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Lightning Song by Queens Of The Stone Age
Lightning Song
(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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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
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version 2
1 Step Down Tuning DGCFAd
This is the best tuning to play the song in:
Rhythm Guitar Part plays Open E the entire time:
|-0-|
|-0-|
|-1-|
|-2-|
|-2-|
|-0-|
Lead Part 1:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------8--9--8--------------------------------8----------------|
|-----8--9--11-------------11-8--8----------8--7--11--------------------|
|--11-----------------------------------11------------------11-9-11-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lead Part 2:
|---------------------------------11---------------------|---------------|
|------------------9--11--12--14-------------------------|---------------|
|--------------8--------------------------------------8--|---------------|
|-----8--9--11-----------------------------8--9--11------|---------------|
|--11----------------------------------11----------------|-11--9--11-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
^played x5 first time only
Lead Part 3:
|----------------------------------11--16--18--19--21--23--|-16--14--16---|
|------------------9---11--12--14--------------------------|--------------|
|--------------8-------------------------------------------|--------------|
|-----8--9--11---------------------------------------------|--------------|
|--11------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
^played x9 first time only
Outro:
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-13/12---10/12---10--8--7---|
|-13/12---10/12---10--8--7---|
|-11/10---8-/10----8--6--5---|
|----------------------------|
(end)
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version 3
(Intro)
Tuning - C F Bb Eb G C
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|---12-12-12-12---12-12-12-12-14-15-17-15-|
Bb|----x--x--x--x----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
F |---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-12-13-15-13-|
C |-0-------------0-------------------------|
C |---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|
Eb|---12-12-12-12---12-12-12-12-----|
Bb|----x--x--x--x----x--x--x--x-----|
F |---10-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-----|
C |-0-------------0-------------12~-|
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