#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## 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 |------|--------| |------|--------| |------|--------| |------|--------| |------|--------| |------|--------| E (022100@1) Eb (x43121@3) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) EE EE EE EE EE EE EE +Q 8x ||------------------|--------------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------7-------(7)---o|| ||------9---8-----9-|---8-------9b11.5==(9)r---|| ||------9---8-----9-|---8----------------------|| ||o-----7---6-----7-|---6---------------------o|| ||--0-0---0---0-0---|-0---0-0-0----------------|| Pre-Verse G (320003@1) Gtr I EE E. S EQ (022100@1) E (022100@1) EE E. S S S Q +S +S |-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3--------------------| |-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3-7-------(7)----(7)-| |-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-|-4-4-4--4-4-4-9b11.5r=(9)b11-(9)-| |-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-5-5-5--5-5-5--------------------| |-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-5-5-5--5-5-5--------------------| |-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3--------------------| E (022100@1) EE E. S S S Q E (022100@1) EE E. S EQ (022100@1) E|-------------------|-----------------| (022100@1)|-------------------|-----------------| |-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-| |-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-| |-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-| |-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-| $ G (320003@1) EE E. S EQ (022100@1) E (022100@1) EE E. S S S Q +S +S |-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3--------------------| |-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3-7-------(7)----(7)-| |-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-|-4-4-4--4-4-4-9b11.5r=(9)b11-(9)-| |-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-5-5-5--5-5-5--------------------| |-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-5-5-5--5-5-5--------------------| |-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3--------------------| E (022100@1) EE E. S S S Q E (022100@1) EE E. S EE S S S S |-------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------| |-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9--------------| |-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9--------------| |-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7--7-7-7-------10-10--| |-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-10h12--------| Verse G (320003@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E. S E (022100@1)Q E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E. S S S E (022100@1) S S E|------------------------|-----------------------------| (022100@1)|------------------------|-----------------------------| |-12-12-12--12-12-12--12-|-12-12-12--12-12-------------| |-12-12-12--12-12-12--12-|-12-12-12--12-12---7b9-7-5---| |-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-|-10-10-10--10-10-0---------7-| |------------------------|-----------------------------| E (022100@1) EE E. S S S Q E (022100@1) EE E. S EE S S S S |-------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------| |-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9--------------| |-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9--------------| |-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7--7-7-7-------10-10--| |-------------------|--------------10h12--------| G (320003@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E. S E (022100@1)Q E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E. S E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E|------------------------|--------------------------| (022100@1)|------------------------|--------------------------| |-12-12-12--12-12-12--12-|-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-| |-12-12-12--12-12-12--12-|-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-| |-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-|-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-| |------------------------|--------------------------| E (022100@1) EE E. S S S Q E (022100@1) EE E. S EE S S S S |-------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| |-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9-------------| |-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9-------------| |-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7--7-7-7-------10-10-| |-------------------|--------------10h12-------| G (320003@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E. S E (022100@1)Q E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E. S E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E|------------------------|--------------------------| (022100@1)|------------------------|--------------------------| |-12-12-12--12-12-12--12-|-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-| |-12-12-12--12-12-12--12-|-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-| |-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-|-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-| |------------------------|--------------------------| E (022100@1) EE E. S S S Q E (022100@1) EE E. S S S E (022100@1) S S E|-------------------|------------------------| (022100@1)|-------------------|------------------------| |-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-------------| |-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9---7b9-7-5---| |-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7--7-7-0---------7-| |-------------------|------------------------| G (320003@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E. S E (022100@1)Q E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E. S E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E|------------------------|--------------------------| (022100@1)|------------------------|--------------------------| |-12-12-12--12-12-12--12-|-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-| |-12-12-12--12-12-12--12-|-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-| |-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-|-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-| |------------------------|--------------------------| E (022100@1) EE E. S S S Q E (022100@1) EE E. S EE EE |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-| |-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-| |-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-| |-------------------|----------0-0-0-0-| Pre-Chorus G (320003@1) Gtr I EE E. S EQ (022100@1) E (022100@1) EE E. S EQ (022100@1) S S ||--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-| ||o-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-| ||--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-|-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-| ||--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-| ||o-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-| ||--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-| To Coda E (022100@1) EE E. S S S Q E (022100@1) EE E. S EE. (022100@1)S E (022100@1)4x |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9--|| |-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9--|| |-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-o|| |-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--|| Chorus F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E (022100@1) EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E|-----14---------------|-----14---------------| (022100@1)|----------------------|----------------------| |-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12-| |------------12--12-12-|------------12--12-12-| |------------10--10-10-|------------10--10-10-| |-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0-----------| F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E (022100@1) EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E|-----14---------------|-----------------------| (022100@1)|----------------------|-----------------------| |-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12--| |------------12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12--| |------------10--10-10-|------9-----10--10-10--| |-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0------------| F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E (022100@1) EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E|-----14---------------|-----14---------------| (022100@1)|----------------------|----------------------| |-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12-| |------------12--12-12-|------------12--12-12-| |------------10--10-10-|------------10--10-10-| |-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0-----------| D.S. al Coda F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E (022100@1) EE EE E (022100@1)Q. |-----14---------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12----| |------------12--12-12-|-----11-----12----| |------------10--10-10-|------9-----10----| |-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0--------| Bridge & E (022100@1) F# (244322@1)Eb (x43121@3) E (022100@1) Eb (x43121@3)2/4 4/4 Q Q EE EE EE EE EE EE EE +Q 4x |-------||------------------|--------------------------|| |-------||o-----------------|-----------7-------(7)---o|| |-9-----||------9---8-----9-|---8-------9b11.5==(9)r---|| |-9-----||------9---8-----9-|---8----------------------|| |-7-----||o-----7---6-----7-|---6---------------------o|| |-0-----||--0-0---0---0-0---|-0---0-0-0----------------|| E (022100@1) EbE Eb (x43121@3) EE EE EE EE EE EE EE +Q |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-----------7-------(7)---| |-----9---8S9---9-|---8-------9b11.5==(9)r--| |-----9---8S9---9-|---8---------------------| |-----7---6S7---7-|---6---------------------| |-0-0---0---0-0---|-0---0-0-0---------------| E (022100@1) EbE Eb (x43121@3) EE EE EE EE EE EE EE +Q |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|-----------7-------(7)----| |-----9---8S9---9-|---8-------9b11.5==(9)r---| |-----9---8S9---9-|---8----------------------| |-----7---6S7---7-|---6----------------------| |-0-0---0---0-0---|-0---0-0-0----------------| E (022100@1) Eb (x43121@3) E (022100@1) Eb (x43121@3) EE EE EE EE EE EE EE +Q |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-----------7-------(7)---| |-----9---8-----9-|---8-------9b11.5==(9)r--| |-----9---8-----9-|---8---------------------| |-----7---6-----7-|---6---------------------| |-0-0---0---0-0---|-0---0-0-0---------------| E (022100@1) EbE Eb (x43121@3) EE EE EE EE EE EE EE +Q |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|-----------7-------(7)----| |-----9---8S9---9-|---8-------9b11.5==(9)r---| |-----9---8S9---9-|---8----------------------| |-----7---6S7---7-|---6----------------------| |-0-0---0---0-0---|-0---0-0-0----------------| Chorus F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E (022100@1) EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E||------14---------------|-----14---------------| (022100@1)||o----------------------|----------------------| ||------11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12-| ||-------------12--12-12-|------------12--12-12-| ||o------------10--10-10-|------------10--10-10-| ||--0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0-----------| F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E (022100@1) EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E|-----14---------------|-----14----------------|| (022100@1)|----------------------|----------------------o|| |-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12--|| |------------12--12-12-|------------12--12-12--|| |------------10--10-10-|------------10--10-10-o|| |-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0------------|| F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E. S E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E. S E|---------14-----------------------------|---------14-----------------------------| (022100@1)|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |---------11----------------12-----12-12-|---------11----------------12-----12-12-| |---------------------------12-----12-12-|---------------------------12-----12-12-| |---------------------------10-----10-10-|---------------------------10-----10-10-| |-0--0-----------0-----0-----------------|-0--0-----------0-----0-----------------| | | Gtr II | E (022100@1)S S S S S S S S E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1)S S S S S S S S E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| (022100@1)|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------12S===16-|-------------------------------12S===16-| |---14p12-14p12-14p12-14p12-14-----------|---14p12-14p12-14p12-14p12-14-----------| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E. S E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E. S E|----------------------------------|----------14--------------------------| (022100@1)|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------11------------12--12-12-|----------11-------------12--12-12----| |----------11------------12--12-12-|-------------------------12--12-12----| |-----------9------------10--10-10-|-------------------------10--10-10----| |--0-----0-----0----0--------------|--0-----0-----0-----0-----------------| | | S S Q S E (022100@1) S E. S E (022100@1) S S Q S S S S E. S E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| (022100@1)|-15-12-15-------------------------|-----------------------------15-15----| |-------------12-14----------------|-14-12-14----12-12-14-12-14-----------| |---------------------14-14--14-14-|--------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E. S E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E. S E|----------14-----------------------|----------------------------------------------| (022100@1)|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |----------11-------------12--12-12-|-------------11----------------12-------12-12-| |-------------------------12--12-12-|-------------11----------------12-------12-12-| |-------------------------10--10-10-|--------------9----------------10-------10-10-| |--0-----0-----0-----0--------------|--0-----0-----------0-----0-------------------| | | S S Q S S S S E. S E (022100@1) S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |-------15----15-15-------18--18-18-|----------------------------------------------| |-15-17-------------17p15-----------|-17p15-17p15----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------15p12-14p12-15p12-14p12-12-------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E. S E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E. S E|--------------14-----------------------|-------------14---------------------------------| (022100@1)|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |--------------11-------------12--12-12-|-------------11-------------12-------12-12------| |-----------------------------12--12-12-|----------------------------12-------12-12------| |-----------------------------10--10-10-|----------------------------10-------10-10------| |---0-----0--------0-----0--------------|--0-----0--------0-----0------------------------| | | S S S S E (022100@1)S S S S E. S E (022100@1) S S S S E (022100@1)S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |-/15-14p12-14p12-----------------------|-------12-15-14-------------14p12-14p12-14p12---| |-----------------14p12-14p12-14--14-14-|-12-14----------14p12-14p12---------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E (022100@1) EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E|-----14---------------|-----14---------------| (022100@1)|----------------------|----------------------| |-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12-| |------------12--12-12-|------------12--12-12-| |------------10--10-10-|------------10--10-10-| |-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0-----------| | | EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E (022100@1) EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E|----------------------|----------------------| (022100@1)|----------------------|----------------------| |-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12-| |-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12-| |------9-----10--10-10-|------9-----10--10-10-| |-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0-----------| F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E (022100@1) EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E|-----14---------------|-----14----------------| (022100@1)|----------------------|-----------------------| |-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12--| |------------12--12-12-|------------12--12-12--| |------------10--10-10-|------------10--10-10--| |-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0------------| | | EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E (022100@1) EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E|----------------------|-----------------------| (022100@1)|----------------------|-----------------------| |-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12--| |-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12--| |------9-----10--10-10-|------9-----10--10-10--| |-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0------------| F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E (022100@1) EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E|-----14---------------|-----14---------------| (022100@1)|----------------------|----------------------| |-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12-| |------------12--12-12-|------------12--12-12-| |------------10--10-10-|------------10--10-10-| |-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0-----------| | | EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E (022100@1) EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E|----------------------|----------------------| (022100@1)|----------------------|----------------------| |-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12-| |-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12-| |------9-----10--10-10-|------9-----10--10-10-| |-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0-----------| F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) F# (244322@1) G (320003@1) EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E (022100@1) EE EE E (022100@1)Q +E |-----14---------------|-----14----------------*| |----------------------|-----------------------*| |-----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------------*| | | EE EE E (022100@1)E. S E (022100@1) EE EE E (022100@1)Q +E |----------------------|-----------------------*| |----------------------|-----------------------*| |-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--(12)--*| |-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--(12)--*| |------9-----10--10-10-|------9-----10--(10)--*| |-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0------------*| Duration Legend --------------- 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 ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b (x24432@1) - 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 ----------- | - 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