MEDICATION
As recorded by Queens of the Stone Age
(From the 2005 Album LULLABIES TO PARALYZE)
Words and Music by Queens of the Stone Age
Great song of the album to be released next month 'Lullabies to paralyze' Powertab
Gtr I (
C
F
Bb
Eb
G
C
)
Gtr II (
C
F
Bb
Eb
G
C
)
Intro
Q=160
N.
C
.
C5
4/4
Gtr I
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| Gtr II
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D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
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|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-10--8-10--8-10--8-10--8-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
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|-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----||
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|-10----10----10----10----|-10----10----10----10----||
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Verse
D5
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|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
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|-10----10----10----10----|-10----10----10----10----|
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D5
Bb5
F5
C5
G#5
C5
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|------------------------|----------10----10-------|------------13----13-------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12----8-|-(8)-8----10----10----10-|-(10)-10----13----13----10-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12----8-|-(8)-8-----8-----8----10-|-(10)-10----11----11----10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10----6-|-(6)-6-----------------8-|--(8)--8-----------------8-|
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|-10----10----10----10---|-10----10----10----10----|--10-----10----10----10----|
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1.
D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
C5
5/4
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|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-|
|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-|
|-10--8-10--8-10--8-10--8-10--8-|
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D5
4/4
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|-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--o||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---||
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|-10----10----10----10----|-10----10----10----10---||
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2.
D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
2/4 4/4
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|-12-10-12-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--||
|-12-10-12-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--||
|-10--8-10--8-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
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|-10----10----|-10----10----10----10----|-10----10----10----10--||
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Chorus
D5
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|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-||--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-||o-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
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|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--||
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-o||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
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D5
Bb5
F5
C5
G#5
C5
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|-12-12-12-12-12-12----8-|-(8)-8----10----10----10-|-(10)-10----13----13----10-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12----8-|-(8)-8-----8-----8----10-|-(10)-10----11----11----10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10----6-|-(6)-6-----------------8-|--(8)--8-----------------8-|
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|-10----10----10----10---|-10----10----10----10----|--10-----10----10----10----|
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D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
2/4 4/4
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|-12-10-12-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-||
|-12-10-12-10-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-||
|-10--8-10--8-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-||
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|-10----10----|-10----10----10----10----|-10----10----10----10----||
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Verse
D5
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|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
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|-10----10----10----10----|-10----10----10----10----|-10----10----10----10----|
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D5
Bb5
F5
C5
G#5
C5
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|-12-12-12-12-12-12----8-|-(8)-8----10----10----10-|-(10)-10----13----13----10-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12----8-|-(8)-8-----8-----8----10-|-(10)-10----11----11----10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10----6-|-(6)-6-----------------8-|--(8)--8-----------------8-|
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D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
C5
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|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-||
|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-||
|-10--8-10--8-10--8-10--8-|-10--8-10--8-10--8-10--8-|-10--8-10--8-10--8-10--8-||
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|-10----10----10----10----|-10----10----10----10----|-10----10----10----10----||
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Bridge
D5
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|-12-12-12-12-12-12---|-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10---|-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
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|-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------||
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|-10----10----10----10----|-10----10----10----10---||
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Chorus
D5
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|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-||--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-||o-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
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3x
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|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--||
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-o||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
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| 3x
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D5
Bb5
F5
C5
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|-12-12-12-12-12-12---8----|--(8)--8-----10-----10--10----|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12---8----|--(8)--8------8------8--10----|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10---6----|--(6)--6-----------------8----|
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|-10----10----10-----10----|-(10)-10------8---------12----|
|--------------------12b15-|-(12)-12b15--10b13------14b17-|
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G#5
C5
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|----------13------13---------|
|-(10)-10--13------13---10----|
|-(10)-10--11------11---10----|
|--(8)--8----------------8----|
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|-(12)-----13-----(13)--18b20-|
|-(14)-----15b18--(15)--------|
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D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
C5
6/4
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|--12--10--12--10--12--10-12-10-12-10-12-10-|
|--12--10--12--10--12--10-12-10-12-10-12-10-|
|--10---8--10---8--10---8-10--8-10--8-10--8-|
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D5
4/4
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|-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---||
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Out-Verse
D5
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|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
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|-10----10----10----10----|-10----10----10----10----|
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Bb5
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|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12----8--|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12----8--|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10----6--|
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|-10----10----10----10----|-10----10----10----10----|
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F5
C5
G#5
C5
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|----------10----10-------|------------13----13-------|
|-(8)-8----10----10----10-|-(10)-10----13----13----10-|
|-(8)-8-----8-----8----10-|-(10)-10----11----11----10-|
|-(6)-6-----------------8-|--(8)--8-----------------8-|
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|-10----10----10----10----|--10-----10----10----10----|
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D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
C5
D5
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|-------------------------|---------*|
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|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-|-12------*|
|-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-|-12------*|
|-10--8-10--8-10--8-10--8-|-10------*|
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|-10----10----10----10----|-10------*|
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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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