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Turnin On The Screw Bass Tab Tab

by Queens Of The Stone Age


 been searching for good tabs for this tune for ages, and although there are some o.k 
ones
their are 0 bass ones so i had to work it out myself, which isn't in my lazy genes. Enjoy!

                  DO NOT PLAY WHAT'S ON THIS PART
This is to show the timing of the base in relation to the guitar. It should all be lined up...
G|-12----10--------12----10--------12----10---------12---10---12-----------|

[INTRO RIFF] after synth intro the base does this:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--9----9----------9----9----------9----9-----------9----9\---------------|x2

[MAIN RIFF] but the then steps up a notch with this:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------10----8--------------------------10----8----------------|
E|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------------|x6


[CHORUS] after synth intro the base does this:
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9---9-----------9----9---------12---12----------12---12----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------12\0?-----|
                                                not sure about the end note
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------10----8--------------------------10----8----------------|
E|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9---9-----------9----9---------12---12----------12---12----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------12\0?-----|

MAIN RIFF x2

[WEIRD BIT] where it all goes slidy...
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|---7\--------7\--------7\---------7\--------|
E|---------0---------0---------0---------0----|

MAIN RIFF x2

INTRO RIFF x4

CHORUS x1

MAIN RIFF x1

[SOLO PART] when he 'sounds like this' this is done on the synth but we don't have a 
player or anything so it's on bass for us.
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--9----9----------9----9----------9----9--8--------3----0----------------|x2

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9---9-----------9----9---------12---12----------12---12----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------12\0?-----|x1

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--9----9----------9----9----------9----9--8--------3----0----------------|x1

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9---9-----------9----9---------12---12----------12---12----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------12\0?-----|x1

MAIN RIFF x1

then a gap...

WEIRD BIT x24!!!!! tiring stuff when your not even a bass player :(

INTRO RIFF x2

MAIN RIFF x4

CHORUS x1

END! few...

remember \=slide DOWN

my first tab! :P