------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Queens of the Stone Age – If I Had a Tail ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) : 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. ************************************ | / 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 ************************************