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The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret

Queens of the Stone Age
Bass Tab
3.6(19)

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Song

Artist: Queens of the Stone Age

Song: The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret

Album: Rated R

Bassist: Nick Oliveri

Tabbed by: LedZeplica

h = hammer on

/ = slide

Here's the intro/verse riff..

G|----------------------------------------------3h5--
D|--------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5------
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-1h3---------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------3h5------------------------
D|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----3--3--3--3--3--1--0----
A|---------------------------------------------1--
E|------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------

There are a few variations in there that are easy enough that you can figure

them out..

Then this is the chorus..

G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------
E|-------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--
B|-------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------1--1--1--
B|-------------------------4--4--4--4--4-----------

Then play the verse riff again..

Then the chorus again..

Then play this for the third measure in that chorus (the part where he says

"whatever ya do.." in a different way than usual)..

G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------
E|-------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--
B|-------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--
E|-------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------

Then play the regular chorus riff once more..

Then this is the bridge..

G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--
B|-------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--
B|-------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------1/5-3h5-3h5-3h5-3h5-3h5-3h5--
D|---------------------------------------------------
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--
B|-------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--
B|-------------------------------------------------

Then play the verse riff again..

Then the chorus (with the variation during the third and fourth measures)..

Then this is the outro..

G|--------------------
D|--------------------
A|-----3/-------------
E|--------------1--3--
B|-1---------4--------

Repeat that four times and then end on the low C..

Thats all..

Later.

ledzeplica@aol.com

Here's the version of the song for a 4-string, re-tabbed by Brian

Fragile015@yahoo.com. Just some of the notes are move up an octave.

Artist: Queens of the Stone Age

Song: The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret

Album: Rated R

Bassist: Nick Oliveri

Tabbed by: LedZeplica Retabbed by fragile015@yahoo.com

for 4 string

h = hammer on

/ = slide

Here's the intro/verse riff..

G|----------------------------------------------3h5--
D|--------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5------
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-1h3---------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------3h5------------------------
D|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4-----3--3--3--3--3--1--0----
A|---------------------------------------------1--
E|------------------------------------------------

There are a few variations in there that are easy

enough that you can figure

them out..

Then this is the chorus..

G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------
E|-------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------6-6-6-6-6--------------
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------1--1--1--

B

Then play the verse riff again..

Then the chorus again..

Then play this for the third measure in that chorus

(the part where he says

"whatever ya do.." in a different way than usual)..

G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------------------
E|-------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--
E|-------------------------------------------------

Then play the regular chorus riff once more..

Then this is the bridge..

G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--
G|----------------------1/5-3h5-3h5-3h5-3h5-3h5-3h5--
D|---------------------------------------------------
A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--

Then play the verse riff again..

Then the chorus (with the variation during the third

and fourth measures)..

Then this is the outro..

G|--------------------
D|--------------------
A|-----3/-----6--------
E|-8-------------1--3--

Repeat that four times and then end on the low C..

Thats all..

Later.

ledzeplica@aol.com

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