Song for the Deaf Tabs & Lyrics by Queens of the Stone Age
Song for the Deaf
guitar tabs lyrics
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)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)---|
15\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--------|
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repeat 8 times
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------(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-----|
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------(3)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)----|
3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--------|
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repeat 2 times
then the backup guitar goes:
C5
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5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---|
5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---|
3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---|
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for 8 times
while the lead goes:
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------(3)-------(3)-------(3)-------(3)----|
3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--------|
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for 8 times too
and then the backup goes:
C5
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5-------5-------5-------5-------|
5-------5-------5-------5-------|
3-------3-------3-------3-------|
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1st VERSE:
C5 C#5 C5
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5p-5p-5---6p-6p-6p---5p-5p-5-----------|
5p-5p-5---6p-6p-6p---5p-5p-5-----------|
3p-3p-3---4p-4p-4p---3p-3p-3-----------|
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repeat 12 times
after every time there is a riff:
-------- -------- ----------------- ------|
-------- 8------- ----------------- ------|
10^12-8- 10^12-8- ----------------- ------|
-------- -------- -----8---10-8---- ----8-|
-------- -------- 8-10---8------10- 8-9---|
-------- -------- ----------------- ------|
-------- ----------------- ------11- ---------------|
-------- ----------------- --------- 11-8-----------|
10^12-8- ----------------- 10^12---- -----8^10-8----|
-------- -----8---10-8---- --------- ------------10-|
-------- 8-10---8------10- --------- ---------------|
-------- ----------------- --------- ---------------|
------------------ -------------- --- ---|
----------8----8-- 11-8----8----- --- ---|
-----8-10---10^12- -----10--10-8- --- ---|
8/10-------------- -------------- --- ---|
------------------ -------------- --- ---|
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CHORUS:
C5 C#5 Eb5 Bb5 B5
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--------5---------------6-------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-|
--------5---------------6-------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-|
--------3---------------4-------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-|
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repeat 4 times
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2nd VERSE:
C5 C#5 C5
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5p-5p-5---6p-6p-6p---5p-5p-5-----------|
5p-5p-5---6p-6p-6p---5p-5p-5-----------|
3p-3p-3---4p-4p-4p---3p-3p-3-----------|
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repeat 5 times
after every time (exept for the 1st) there is a riff:
-------- 8----------- --------------------- -----------------------|
-------- --9--------- 20-16---------------- 11-8----8--------------|
10^12-8- ----8-10^11- ------17-18^20------- -----10---10-8---------|
-------- ------------ ---------------16^17- ---------------10-8-10-|
-------- ------------ --------------------- -----------------------|
-------- ------------ --------------------- -----------------------|
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SOLO:
------888-------------88888------|
11^13------^12----^13---------11-|
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--6---------6-----6-----6-|
8---6-8-6-8---6-8---6-8---|
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----6-----6-----6---------6---|
6-8---6-8---6-8---6-8-6-8---8-|
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6~8~6-4-6-6^8-4~6~4-|
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-------8----11-12-13-13^15-11----11-13^15-11----11----|
4---8---9~8-------------------13-------------13----13-|
--5--5------------------------------------------------|
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11--------------------------------------------|
---13~11----------11-----11----------------10-|
---------12~10~12-----12----12-10-12-10~12----|
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----------1^2-------3~1--1-3~1--1-----3-3^4-1--1--1-----3-3^4-1-|
3-3-1-3-3-----3-1-3----3------3--3-1-3----------3--3-1-3--------|
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6^8-4-3--3-4-3--3~4~3--3--------5-------|
---------------------5--5-3-5-3---3\5-5-|
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9X-6--8X----8-----------------------------------------------|
---------5/8--7-8-5-7-8-5-5~7~5-3/5--5~7-55~7-5~7~8-5~7~8~5-|
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i'm not sure about the last two seconds but somthing like this:
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--6---/---/---/-----/13----13-|
5---5---/---/---/12-----12----|
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3rd VERSE:
C5 C#5 C5
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5p-5p-5---6p-6p-6p---5p-5p-5-----------|
5p-5p-5---6p-6p-6p---5p-5p-5-----------|
3p-3p-3---4p-4p-4p---3p-3p-3-----------|
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repeat 4 times, pause and do another 4 times
after every time there is a riff:
--- -----11-8------------ --- ---|
--- ---8------8-11-11^13- --- ---|
--- --------------------- --- ---|
--- 10------------------- --- ---|
--- --------------------- --- ---|
--- --------------------- --- ---|
--------- --- -------------------------- ---|
11^13^11- --- 10~11~10-8~10~8----------- ---|
--------- --- ----------------8~10~8---- ---|
--------- --- -----------------------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)----|
3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--------|
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repeat 12 times
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------------|
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--(3)-(3)(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)-|
3------------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|
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C5
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--(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---(3)---|
3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----5-|
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