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Artist: Queens of the Stone Age

Song: The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret

Album: Rated R

Bassist: Nick Oliveri

Tabbed by: LedZeplica

 

h = hammer on

/ = slide

 

Here's the intro/verse riff..

G|----------------------------------------------3h5--

D|--------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5------

A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-1h3---------------------------

E|---------------------------------------------------

B|---------------------------------------------------

 

G|---------------------3h5------------------------

D|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----3--3--3--3--3--1--0----

A|---------------------------------------------1--

E|------------------------------------------------

B|------------------------------------------------

 

There are a few variations in there that are easy enough that you can figure

them out..

 

 

Then this is the chorus..

G|-------------------------------------------------

D|-------------------------------------------------

A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------

E|-------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--

B|-------------------------------------------------

 

G|-------------------------------------------------

D|-------------------------------------------------

A|-------------------------------------------------

E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------1--1--1--

B|-------------------------4--4--4--4--4-----------

 

 

Then play the verse riff again..

Then the chorus again..

 

Then play this for the third measure in that chorus (the part where he says

"whatever ya do.." in a different way than usual)..

G|-------------------------------------------------

D|-------------------------------------------------

A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------

E|-------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--

B|-------------------------------------------------

 

G|-------------------------------------------------

D|-------------------------------------------------

A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--

E|-------------------------------------------------

B|-------------------------------------------------

 

Then play the regular chorus riff once more..

 

 

Then this is the bridge..

G|-------------------------------------------------

D|-------------------------------------------------

A|-------------------------------------------------

E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--

B|-------------------------------------------------

 

G|-------------------------------------------------

D|-------------------------------------------------

A|-------------------------------------------------

E|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--

B|-------------------------------------------------

 

G|----------------------1/5-3h5-3h5-3h5-3h5-3h5-3h5--

D|---------------------------------------------------

A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------------------------------

E|---------------------------------------------------

B|---------------------------------------------------

 

G|-------------------------------------------------

D|-------------------------------------------------

A|-------------------------------------------------

E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--

B|-------------------------------------------------

 

G|-------------------------------------------------

D|-------------------------------------------------

A|-------------------------------------------------

E|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--

B|-------------------------------------------------

 

Then play the verse riff again..

Then the chorus (with the variation during the third and fourth measures)..

 

 

Then this is the outro..

G|--------------------

D|--------------------

A|-----3/-------------

E|--------------1--3--

B|-1---------4--------

 

Repeat that four times and then end on the low C..

 

Thats all..

Later.

ledzeplica@aol.com

 

 

Here's the version of the song for a 4-string, re-tabbed by Brian

Fragile015@yahoo.com. Just some of the notes are move up an octave.

 

Artist: Queens of the Stone Age

Song: The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret

Album: Rated R

Bassist: Nick Oliveri

Tabbed by: LedZeplica Retabbed by fragile015@yahoo.com

for 4 string

 

 

h = hammer on

/ = slide

 

 

 

 

Here's the intro/verse riff..

G|----------------------------------------------3h5--

D|--------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5------

A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-1h3---------------------------

E|---------------------------------------------------

 

 

G|---------------------3h5------------------------

D|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----3--3--3--3--3--1--0----

A|---------------------------------------------1--

E|------------------------------------------------

 

 

There are a few variations in there that are easy

enough that you can figure

them out..

 

 

Then this is the chorus..

G|-------------------------------------------------

D|-------------------------------------------------

A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------

E|-------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--

 

 

G|-------------------------------------------------

D|-------------------------------------------------

A|--------------------------6-6-6-6-6--------------

E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------1--1--1--

B

 

 

Then play the verse riff again..

Then the chorus again..

 

Then play this for the third measure in that chorus

(the part where he says

"whatever ya do.." in a different way than usual)..

G|-------------------------------------------------

D|-------------------------------------------------

A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------

E|-------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--

 

 

G|-------------------------------------------------

D|-------------------------------------------------

A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--

E|-------------------------------------------------

 

 

Then play the regular chorus riff once more..

 

 

Then this is the bridge..

G|-------------------------------------------------

D|-------------------------------------------------

A|-------------------------------------------------

E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--

 

 

G|-------------------------------------------------

D|-------------------------------------------------

A|-------------------------------------------------

E|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--

 

 

G|----------------------1/5-3h5-3h5-3h5-3h5-3h5-3h5--

D|---------------------------------------------------

A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------------------------------

E|---------------------------------------------------

 

 

G|-------------------------------------------------

D|-------------------------------------------------

A|-------------------------------------------------

E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--

 

 

G|-------------------------------------------------

D|-------------------------------------------------

A|-------------------------------------------------

E|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--

 

 

Then play the verse riff again..

Then the chorus (with the variation during the third

and fourth measures)..

 

 

Then this is the outro..

G|--------------------

D|--------------------

A|-----3/-----6--------

E|-8-------------1--3--

 

 

Repeat that four times and then end on the low C..

 

Thats all..

Later.

ledzeplica@aol.com

 

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