Queens of the Stone Age: How To Handle A Rope {3:30}
 From the album: 'Queens of the Stone Age' (Loosegroove Records)
 © 1998 Loosegroove Records Inc.
 Written by Josh Homme (Board Stiff Music/BMI)
 Produced by Josh Homme and Joe Barresi

Instrumentation:
 Josh Homme: Guitar, Lead Vocals
 Carlo Von Sexron: Bass
 Alfredo Hernandez: Drums
 Hutch: Sounds

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Tuning: Down 2 Whole Steps to C (C-F-Bb-Eb-G-C)
Notes:  'How To Handle A Rope' is track #6 on 'Queens of the Stone Age'


Main Riff:
 C|--------------------------------------------||
 C|--------------------------------------------||
Eb|------------------------5--5----------------||
Bb|-7--7--7--7--7----5-----5--5-------12^14-12-||
 F|-7--7--7--7--7----------3--3----------------||
 C|-5--5--5--5--5------------------------------||


Chorus:
 C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------7---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
Bb|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7---5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
 F|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
 C|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------|

 C|------------------------------------------------------------------||
 G|------------------------------------------------------------------||
Eb|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------------------||
Bb|-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
 F|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
 C|----------------------------------3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||


Climax:
 C|-------------------------------------------||
 G|-------------------------------------------||
Eb|-----------------10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|| (x8)
Bb|-7-7-9-9-11-11---10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-||
 F|-7-7-9-9-11-11----8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8-||
 C|-5-5-7-7--9--9-----------------------------||


Solo:
 C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---16b-16b--16-16-16-14-16-14--16-14-12-14----12-14b--14b-12----14------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------14----------------15----14---|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 F|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 C|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---12-14----12-15-14-12----12-14-12---------------------------|
 F|---------14-------------14----------14-12-14------------------|
 C|---------------------------------------------12--12--10--10---|

 C|---------------------------------------||
 G|---------------------------------------||
Eb|---------------------------12-14-16b---||
Bb|---------------------12-14-------------||
 F|------------12-14-12-------------------||
 C|---12-14-12----------------------------||