Burn The Witch Chords & Tabs
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--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/q/queens_of_the_stone_age/burn_the_witch_tab_ver_6.html ]
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
