#----------------------------------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 Eb E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +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 Gtr I E E E. S E Q E E E 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 E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E Q E |-------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------| |-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 E E E. S E Q E E E 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 E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E E 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 E E E. S E Q E E E E. S S S E S S E |------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |-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 E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E E 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 E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E E E E |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |-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 E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E E 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 E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E E E E |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |-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 E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S S S E S S E |-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| |-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 E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E E E E |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |-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 E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E E E E |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-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 Gtr I E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E Q 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 E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E E. S E 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# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E |-----14---------------|-----14---------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-----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# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E |-----14---------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |-----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# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E |-----14---------------|-----14---------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-----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# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E 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 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 |-------||------------------|--------------------------|| |-------||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 EbE Eb E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +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 EbE Eb E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +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 Eb E Eb E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +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 EbE Eb E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +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# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E ||------14---------------|-----14---------------| ||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# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E |-----14---------------|-----14----------------|| |----------------------|----------------------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# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E |---------14-----------------------------|---------14-----------------------------| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |---------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 S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S E E E |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------12S===16-|-------------------------------12S===16-| |---14p12-14p12-14p12-14p12-14-----------|---14p12-14p12-14p12-14p12-14-----------| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| F# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E |----------------------------------|----------14--------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------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 S E. S E S S Q S S S S E. S E |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-15-12-15-------------------------|-----------------------------15-15----| |-------------12-14----------------|-14-12-14----12-12-14-12-14-----------| |---------------------14-14--14-14-|--------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| F# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E |----------14-----------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |----------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 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# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E |--------------14-----------------------|-------------14---------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |--------------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 S S S S E. S E S S S S E 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# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E |-----14---------------|-----14---------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-----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-----------| | | E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-----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# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E |-----14---------------|-----14----------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |-----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------------| | | E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |-----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# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E |-----14---------------|-----14---------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-----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-----------| | | E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-----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# G F# G E E E E E E. S E E E E E E 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------------*| | | E E E E E E. S E E E E E E 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 - 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