I 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
LEGEND:
[12\2] = slide DOWN from 12th to 2 without strumming/hitting the string(s)
12\2 = slide DOWN from 12th fret to 2nd
7/12 = slide UP neck from 7 to 12
12\7 = slide DOWN from 12th fret to 7th
(#) = notes in brackets indicate bend to appropriate pitch
h = hammer on
p = pulloff
LP = Light palm mute
~ = Let ring
x = finger mute/dead note
\/ = Whammy bar (make tone go down)
| 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. Played by 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 | 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 |
| B | 5 5~ | < Let note(5 or A) |
| G | | Ring through using |
| D | . | vibrato from about 00 | 39 | until about |
| A | . | 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 | 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 | |
| B | Played |
| G | x4 |
| 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 |
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 | 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.