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I Sat By the Ocean - Queens of the Stone Age
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Tabbed by: PDPablo
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--6-6--4/(6)-6--4/(6)-6--4-6\--|
A|--6-6--4/(6)-6--4/(6)-6--4-6\--|
E|--4-4--2/(4)-4--2/(4)-4--2-4\--|
Slide Solo 1 (Josh only, easy):
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7/9\7/9\7-----7/9-\7-----------------7/9----------------------|
G|-----------8-8---------8\6\4------6/8----------8/9---8\6\5/8~--|
D|------------------------------------------11-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------4~--|
B|---------------9*-/12\9----7-/9------9--------------|
G|---------4/6-8-------------------6/8-----8-\6\4-----|
D|-----4/6--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
*Those with stronger fingers can "cheat" here by bending instead of sliding to
the high B without too much of a difference in tone.
Slide Solo 1 (Josh + Dean combo for single guitar, intermediate):
e|-14/16\14/16\14-------14/16-\14-----------------14/16-------------------------|
B|----------------16-16-----------16\14\12--14/16-------14--16/17--16\14\12/16--|
G|-11/13\11/13\11-------11/13-\11-----------------14/16-------------------------|
D|----------------13-13-----------13\11\9---11/13-------11--13/14--13\11\10/13--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------16-/19\16--14/16--------16-----------16-|
B|-------12/14-16-------------------14/16----16-\14\12----|
G|-11/13----------13-/17\13--11/13--------13-----------13-|
D|-------9-/11-13-------------------11/13----13-\11\9-----|
A|-9-/11--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Riff: (x3 for backing guitar or x2 for lead after solo)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6--4/(6)-6--4/(6)-6--6-6/(8)-8/(9)-9-9--9-9-9--4-4-4--4-4-4-7*--6-6--4/(6)-6---|
A|-6-6--4/(6)-6--4/(6)-6--6-6/(8)-8/(9)-9-9--9-9-9--4-4-4--4-4-4-7*--6-6--4/(6)-6---|
E|-4-4--2/(4)-4--2/(4)-4--4-4/(6)-6/(7)-7-7--7-7-7--2-2-2--2-2-2-5*--4-4--2/(4)-4---|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------4-4/6---6-/7-6\4------------------------------|
D|--4/(6)-6--6-6\(4)-4p2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4/6---6-/7-6\4--6-6--4/(6)-6--4/(6)-6--4-6\-|
A|--4/(6)-6--6-6\(4)-4p2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2/4---4-/5-4\2--6-6--4/(6)-6--4/(6)-6--4-6\-|
E|--2/(4)-4--4-4\(2)-2p0-0-0--0-0-0--------------------4-4--2/(4)-4--2/(4)-4--2-4\-|
*The A is played by the bass in a band setting, but is added here as a power chord
for solo guitarists.
Pre Chorus:
e|---------------------------------|
B|o-------------------------------o| Repeat once
G|---9-9-9-9-11/(13)--6--6---------|
D|--------------------6--6--6--6---| <----------Sounds cleaner if you don't mute D string,
A|o--6-7-6-7-9-/(11)--4--4--6--6--o| use fingerplucking for A/G string 9ths/octaves
E|--------------------------4--4---|
Chorus 1:
e|----------------------------------------| |-----|
B|----------------------------------------| |-----|
G|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-11--11-11-11-11-11-11--| |-----|
D|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-11--11-11-11-11-11-11--| |-2-4-| <--- Second guitarist plays
A|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-9---9--9--9--9--9--9---| |-2-4-| these chords instead.
E|----------------------------------------| |-0-2-| Live, Troy and Josh
trade off; Josh starts
e|-----------------------------------------------| |---| high and ends low
B|-----------------------------------------------| |---| while Troy starts low
G|--13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13-13--| |---| and ends on the high
D|--13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13-13--| |-6-| <--- G# chord.
A|--11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11--| |-6-|
E|-----------------------------------------------| |-4-|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------5-|
G|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |-6---5-4-|
D|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |-6-8-x-2-|
A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-4-8-3---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---6-----|
Alt fingering that
Josh uses
Coda:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--6--4/(6)-6--4/(6)-6--4-6\---|
A|--6--4/(6)-6--4/(6)-6--4-6\---|
E|--4--2/(4)-4--2/(4)-4--2-4\---|
Slide Solo 2 (Josh only, easy):
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7/9\7/9\7------7/9-\7-----------------7/9---------------------|
G|------------8-8---------8\6\4-------6/8---------8/9---8\6\5/8~--|
D|--------------------------------------------11------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------7/9-\7----------------------------------|
G|--8/9-\8--------------6-\4----6/8-6---6/5~~~~~/(1)--|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/q/queens-of-the-stone-age/360613.html ]
Slide Solo 2 (Josh + Dean combo for single guitar, intermediate):
e|-14/16\14/16\14-------14/16-\14-----------------14/16-------------------------|
B|----------------16-16-----------16\14\12--14/16-------14--16/17--16\14\13/16--|
G|-11/13\11/13\11-------11/13-\11-----------------14/16-------------------------|
D|----------------13-13-----------13\11\9---11/13-------11--13/14--13\11\10/13--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------14/16-\14----------------------------------|
B|--16/17-\16-------------14\12--14/16-14--14\13----\(9)--|
G|-------------11/13-\11----------------------------------|
D|--13/14-\13-------------11\9---11/13-11--11\10----\(6)--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Riff:
(Same for backing guitar during solo, different for 1st half of 2nd verse, after "find it
with someone new")
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------4-4/6---6-/7-6\4------------------------------|
D|-4/(6)-6--666--444--222-2--2-2-2--4-4/6---6-/7-6\4--6-6--4/(6)-6--4/(6)-6--4-6\-|
A|-4/(6)-6--666--444--222-2--2-2-2--2-2/4---4-/5-4\2--6-6--4/(6)-6--4/(6)-6--4-6\-|
E|-2/(4)-4--444--222--000-0--0-0-0--------------------4-4--2/(4)-4--2/(4)-4--2-4\-|
one new [.............] D'you know...
(The rest is the same as verse 1.)
Pre Chorus:
e|---------------------------------|
B|o-------------------------------o| Repeat once
G|---9-9-9-9-11/(13)--6--6---------|
D|--------------------6--6--6--6---| <----------Sounds cleaner if you don't mute D string
A|o--6-7-6-7-9-/(11)--4--4--6--6--o| use fingerplucking for A/G string 9ths/octaves
E|--------------------------4--4---|
Chorus 2:
e|----------------------------------------| |-----|
B|----------------------------------------| |-----|
G|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-11--11-11-11-11-11-11--| |-----|
D|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-11--11-11-11-11-11-11--| |-2-4-| <--- Second guitarist plays
A|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-9---9--9--9--9--9--9---| |-2-4-| these chords instead.
E|----------------------------------------| |-0-2-| Live, Troy and Josh
trade off; Josh starts
e|-----------------------------------------------| |---| high and ends low
B|-----------------------------------------------| |---| while Troy starts low
G|--13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13-13--| |---| and ends on the high
D|--13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13-13--| |-6-| <--- G# chord.
A|--11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11--| |-6-|
E|-----------------------------------------------| |-4-|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------| |-----|
B|----------------------------------------| |-----|
G|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-11--11-11-11-11-11-11--| |-----|
D|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-11--11-11-11-11-11-11--| |-2-4-| <--- Second guitarist plays
A|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-9---9--9--9--9--9--9---| |-2-4-| these chords instead.
E|----------------------------------------| |-0-2-| Live, Troy and Josh
trade off; Josh starts
e|-----------------------------------------------| |---| high and ends low
B|-----------------------------------------------| |---| while Troy starts low
G|--13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13-13--| |---| and ends on the high
D|--13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13-13--| |-6-| <--- G# chord.
A|--11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11--| |-6-|
E|-----------------------------------------------| |-4-|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
D|-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Troy's Jam:
e|-14/(16)-16-16-14-12-12-12-/(14)-14-14-14-12-11-11-11/(16)-|
B|-x-------x--x--x--x--x--x--------x--x--x--x--x--x--x-------|
G|-11/(13)-13-13-11-9--9--9--/(11)-11-11-11-9--8--8--8-/(13)-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--16-16-16-14-12-12-12-/(14)-14-14-14-12-11-11-11/(16)--|
B|o-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--------x--x--x--x--x--x--x-------o| Repeat once
G|--13-13-13-11-9--9--9--/(11)-11-11-11-9--8--8--8-/(13)--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|o------------------------------------------------------o|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-16-16-16-14-12-12-12-/(14)-14-14-14-12-11-11-11-|
B|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
G|-13-13-13-11-9--9--9--/(11)-11-11-11-9--8--8--8--|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Josh's jam
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|o------------------------------------------------o| Played 4 times by second
G|--11/(13)-13-13-11-9-9-9-/(11)-11-11-11-----------| guitar.
D|---------------------------------------------4----|
A|o-9-/(11)-11-11-9--7-7-7-/(9-)-9--9--9--xx-2---5-o|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Ending:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Dean plays arpeggiated melodic versions of the power chords in the chorus on keyboard
1 octave up.
/=slide up
\=slide down
(#)=unstrummed note
p=pull-off
x=muted string
~=vibrato
*=see note
