Band- Queens Of The Stone Age
Song- The Sky Is Falling
Tuning: Down 2 whole steps == C F Bb Eb ==
This is how it`s played on the CD, and it`s played with a pick.
To get this tuning its easier to tune a 5 string half a step up.
p ... Pull Off b ... Bend
/ ... Slide Down h ... Hammer On r ... Release Bend
This is all my own work. Enjoy.
6/8 Time
Most of this song is played on the 12th fret or above, that`s why it sounds boomy at times.
If you use standard tuning you can still play it easily by transposing
Intro
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Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
F |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------15--17/-|
C |--15------------17--|-18-------17--------|-15----17-15-----17-|-18---17h18---------|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
F |--------------------|-----------15-------|--------------------|------------15----15|
C |-15----17-15-----17-|-18--17h18-----18p17|-15----17-15-----17-|-18---17h18---------|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
F |--------------------|------------15--17--|--------------------|------------15---/--|
C |-15----17-15-----17-|-18---17h18---------|-15----17-15-----17-|-18---17h18---------|
Eb|--------------------|---------------15h17|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|----------15-17-----|--------------------|--------------------|
F |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
C |-15----17-15-----17-|-18--17h18----------|-15----17-15-----17-|-18-----------------|
Verse 1
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Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|131313131313------------| x2
C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|------------131313131313|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|131313131313------------|
C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|------------131313131313|
¨The sky...¨
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|-------------12------12-|
F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|131313131313-----12-----|
C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|------------------------|
¨It`s left...¨
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|131313131313------------| x2
C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|------------131313131313|
¨Only...¨
¨I paid...¨
Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| -|
Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
F |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |
C |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
|
¨For...¨ |
¨To...¨ |- x2
|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |
F |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-| |
C |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| -|
¨Only...¨
¨Of...¨ ¨Time...¨
Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F
|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
C |-------------------------------------|
Chorus 1
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Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|-13-13-13--13-13-13-|-13-13-13--13-13-13-| x2
C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|--------------------|--------------------|
¨Close...¨
Interlude
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Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------17--15-----|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------12h14h15---------17-|
F |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-13-----------------------|
C |-15----17-15-----17-|-18----17h18-20-----|-15----17-15----17--|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------|----------------------15-|--------------------|---------------------|
Bb|--------------------|----------------15h17----|--------------------|---------------------|
F |--------------------|----------15h17----------|--------------------|---------------------|
C |-15----17-15-----17-|-18-15h17----------------|-15----17-15----17--|-18------------------|
Verse 2
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Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|131313131313------------|
C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|------------131313131313|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|-------------12------12-|
F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|131313131313-----12-----|
C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|------------------------|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313131313131313|1313--------1313--------|
C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------------------|----13131313----13131313|
¨I wanted...¨
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|131313131313131313131313|
C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|------------------------|
¨It`s all...¨
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|------------------------|
C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|101013131313101013131313|
¨Only...¨
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313131313131313|131313131313131313131313|
C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------------------|------------------------|
¨Of wasted...¨
Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
C |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
¨For...¨
Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
C |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
¨Only...¨
Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
F |-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|-------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
¨To remind...¨
Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|
C |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
¨Back to...¨
Eb|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
F |----------------------|----------------------|-18-18--18--18-18--18-| x3
C |-15h17--17--15h17--17-|-17h18--18--17h18--18-|----------------------|
¨Drained...¨
Eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
F |----------------------| x2
C |-15h17--17--15h17--17-|
¨Drained...¨
¨My...¨
Chorus 2
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Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |
F |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |
C |-15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-15---|-15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-15---| |
|
¨Close...¨ |- x4
|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |
F |-13-13-13-13-13---13-13-13-13-13---|-13-13-13-13-13---13-13-13-13-13---| |
C |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -|
¨Fallin`...¨
Guitar Solo
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Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
F |---------------h17--|---------17--15--17-|---------h17--------|--------------15-17-|
C |-15-----------------|-15-----------------|-14-----------------|-14-----------------|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|15h17---------------|
F |--------------------|---------17--15--17-|---------15h17------|--------h17--15-----|
C |-15-----------------|-15-----------------|-14-----------------|-----------------17-|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
F |---------------h17--|--------h17--15-----|---------------h17--|--------------15-17-|
C |-15-----------------|-15--------------17-|-14-----------------|-14-----------------|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|---------------15h17|
F |--------------------|-------15h17--------|
C |-15-----------------|-15-----------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----------------|
Chorus 3
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Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |
F |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |
C |-15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-15---|-15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-15---| |
|
¨Close...¨ |- x2
|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |
F |-13-13-13-13-13---13-13-13-13-13---|-13-13-13-13-13---13-13-13-13-13---| |
C |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -|
¨Fallin`...¨
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |
F |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |
C |--3---3------3----3---3-------3----|--3---3------3----3---3-------3----| |
|
¨Close...¨ |- x2
|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |
F |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |
C |--6---6------6----6---6-------6----|--6---6------6----6---6-------6----| -|
¨Fallin`...¨