Lullabies To Paralyze (album) Bass Tab - Queens of the Stone Age






Tabbed By :  Tim Jessop
e-mail: retardedfishmonkey@hotmail.com

Nearly all of this was tabbed by me, but I may have used some parts of other people, all 
I have borrowed stuff off will be credited with the name/address posted on the original piece.

This Lullaby = No Bass

Medication: Tune down a half step (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb)

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-X-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------5---5---------------8----8----------------------------------------------|
E|--3--3---------------5---5----------------5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-7-7-7----------------|

It sometimes switches between this

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------|

And this

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------9--7---------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------9--9--------------12----12-----5-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
E|--7--7-----------9---9-------------------------------------------------------------|

Obviously the order for this is a bit scrambled but it isnt hard to figure out.

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Everybody knows that you are insane: Tune down 2 steps (C F Bb Eb)


Intro

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-----------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-6^-8-8-8-8---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------3-3-3-3------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-5--0--3-3-3-3-3-5--0--3-3-3-3-3-5--0--3-3-3-3-3--------------------------|

^^played twice^^

Verse

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5---5-5-5---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4----4--4-4--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--0----------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---7-7-7----7-7-7----7-7-7---7-7-7----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------0------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------------|

^^played twice^^

Play chorus quite a lot of times


Guitar solo

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-0---6-6-0---6-6-0---6-6-0---10-10-0---10-10-0---8-8-0---8-8-0-------------------|

^^played 3 times^^

Bridge

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|

^^played twice^^

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--0--3-3-3-3-3-5----------------------------------------------------|

Chorus played till finish.

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Tangled up in plaid. Tune down 2 steps (C G Eb Bb)

Intro

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--0h7---0h7----0h8--0h8---8/10/7---0h7---0h8---8/12------------------------|

Verse

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0h7--0h7---0h8---0h8----8/10/7---0h7---0h8---0h8--8/10/7------------------|

Repeat lots of times


G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0h7-10p7-8-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Then back to the verse, after a few repeats you play this

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------8-9/10--9--9/10--10/14--14/10 8--------------------------------------|
E|--8-8------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus (each section is played twice)

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-10p0-10p0-10p0-10/12---8p0-8p0-8p0-8/12---5p0-5p0-5-X-7---------------------|

^^twice^^

Basically repeat everything

Solo (play the chorus once then switch to this)

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-8p0-8p0-8p0-8/12--5p0-5p0-5-X-7---------------------------------------------|

Repeat till end.

Burn the witch (E A D G)

Intro
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0------------0-0-------------0-0-----------0-0-------------------|

Play once

Verse 1
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------5---------------------------------5---------------------------------|
A|---------7-5---------5--------------------7-5----------5------------------|
E|-0-0------------0-0-----7-5-3----0-0------------0-0----7-5-3--------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5----------------------------------5--------------------------------|
A|--------7-5-----------5-------------------7-5--------------5---5---------|
E|-0-0------------0-0----7-5-3----0-0------------0-0-(7)-----7-------------|

Play twice

Chorus
G|-----------------12--12--9--9---------------------------|
D|--9--9--13--13------------------------------------------|
A|---------------10--10--7--7-----------------------------|
E|-7--7--11--11-------------------------------------------|

Play Four times

Repeat Intro (fills are replaced by guitar)

Verse 2 (very hard to pick out)
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0----0-3-0---0-0----0-3-0---0-0----0-3-0---0-0----0-3-0-----|

Repeat 3 times

Even harder to pick out, it changes over when Josh says 'Fan the Flames'
The guitar also goes up an octave if that helps.

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5----------------------------------5-------------------------------|
A|-------7-5-----------5-------------------7-5---------5------------------|
E|-0-0------------0-0----7-5-3----0-0------------0-0---7-5-3--------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5---------------------------------5---------------------------------|
A|-------7-5----------5--------------------7-5--------------5---5----------|
E|-0-0------------0-0---7-5-3----0-0------------0-0---(7)---7--------------|

Play intro,
Play chorus, but add onto the end this.

Chorus addition.
G|-------------------12--12--9--9---------------------12------9---|
D|--9--9---13--13--------------------9------13--------------------|
A|-----------------10--10--7--7--------------------10---10--7---7-|
E|-7--7--11--11--------------------7---7--11---11-----------------|

Repeat Intro

Solo Backing (same as verse 2, but with an extra note added in.)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0--0-3-0-3---0-0--0-3-0-3---0-0--0-3-0-3---0-0--0-3-0-3----------|

Play 4 times.

Play verse 1, 2 times.

In my head   (E A D G)

Intro

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------7-5---5------------------------------7-5---5------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----7---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----7------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5---5-5---3-5-3------------------|

Play 3 times

The Chorus is the same as the intro

Verse

Chorus twice

Guitar solo 1

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7---3--3--0---0-0--10---10-10-10-10-10------------------------------|

Repeat twice

Verse (but only play the riff twice)

Bridge

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------5-------------------5/6---------|
E|-0-------------------------3----------------------------------------------------|

Chorus played 3 times.


Little Sister (D A D G)

Intro

G|-----------------------------------8--8-8--------------------------------------------|
D|--6-6----------6--6-6----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------6--4-4-----------7--7-7------------4--4-4---6--6-6---7--7-7-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------6--6-6---|

Verse

G|-------------------------------8--8-8--|---------------------------------------------|
D|-----------6--6-6----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
A|-4--4-4-------------7--7-7-----------|---4--4-4---6--6-6---7--7-7--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------6--6-6---|

Repeated (first section- only)

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9--9-9----9--9-9---7--7-7----7--7-7/6---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Verse

Chorus

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9---9-----7-7-7-7-7---7-----11-11-11-11-11----11--------------------|
E|--------------9---9---------------7---7----------------------11----11--------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9--9--9--9-----9-9-9-9-9---9-----7-7-7-7-7---7-----11-11-11-11-11----11--------------|
E|---9--9--9---9---------------9---9---------------7---7-----------------------11---11--|

       Riff 1                              Riff 2
G|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9---9-11-9------|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------------------------|
E|---------9---------9----|-----------------------------------------------------|

Play twice (first time through play riff 1, second time play riff 2)

Play Intro, Verse then Chorus again


Solo (This was taken off Lostprophit) it sounds a bit off, but I couldnt do any better.

|---------------------------------8-8-8----------------------------------------|
|-7-6-----------6-6-6----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------7-4-4-----------7-7-7-----------4-4-4---6-6-6---7-7-7------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------6-6-6---|

|--------------------------8~----------------|
|---------6-6-6------------------------------|
|-4-4-4----------7-7-7-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------8-8-8-------------------------------------------|
|---------6-6-6-----------------------------------------------6-6-6-------|
|-4-4-4----------7-7-7-------------4-4-4--6-6-6--7-7-7--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3

|-------------------------------8-8-8---------------------------------------|
|-------------6-6-6---------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4---------------7-7-7---------------4-4-4--6-6-6--7-7-7---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------6-6-6---|

|---------------------------------8-8-------------------------------------------------|
|----------6-6-6-------6---6-------------6--------------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-----------6h7----7-------------6-----4-4-6-6-6-----6-7-7----7-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------9---------9---4-4---|

|--------------------------------------13-13-13--------|
|-11-11-11-13-13-13-14-14-14---------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-11-11-9-9-9-7-7-7-6-6-6---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------4-4~----4/6