Queens Of The Stone Age - Blood Is Love Tab

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this is a great song on Lullabies to Paralyze. there's another version of this song on
this site that i did but it sucks, so here's the better tab. this is lyrically the best
song QOTSA has ever done in my opinion

Intro solo (light distortion, low tone and reverb)

   10 12 13 12  10 12  10 12 13 15~  9 9  
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          
                                          

Rhythm (low fuzz)

                                                  
      12 9          12 9        11 8      11 8    
           9             9           9         9  
                                                  
                                                  
                                                  

 Solo

   9 10 12 12~     10 9 10 12 10 9 7 9 10 7~  6 7 9 7 6 7~~   
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              

 Rhythm

                                                              
             12 11         12 11          10 9        10 9    
                   9             9             9           9  
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              

Solo

                    9v~            6 7 9v~            6 7 9 7 6  
   9v 9v~  9 11 12       8v 8v~  8          7v 7v~  7            
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 

Rhythm

                                                                 
     12 9       12 9     11 8        11 8      12        12      
          9          9        9           9       11 9      11 9 
                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 

Solo

                                                              
                                                              
   10v 9 10v 9 10v 9 10 9 10 9 10p9h10p9h10p9h10p9h10p9h10p9  
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              

Rhythm

                                                              
     12           12             12               12          
        9 10         9 10           9 10             9 10     
                                                              
                                                              
                                                              

Main RiffGuitar 1 Heavy Distortion

                                                                          
                                                                          
             12 12           12 12                                        
    12 12    12 12   12 12   12 12     8  8    11 11      8  8     11 11  
    10 10    10 10   10 10   10 10     9  9     9  9      9  9      9  9  
   0     0 0      0 0     0 0       0 0     0 0     0 0       0 0         

Slide Lead

                                                                            
  //12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~              /11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                  
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            


                                                   
                                                   
     (4)   (4)   (4)   (4)                         
    5 5   5 5   5 5   5 5   7 7   5 5   7 7   5 5  
    5 5   5 5   5 5   5 5   4 4   4 4   4 4   4 4  
   0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0     


                                                   
   /12/14/15~~~~~~~~~~~~~\14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/15/17/  
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   


                                                   
                                                   
     (5)   (3)   (5)   (3)                         
    5 5   5 5   5 5   5 5   2 2   0 0   2 2   0 0  
    3 3   3 3   3 3   3 3   1 1   1 1   1 1   1 1  
   0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0     


                                                   
   \18~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~///\\\11^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
2x no vocals ^^^^^

Verse:Guitar I still plays the above rhythm
Guitar II plays for the first bar (only done once in the song)

                  Saw   You  in  a  Way---------  Beyond--- Figure

                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
      7 10^   7        7 10^    7       7 10^    7    7 10^    7     
   10      10       10       10       9       9     9        9       

Slide

                                                                        
   8v~~~~~                            7v~~~~~~~~~~                      
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        

 Out--------     These Lines------ of Life--- Have Been Drawn & Can't Be

                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
      7 10^   7        7 10^    7       7 10^    7    7 10^    7     
   10      10       10       10       9       9     9        9       


                                                                        
                                                                        
   7v~~~~~~~                           6v~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        

 Removed, Our Eyes is All it Took to Know

                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         
     7 10^   7    7 10^   7      7 10^   7    7 10^   7  
   8       8    8       8      6       6    6       6    


                                                         
                                                         
   5v~~~~~~~~~                  9v~~~~~~~~~~             
                                                         
                                                         
                                                         

Guitar II stops for a while
Slide Plays Same Lead as Above

                   Open-- Up Your-- Eyes----          Deep Blue Glassy La--
                   Open-- Up Your Mouth---           & Touch Your Lips to

                                                                          
                                                                          
             12 12           12 12                                        
    12 12    12 12   12 12   12 12     8  8    11 11      8  8     11 11  
    10 10    10 10   10 10   10 10     9  9     9  9      9  9      9  9  
   0     0 0      0 0     0 0       0 0     0 0     0 0       0 0         

 --ke,  & Swim Till Water & Sky Now Are One, Out of
  Mine That We May Make a Kiss That Can Pierce Through Death

                                                   
                                                   
     (4)   (4)   (4)   (4)                         
    5 5   5 5   5 5   5 5   7 7   5 5   7 7   5 5  
    5 5   5 5   5 5   5 5   4 4   4 4   4 4   4 4  
   0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0     

 Two----    Oh My Bloodshot Eyes---------
 & Survive Your Words Have Branded My Mind

                                                   
                                                   
     (5)   (3)   (5)   (3)                         
    5 5   5 5   5 5   5 5   2 2   0 0   2 2   0 0  
    3 3   3 3   3 3   3 3   1 1   1 1   1 1   1 1  
   0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0     

Interlude
Guitar I

                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
      9~   9~    8\   8\   11\   11\   11\      /(9)  
      7~   7~    6\   6\    9\    9\    9\      /(7)  
    0    0     0    0     0     0     0               

Guitar II (same circus-ish guitar from intro solo)

                             10 12 12 12 12 10 9        
     12v~  12v/11v~ 11v~/14~                     9v~~   
                                                        
                                                        
                                                        
                                                        


                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
     13\   13\   12\   12\   11\   11~   10/   10/  
     11\   11\   10\   10\    9\    9~    8/    8/  
         0     0     0     0     0     0     0      


                                                    
      9v~     12 11v~~~                             
                             11v~~ 11    10v~~ 10   
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    


                               
                               
                               
      7~   7~   7/   7///(12)  
      5~   5~   5/   5///(10)  
    0    0    0    0           


                            
                            
     7v~~~~~~~~7~~~~~~~~~~  
                            
                            
                            

Verse II (slight changes, so pay attention)Slide is mostly same, a few changes

                   Still I Hold Your Hand                Wrapped as If a
                   Every Breathe an Art                 The Dignity to Learn

                                                                          
                                                                          
             12 12           12 12                                        
    12 12    12 12   12 12   12 12     8  8    11 11      8  8     11 11  
    10 10    10 10   10 10   10 10     9  9     9  9      9  9      9  9  
   0     0 0      0 0     0 0       0 0     0 0     0 0       0 0         

1.Ring      We of Flesh & Blood       Are Only--
2.It  Can Strain and Break Your Heart        Take

                                                   
                                                   
     (4)   (4)   (4)   (4)                         
    5 5   5 5   5 5   5 5   7 7   5 5   7 7   5 5  
    5 5   5 5   5 5   5 5   4 4   4 4   4 4   4 4  
   0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0     

1. Carrying---  It's So Hard To---        Well, You

                                                    
                                                    
     (5)   (3)   (5)   (3)   (5)   (3)   (5)   (3)  
    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   3 3   3 3   
   0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0      

   Know                 The Seed Waits for the Reaper to Sew

                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
    2 2   0 0   2 2   0 0   5 5   5 5   5 5   5 5   2 2   0 0   2 2   0 0 
    1 1   1 1   1 1   1 1   3 3   3 3   3 3   3 3   1 1   1 1   1 1   1 1 
   0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0    

Slide

                                                                          
                                                                          
   3v~~~~      /9/12v~    /9v~          /12     /15v~ 14 12v~  10 12v~~   
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          

2.All------               Your Pieces Home    You

                                                   
                                                   
     (5)   (3)   (5)   (3)                         
    5 5   5 5   5 5   5 5   2 2   0 0   2 2   0 0  
    3 3   3 3   3 3   3 3   1 1   1 1   1 1   1 1  
   0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0     

Slide

                                                   
                                                   
   5v~~~~                  10v~~    9v 7v~~        
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   

  Ask---- When-- You're-- Alone--      "What is

                                                    
                                                    
     (5)   (3)   (5)   (3)   (5)   (3)   (5)   (3)  
    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   3 3   3 3   
   0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0      


                                                   
                                                   
    9v~~~~~~                                 12v~~ 
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   

   Love?"               The Blood----------------------------------- Is

                                                                            
                                                                            
                             (5)   (3)   (5)   (3)  (5)    (3)   (5)   (3)  
    2 2   0 0   2 2   0 0   5 5   5 5   5 5   5 5   5 5   5 5   5 5   5 5   
    1 1   1 1   1 1   1 1   3 3   3 3   3 3   3 3   3 3   3 3   3 3   3 3   
   0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0      


                                                                          
                                                                          
   15v~~~~  14v~ 12v 10v  9v~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~         
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          

   Love

                                                     
                                                     
                                                     
    2 2   0 0   2 2   0 0   2 2   0 0   2 2   0 0    
    1 1   1 1   1 1   1 1   1 1   1 1   1 1   1 1    
   0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0    0  


                                                                      
                                                                      
   15v~~     9v~~~  7v~~   15v~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      

Verse End (slide still ringing out on the A# note)

                                                               
                                                               
                                                               
   2 0 2 0 2 0  2 0    2  0     2   0     2    0      2^~~\\\  
      1   1   1     1       1         1          1             
                                                               

Outro:
Main riff alone 1xOn 2nd time slide enters


                                                                          
                                                                          
             12 12           12 12                                        
    12 12    12 12   12 12   12 12     8  8    11 11      8  8     11 11  
    10 10    10 10   10 10   10 10     9  9     9  9      9  9      9  9  
   0     0 0      0 0     0 0       0 0     0 0     0 0       0 0         

Slide Lead

                                                                            
  //12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~              /11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                  
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            


                                                   
                                                   
     (4)   (4)   (4)   (4)                         
    5 5   5 5   5 5   5 5   7 7   5 5   7 7   5 5  
    5 5   5 5   5 5   5 5   4 4   4 4   4 4   4 4  
   0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0     


                                                   
   /12/14/14~~~~~~~~~~~~~\14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/15/17/  
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   


                                                   
                                                   
     (5)   (3)   (5)   (3)                         
    5 5   5 5   5 5   5 5   2 2   0 0   2 2   0 0  
    3 3   3 3   3 3   3 3   1 1   1 1   1 1   1 1  
   0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0     


                                                   
   \19~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~///\\\11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   

3.

                                                    
                                                    
     (5)   (3)   (5)   (3)   (5)   (3)   (5)   (3)  
    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   3 3   3 3   
   0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0      


    14v~                                12/14~v    
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   


                                                    
                                                    
     (5)   (3)   (5)   (3)   (5)   (3)   (5)   (3)  
    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   3 3   3 3   
   0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0      


    12v~   17    15   14  13v~   17  15  14  12v~  
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   


                                                    
                                                    
     (5)   (3)   (5)   (3)   (5)   (3)   (5)   (3)  
    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   3 3   3 3   
   0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0   0 0      


          15  14  12  10   14\  12\  11/ 12v~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             


                            
                            
                            
     2 2   0 0   2 2   0 0  
     1 1   1 1   1 1   1 1  
   0                        

well, there it is. pretty good if i do say so myself. the hardest part is distinguishing
Which riff goes where, cause since this is a jam song it gets a little confusing to
remembering everything, but listen to it and it will make sense. enjoy
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