Tuning: E A D G B E
b = bend
r = release bend
/ = slide up
= slide down
x = muted string
intro (transcribed for guitar)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15-strum--13-13-13-13-10-10-11-11-13-strum--11-11-11-11-10-10-10-10-6-6-8-|
|-0--strum--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--strum--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-|
|-0--strum--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--strum--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-10-strum--6-6-5-strum--8-8-10-10-11-strum--10-10-6-6-8-strum---------------|
-0--strum--0-0-0-strum--0-0-0--0--0--strum--0--0--0-0-0-strum---------------|
-0--strum--0-0-0-strum--0-0-0--0--0--strum--0--0--0-0-0-strum---------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-5-strum--6-8-6-5-------5-strum--6-8-6-5-------5-strum--6-8-6-5-------|
-0----------------------0----------------------0----------------------|
-0----------------------0----------------------0----------------------|
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--5-strum--6-strum--8-strum-----|
--0-strum--0-strum--0-strum-----|
--0-strum--0-strum--0-strum-----|
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main riff
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/k/kyuss/72622.html ]
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-15b-15------------------------------------------------|
|--------0-14b-14-0-12b-12-0-12br-12br-0-12br-12br-0----|
|--------0--------0--------0-----------0-----------12---|
|-------------------------------------------------------| x2
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-15b-15---18b-18---12b-12---15b-15------------------|
|--------0--------0--------0--------0-12br-12br-0----|
|--------0--------0--------0--------0-----------12---|
|----------------------------------------------------| x1
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-15b-15------------------------------------------------|
|--------0-14b-14-0-12b-12-0-12br-12br-0-12br-12br-0----|
|--------0--------0--------0-----------0-----------12---|
|-------------------------------------------------------| x1
|-------------------------------------------------------|
(NOTE: during the verse and lead-in riffs,
a second guitar strums the 3rd fret on the low e)
verse riff
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-7----9--10---10-12--14--xx-14----12--9---9-10--7-----|
|-x----x--x----x--x---x---xx-x-----x---x---x-x---x-----|
|-5----7--8----8--10--12--xx-12----10--7---7-8---5-----|
|------------------------------------------------------|
lead-in riff
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-7----9--10---10-12--14--xx-14----12--9---9-10--12-----|
|-x----x--x----x--x---x---xx-x-----x---x---x-x---x------|
|-5----7--8----8--10--12--xx-12----10--7---7-8---10-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
chorus riff
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-12-14-15--14--12/14----------------------|
|-x--x--x---x---x--x--8--------------------|
|-10-12-13--12--10/12-x--------------------|
|---------------------6--------------------|
order:
intro
main riff
verse riff
lead-in riff
verse riff x 5
lead-in riff
chorus riff x 4
main riff
verse riff x 8
chorus riff x 3
verse riff x 14 (speed up after 4th time)
chorus riff (slowly)