Burn The Witch Chords & Tabs
I am a big Queens of the stone age fan. i tried the other versions of this song but it
sound right to me, so i tabbed this for you. It sounds almost exact to me, the timing
exact...improvise lol, anyways i hope you find it useful. the chorus took me forever and
as close as i could get it, i had to use a program to kind of mute the drumming so i
hear the guitar part and i think theres 3 guitars or 2 guitars and distorted bass or
in this song but i just tabbed it in 2 Guitar parts.
Enjoy. :)
Queens Of The Stone Age ROCK!
Artist: Queens Of The Stone Age
Song: Burn The Witch
Album: Lullabies to paralyze
LEGEND:
[12\2] = slide DOWN from 12th to 2 without strumming/hitting the string(s)
12\2 = slide DOWN from 12th fret to 2nd
7/12 = slide UP neck from 7 to 12
12\7 = slide DOWN from 12th fret to 7th
(#) = notes in brackets indicate bend to appropriate pitch
h = hammer on
p = pulloff
LP = Light palm mute
~ = Let ring
x = finger mute/dead note
\/ = Whammy bar (make tone go down)
Standard tuning, Distorted guitar
eI------------------------------------------| .I
BI------------------------------------------| .I
GI------------------------------------------| .I
DI------------------------------------------| .I
AI-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-[12\2]-------| .I
EI-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------------| .I
Instrumentals come in...
Verse Riff. Played by Guitar 1
eI----------------------------------| .I
BI----------------------------------| .I
GI----------------------------------| .I
DI-----(5)p2------------------------| .I X8 times
AI-2-2------5--2-2-(5)p2------------| .I
EI-0-0---------0-0-------5-3--------| .I
LP-----I LP----------------| .I
Guitar 2: fill 1 (00:22-00:23 seconds in)
eI------------------------7-7-------| .I
BI-----------------------5---8------| .I
GI------------------5h7h8-----------| .I
DI----------------------------------| .I
AI----------------------------------| .I
EI----------------------------------| .I
Guitar 2: fill 2 (00:30-00:31 seconds in)
eI-------------------7----7~----------| .I
BI-----------------(5~)-(5~)----------| .I
GI------------------------------------| .I
DI------------------------------------| .I
AI------------------------------------| .I
EI------------------------------------| .I
"Holding hands
Skipping like a stone
On our way"...
Guitar 2 fill 3 (00:38-00:39 seconds in)
eI------------7-10-7--------------------------------------------------------|I
BI------------5-------5~----------------------------------------------------|I <-Let note(5 or A)
GI--------------------------------------------------------------------------|I Ring through using
DI-------------------------------.I vibrato from about 00:39----------------| until about
AI-------------------------------.I 00:46 or 00:47--------------------| seconds in, so
EI-------------------------------.I-----------------------------------------| about 7 or 8 seconds
right into the chorus.
"To see what we have done *An alternative to make it
The first to speak easier switching would
Is the first to lie be holding the 9th fret
The children cross on the G string instead
Their hearts & hope to die"... of the 5th on the Bstring
(slider guitar?)
eI-11~-7-/12~-7-/14~-7-/15~-11-/(17)~-17\14-15-\12-14-\11-12~--------| .I
BI-------------------------------------------------------------------| .I
GI-------------------------------------------------------------------| .I
DI-------------------------------------------------------------------| .I
AI-------------------------------------------------------------------| .I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------| .I
"Bite your tongue Swear to keep your mouth shut"
Riff before 2nd verse
eI----------------------------------------------------------| .I
BI----------------------------------------------------------| .I
GI----------------------------------------------------------| .I Played X4 times until the
DI-----(5)p2------------------------------------------------| .I verse starts.
AI-2-2------5--2-2-(5)-p2-----------------------------------| .I
EI-0-0---------0-0-------5-3---------------| .I **NOTE-----| its not (lightly)
palm muted here
Guitar 2 fill 4 (01:08-01:09 minutes in)
eI----------------------7--------------| .I
BI-----------------5h7h8-(8)-8-5-------| .I
GI-------------------------------------| .I
DI-------------------------------------| .I
AI-------------------------------------| .I
EI-------------------------------------| .I
Guitar 2 fill 5 (01:15-01:17 minutes in leading into verse)
eI--7--77--7-7-------------------------| .I
BI--5--55--5-5-5-----------------------| .I
GI-------------------------------------| .I
DI-------------------------------------| .I
AI-------------------------------------| .I
EI-------------------------------------| .I
2nd Verse
eI----------------------------------| .I
BI----------------------------------| .I
GI----------------------------------| .I
DI----------------------------------| .I X8 times
AI-2-2-(5)-p2--2-2-(5)-p2-----------| .I
EI-0-0-------5-0-0-------5-3--------| .I
LP-----I LP----------------| .I
"Ask yourself
Will i burn in Hell?
Then write it down"
Guitar 2 fill 6 (01:24-01:25 minutes in)
eI------------2/-7p-7p-----------------| .I
BI---------------5--5~-----------------| .I
GI-------------------------------------| .I
DI-------------------------------------| .I
AI-------------------------------------| .I
EI-------------------------------------| .I
"& cast it in the well
There they are
The mob it cries for blood
To twist the tale"
Guitar 2 fill 7 (01:31-01:32 minutes in)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/q/queens_of_the_stone_age/burn_the_witch_tab_ver_8.html ]
eI---------------7px7p-----------------| .I
BI---------------5px5p-----------------| .I
GI-------------------------------------| .I
DI-------------------------------------| .I
AI-------------------------------------| .I
EI-------------------------------------| .I
"Into fire wood
Fan the flames"...
Guitar 2 fill 8
eI------------------7------------------| .I
BI--------------- 5---8----------------| .I
GI--------------(7)~-------------------| .I
DI-------------------------------------| .I
AI-------------------------------------| .I
EI-------------------------------------| .I
Guitar 2 fill 9 (01:31-01:48 minutes in) LONGEST FILL IN SONG
eI--------7--7--------------7--7--------------(7)------------12-----------| .I c
BI------5--5--5-8-8---8-5--5-5-----8-5-----5-8---8---8-5---(10)--8-5-5----| .I o
GI-5h7h8-----------------7-------------7--7-------------7-----------------| .I n
DI------------------------------------------------------------------------| .I t
AI------------------------------------------------------------------------| .I d
EI------------------------------------------------------------------------| .I
"With a little lie
Then turn your cheek
Until the fire dies"...
Guitar 2 fill Cont.d
eI------------------------------------------| .I
BI--8-5--------------8-5--------------------| .I
GI-----7---7-4----------7--7-4--------------| .I
DI-------------7-5-------------7-5----------| .I
AI-----------------7------------------------| .I
EI------------------------------------------| .I
"The skin it peels
Like the truth, away
What it was
I will never say..."
eI------------------------------------------| .I
BI------------------------------------------| .I
GI------------------------------------------| .I
DI------------------------------------------| .I
AI-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2--------------| .I
EI-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------------| .I
"ahaha" "ohoho" "ahaha" "ohoowhoao"
Chorus
eI-11~-7-/12~-7-/14~-7-/15~-11-/(17)~-17\14-15-\12-14-\11-12~--------| .I
BI-------------------------------------------------------------------| .I
GI-------------------------------------------------------------------| .I
DI-------------------------------------------------------------------| .I
AI-------------------------------------------------------------------| .I
EI-------------------------------------------------------------------| .I
"Bite your tongue, swear to keep, Keep your mouth shut"
Chorus fill (just continue from where left off on the chorus)
eI--12~-/(15)~-14~-/(17)~-(15)~-\12~-/14~-\11~---------------------------| .I
BI-----------------------------------------------------------------------| .I
GI-----------------------------------------------------------------------| .I
DI-----------------------------------------------------------------------| .I
AI-----------------------------------------------------------------------| .I
EI-----------------------------------------------------------------------| .I
"Make up something, Make up something good..."
Interlude or whatever its called
the e power chords are played by guitar1, and notes with bends are guitar 2
eI-------------------------------------------| .I
BI-------9-----10----(8)----(5)--------------| .I
GI-----(10)---(11)---(10)---(7)--------------| .I
DI-------------------------------------------| .I
AI--2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2-----------------| .I
EI--0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-----------------| .I
[INSERT SOLO HERE]
sorry ive been tabbing this all day i cant do the solo right now...moving on
eI--------------------------------------------------------------------| .I
BI--------------------------------------------------------------------| .I
GI--------------------------------------------------------------------| .I
DI--------------------------------------------------------------------| .I
AI--2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2---2-2-2-2--------| .I
EI--0-0---0-3-0-3--0-0---0-3-0-3--0-0---0-3-0-3--0-0---0-3-0-3--------| .I
[INSERT 2ND SOLO HERE]
again im sorry, im tired and i got school tomorrow.
During the 2nd solo Guitar 2 plays this 4 times
eI-----------------------------------------------------------------------|I
BI-----------------------------------------------------------Played------|I
GI-------------------------------------------------------------x4--------|I
DI-----------------------------------------------------------------------|I
AI--2-2---2-2-2-2----2-2---2-2-2-2----2-2---2-2-2-2----2-2---2-2-2-2-----|I
EI--0-0---0-3-0-3----0-0---0-3-0-3----0-0---0-3-0-3----0-0---0-3-0-3-----|I
theres a few other guitar parts here but u can just play this to go out on if you want,
sound like the lyrics
eI-----------------------------------------| .I
BI----8-5----------------------------------| .I
GI-------7~--7-4---------------------------| .I
DI---------------7-5-----------------------| .I
AI-------------------7---------------------| .I
EI-----------------------------------------| .I
this is how it is in the song though
eI-----------------------------------------| .I
BI------8-5--------------------------------| .I
GI---------7-------------------------------| .I X4 times
DI-----------------------------------------| .I
AI--2-2------2-2---2-2-2-2-----------------| .I
EI--0-0------0-0---0-3-0-3-----------------| .I
"Holding hands
Skipping like a stone
Burn the witch
Burn to ash & bone
Burn the witch
Burn to ash & bone
Burn the witch
Burn to ash & bone"...
eI-----------------------------------------| .I
BI-----------------------------------------| .I
GI-----------------------------------------| .I
DI------(5)p2------------------------------| .I
AI--2-2------5-2-2-(5)p2-------------------| .I
EI--0-0--------0-0------5-3----------------| .I
LP-----I LP----------------------| .I
eI--------------| .I
BI--------------| .I
GI--------------| .I
DI--------------| .I
AI--2\/---------| .I
EI--0\/---------| .I
THE END...
I've been working on this all day and i think its a hell of a lot more accurate than the
versions on here, and i hope u found it useful.
thanks for reading, i might do the solos another day that I've got this much time on my
which could be quite soon haha.
questions etc.: slipknot_skater@hotmail.com
