Queens of the Stone Age - The lost Art of Keeping a Secret
from the album: Rated R

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* ^ - strech *
* X - block  *
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The song goes in this order:
-inro
-1st verse
-1st chorus
-2nd verse
-2nd chorus
-bridge
-solo
-3rd chorus
-ending
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| NOTE: Like all Q.O.T.S.A songs this  |
| one too is tuned two tones down      |
| (from C), However the tabs I write   |
| are for more convenient use and      |
| they are tuned regulary (from E) so  |
| you won't have to retune your guitar |
| every time.                          |
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intro and verses:

C5              G5              F#5             F5
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--------------------------------------------------------6^8-6-4-----
5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------5---
5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-------------
3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-------------
----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-------------

*intro: play twice
 verses: 1st verse- play 3 times (play the little riff in the end only in the 2nd time)
	 2st verse- play 4 times (play the little riff in the end only in the 1st time
		    and in the 2nd time)


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chorus:

	chorus A-

C5              G5              F#5             Eb5	  F5    G5
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-10-10-12--
5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-12--
3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-8--8--10--
----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------


	chorus B-

C5              F#5             Eb5	          D5      C#5
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6---
5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6---
3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4---
----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------


*1st chorus- chorus A , chorus A
 2nd chorus- chorus A , chorus A , chorus B , chorus A
 3rd chorus- chorus A , chorus A , chorus B , chorus B



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bridge:


F#5                             G#5
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-
2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-


C5
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
5X-5X-5X-5X-5X-5X-5X-5X-5X-5X-5X-5X-5X-5X-5X--------------------
5X-5X-5X-5X-5X-5X-5X-5X-5X-5X-5X-5X-5X-5X-5X--------------------
3X-3X-3X-3X-3X-3X-3X-3X-3X-3X-3X-3X-3X-3X-3X--------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------


F#5                             G#5              	        C5
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-
4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-
2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-



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solo:


	backround guitar-

C5              G5              F#5             F5
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------
5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----
3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----
----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----

*play twice


	lead guitar-

    (C5)     (G5)      (F#5)    (F5)      (C5)  (G5)  (F#5)       (F5)
----8-----11-9---------8-----11-9---------8-----11----14----14----14--------
7-8-11^13----12^14-7-8-11^13----12^14-7-8-11^13-14^16-17^19-17^19-17^19-----
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------


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ending:


C5        Eb5  F5  G5
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5-5-5-5-5-8----10--12--
5-5-5-5-5-8----10--12--
3-3-3-3-3-6----8---10--
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*play 4 times and then C5
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Queens of the Stone Age
The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
Rated R

***Tabbed by Daniel Shemer (dsh)***
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