A Song for the Dead Lyrics

A SONG FOR THE DEAD (Bassline)
As recorded by Queens of the Stone Age
(From the 2002 Album SONGS FOR THE DEAF)
Music by Queens of the Stone Age
Gtr I (C F Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Q=206
Gtr I
Wx33 H. Q
|-------------|---------12S==|
Q=211
E E E E E E Q E E E Q E Q E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-12S=|=0-0-0-0--0-12S=|=0-0-12S=0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-12S=0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-12S=0-0-0-0-|-10s12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||--0-0-12S=0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-12S=0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||
HHHH
Pre-Verse
Q=106
E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H
|-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------|
E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H
|-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------|
E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H
|-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------|
E E E. S E E Q E E Q E Q. a
|----------------------|------------10s12s==2-|
E E Q E E Q E E Q H E E Q E E Q E E Q a H
|-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-0-0-12b13-------|-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-0-0-12s=0------|
E E Q E E Q E E Q H E E Q E E Q E E Q H
E E Q E E Q E E +Q a H
|-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-12-12-(12)s=0------|
E E Q E E Q E E Q S S S S S E.
E E Q E E Q E E Q a H E E Q E E Q E E E H E
|-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-12-12-12s=0------|-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-0-0-12---------|
E Q. E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o----------------|--------------------------------------------------o||
||o------------14S=|=10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13--o||
E E a E E E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----7s14-17-14-14-9--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-|
E Q. E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------14S=|=10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-|
Pre-Verse II
Q=104
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E E E
|-12-12----0-0-14--|-12-12-12s=0----------|
Verse II
E E Q E E Q E E Q a H E E Q E E Q E E +Q a H
|-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-0-0-12s=0------|-0-0-12--0-0-15--|-12-12-(12)s=0------|
E E Q E E Q E E Q a H
|-12-12----0-0-14--|-0-0-12s=0------|
E E Q E E Q E E Q a S S S S S E.
|-12-12----0-0-14--|-12-12-12s=0-19-0-17-19--------|
Chorus II
E E Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------14S=|=10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-|
E E Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------14S=|=10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-|
E E a E E E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----7s14-17-14-14-9--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-|
E E Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----/14------/14S=|=10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-|
Guitar Solo
Q=106
E H.. E H.. E H.. E E Q. E S E.
Q=110
E E E. S E E S E S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S
E E E. S E E S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S E
E E E. S E S E S E S S S E E S a S S S E E S
|------------------------------|-7-6-5-----5-5s7-7-7-5---5-|
E E E. S E E S E S S S S E S E E E E S. T
E E E. S E E S E S E S E E. S S S S S S E
|-/12-12-10--0-/13-13-13-13-0-|-/10-10-7-10--10s12-7---------|
E E E. S E E S E S S S S E E E E S E E
E E E. S E E S E S S S S E E. S S S E S E
E E E. S E E S E S S S S E E. S S S E S E
Pre-Verse III
E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H
|-12-12-----10-13-13-----|-12-12-12s=0------|
E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H
|-12-12-----10-13-13-----|-12-12-12s=0------|
E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H
|-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------|
E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H
|-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------||
W W
Verse III
E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H
|-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------|
E E E. S E E Q E E Q E E +Q a
|-12-12----10-13-13-----|-12-12-12s=0s13-(13)s=0--|
E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H
|-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------|
E E E. S E E Q E E Q a H
|-12-12----10-13-13----|-12-12-12s=0------|
Chorus III
E E Q E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o-----------------|--------------------------------------------------o||
||o-----19------18S=|=10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13--o||
E E a E E E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----7s14-17-14-14-9--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-|
E E a E E E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----7s14-17-14-17-20--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-|
W W a
|-12s=======|=0s=======12-|
Q=216
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q 6x
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
Q H. W W W
||o-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q 8x H H
|-----------------|----------------o||-----------*|
|-----------------|----------------o||-----------*|
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths