xI am a big Queens of the stone age fan. i tried the other versions of this song but it
sound right to me, so i tabbed this for you. It sounds almost exact to me, the timing
exact...improvise lol, anyways i hope you find it useful. the chorus took me forever and
as close as i could get it, i had to use a program to kind of mute the drumming so i
hear the guitar part and i think theres 3 guitars or 2 guitars and distorted bass or
in this song but i just tabbed it in 2 Guitar parts.
Enjoy. :)
Queens Of The Stone Age ROCK!
Artist: Queens Of The Stone Age
Song: Burn The Witch
Album: Lullabies to paralyze
Standard tuning, Distorted guitar
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-[12\2]-------|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------------|
Instrumentals come in...
[Verse Riff]
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----(5)p2------------------------| X8 times
A|-2-2------5--2-2-(5)p2------------|
E|-0-0---------0-0-------5-3--------|
LP-----I LP----------------|
Guitar 2: fill 1 (00:22-00:23 seconds in)
e|------------------------7-7-------|
B|-----------------------5---8------|
G|------------------5h7h8-----------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Guitar 2: fill 2 (00:30-00:31 seconds in)
e|-------------------7----7~----------|
B|-----------------(5~)-(5~)----------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
"Holding hands
Skipping like a stone
On our way"...
Guitar 2 fill 3 (00:38-00:39 seconds in)
e|------------7-10-7--------------------------------------------------------|I
B|------------5-------5~----------------------------------------------------|I <-Let note(5 or A)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|I Ring through using
D|-------------------------------.I vibrato from about 00:39----------------| until about
A|-------------------------------.I 00:46 or 00:47--------------------| seconds in, so
E|-------------------------------.|-----------------------------------------| about 7 or 8 seconds
right into the chorus.
"To see what we have done *An alternative to make it
The first to speak easier switching would
Is the first to lie be holding the 9th fret
The children cross on the G string instead
Their hearts & hope to die"... of the 5th on the Bstring
(slider guitar?)
e|-11~-7-/12~-7-/14~-7-/15~-11-/(17)~-17\14-15-\12-14-\11-12~--------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Bite your tongue Swear to keep your mouth shut"
Riff before 2nd verse
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------| Played X4 times until the
D|-----(5)p2------------------------------------------------| verse starts.
A|-2-2------5--2-2-(5)-p2-----------------------------------|
E|-0-0---------0-0-------5-3---------------| **NOTE-----| its not (lightly)
palm muted here
Guitar 2 fill 4 (01:08-01:09 minutes in)
e|----------------------7--------------|
B|-----------------5h7h8-(8)-8-5-------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 fill 5 (01:15-01:17 minutes in leading into verse)
e|--7--77--7-7-------------------------|
B|--5--55--5-5-5-----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
[2nd Verse]
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------| X8 times
A|-2-2-(5)-p2--2-2-(5)-p2-----------|
E|-0-0-------5-0-0-------5-3--------|
LP-----I LP----------------|
"Ask yourself
Will i burn in Hell?
Then write it down"
Guitar 2 fill 6 (01:24-01:25 minutes in)
e|------------2/-7p-7p-----------------|
B|---------------5--5~-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
"& cast it in the well
There they are
The mob it cries for blood
To twist the tale"
Guitar 2 fill 7 (01:31-01:32 minutes in)
e|---------------7px7p-----------------|
B|---------------5px5p-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
"Into fire wood
Fan the flames"...
Guitar 2 fill 8
e|------------------7------------------|
B|--------------- 5---8----------------|
G|--------------(7)~-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 fill 9 (01:31-01:48 minutes in) LONGEST FILL IN SONG
e|--------7--7--------------7--7--------------(7)------------12-----------| c
B|------5--5--5-8-8---8-5--5-5-----8-5-----5-8---8---8-5---(10)--8-5-5----| o
G|-5h7h8-----------------7-------------7--7-------------7-----------------| n
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| t
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| d
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"With a little lie
Then turn your cheek
Until the fire dies"...
Guitar 2 fill Cont.d
e|------------------------------------------|
B|--8-5--------------8-5--------------------|
G|-----7---7-4----------7--7-4--------------|
D|-------------7-5-------------7-5----------|
A|-----------------7------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
"The skin it peels
Like the truth, away
What it was
I will never say..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2--------------|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------------|
"ahaha" "ohoho" "ahaha" "ohoowhoao"
[Chorus]
e|-11~-7-/12~-7-/14~-7-/15~-11-/(17)~-17\14-15-\12-14-\11-12~--------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Bite your tongue, swear to keep, Keep your mouth shut"
[Chorus fill] (just continue from where left off on the chorus)
e|--12~-/(15)~-14~-/(17)~-(15)~-\12~-/14~-\11~---------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Make up something, Make up something good..."
Interlude or whatever its called
the e power chords are played by guitar1, and notes with bends are guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------9-----10----(8)----(5)--------------|
G|-----(10)---(11)---(10)---(7)--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2-----------------|
E|--0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-----------------|
[INSERT SOLO HERE]
sorry ive been tabbing this all day i cant do the solo right now...moving on
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2---2-2-2-2--------|
E|--0-0---0-3-0-3--0-0---0-3-0-3--0-0---0-3-0-3--0-0---0-3-0-3--------|
[INSERT 2ND SOLO HERE]
again im sorry, im tired and i got school tomorrow.
During the 2nd solo Guitar 2 plays this 4 times
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|I
B|-----------------------------------------------------------Played------|I
G|-------------------------------------------------------------x4--------|I
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|I
A|--2-2---2-2-2-2----2-2---2-2-2-2----2-2---2-2-2-2----2-2---2-2-2-2-----|I
E|--0-0---0-3-0-3----0-0---0-3-0-3----0-0---0-3-0-3----0-0---0-3-0-3-----|I
theres a few other guitar parts here but u can just play this to go out on if you want,
sound like the lyrics
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|----8-5----------------------------------|
G|-------7~--7-4---------------------------|
D|---------------7-5-----------------------|
A|-------------------7---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
this is how it is in the song though
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|------8-5--------------------------------|
G|---------7-------------------------------| X4 times
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|--2-2------2-2---2-2-2-2-----------------|
E|--0-0------0-0---0-3-0-3-----------------|
"Holding hands
Skipping like a stone
Burn the witch
Burn to ash & bone
Burn the witch
Burn to ash & bone
Burn the witch
Burn to ash & bone"...
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|------(5)p2------------------------------|
A|--2-2------5-2-2-(5)p2-------------------|
E|--0-0--------0-0------5-3----------------|
LP-----I LP----------------------|
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--2\/---------|
E|--0\/---------|
THE END...
I've been working on this all day and i think its a hell of a lot more accurate than the
versions on here, and i hope u found it useful.
thanks for reading, i might do the solos another day that I've got this much time on my
which could be quite soon haha.
questions etc.: [email protected]
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| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| LP Light palm mute
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