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Burn The Witch

Queens Of The Stone Age

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Nobody tabbed this in the right tuning, so here it is. J Ho's playing bass here. This
tab is in C, but it's actually in E tuning, great blues song with Billy Gibbon (bearded
rabbi-looking chap from ZZ Top). I
love this song, enjoy

Intro
 E
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-6-6--------6-6--------6-6--------6-6--|
|-4-4--------4-4--------4-4--------4-4--|

Verse
Bass (guitar continues the above for the whole first verse)
 
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----/9-7--------------------/9-7-----------------|
|----------7------/9-7-------------7-----/9-7------|
|-4-4--------4-4------9-7-4-4--------4-4------9-7--|

Guitar 
|------------------------------10^-----------------------|
|----------------------12---12------------12-14^-12-14^--|
|-----------------7-7h9----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

      Holding    Skippin'      On Our    To See What 
      Hands      Like a Stone  Way       We Have Done       
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----/9-7--------------------/9-7-----------------|
|----------7------/9-7-------------7-----/9-7------|
|-4-4--------4-4------9-7-4-4--------4-4------9-7--|

|----------------------------------------15-----------|
|------------------------------------12^----15--------|
|------------------------------------12^-------15-12--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

      The First  Is the First  Children  Their Hearts
      To Speak   to Lie        Cross     And Hope to   
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----/9-7--------------------/9-7-----------------|
|----------7------/9-7-------------7-----/9-7------|
|-4-4--------4-4------9-7-4-4--------4-4------9-7--|

Chorus (now the guitar comes in, distortion) *strum some of the notes*

  B    Dsh Gsh   E    B    Dsh Gsh    E   B   Dsh Gsh  E    B    Dsh Gsh    
 
  Die      Bite Your  Tongue   Swear  to  Keep Your Mouth Shut--------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5-5/-8-8------------5-5/-8-8------------5-5-8-8------------5-5-8-8-------|
|-6-6-/9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-/9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-9-9--10-10-|
|----------8--8--4-4-----------8--8--4-4----------8--8--4-4----------8--8---|
cont.
  E
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|--6-6--|
|-4-4---|

Chorus Lead (Slide)
|-14~--10~--15~--10~--17~--14~--18~--14~--21~--17~--18~---17~--14--15~--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse II (guitar w/distortion)
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----4p2-------------------4p2----------------|
|---------4------4p2------------4------4p2-----|
|-6-6--------6-6----4p2-6-6--------6-6----4p2--|
|-4-4--------4-4--------4-4--------4-4---------|

Lead
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------12-15-10^~-10^----|
|------------------------------------------------12--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
 
     Ask       Will I Burn  Then Write  And Cast
     Yourself  In Hell      it Down     It in the Well 
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----4p2-------------------4p2----------------|
|---------4------4p2------------4------4p2-----|
|-6-6--------6-6----4p2-6-6--------6-6----4p2--|
|-4-4--------4-4--------4-4--------4-4---------|

Slide (rings over the entire verse)                    Lead
|----14~~~~~~~--|                     |----------------------| 
|---------------|                     |---------15-----15----|
|-12------------|                     |-12-12h14--12h14--12--|
|---------------|                     |----------------------| 
|---------------|                     |----------------------| 
|---------------|                     |----------------------|

                 The Mob     
     There       It Cries   To Twist   Into  
     They Are    For Blood  The Tale   Fire Wood
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----4p2-------------------4p2----------------|
|---------4------4p2------------4------4p2-----|
|-6-6--------6-6----4p2-6-6--------6-6----4p2--|
|-4-4--------4-4--------4-4--------4-4---------|

Lead
|------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------14^-14^-14^-14-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

*bass only plays the E note on second part

      Fan the    With a     Then Turn   Until the
      Flames    Little Lie  Your Cheek  Fire Dies   
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----12p10-----------------12p10-------------------|
|----------11----11p9------------11-----11p9--------|
|--------------------11-9-------------------11-9----|
|------------------------11---------------------11--|
|---------------------------------------------------|

Lead
|-----------------------------------------14h16-------|
|------------------12-14^-12------------14-----12^----|
|----------------11---------13--------------------13--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

      The Skin  Like the    What it     I Will
      It Peels  Truth Away  Was         Never Tell 
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----12p10-----------------12p10-------------------|
|----------11----11p9------------11-----11p9--------|
|--------------------11-9-------------------11-9----|
|------------------------11---------------------11--|
|---------------------------------------------------|

Lead
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------14-15-14~~----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

     Aaahaah     Ooohooh    Aaahaah   Oohooh     
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-6-6--------6-6--------6-6--------6-6--|
|-4-4--------4-4--------4-4--------4-4--|

Chorus II

  Bite Your Tongue and Swear to    Keep   Keep Your Mouth Shut------------- 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5-5/-8-8------------5-5/-8-8------------5-5-8-8------------5-5-8-8-------|
|-6-6-/9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-/9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-9-9--10-10-|
|----------8--8--4-4-----------8--8--4-4----------8--8--4-4----------8--8---|

|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|--6-6--|
|-4-4---|

  Make Up  Something  Make Up Something   Make Up Something
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5-5/-8-8------------5-5/-8-8------------5-5-8-8------------|
|-6-6-/9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-/9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-9-9--10-10-6-6--|
|----------8--8--4-4-----------8--8--4-4----------8--8--4-4---|  

Solo

Rhythm

 Good
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-4-4------4-4------4-4------4-4------|

Guitar
|-------------------------------------|
|-----10^------12^------10^-------9^--|
|-----12-------14-------12-------10^--|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

Bass
|---------------------------------|
|----6h9-6h9---6h9-6h9---6h9-6h9--|
|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-------4-4-------4-4---------|

Slide
|-----------|
|-11~/12~~--|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|

Guitar
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------13(h)------|
|----------11-11-11^(12)-9---------------------------------|
|-11--11-11----------------11-9-11-11--11--11-11-----11-11-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---11^---------------------11----------------|
|-11---13--11-11-11-9-11--13--13-11-9---------|
|------------------------------------11-9-11--|
|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-12-------12-12--16-16-11-12--------------------------------------|
|-11-13--11---13-13--16-16-11-13-11---13-11--------------11-----------|
|----------13-----------------------13------13-9----9-11---13-11-9----|
|------------------------------------------------11----------------11-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-11-12-------12-------12------12---------------------|
|-11-13----11-13-10/11-13---11-13-11^~~~~~-11^-13~~~--|
|-------11----------------11------11^~~~~~------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

Outro

Guitar

     Holding   Skippin'       Burn the   Burn to 
     Hands     Like a Stone   Witch      Ash and Bone  
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----12p10-------------------12p10----------------|
|----------11----------------------11-----13^------|
|--------------------------------------------11----|
|----------------------------------------------11--|
|--------------------------------------------------|

Bass
|--------------------------------------------------|
|------6h9-6h9----6h9-6h9-----6h9-6h9-----6h9-6h9--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--4-4---------4-4--------4-4---------4-4----------|

     Burn the   Burn to       Burn the   Burn to 
     Witch      Ash and Bone  Witch      Ash and Bone    
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|----12p10--------------------12p10---------------------|
|---------11----13^----------------11-------------------|
|------------------11-----------------------------------|
|--------------------11---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

Bass               *at this point it goes back to main riff
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------6h9-6h9-----------------/9-7---------------------|
|------------------/9-7-------------9------/9-7---------|
|--4-4---------4-4-----9-7-4-4---------4-4-----9-7-4-4--| 

Guitar
   
Wooooooooo Oohoooo-------------------------                        
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--12p10-----------------------12p10--------------------|
|-------11--------------------------11------------------|
|------------------------------------------11^--9----9--|
|-------------------------------------------------11----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
   Wooooooooo Oohoooo-------------------------                        
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--12p10-----------------------12p10------------------|
|-------11--------------------------11----------------|
|----------------------------------------4p2----------|
|--------------------------------------------4-2------|
|------------------------------------------------4~\--|

Well, this is one thorough tab. it may seem a little confusing, and i, yeah, sorry about that

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Burn The Witch

Queens Of The Stone Age