Negative Space by Queens Of The Stone Age

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Key: C#m

🎸 Intro: 

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9h11-11p9---------------------9h11-11-11--9h11-11-11--|
A|------7-9--------------11-9-7-4------7-9---------------------------|
E|-/9-4-----9----------------------9-4-----9-------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9h11-11p9---------------------------------------------|
A|------7-9--------------11-9-7-4------7-9---------------------------|
E|--9-4-----9----------------------9-4-----9-------------------------|



🎸 Verse :
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9h11-11p9---------------------------------------------|
A|------7-9--------------11-9-7-4------7-9---------------------------|
E|-/9-4-----9----------------------9-4-----9-------------------------|
        In an atmosphere           I don't recognize

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9h11-11p9---------------------------------------------|
A|------7----------------11-9-7-4------7-9---------------------------|
E|--9-4---7-9----------------------9-4-----9-------------------------|
  I don't know what's true particularly if it's from you

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9h11-11p9---------------------9h11-11-11--9h11-11-11--|
A|------7-9--------------11-9-7-4------7-9---------------------------|
E|-/9-4-----9----------------------9-4-----9-------------------------|
        Oh betrayal it tears me up inside

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9h11-11p9---------------------------------------------|
A|------7----------------11-9-7-4------7-9---------------------------|
E|--9-4---7-9----------------------9-4-----9-------------------------|
        I'm just a fool who is terrified

🎸 Chorus: 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-9-11-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-11--4-4-4-4-4-4-4h7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4h7--|
        There's gotta be someway back to earth

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-9-11-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-11--4-4-4-4-4-4-4h7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4h7--|
        I'm drifting away as the world turns

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-9-11-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-11--4-4-4-4-4-4-4h7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4h7--|
        We'll never get back to where we were

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-9-11------------------------------------------7----------|
E|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-11--4-4-4-4-4-4-4h7--7-4-2---7-4-7----|
        Facing oblivion, there's no words



🎸 Verse :
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9h11-11p9---------------------------------------------|
A|------7-9--------------11-9-7-4------7-9---------------------------|
E|-/9-4-----9----------------------9-4-----9-------------------------|
        
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9h11-11p9---------------------------------------------|
A|------7----------------11-9-7-4------7-9---------------------------|
E|--9-4---7-9----------------------9-4-----9-------------------------|
        I am weightless, yet heaviness defines

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9h11-11-11--9h11-11-11--------------------------------|
A|------7---------------------------------7-9------------------------|
E|--9-4---7-9-------------------------9-4-----9----------------------|
  Between what home was and the yellow moon

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9h11-11-11--9h11-11-11------------9h11-11p9-----------|
A|------7-9--------------------------------7-9-------------11-9-7-4--|
E|--9-4-----9--------------------------9-4-----9---------------------|
    My love will             not survive

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------7------------------------------7-9---------------------------|
E|--9-4---7-9----------------------9-4-----9-------------------------|
  Emotion sickness        I wanna die       

🎸 Solo: 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9h11-11p9---------------------9h11-11-11--9h11-11-11--|
A|------7-9--------------11-9-7-4------7-9---------------------------|
E|-/9-4-----9----------------------9-4-----9-------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9h11-11p9---------------------------------------------|
A|------7-9--------------11-9-7-4------7-9---------------------------|
E|--9-4-----9----------------------9-4-----9-------------------------|

🎸 Chorus: 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-9-11-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-11--4-4-4-4-4-4-4h7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4h7--|
        There's gotta be someway back to earth

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-9-11-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-11--4-4-4-4-4-4-4h7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4h7--|
        I'm drifting away as the world turns

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-9-11-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-11--4-4-4-4-4-4-4h7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4h7--|
        We'll never get back to where we were

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-9-11------------------------------------------7----------|
E|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-9-11--4-4-4-4-4-4-4h7--7-4-2---7-4-7----|
        Facing oblivion oh it hurts

🎸 Bridge: 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------9h11p9-9-9-11-------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
   Don't say you love me no more thought we were equals broken peoples keep score, yeah

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------14h16p14-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-11------------------|
E|--11-11-11-11------------------------------------7\4-7-7-7-7-4-7--|
   Don't say you really care, as if you really do

🎸 Outro: 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9h11-11p9---------------------9h11-11-11--9h11-11-11--|
A|------7-9--------------11-9-7-4------7-9---------------------------|
E|-/9-4-----9----------------------9-4-----9-------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------9h11-11p9---------------------------------------------|
A|------7-9--------------11-9-7-4------7-9---------------------------|
E|--9-4-----9----------------------9-4-----9-------------------------|


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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off

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Negative Space Bass Tab by Queens Of The Stone Age

Published: June 19, 2023

Last Updated: January 28, 2026

Difficulty: Beginner 👶