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Queens of the Stone Age – If I Had a Tail
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Tabbed by: Blordoh
E-mail: lordjrs95@hotmail.com
(INTRO)
e-------------------------------11------------|
B------14---------14---------14----14----14---|
G---------------------------------------------| the 2nd guitar joins after 3 repeats
D---11----11---11---------11----------11------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
Then enters Josh :
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4---4------4---4------4---4-------------------------------------------|
D|-----6---6------6---6------6---6-------2-4-2-(4)/6-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------4----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse: Troy stops playing, Josh continues with the intro riff.
Every now and then there are some variations and different licks
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------5b6----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------4--4---4--6----------4--4-------------------------|
D|----2--4--2--(4)/6-------6--6-----------------6--6--4--2~------------------|
A|--------------------4------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
or
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------4--4------4-------------4--4---------------------------|
D|----2--4--2--6------6--6---------6--2--4----6--6---------------------------|
A|----------------4----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (x2):
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------2~------------------------------|
A|------------2~---2/4--1~--1/2--------------2~------------------------------|
E|---0--2--4-------------------0~------------0~------------------------------|
If I had a tail, I'd own the night
If I had a tail, I'd swat the flies
Post-chorus x2 (don't know how to name this part) :
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/q/queens-of-the-stone-age/381263.html ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------2~-----------------------------|
A|-----------4~--4/6--2~--2/4--1~--1/2--------2~-----------------------------|
E|--0--2--4-----------------------------0~----0~-----------------------------|
(SOLO)
e---------------------------------------------------------9---|
B---9-------------9-12b-9------------------------9b-9b-9b-----|
G-----9------9h11---------11p9---13p11h13-11-9----------------|
D-------11-9-------------------11--------------11-------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------9-9-9-9h11----12b-12b-9--------------9-9~---|
G---9-13p11-9-------9h11-------------------------13-11-9---11--------|
D-------------11-9---------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(VERSE)
(CHORUS)
(ORGANRIFF)
Josh:
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-----6--4-------------------------|
D|-----------7--6---4--2/6~---------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Troy: Variation:
e|----------------------------------| e---9-7----------------|
B|-----14--12-----------------------| B-------10-9-7-----7---|
G|-------------14--13---------------| G----------------9-----|
D|---------------------16--14--16~--| D----------------------|
A|----------------------------------| A----------------------|
E|----------------------------------| E----------------------|
(VERSE)
(CHORUS) just the second riff
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------2~-----------------------------|
A|-----------4~--4/6--2~--2/4--1~--1/2--------2~-----------------------------|
E|--0--2--4-----------------------------0~----0~-----------------------------|
(OUTRO)
e----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------| 2x
D---4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4---|
A---4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4---|
E---2-2-2-2--0h2-2-2-2--0h2-2-2-2--0h2-2-2-2---|
(ORGANRIFF)
End.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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