The Sky Is Fallin' Bass Tab - Queens of the Stone Age

Band- Queens Of The Stone Age
Song- The Sky Is Falling

Tuning:   Down 2 whole steps   == C F Bb Eb ==

This is how it`s played on the CD, and it`s played with a pick.
To get this tuning its easier to tune a 5 string half a step up.

                      p ... Pull Off       b ... Bend
/ ... Slide Down      h ... Hammer On      r ... Release Bend

This is all my own work. Enjoy.

6/8 Time

Most of this song is played on the 12th fret or above, that`s why it sounds boomy at times.
If you use standard tuning you can still play it easily by transposing

Intro
-----

Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
F |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------15--17/-|
C |--15------------17--|-18-------17--------|-15----17-15-----17-|-18---17h18---------|

Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
F |--------------------|-----------15-------|--------------------|------------15----15|
C |-15----17-15-----17-|-18--17h18-----18p17|-15----17-15-----17-|-18---17h18---------|

Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
F |--------------------|------------15--17--|--------------------|------------15---/--|
C |-15----17-15-----17-|-18---17h18---------|-15----17-15-----17-|-18---17h18---------|

Eb|--------------------|---------------15h17|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|----------15-17-----|--------------------|--------------------|
F |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
C |-15----17-15-----17-|-18--17h18----------|-15----17-15-----17-|-18-----------------|

Verse 1
-------

Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|131313131313------------| x2
C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|------------131313131313|

Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|131313131313------------|
C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|------------131313131313|

          ¨The sky...¨

Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|-------------12------12-|
F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|131313131313-----12-----|
C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|------------------------|

          ¨It`s left...¨

Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|131313131313------------| x2
C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|------------131313131313|

             ¨Only...¨
          ¨I  paid...¨

Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| -|
Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|  |
F |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|  |
C |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|  |
                                                                                 |
                           ¨For...¨                                              |
                           ¨To...¨                                               |- x2
                                                                                 |
Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|  |
Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|  |
F |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|  |
C |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| -|

                           ¨Only...¨
                     ¨Of...¨             ¨Time...¨

Eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
F |-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
C |-------------------------------------|

Chorus 1
--------

Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|-13-13-13--13-13-13-|-13-13-13--13-13-13-| x2
C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|--------------------|--------------------|

   ¨Close...¨

Interlude
---------

Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------17--15-----|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------12h14h15---------17-|
F |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-13-----------------------|
C |-15----17-15-----17-|-18----17h18-20-----|-15----17-15----17--|--------------------------|

Eb|--------------------|----------------------15-|--------------------|---------------------|
Bb|--------------------|----------------15h17----|--------------------|---------------------|
F |--------------------|----------15h17----------|--------------------|---------------------|
C |-15----17-15-----17-|-18-15h17----------------|-15----17-15----17--|-18------------------|

Verse 2
-------

Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|131313131313------------|
C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|------------131313131313|

Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|-------------12------12-|
F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|131313131313-----12-----|
C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|------------------------|

Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313131313131313|1313--------1313--------|
C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------------------|----13131313----13131313|

          ¨I wanted...¨

Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|131313131313131313131313|
C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|------------------------|

          ¨It`s all...¨

Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313------------|------------------------|
C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------131313131313|101013131313101013131313|

             ¨Only...¨

Eb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F |----17--------17----|----17--------17----|131313131313131313131313|131313131313131313131313|
C |-15----15--15----15-|-15----15--15----15-|------------------------|------------------------|

          ¨Of wasted...¨

Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
C |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

                           ¨For...¨

Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F |-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
C |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

                           ¨Only...¨

Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
F |-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|-------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

                           ¨To remind...¨

Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|
C |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

                     ¨Back to...¨

Eb|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
F |----------------------|----------------------|-18-18--18--18-18--18-| x3
C |-15h17--17--15h17--17-|-17h18--18--17h18--18-|----------------------|

   ¨Drained...¨

Eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
F |----------------------| x2
C |-15h17--17--15h17--17-|

   ¨Drained...¨
   ¨My...¨

Chorus 2
--------

Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|  |
F |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|  |
C |-15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-15---|-15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-15---|  |
                                                                             |
   ¨Close...¨                                                                |- x4
                                                                             |
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|  |
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|  |
F |-13-13-13-13-13---13-13-13-13-13---|-13-13-13-13-13---13-13-13-13-13---|  |
C |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -|

   ¨Fallin`...¨

Guitar Solo
-----------

Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
F |---------------h17--|---------17--15--17-|---------h17--------|--------------15-17-|
C |-15-----------------|-15-----------------|-14-----------------|-14-----------------|

Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|15h17---------------|
F |--------------------|---------17--15--17-|---------15h17------|--------h17--15-----|
C |-15-----------------|-15-----------------|-14-----------------|-----------------17-|

Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
F |---------------h17--|--------h17--15-----|---------------h17--|--------------15-17-|
C |-15-----------------|-15--------------17-|-14-----------------|-14-----------------|

Eb|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|---------------15h17|
F |--------------------|-------15h17--------|
C |-15-----------------|-15-----------------|

Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----------------|

Chorus 3
--------

Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|  |
F |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|  |
C |-15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-15---|-15-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15-15---|  |
                                                                             |
   ¨Close...¨                                                                |- x2
                                                                             |
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|  |
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|  |
F |-13-13-13-13-13---13-13-13-13-13---|-13-13-13-13-13---13-13-13-13-13---|  |
C |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -|

   ¨Fallin`...¨

Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| -|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|  |
F |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|  |
C |--3---3------3----3---3-------3----|--3---3------3----3---3-------3----|  |
                                                                             |
   ¨Close...¨                                                                |- x2
                                                                             |
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|  |
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|  |
F |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|  |
C |--6---6------6----6---6-------6----|--6---6------6----6---6-------6----| -|

   ¨Fallin`...¨

Bass Tabs
Title	The Sky Is Fallin’
Artist	Queens of the Stone Age
Tablature Type	ASCII Tab
YouTube ID	wreq1N95Fdg

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How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide

1. Understanding the Basics

a. Strings:

Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar. The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string (usually the G string) is at the top.

b. Numbers:

Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string. For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.

2. Reading Bass Tab Example

In this tab:

Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
Play the open E string.
Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
Play the 1st fret on the A string.

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

3. Playing Techniques

a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:

Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret). Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).

b. Slides:

Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).

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