My God Is The Sun (ver 4) by Queens Of The Stone Age
Finally, some new QOTSA material!
This song seems to be one of those rare QOTSA songs that's played in
standard tuning, though some parts of the bass could benefit from being able
to slide another two frets down from the E, regardless, I've done my best
to bring it all to you in standard tuning.
The bass line is also played by the second guitar for a lot of the
song, so play around with what you think sounds best!
If you notice any errors or have any corrections feel free to email me or
drop a comment!
0:02
e:------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------------|
D:----5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-------------|
A:--5---------7-5-----------5---------7-5---------|
E:7---------------0-0-0-0-7---------------0-0-0-0-| x2
The bass kicks in near the end of the first riff with a slide, then plays
alongside the second riff.
G:-----
D:-----
A:-----
E:-3 -
G:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:3-3-3-3-3-3 -0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3 -0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3 -0-0-0-0-0-|
The note on the G string seems to be played by a second guitar, but it's
easily added to just one.
0:11
e:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:----4-4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-4-------------|
D:----5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-------------|
A:--5---------7-5-----------5---------7-5-----------5---------7-5---------|
E:7---------------0-0-0-0-7---------------0-0-0-0-7---------------0-0-0-0-|
The bass line is what sounds best when played alone, but the guitar line
goes slightly differently.
0:17
e:----------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E:7-6-5-5-5-3-5-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------| Guitar
0:17
G:----------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------|
E:7-6-5-5-5-3-5-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| Bass
The bass line for the verse continues straight away from the intro.
G:------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------|
A:------------2-2-2-2-2-2-------------6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E:0-0-0-0-0-0-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-------------| x6
After the second repetition the guitar kicks back in...
0:31
e:------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A:------------6-6-6-6-6-6-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------|
E:0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------| x2
e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------8-8-8-8-8-8------------------------------|
A:11-11-11-11-11-11-------------6-6-6-6-6-6--11-11-11-11-9-9-|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------------|
A:11-11-11-11-11-11-------------6-6-6-6-6-6--11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
0:49
e:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
The bass line for the chorus goes like this...
G:------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------|
E:5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-| x4
Straight back into the intro riff after the chorus
1:07
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:----5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-------|
A:--5---------7-5-----------5---------7-5-----------5---------7-5---|
E:7---------------0-0-0-0-7---------------0-0-0-0-7 --------------0-|
The bass has more slides whilst the intro riff is played
G:------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----3------0-----------3------0-----------3------0-|
The second part of the intro repeat is exactly the same as the original
e:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:----4-4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-4-----------------4-4-4-4-------------|
D:----5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-------------|
A:--5---------7-5-----------5---------7-5-----------5---------7-5---------|
E:7---------------0-0-0-0-7---------------0-0-0-0-7---------------0-0-0-0-|
G:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:3-3-3-3-3-3 -0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3 -0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3 -0-0-0-0-0-|
1:23
e:----------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E:7-6-5-5-5-3-5-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------| Guitar
G:----------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------|
E:7-6-5-5-5-3-5-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| Bass
There's a brief pause followed by this, the bass just plays the root
1:30
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------Brief Pause here again-------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Straight back into the verse, the bass line remains unchanged, but the
guitar line is slightly different.
1:37
e:------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-9p8-|
A:------------6-6-6-6-6-6-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------|
E:0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------|
e:------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------|
A:------------6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------------|
E:0-0-0-0-0-0-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e:------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------------|
A:11-11-11-11-11-11-------------6-6-6-6-6-6--11-11-11-11-11-9-|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------8-8-8-8-8-8--------------------------------|
A:11-11-11-11-11-11-------------6-6-6-6-6-6--11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------|
The guitar stops while the bass continues for a while with this new riff
1:55
G:-------------------------------------------------|
D:0---0-4---4-7/97/97/9--------------------------| �
A:-------------------------------------------------| �
E:------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| �
�
G:----------------------------------------------------| �
D:------5-----5/75/75/7-----------------------------| �
A:3---3-----3-----------------------------------------| x2
E:------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----| /
Chorus
2:12
e:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------------| x4
The bass line for the chorus goes like this...
G:------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------|
E:5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-| x4
Solo comes in straight after the chorus, the bass line is the same as the
chorus, just with a slight difference for the second half.
2:30
G:------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------|
E:5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-| x2
G:------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------|
A:----3---3-----------2---------------------------|
E:5-5---5---5-3-3-3-3---3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-| x2
Guitar - solo
2:30
e:------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------|
G:9/11---9-11/1211-7~----------------------------|
D:----------------------------9-5-7-----7/9-542-|
A:------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------| x2
e:------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------|
G:9-11~--9-11~--9-11p9----------------------------|
D:---------------------9~-----7~----------9~------|
A:------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------|
G:9-11~--9-11~--9-11p9-------/14~---------16p14-16~-|
D:---------------------9----------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------|
The solo goes straight back into the chorus, which starts off a little
differently on bass (the slides go down to a D, which obviously isn't
possible on standard, but sounds alright going down to the E)
2:47
G:------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------|
E:5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-| x2
G:------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------|
E:5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-| x2
The guitar line is slightly different to start with this last chorus too,
but goes back to normal for the second half
2:47
e:---------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------|
G:9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------| x2
e:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
The song winds down with a slower version of the solo bass line, which ends
on the F# the fourth time
3:04
G:------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------|
A:----3---3-------2---2-------2---2---------------|
E:5-----------3-----3-----2-----------0-----0-2-3-| x3
G:---------------------------|
D:---------------------------|
A:----3---3-------2---2------|
E:5-----------3-----3-----2~-|
The guitar line for this part is a bit hard to interpret, I've done my best.
3:04
e:------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------|
G:-/14-/-16--14---12~----------------------|
D:----------------------------7-/-9---7-/-9-|
A:------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------|
e:----------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------|
G:-/11------------------------------------------|
D:---------------9~------7-/-9-----7/97--------|
A:---------------------------------------10-9-7-|
E:----------------------------------------------|
e:----------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------9~-|
D:-/9~------7-/-9------/9-----------|
A:----------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------|
e:--------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------|
G:-/11--------/12----------/16~-|
D:--------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|
Brief pause and then we kick back in with the intro riff
3:28
e:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:----5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-------------|
A:--5---------7-5-----------5---------7-5-----------5---------7-5---------|
E:7---------------0-0-0-0-7---------------0-0-0-0-7 --------------0-0-0-0-|
The bass comes in one the first open E
G:--------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Then finally we end on this, played on guitar and bass
G:------------------|
D:------------------|
A:------------------|
E:7-6-5-5-5-3-5-7-0-|
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