b - bend
r – release (unbend)
h – hammer on
p – pull off
~ - vibrato
/ - slide ( /(0) this means slide up )
This is the lead guitar part as played by Josh Homme
00:20 - Intro
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B|-------12~~----12~~--12b14r12---12b14r12--------------|
G|----10------10----------------------------------------|
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e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|---12b13r12-10h12p10----------------------------------|
G|---------------------11-----------7h9---9b10----------|
D|------------------------9~~~--7h9---------------------|
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This is a cool riff that Josh plays live as Nick starts to sing, but is NOT on the record.
‘Saw you lying there…’
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B|----10~~~/12/9----------------------------------------|
G|----------------2h4~~~----------------2---------------|
D|-----------------------4p2h4------2h4---4~~~----------|
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1st Chorus
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G|--9b10r9~~9b10r9~~-7h9---------7----------------------|
D|-----------------------9~9~7h9---9~~~-----------------|
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Another cool riff Josh plays live; again not on the record.
‘…middle of nowhere…’
e|---7--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----7-7-7/10-10-9/12~~--9/10/7~~-9--5--7-0-----------|
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1:36
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B|--12b14~~~r12/(0)--------12b14r12-12b14-r12/(0)-------|
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2nd Chorus
1st, 2nd and 4th bar (2nd bar don’t play the last note)
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/q/queens-of-the-stone-age/309389.html ]
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G|--9b10r9~~9b10r9~~-7h9---------7----------------------|
D|-----------------------9~9~7h9---9~~~-----------------|
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3rd bar
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B|--12b14r12~~12b14r12~~-10h12------------10------------|
G|-----------------------------11~11~9h11----11~~~------|
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A|------------------------------------------------------|
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2:47
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B|--12b14~~~r12/(0)---------12b14~~~r12-----------------|
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3rd Chorus
1st, 2nd and 3rd bar
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B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9b10r9~~9b10r9~~-7h9---------7----------------------|
D|-----------------------9~9~7h9---9~~~-----------------|
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4th bar
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B|----------------------12-12-10h12/14/12~~-------------|
G|--9b10r9~~9b10r9~~-7----------------------------------|
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A|------------------------------------------------------|
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5th bar
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B|--12b14r12~~12b14r12~~-10h12------------10------------|
G|-----------------------------11~11~9h11----11~~~------|
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6th bar
e|-----------------------13b14-12-12-10h12--------------|
B|--12b14r12~~12b14r12~~-------------------12~~~---------
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To the end:
e|--12b14r12~~12b14r12~~10h12-------------10------------|
B|----------------------------12-12-10h12----12~~~------|
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Enjoy!
Any queries contact: jongman@live.co.uk
