• Song:

    Avon

  • Artist:

    Queens of the stone age

  • Album:

    Queens of the Stone Age

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AVON
As recorded by Queens Of The Stone Age
(From the 1998 Album QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE)

Transcribed by David Baker
	

Words by Joshua Homme Music by Queens Of The Stone Age

Gtr I (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Josh (Main)'
Gtr II (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Josh (Solo)'

 Intro
  Q=129
  B
 4/4
  Gtr I
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------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---7---7-7-7-|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------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---7---7-7-7-|


                        C
  E E E E E E E E   E E  E E  E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------9-------|----------10-------|
|-9---9-----------|-9---10------------|
|---7---7---7-7-7-|---7----8----8-8-8-|


       D
   E E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------12----------|-------------12----------|
|-10---12----------------|-12----12----------------|
|----8----10----10-10-10-|----10----10----10-10-10-|


  B                     C
  E E E E E E E E   E E  E E  E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------9-------|----------10-------|
|-9---9-----------|-9---10------------|
|---7---7---7-7-7-|---7----8----8-8-8-|


       D                                  D5 C#5C5
   E E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------12----------|-------------12----------|
|-10---12----------------|-12----12-------12-11-10-|
|----8----10----10-10-10-|----10----10----10--9--8-|


    B5                C5
    E E E E E E E E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
||------------------|-------------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------------|
||------------------|-------------------------|
||------------------|-------------------------|
||o-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|


  D5                                          C#5C5
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-10--o||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--8---||


   Verse
    B5                C5
    E E E E E E E E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
||------------------|-------------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------------|
||------------------|-------------------------|
||------------------|-------------------------|
||o-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|


  D5                                          C#5C5
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   4x
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-10--o||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--8---||


 Chorus
  B                 A#                D                 G#
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|


  G                 E
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|


  B                 C
  E E E E E E E E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|


 Pre-Verse
  D5                                          C#5C5
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--8-|


  B5                C5
  E E E E E E E E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|


  D5                                          C#5C5
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--8-|


   Verse
    B5                C5
    E E E E E E E E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
||------------------|-------------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------------|
||------------------|-------------------------|
||------------------|-------------------------|
||o-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|


  D5                                          C#5C5
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   4x
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-10--o||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--8---||


 Chorus
  B                 A#                D                 G#
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|


  G                 E
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|


  B                 C
  E E E E E E E E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|


  D                         G#
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|


  G                         E
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|-----------------|


            N.C.
  E E E E E E Q    W          W          W
|----------------|----------|----------|------|
|----------------|----------|----------|------|
|----------------|----------|----------|------|
|-9-9-9-9-9------|----------|----------|------|
|-9-9-9-9-9------|----------|----------|------|
|-7-7-7-7-7------|----------|----------|------|


 Outro
  B                     C
  E E E E E E E E   E E  E E  E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------9-------|----------10-------|
|-9---9-----------|-9---10------------|
|---7---7---7-7-7-|---7----8----8-8-8-|


       D                                  D5 C#5C5
   E E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------12----------|-------------12----------|
|-10---12----------------|-12----12-------12-11-10-|
|----8----10----10-10-10-|----10----10----10--9--8-|


  B                     C
  E E E E E E E E   E E  E E  E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------9-------|----------10-------|
|-9---9-----------|-9---10------------|
|---7---7---7-7-7-|---7----8----8-8-8-|
|
| Gtr II
| W                 W
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|


       D                                   D5 C#5C5
   E E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------12----------|--------------12----------|
|-10---12----------------|-12-----12-------12-11-10-|
|----8----10----10-10-10-|-----10----10----10--9--8-|
|
|  W                        H.                 Q
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------7s===|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|


  B                                 C
   E   E      E  E  E E E E    E  E  E   E   E  E E  E
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------9-------|---------------10---------|
|--9----------9-------------|--9----10-----------------|
|------7---------7----7-7-7-|-----7------8------8-8--8-|
|
|  E  +E      E  E  H          E  E  E   E  +Q.      E
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------/17-(17)-----14s|
|-14-(14)b16-12-------------|----14-12-----------------|
|---------------14-14-------|-14-----------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|


       D                                      D5 C#5C5
   E E  E  E   E   E  E  E    E  E  E  E   E   E  E  E
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------12-----------|--------------12------------|
|-10---12------------------|-12----12---------12-11-10--|
|----8----10------10-10-10-|----10----10------10--9--8--|
|
|  Q    E  E  +Q.        E    Q     E  E  +Q.        E
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|-16---14-14-(14)-------14s|=16----14-14-(14)-------14s=|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|


  B                             C
   E E  E  E   E  E E  E    E E  E  E   E  E E  E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------9---------|-------------10---------|
|--9----9----------------|--9---10----------------|
|----7-----7------7-7--7-|----7-----8------8-8--8-|
|
|  Q    E  E  +Q.      E    Q    E  E  +Q.      E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-17---16-16-(16)-----16s|=19---17-17-(17)-----17s|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|


       D                                      D5 C#5C5
   E E  E  E   E   E  E  E    E  E  E  E   E   E  E  E
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------12-----------|--------------12-----------|
|-10---12------------------|-12----12---------12-11-10-|
|----8----10------10-10-10-|----10----10------10--9--8-|
|
|  Q    E  E  +H              E  E  E  E  +H
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|----20---------------------|
|-21---19-19-(19)----------|-19----19------------------|
|--------------------------|----------19-(19)----------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|


  B
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------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---7---7-7-7-|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
|---------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---7-7------*|



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   - 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
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