MEXICOLA As recorded by Queens Of The Stone Age (From the 1998 Album QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE) Words and Music by Joshua Homme Gtr I (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Josh (Guitar, Heavy Distortion)' Gtr II (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Josh (Guitar Solo, Heavy Distortion)' Intro Q=110 N.C. 2/4 4/4 Gtr I H Wx8
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E Eb E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q 8x
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Pre-Verse G Gtr I E E E. S E Q E E E E. S S S Q +S +S
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E E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E Q E
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$ G E E E. S E Q E E E E. S S S Q +S +S
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E E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E E S S S S
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Verse G E E E. S E Q E E E E. S S S E S S E
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E E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E E S S S S
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G E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E E E E
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E E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E E S S S S
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G E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E E E E
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E E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S S S E S S E
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G E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E E E E
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E E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E E E E
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Pre-Chorus G Gtr I E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E Q S S
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To Coda E E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E E. S E 4x
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Chorus F# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
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F# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
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F# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
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D.S. al Coda F# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E Q.
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Bridge & E F# Eb E Eb 2/4 4/4 Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q 4x
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E EbE Eb E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q
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E EbE Eb E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q
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E Eb E Eb E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q
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E EbE Eb E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q
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Chorus F# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
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F# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
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F# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
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F# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
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F# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
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| | S S Q S S S S E. S E S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
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|-15-17-------------17p15-----------|-17p15-17p15----------------------------------|
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F# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
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| | S S S S E S S S S E. S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
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F# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
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F# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
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F# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
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F# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E Q +E
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|-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--(12)\--*|
|------------12--12-12-|------------12--(12)\--*|
|------------10--10-10-|------------10--(10)\--*|
|-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0------------*|
| | E E E E E E. S E E E E E E Q +E
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|------9-----10--10-10-|------9-----10--(10)\--*|
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic (n) - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend
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| - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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