How To Handle A Rope - Queens of the Stone Age
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Artist : Queens of the Stone Age
Album : Queens of the Stone Age
Song : How to Handle a Rope
Tabbed by Greg C

This is tabbed in standard tuning and is not exactly how QOTSA play it as they tune
guitars in a way that I cant figure out. It sounds quite accurate though

Intro - x6 (listen to song for how you play this)

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5--3---8--8-8-----------|
D|-5-5-5-5--3---8--8-8--10--8----|
A|-3-3-3-3--1---6--6-6-----------|
E|-------------------------------|

Pre-verse (Same as intro) x4

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5--3---8--8-8-----------|
D|-5-5-5-5--3---8--8-8--10--8----|
A|-3-3-3-3--1---6--6-6-----------|
E|-------------------------------|

Verse (Again same as before) x8

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5--3---8--8-8-----------|
D|-5-5-5-5--3---8--8-8--10--8----|
A|-3-3-3-3--1---6--6-6-----------|
E|-------------------------------|

Chorus x2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Verse x2

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5--3---8--8-8-----------|
D|-5-5-5-5--3---8--8-8--10--8----|
A|-3-3-3-3--1---6--6-6-----------|
E|-------------------------------|

Verse x8

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5--3---8--8-8-----------|
D|-5-5-5-5--3---8--8-8--10--8----|
A|-3-3-3-3--1---6--6-6-----------|
E|-------------------------------|

Chorus x2

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Outro x4

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5--3---8--8-8-----------|
D|-5-5-5-5--3---8--8-8--10--8----|
A|-3-3-3-3--1---6--6-6-----------|
E|-------------------------------|

Outro x8 (Agian listen to song for rhythem)

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-7-7-8-8-9--10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|-5-5-7-7-8-8-9--10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|-3-3-5-5-6-6-7--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|------------------------------------------|

Solo in C minor pentatonic scale. You try and figure it out, coz I won't.

Please rate this tab
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Artist:Queens of the Stone Age
Song:How to Handle a rope
Album:Queens of the Stone Age
OK me again. After i posted the album tab for Rated R I got a few emails
asking for tabs to the first album. So here they are.
I havent writen any of them, I'm just posting them. But they are very
accurate as far as I can tell.
I cant remember where I got these to give the proper credit, but just let
me know if they are yours and I'll correct the situation.
Tuning - C F Bb Eb G C

[Main riff]
C |------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------|
D#|------------------------------------------|
A#|---7-7-7-7-7-7-5-10-10-10-10-10-10--12b---|
F |---7-7-7-7-7-7-5-10-10-10-10-10-10--------|
C |---5-5-5-5-5-5-3--8--8--8--8--8--8--------|

[Main riff/Lyrics]
Too late to think or filter anymore
A bitter pill to swallow
Maybe you're in a blanket haze of ephedrine
I'm wonderin where the hell you been
So come on and right this wrong the rope

[Chorus]
C |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10--11-11-11-11-11-11--5-5-5-5-5-5---|
F |---7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10--11-11-11-11-11-11--5-5-5-5-5-5---|
C |---5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8--8---9--9--9--9--9--9--3-3-3-3-3-3---|

[Chorus/lyrics]
You got it all right
You got a feeling
I'd rather open up my wrist, let it go
You got it all right
You got a feeling
Cause devils and ropes around your neck
Cursing them all
And you can't hear it
Can't hear it

[Main riff/lyrics]
Ain't got a mind to deal with anymore
Sabatuer, infiltrator, and maybe more
If you're not blind and deaf, how can we pollute your head?
So come on and right this wrong the rope
chorus:
And I got it all right
I got a feeling
You'd rather open up your wrist, let it go
I got it all right, yeah
I got a feeling
Cause devils and ropes around my neck can't even know
Cause they can't hear it

[Main riff/lyrics]
Can't hear it

[Outro]
C |-------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------|
A#|---7-7-9-9-11-11-13-13-15-15-15-15---|
F |---7-7-9-9-11-11-13-13-15-15-15-15---|
C |---5-5-7-7--9--9-11-11-13-13-13-13---|

[Solo]
C |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---16b-16b--16-16-16-14-16-14--16-14-12-14----12-14b--14b-12----14------|
D#|-------------------------------------------14----------------15----14---|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C |--------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|---12-14----12-15-14-12----12-14-12---------------------------|
F |---------14-------------14----------14-12-14------------------|
C |---------------------------------------------12--12--10--10---|

C |---------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------12-14-16b---|
A#|---------------------12-14-------------|
F |------------12-14-12-------------------|
C |---12-14-12----------------------------|

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Song info
How To Handle A Rope
Queens of the Stone Age
2001
  • Rock
  • Alternative Rock
  • Stoner Rock
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