Broken Box Tab

Queens of the Stone Age ? Broken Box
 
With help from thefade.net
 
Verse 1 (bass and piano):
 
Bass:
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|    (for the break in live versions
A|-------------------------------------| x2  play a harmonic on the 5th
E|-3-5-5-5--3-5-5-5--3-5-5-5--3-5-5-5--|     fret on the G and D strings)
 
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-3-5-5-5--3-5-5-5--3-5-5-5--3-5-5-5-|
E|------------------------------------|
 
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-3-5-5-5--3-5-5-5--3-5-5-5--3-5-5-5--|
 
Piano (arranged for guitar):
E|-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| alternate between these two intervals
 
Chorus:
 
Bass:
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-3h5-5-5-3h5-5-5---------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------3h5-5-5-3h5-5-5-3h5-5-5-3h5-5-5--| x2
E|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
G|----------------3h5-5-5-3h5-5-5---------------------------------|
D|5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7----------------3h5-5-5-3h5-5-5-3h5-5-5----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------3h5-5-5--| x2
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Piano:
  x16  x8   x8
E|12----8----7|
B|10----7----6|
 
  x16  x8   x4   x4
E|12----8----7----8|
B|10----7----6----7|
 
 x16   x12   x4
E|12----7----8|
B|10----8----7|
 
x16   x12   x4
E|12----7----8|
B|10----8----7|
 
Guitars play various harmonics around the 5th and 4th frets with wah
 
 
Bridge:
 
Bass:                                             fill
G|-----7--------6----5-5-5-5----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-----5-------|
A|-5-5---5--4-4---4-------------------------------------5-7---7-5h7-| x4
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Verse 2 (both guitars start in the 2nd verse):
 
Lead:
E|---------------|
B|--15br-15-14~--|    throughout verse 2
 
Rhythm:
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--| X 4
A|--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--|
E|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
 
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--|
D|--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--|
A|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--| X 2
A|--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--|
E|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
 
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--3h5-5-5--3h5-5-5--3h5-5-5--3h5-5-5--|
D|--3h5-5-5--3h5-5-5--3h5-5-5--3h5-5-5--|
A|--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--|
A|--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--5h7-7-7--|
E|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
 
In the 2nd Chorus, the guitars play the bass part
 
End on:
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-<5>-|
D|-<5>-|
A|-----|
E|-----|
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