No One Knows

How to play No One Knows by Queens of the Stone Age on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 3 you play A, C, Am, E, G#, D, the shapes the player above shows.

This song is worth learning because it has a strong, driving feel and a tight groove that stays fun at a steady pace. You get to lock into a riffy rock pulse that feels powerful without needing a lot of flashy movement.

You can keep the easier open shapes on C, G, and F in mind, while D#, Cm, and B will ask for more hand strength and cleaner fretting. The change to watch out for is the opening move from C to D# and then into Cm, since that shift can expose any hesitation.

Start by looping the opening progression slowly and making each change sound clean before you worry about speed. Then practice the harder barre shapes on their own, add the open shapes back in, and gradually bring it up to tempo until the whole pattern feels smooth.

Use the play-along above to follow each chord change in time with the music, or learn the shapes first with the chord diagrams below.