Blood Is Love (ver 2) by Queens Of The Stone Age
this is a great song on Lullabies to Paralyze. there's another version of this song on
this site that i did but it sucks, so here's the better tab. this is lyrically the best
song QOTSA has ever done in my opinion
tuning: Standard
E,A,D,G,B,e
Intro solo (light distortion, low tone and reverb)
|-10-12-13-12--10-12--10-12-13-15~--9-9--|
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Rhythm (low fuzz)
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|----12-9----------12-9--------11-8------11-8----|
|---------9-------------9-----------9---------9--|
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Solo
|-9-10-12-12~-----10-9-10-12-10-9-7-9-10-7~--6-7-9-7-6-7~~---|
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Rhythm
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|-----------12-11---------12-11----------10-9--------10-9----|
|-----------------9-------------9-------------9-----------9--|
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Solo
|------------------9v~------------6-7-9v~------------6-7-9-7-6--|
|-9v-9v~--9-11-12-------8v-8v~--8----------7v-7v~--7------------|
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Rhythm
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|---12-9-------12-9-----11-8--------11-8------12--------12------|
|--------9----------9--------9-----------9-------11-9------11-9-|
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Solo
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|-10v-9-10v-9-10v-9-10-9-10-9-10p9h10p9h10p9h10p9h10p9h10p9--|
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Rhythm
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|---12-----------12-------------12---------------12----------|
|------9-10---------9-10-----------9-10-------------9-10-----|
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Main Riff
Guitar 1 Heavy Distortion
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|-----------12-12-----------12-12----------------------------------------|
|--12-12----12-12---12-12---12-12-----8--8----11-11------8--8-----11-11--|
|--10-10----10-10---10-10---10-10-----9--9-----9--9------9--9------9--9--|
|-0-----0-0------0-0-----0-0-------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------0-0---------|
Slide Lead
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|---(4)---(4)---(4)---(4)-------------------------|
|--5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---7-7---5-5---7-7---5-5--|
|--5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4--|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
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|-/12/14/15~~~~~~~~~~~~~14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/15/17/--|
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|---(5)---(3)---(5)---(3)-------------------------|
|--5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---2-2---0-0---2-2---0-0--|
|--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1--|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
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2x no vocals ^^^^^
Verse:
Guitar I still plays the above rhythm
Guitar II plays for the first bar (only done once in the song)
Saw You in a Way--------- Beyond--- Figure
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|----7-10^---7--------7-10^----7-------7-10^----7----7-10^----7-----|
|-10------10-------10-------10-------9-------9-----9--------9-------|
Slide
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|-8v~~~~~----------------------------7v~~~~~~~~~~----------------------|
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Out-------- These Lines------ of Life--- Have Been Drawn & Can't Be
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|----7-10^---7--------7-10^----7-------7-10^----7----7-10^----7-----|
|-10------10-------10-------10-------9-------9-----9--------9-------|
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|-7v~~~~~~~---------------------------6v~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------|
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Removed, Our Eyes is All it Took to Know
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|---7-10^---7----7-10^---7------7-10^---7----7-10^---7--|
|-8-------8----8-------8------6-------6----6-------6----|
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|-5v~~~~~~~~~------------------9v~~~~~~~~~~-------------|
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Guitar II stops for a while
Slide Plays Same Lead as Above
Open-- Up Your-- Eyes---- Deep Blue Glassy La--
Open-- Up Your Mouth--- & Touch Your Lips to
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|-----------12-12-----------12-12----------------------------------------|
|--12-12----12-12---12-12---12-12-----8--8----11-11------8--8-----11-11--|
|--10-10----10-10---10-10---10-10-----9--9-----9--9------9--9------9--9--|
|-0-----0-0------0-0-----0-0-------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------0-0---------|
--ke, & Swim Till Water & Sky Now Are One, Out of
Mine That We May Make a Kiss That Can Pierce Through Death
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|---(4)---(4)---(4)---(4)-------------------------|
|--5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---7-7---5-5---7-7---5-5--|
|--5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4--|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
Two---- Oh My Bloodshot Eyes---------
& Survive Your Words Have Branded My Mind
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|---(5)---(3)---(5)---(3)-------------------------|
|--5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---2-2---0-0---2-2---0-0--|
|--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1--|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
Interlude
Guitar I
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|----9~---9~----8---8---11---11---11------/(9)--|
|----7~---7~----6---6----9----9----9------/(7)--|
|--0----0-----0----0-----0-----0-----0---------------|
Guitar II (same circus-ish guitar from intro solo)
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|---12v~--12v/11v~-11v~/14~---------------------9v~~---|
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|---13---13---12---12---11---11~---10/---10/--|
|---11---11---10---10----9----9~----8/----8/--|
|-------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
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|----9v~-----12-11v~~~-----------------------------|
|---------------------------11v~~-11----10v~~-10---|
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|----7~---7~---7/---7///(12)--|
|----5~---5~---5/---5///(10)--|
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|---7v~~~~~~~~7~~~~~~~~~~--|
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Verse II (slight changes, so pay attention)
Slide is mostly same, a few changes
Still I Hold Your Hand Wrapped as If a
Every Breathe an Art The Dignity to Learn
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|--12-12----12-12---12-12---12-12-----8--8----11-11------8--8-----11-11--|
|--10-10----10-10---10-10---10-10-----9--9-----9--9------9--9------9--9--|
|-0-----0-0------0-0-----0-0-------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------0-0---------|
1.Ring We of Flesh & Blood Are Only--
2.It Can Strain and Break Your Heart Take
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|---(4)---(4)---(4)---(4)-------------------------|
|--5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---7-7---5-5---7-7---5-5--|
|--5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4--|
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1. Carrying--- It's So Hard To--- Well, You
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|---(5)---(3)---(5)---(3)---(5)---(3)---(5)---(3)--|
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|--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0------|
Know The Seed Waits for the Reaper to Sew
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|--1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1-|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----|
Slide
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|-3v~~~~------/9/12v~----/9v~----------/12-----/15v~-14-12v~--10-12v~~---|
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2.All------ Your Pieces Home You
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|---(5)---(3)---(5)---(3)-------------------------|
|--5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---2-2---0-0---2-2---0-0--|
|--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1--|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
Slide
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|-5v~~~~------------------10v~~----9v-7v~~--------|
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Ask---- When-- You're-- Alone-- "What is
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|--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0------|
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|--9v~~~~~~---------------------------------12v~~-|
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Love?" The Blood----------------------------------- Is
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|---------------------------(5)---(3)---(5)---(3)--(5)----(3)---(5)---(3)--|
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|--1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0------|
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|-15v~~~~--14v~-12v-10v--9v~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------|
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Love
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|--2-2---0-0---2-2---0-0---2-2---0-0---2-2---0-0----|
|--1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1----|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----0--|
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|-15v~~-----9v~~~--7v~~---15v~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----|
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Verse End (slide still ringing out on the A# note)
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|-2-0-2-0-2-0--2-0----2--0-----2---0-----2----0------2^~~\--|
|----1---1---1-----1-------1---------1----------1-------------|
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Outro:
Main riff alone 1x
On 2nd time slide enters
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|-----------12-12-----------12-12----------------------------------------|
|--12-12----12-12---12-12---12-12-----8--8----11-11------8--8-----11-11--|
|--10-10----10-10---10-10---10-10-----9--9-----9--9------9--9------9--9--|
|-0-----0-0------0-0-----0-0-------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------0-0---------|
Slide Lead
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|//12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------/11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------|
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|---(4)---(4)---(4)---(4)-------------------------|
|--5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---7-7---5-5---7-7---5-5--|
|--5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4--|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
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|-/12/14/14~~~~~~~~~~~~~14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/15/17/--|
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|---(5)---(3)---(5)---(3)-------------------------|
|--5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---2-2---0-0---2-2---0-0--|
|--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1--|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
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|-19~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~///\11~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
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*third time it goes basically the same up until the C note
3.
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|--5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---|
|--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0------|
|--14v~--------------------------------12/14~v----|
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|---(5)---(3)---(5)---(3)---(5)---(3)---(5)---(3)--|
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|--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0------|
|--12v~---17----15---14--13v~---17--15--14--12v~--|
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|---(5)---(3)---(5)---(3)---(5)---(3)---(5)---(3)--|
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|--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0------|
|--------15--14--12--10---14--12--11/-12v~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
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|---2-2---0-0---2-2---0-0--|
|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1--|
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well, there it is. pretty good if i do say so myself. the hardest part is distinguishing
which riff goes where, cause since this is a jam song it gets a little confusing to
remembering everything, but listen to it and it will make sense. enjoy
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