------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The lost art of keeping a secret - Queens of the stone age ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning: C , F , Bb , Eb , G , C notes: It's a standard tuning 2 whole tones down in C. the palm muting in the verses is just something you'll have to listen for to get the staccato right. Verse nb. play riff every second time x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x c |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------------------------| Bb|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7^8-7p5--------| F |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7---------7------| C |------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5----------------| Chorus Fig 1. c |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7----------| F |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7----------| C |------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5----------| Chorus Fig2. c |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------------------------------------------------------| Bb|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3------------| F |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3------------| C |------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1------------| 1st Chorus = Fig 1. x 2 2nd Chorus = Fig 1. x 2, Fig 2. X 1, Fig 1. x 1. 3rd Chorus = Fig 1. x 2, Fig 2. x 2. Bridge play twice. "I think the art is gone........ c |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10--10--10--10--10--10--10---------------| F |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10--10--10--10--10--10--10---------------| C |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8---8---8---8---8---8---8----------------| #single beat rest c |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------| Bb|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-------------------------------------------| F |--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------| C |--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--------------------------------------------| solo n.b. This is from my head so it's most proabably inaccurate c |--12-----15-----12------------12-----15-----12-----------------------------| G |--15^17--17^19--15^17--12-----15^17--17^19--15^17--12----------------------| Eb|-----------------------14^16-----------------------14^16-------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| c |--12-----15-----17-----17--------------------------------------------------| G |--15^17--17^19--20^22--20^22-----------------------------------------------| Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| F |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| C |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================