Band- Queens Of The Stone Age
Song- Most Exalted Potentate Of Love
Standard Tuning (No, not QOTSA tuning)
/ - slide up
Lets do the lead guitar first.
Intro thingy
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----2-3-5---3-2-------2----------------------------------------|
G-2-3-------------3---3---3---3/---------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verses and such (Listen to the song to get the proper order)
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-0-6-5-30-6-65-3-0-6-5-30-6-65-3--------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Then up a string
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-0-6-5-30-6-65-3-0-6-5-30-6-65-3--------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Then go back to the A-string for awhile, then down to E
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-0-6-5-30-6-65-3-0-6-5-30-6-65-3--------------------------------|
Sometimes during the song, those parts are played differently, but its not very noticable.
I think theyre mistakes, but I could be wrong. Just play around that.
Solo thingy
First Part (Tis the intro)
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----2-3-5---3-2-------2----------------------------------------|
G-2-3-------------3---3---3---2----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Second Part
E-------------4-5-6---5-4-5--------------------------------------|
B-----2-3-5-6----------------------------------------------------|
G-2-3------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
The solo is played twice at the end. Theres a little downward slide at the end of the
repeat.
Post-Solo thingy / Outro
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Tis something like that. Dont let the chords ring though.
Okay, now for the rhythm guitar.
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/q/queens-of-the-stone-age/64332.html ]
Verses and such
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-2-------2-------2-------2--------------------------------------|
D-2-------2-------2-------2--------------------------------------|
A-0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
*OR*
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-7-------7-------7-------7--------------------------------------|
A-7-------7-------7-------7--------------------------------------|
E-5-------5-------5-------5--------------------------------------|
Around there. Im not too sure about the strumming pattern, but that sounds about right.
Then it follows the lead guitar up a string
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-3---------------3----------------------------------------------|
G-2---------------2----------------------------------------------|
D-0---------------0----------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
*OR*
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-7---------------7----------------------------------------------|
D-7---------------7----------------------------------------------|
A-5---------------5----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Again, Im not too sure about the pattern, but that sounds pretty good to me.
Then back to A, then down to E
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-2-------2-------2-------2--------------------------------------|
A-2-------2-------2-------2--------------------------------------|
E-0-------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------|
Solo thingy
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2------------------------------------|
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
A-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2--------------------------------|
E-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------------------------------|
*OR*
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-7-7-2-2-7-7-2-2-7-7-2-2-7-7-2-2--------------------------------|
A-7-7-2-2-7-7-2-2-7-7-2-2-7-7-2-2--------------------------------|
E-5-5-0-0-5-5-0-0-5-5-0-0-5-5-0-0--------------------------------|
I changed my mind. I like the bottom one more.
Post-Solo thingy / Outro
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
Tis something like that. Dont let the chords ring though. Same as the lead guitar, I suppose.
