Lightning Song Chords & Tabs
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Lightning Song - Queens of the Stone Age
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Tabbed by: Michael Doyle
(It's necessary to have the lead in standard tuning to hit the highest notes)
Rhythm:
C|-------2---------------|
G|-------2---------------|
Eb|------3---------------| Just strum this with the lead
Bb|------4---------------|
F|-------4---------------|
C|-------2---------------|
Lead 1:
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------6--7--6--------------------------------6--------------------|
D|-----6--7--9--------------9--6--6----------6--7--9-------------------------|
A|--9-------------------------------------9------------------9--7--9---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/q/queens_of_the_stone_age/lightning_song_tab_ver_2.html ]
Lead 2:
E|--------------------------------9------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------9--10--12---------------------------------------------|
G|--------------6--11--------------------------------6-----------------------|
D|-----6--7--9------------------------------6--7--9--------------------------|
A|--9------------------------------------9------------------9--7--9----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
last three notes played 5 times (first time only)
Lead 3:
E|--------------------------------9--14--16--17--19--21----14--12--14--------|
B|---------------------9--10--12---------------------------------------------|
G|--------------6--11--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----6--7--9---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--9------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
last three notes played 9 times
Outro:
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----11-s-10---8-s-10----8--6--5------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----11-s-10---8-s-10----8--6--5------------------------------------------|
F|-------9-s--8---6-s--8----6--4--3------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead 1 X3
Lead 2
Lead 1 X2
Lead 2
Lead 3
Outro