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No One Knows (standard Tunning Way) Guitar Tablature
Band : Queens Of The Stone Age 
Song : No One Knows

Written by : Josh Homme and Mark Lanegan

Note - This Queens Of The Stone Age song like all others is played by the band in 2 step down 

tunning ( C F Bb Eb G c ) i have tabbed it out in Standard so you don't have to down tune your 

guitar and you can play this song live without switching guitars !!

Key: /  = slide
      h  = hammer-on
      p  = pull-off
      b  = bend
      r  = release
      *  = natural harmonic
     ( ) = ghost note
      x  = mute note
      ~  = vibrato
      ^  = let ring
      #  = Distortion on/off

Tunning : E A D G B e
Tabbed by : Mike Mustoe a.k.a Stringmeister
 
Intro

e|----8-------8-------8-------8-----|
B|----4-------4-------4-------4-----|
G|----x-------x-------x-------x-----|
D|----5-------5-------5-------5-----|
A|----3-------3-------3-------3-----|
E|----------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---6---6---4-------6---6---4---------6---6---4-------6---6---4------|
G|---x---x---x---5---x---x---x---5-----x---x---x---5---x---x---x---5--|
D|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
A|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
E|-0--------------------------------0---------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---6---6---4-------6-6b(8)r6----------6---6---4-------6---1*^---------|
G|---x---x---x---5---x------------------x---x---x---5---x---1*^---------|
D|---5---5---5---5---5------------------5---5---5---5---5---------------|
A|---3---3---3---3---3------------------3---3---3---3---3---------------|
E|-0-------------------------------0------------------------------------|

Verse:
         1.We get some            rules        to      follow
         2.We get these           pills        to      swallow
||---------------------------------------------------------------------|
||---4-------4-------4-------4---4-4---4-------4-------4-------4---4-4-|
||---5-------5-------5-------5---5-5---5-------5-------5-------5---5-5-|
||---5-------5-------5-------5-5-5-5---5-------5-------5-------5-5-5-5-|
||---3-------3-------3-------3-3-3-----3-------3-------3-------3-3-3---|
||-0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)----0-----0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)--0-------|

                that   and  this,              these  and    those
                how   they  stick              in     your   throat
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---4-------4-------4-------4---4-4----4-------4-------4-------4---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---|
|---3-------3-------3-------3-3-3------3-------3-------3-------3-3-3---|
|-0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)----0------0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)--0-------|

  _____________________________________________________________________
 |1.					      no      one   knows
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------3---3---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6------|
|-------------------4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x------|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-5-5-5-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5------|
|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-0-3-0-3---3---3---3---3---3---3-0-3-0----|

  _____________________________________________________________________
 (1.)					              (to Verse 2)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---6---6---6-------6---6---4----------6---6---4---6-------2^----------|
|---x---x---x---5---x---x---x---5------x---x---x---5---x---3^----------|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5------5---5---5---5---5---------------|
|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3------3---3---3---3---3---------------|
|-0--------------------------------0-----------------------------------|

  _____________________________________________________________________
 |2.                                                taste  like gold
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------3-------3-------3---3---3---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
|-------4-------4-------4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-3-3-3----|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-5-5-5-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-x-2-x----|
|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-0-3-0---------------------------2---2----|

  _____________________________________________________________________
 (2.)                                                  oh   what   you
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---6---6---4-------6---6--------------6---6---4-------6---6---4-------|
|---x---x---x---5---x---x--------------x---x---x---5---x---x---x--5----|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------5---5---5---5---5---5---5--5----|
|---3---3---3---3---3---3-----1h3p1----3---3---3---3---3---3---3--3----|
|-0------------------------1h3-----3p0------------------------------11|

     do to me                                        no   one   knows
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------3-------3-------3---3---3---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
|-------4-------4-------4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-3-3-3----|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-5-5-5-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-x-2-x----|
|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-0-3-0---------------------------2---2----|

                                                                  An' I
|-------------------------------8--------------------------------------|
|---6---6---4-------6---6--4-6b--------6---6---4-------6---6---4-------|
|---x---x---x---5---x---x----------5~--x---x---x---5---x---x---x---5---|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---x---|
|---3---3---3---3---3---3--------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-0----------------------------------0---------------------------------|

Chorus:
    re  -  a   -   lize    your   mine
||---------------------------------------------------------------------|
||--------------------------------#-metal-dist.------------------------|
||--5---7---8---5--10---8--12--10--------------------------------------|
||--x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5------|
||--3---5---6---5---8---6--10---8---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5------|
||--------------------------------0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0----|

  indeed   a       fool    am     I                               an' I
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5---7---8---7--10---8---8--12--------------------------------------|
|---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5------|
|---3---5---6---5---8---6--10--10---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5------|
|---------------------------------0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0----|

   re   -   a   -   lize    your  mine
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---8---7---5---4---5---7---8---7--------------------------------------|
|---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5------|
|---6---5---3---2---3---5---6---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5------|
|---------------------------------0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0----|

  indeed   a       fool    am     I                 I       (end chorus)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------------metal-dist.-#-||
|---5---7---8---7--10---8--12--10-------------------------------------||
|---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----||
|---3---5---6---5---8---6--10---8---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----||
|---------------------------------0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0---||

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---6---6---4-------6---6---4----------6---6---4-------6---2^----------|
|---x---x---x---5---x---x---x---5------x---x---x---5---x---3^----------|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5------5---5---5---5---5---------------|
|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3------3---3---3---3---3---------------|
|-0-------------------------------11---------------------------------|

Verse:
         3.I journey         through        the desert
||---------------------------------------------------------------------|
||---4-------4-------4-------4---4-4---4-------4-------4-------4---4-4-|
||---5-------5-------5-------5---5-5---5-------5-------5-------5---5-5-|
||---5-------5-------5-------5-5-5-5---5-------5-------5-------5-5-5-5-|
||---3-------3-------3-------3-3-3-----3-------3-------3-------3-3-3---|
||-0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)----0-----0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)--0-------|

           of   the      mind,                 with    no     hope
||---------------------------------------------------------------------|
||---4-------4-------4-------4---4-4---4---4---4-------4-----4-4-4-4---|
||---5-------5-------5-------5---5-5---5---5---5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5---|
||---5-------5-------5-------5-5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
||---3-------3-------3-------3-3-3-----3-3-----3---3---3-3-3---3-3-3---|
||-0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)----0-----0----(0)------0-------0---0-------|

                                                    I   follow
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------3-------3-------3---3---3---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
|-------4-------4-------4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-3-3-3----|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-5-5-9-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-x-2-x----|
|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-0-3-0---------------------------2---2----|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---6---6---4-------6---6--------------6---6---4-------6---x^pick------|
|---x---x---x---5---x---x--------------x---x---x---5---x---x^-behind---|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------5---5---5---5---5-------nut-----|
|---3---3---3---3---3---3-----1h3p1----3---3---3---3---3---------------|
|-0------------------------1h3-----3p0---------------------------------|
     
         4.I   drift     along         the ocean
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---4-------4-------4-------4---4-4----4-------4-------4-------4---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---|
|---3-------3-------3-------3-3-3------3-------3-------3-------3-3-3---|
|-0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)----0------0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)--0-------|

         dead      lifeboat            in the sun
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---4-------4-------4-------4---4-4----4-------4-------4-------4---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---|
|---3-------3-------3-------3-3-3------3-------3-------3-------3-3-3---|
|-0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)----0------0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)--0-------|

           				        and come    undone
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------3---3---6---6---6---6---4---4---4---4------|
|---------------------------4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---x---x---x---x---3---3---3---3------|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-5-5-5-5---5---5---5---2---2---2---2------|
|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-0-3-0-3---3---3---3-------------2---2----|

                                                              pleasantly
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---6---6---4-------6---6---4----------6---6---4-------6---6---4-------|
|---x---x---x---5---x---x---x---5------x---x---x---5---x---x---x---5---|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-0-------------------------------11---------------------------------|

 cavin' in                                        I come    undone
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------3-------3-------3---3---3---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
|-------4-------4-------4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3----|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-5-5-5-2---2---2---2-x-2---2-x-2-x-2-x----|
|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-0-3-0---------------2-------2---2---2----|

								  An' I
|-------------------------------8--------------------------------------|
|---6---6---4-------6---6--4-6b--------6---6---4-------6---6---4-------|
|---x---x---x---5---x---x----------5~--x---x---x---5---x---x---x---5-x-|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5--------------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-x-|
|---3---3---3---3---3---3--------------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-0----------------------------------0---------------------------------|


-----------
Play Chorus
-----------


Bridge:
                                                        (play 2 times)
||--------------------------------------------------------------------||
||--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------------||
||--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-6--4--6-5--6----||
||--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---5-6--2--6-5--6----||
||----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-3-4-----4-3--4----||

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------4---------------4---------------4---------5-----bass riff-1-----|
|-5-6--4--6-5--6--5-6--4--6-5--6--5-6--4--6-5--6-9---------------------|
|-5-6--2--6-5--6--5-6--2--6-5--6--5-6--2--6-5--6-3---------------------|
|-3-4-----4-3--4--3-4-----4-3--4--3-4-----4-3--4-----------------------|


Guitar Solo (3:20):

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------/13-11-/15-11-/13---------|
|---5/7-7-7/8-8-8/10-10-10/12-12-12~-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--/12~-------12p10p8h10~--10p8p7h8~--8p7p5h7~--8p7p5h7/16~------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------8-12/15-------8-12/15~--------8-12/15~-------------------------|
|-----10-------------12-------------10---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--7h10p7---------------------7h10p7-----------------------------------|
|-----------8h11p8----------------------8h11p8-------------------------|
|---------------------8p7h8-----------------------8p7h8----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--7h10p7---------------------7h10p7-----------------------8-----------|
|-----------8h11p8----------------------8h11p8-------------------------|
|---------------------8p7h8-----------------------8p7h8----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

===========
Bass Riff 2
===========


Verse:
                5.Heaven smiles          above   me    
|-----------------------------------------------------------x----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------x-pick-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------behind--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------nut----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------11|

     what    a         gift                here                below
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----4-------4-------4-------4---4-4---4-------4-------4-------4---4-4-|
|----5-------5-------5-------5---5-5---5-------5-------5-------5---5-5-|
|----5-------5-------5-------5-5-5-5---5-------5-------5-------5-5-5-5-|
|----3-------3-------3-------3-3-3-----3-------3-------3-------3-3-3---|
|--0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)----0-----0----(0)-----(0)-----(0)--0-------|

                                                    but no  one knows
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------3-------3-------3---3---3---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
|-------4-------4-------4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-3-3-3----|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-5-5-5-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-x-2-x----|
|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-0-3-0---------------------------2---2----|
 
					       	   gift that you
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---6---6---4-------6---6---4------3*--6---6---4-------6---6---4---6-4-|
|---x---x---x---5---x---x---x---5--3*--x---x---x---5---x---x---x---x---|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3------3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------|

    give   to      me                               no    one   knows
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------3---3---------------4---4---4---4---4------|
|-----------------------4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
|-----------5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3------|
|---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-5-5-5-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---6------|
|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-0-3-0------------------------------------|


Outro:

|-----8--------8-------8-------8------|--------------------------------|
|-----4--------4-------4-------4------|--------------------------------|
|-----x--------x-------x-------x------|-------radio-fuzz/D.J.----------|
|-----5--------5-------5-------5------|--------------------------------|
|-----3--------3-------3-------3------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Bass riffs:

   1.
G ||----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
D ||------------------------------------------------1h3-3-3-3-------------------||
A ||--1h3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1h3-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-1h3-3-3-3-----------1h3-3-3-1---------||
E ||-----------------------------------------------------------------(1)1h3-3-3-||

   2.                                          3.
G ||-----------------------------------------||---------------------------------||
D ||-----------------------------------------||---------------------------------||
A ||-----------------------------------------||-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
E ||-0-8-0-8-0-8-0-8-0-8-0-8-0-8-0-8---------||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------||


I think this tab is pretty good for a Standard tunning although there maybe some errors!! If you 

have any questions, queerys or corrections then feel free to email me 

[email protected] 

Cheers Mustox a.k.a Stringmeister
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