Queens of the Stone Age
"I Think I Lost My Headache"
Rated R (c)
In Standard Tuning Down 2 Whole Steps
(C-
F
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Bb
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Eb
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G
-c)
KEY:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
~ = vibrato
bu = bend up till note reaches note in parentheses
bd = bend down till note reaches note in parentheses
INTRO and MAIN THEME:
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[-----8----6--------6----5--------2--]
[---7--------7----5--------7----3----]
[-0------0------0------0------0------]
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VERSE: (play this last time)
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-7--7-7--7--7--7--8/10~~~~-7--7-7--7--7--7--8/10~~~~[-7--7-7--7--7--7--8~~~]
-5--5-5--5--5--5--6/8~~~~~-5--5-5--5--5--5--6/8~~~~~[-5--5-5--5--5--5--6~~~]
(second guitar during VERSE just plays this)
[-9----bu----(12)----bd----(9)----]
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[-------(slow-bends)--------------]
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(fill break during verse)
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[-12--10--8--7--8--5-(then-straight-back-into-VERSE-part)-]
[-10---8--6--5--6--3--------------------------------------]
CHORUS:
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[-------10-----9------8--------10-----9------8-[-------10-----9------11-]
[-----9----9-----9----7------9----9-----9----7-[-----9----9-----9----10-]
[---7--------7-----7--5----7--------7-----7--5-[---7--------7-----7---8-]
[-0-------------------0--0-------------------0-[-0--------------------0-]
(the OUTRO is the just the main theme played ad nauseum, and eventually
stop playing the open string notes until it fades into
the horn section)