First It Giveth Chords & Tabs
This song was tabbed by Jeff Hubbard. I absolutely love Queens of the
Stone Age. I couldnt find any tabs for this song, so i tabbed it up
myself.
This one is off their Songs for the Deaf album.
Tuning: C F Bb Eb G C
(a second guitar is in E standard tuning)
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
/ = slide up
x = muted string
first verse
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chorus riff
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acoustic riff
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/q/queens_of_the_stone_age/first_it_giveth_tab.html ]
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interlude ( I like this part, nice and peaceful:)
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second verse
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2nd guitar chimes in
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outro riff
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order:
bass intro
first verse
chorus riff x 4
acoustic riff x 2
interlude
second verse
chorus riff x 4
bridge riff x 2
outro riff x 2
acoustic outro
And there ya have it Ladies and Gents!! This is a great song to listen to
if you are a runner. Its really trance-like.
