Stone Age (www.QOTSA.com)
Written By: Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan
Song: No One Knows
Album: Songs for the Deaf (Interscope Records)
Tuning(low-to-high): (down 2 full steps) C F Bb Eb G c
Key: / \ = slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend
r = release
* = natural harmonic
( ) = ghost note
x = mute note
~ = vibrato
^ = let ring
# = stompbox on/off
Tab by: Keith Dillon guitarhero1@lycos.com
Intro:
|----12-------12------12------12/-----|
|-----8--------8-------8-------8/-----|
|-----x--------x-------x-------x------|
|-----9--------9-------9-------9------|
|-----7--------7-------7-------7------|
|---------------------------------15\-|
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|---10--10--8-------10--10--8----------10--10--8-------10--10--8-------|
|---x---x---x---9---x---x---x---9------x---x---x---9---x---x---x---9---|
|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9------9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7------7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|-0-------------------------------15\0------------------------------15\|
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|---10--10--8-------10-10b(12)r10------10--10--8-------10--5*^---------|
|---x---x---x---9---x------------------x---x---x---9---x---5*^---------|
|---9---9---9---9---9------------------9---9---9---9---9---------------|
|---7---7---7---7---7------------------7---7---7---7---7---------------|
|-0-------------------------------15\0---------------------------------|
Verse:
1.We get some rules to follow
2.We get these pills to swallow
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||---9-------9-------9-------9---9-9---9-------9-------9-------9---9-9-|
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||-0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)----0-----0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)--0-------|
that and this, these and those
how they stick in your throat
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|-0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)----0------0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)--0-------|
_____________________________________________________________________
|1. no one knows
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|---------------------------7---7---10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-----|
|-------------------8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8------|
|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x------|
|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-9-9-9-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9------|
|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-0-7-0-7---7---7---7---7---7---7-0-7-0----|
_____________________________________________________________________
(1.) (to Verse 2)
|----------------------------------------------------------0^----------|
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|---x---x---x---9---x---x---x---9------x---x---x---9---x---------------|
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|-0-------------------------------15\0---------------------------------|
_____________________________________________________________________
|2. taste like gold
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|-------8-------8-------8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8------|
|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-7-7-7----|
|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-9-9-9-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-0-6-0----|
|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-0-7-0------------------------------------|
_____________________________________________________________________
(2.) oh what you
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|---10--10--8-------10--10-------------10--10--8-------10--10--8-------|
|---x---x---x---9---x---x--------------x---x---x---9---x---x---x--9----|
|---9---9---9---9---9---9--------------9---9---9---9---9---9---9--9----|
|---7---7---7---7---7---7-----5h7p5----7---7---7---7---7---7---7--7----|
|-0------------------------5h7-----7p0------------------------------15\|
do to me no one knows
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|-------7-------7-------7---7---7---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8------|
|-------8-------8-------8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8------|
|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-7-7-7----|
|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-9-9-9-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-0-6-0----|
|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-0-7-0------------------------------------|
An' I
|-------------------------------12-------------------------------------|
|---10--10--8-------10--10-8-10b-------10--10--8-------10--10--8-------|
|---x---x---x---9---x---x----------9~--x---x---x---9---x---x---x---9---|
|---9---9---9---9---9---9--------------9---9---9---9---9---9---9---x---|
|---7---7---7---7---7---7--------------7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|-0----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
Chorus:
re - a - lize your mine
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||--------------------------------#-metal-dist.------------------------|
||--9--11--12--11--14--12--16--14--------------------------------------|
||--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9------|
||--7---9--10---9--12--10--14--12---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9------|
||--------------------------------0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0----|
indeed a fool am I an' I
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|---9--11--12--11--14--12--16--14--------------------------------------|
|---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9------|
|---7---9--10---9--12--10--14--12---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9------|
|---------------------------------0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0----|
re - a - lize your mine
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|--12--11---9---8---9--11--12--11--------------------------------------|
|---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9------|
|--10---9---7---6---7---9--10---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9------|
|---------------------------------0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0----|
indeed a fool am I I (end chorus)
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|-------------------------------------------------------metal-dist.-#-||
|---9--11--12--11--14--12--16--14-------------------------------------||
|---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-----||
|---7---9--10---9--12--10--14--12---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-----||
|---------------------------------0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0---||
|----------------------------------------------------------0^----------|
|---10--10--8-------10--10--8----------10--10--8-------10--6^----------|
|---x---x---x---9---x---x---x---9------x---x---x---9---x---------------|
|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9------9---9---9---9---9---------------|
|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7------7---7---7---7---7---------------|
|-0-------------------------------15\0---------------------------------|
Verse:
3.I journey through the desert
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||---9-------9-------9-------9---9-9---9-------9-------9-------9---9-9-|
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||-0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)----0-----0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)--0-------|
of the mind, with no hope
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||-0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)----0-----0----(0)------0-------0---0-------|
I follow
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|-------8-------8-------8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8------|
|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-7-7-7----|
|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-9-9-9-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-0-6-0----|
|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-0-7-0------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---10--10--8-------10--10-------------10--10--8-------10--x^pick------|
|---x---x---x---9---x---x--------------x---x---x---9---x---x^-behind---|
|---9---9---9---9---9---9--------------9---9---9---9---9-------nut-----|
|---7---7---7---7---7---7-----5h7p5----7---7---7---7---7---------------|
|-0------------------------5h7-----7p0---------------------------------|
4.I drift along the ocean
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|---9-------9-------9-------9-9-9-9----9-------9-------9-------9-9-9---|
|---7-------7-------7-------7-7-7------7-------7-------7-------7-7-7---|
|-0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)----0------0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)--0-------|
dead lifeboat in the sun
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|-0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)----0------0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)--0-------|
and come undone
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|---------------------------7---7---10--10--10--10--8---8---8---8------|
|---------------------------8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8------|
|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---x---x---x---x---6---6---6---6------|
|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-9-9-9-9---9---9---9---7---7---7-0-7-0----|
|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-0-7-0-7---7---7---7----------------------|
pleasantly
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|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7------7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|-0-------------------------------15\0---------------------------------|
cavin' in I come undone
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|-------8-------8-------8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8------|
|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7----|
|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-9-9-9-6---6---6---6-0-6---6-0-6-0-6-0----|
|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-0-7-0------------------------------------|
An' I
|-------------------------------12-------------------------------------|
|---10--10--8-------10--10-8-10b-------10--10--8-------10--10--8-------|
|---x---x---x---9---x---x----------9~--x---x---x---9---x---x---x---9-x-|
|---9---9---9---9---9---9--------------9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-x-|
|---7---7---7---7---7---7--------------7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|-0----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
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Play Chorus
-----------
Bridge:
(play 2 times)
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||--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--------8------------||
||--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-10-8-10-9-10----||
||--7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-7-0-9-10-6-10-9-10----||
||--------------------------------------------------7-8-----8-7--8----||
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|------8---------------8---------------8---------9-----bass riff-1-----|
|-9-10-8-10-9-10--9-10-8-10-9-10--9-10-8-10-9-10-9---------------------|
|-9-10-6-10-9-10--9-10-6-10-9-10--9-10-6-10-9-10-7---------------------|
|-7-8-----8-7--8--7-8-----8-7--8--7-8-----8-7--8-----------------------|
Guitar Solo (3:20):
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|--------------------------------------------/17-15-/19-15-/17---------|
|---9/11-11-11/12-12-12/14-14-14/16-16-16~-----------------------------|
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|--/16~-------16p14p12h14~--14p12p11h12~--12p11p9h11~--12p11p9h11/16~--|
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|--------12-16/19-------12-16/19~------12-16/19~-----------------------|
|-----14-------------14-------------14---------------------------------|
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|--11h14p11-------------------11h14p11---------------------------------|
|-----------12h15p12-------------------12h15p12------------------------|
|--------------------12p11h12--------------------12p11h12--------------|
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|--11h14p11-------------------11h14p11--------------------12-----------|
|-----------12h15p12-------------------12h15p12------------------------|
|--------------------12p11h12--------------------12p11h12--------------|
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===========
Bass Riff 2
===========
Verse:
5.Heaven smiles above me
|-----------------------------------------------------------x----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------x-pick-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------behind--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------nut----|
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------15\|
what a gift here below
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|----8-------8-------8-------8---8-8---8-------8-------8-------8---8-8-|
|----9-------9-------9-------9---9-9---9-------9-------9-------9---9-9-|
|----9-------9-------9-------9-9-9-9---9-------9-------9-------9-9-9-9-|
|----7-------7-------7-------7-7-7-----7-------7-------7-------7-7-7---|
|--0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)----0-----0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)--0-------|
but no one knows
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|-------7-------7-------7---7---7---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8------|
|-------8-------8-------8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8------|
|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-7-7-7----|
|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-9-9-9-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-0-6-0----|
|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-0-7-0------------------------------------|
gift that you
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|---10--10--8-------10--10--8------7*--10--10--8-------10--10--8--10-8-|
|---x---x---x---9---x---x---x---9--7*--x---x---x---9---x---x---x---x---|
|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9------9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---|
|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7------7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
give to me no one knows
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|---------------------------7---7---------------8---8---8---8---8------|
|-----------------------8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8------|
|-----------9---9---9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7------|
|---9---9---9---9---9---9---9-9-9-9-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6------|
|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-0-7-0------------------------------------|
Outro:
|----12-------12------12------12------|--------------------------------|
|-----8--------8-------8-------8------|--------------------------------|
|-----x--------x-------x-------x------|-------radio-fuzz/D.J.----------|
|-----9--------9-------9-------9------|--------------------------------|
|-----7--------7-------7-------7------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bass riffs:
1.
Eb||----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Bb||------------------------------------------------5h7-7-7-7-------------------||
F ||--5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5h7-7-7-7-----------5h7-7-7-5---------||
C ||-----------------------------------------------------------------(5)5h7-7-7-||
2. 3.
Eb||-----------------------------------------||---------------------------------||
Bb||-----------------------------------------||---------------------------------||
F ||-----------------------------------------||-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||
C ||-0-12-0-12-0-12-0-12-0-12-0-12-0-12-0-12-||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------||
This is a great song to play. Josh has an amazing style of guitar playing. To get
the true feel, listen to the song (if you don't own the CD: Songs for the Deaf; buy it!). There is palm mute throughout various parts of the song and it isn't notated in this tab. Just bang on the strings and don't worry about your guitar going out of tune during the song, this is a major aspect of Josh's technique, sloppy yet godlike! I include some of the major bass riffs also, just for the fun of it. Thanks alot and I hope I'll be posting more QOTSA tablature soon!
Keith Dillon
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