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
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E
Eb
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+Q 8x
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||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
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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
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|-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
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Q
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. 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
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E
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S S S S
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|-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
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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---7b9-7-5---|
|-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-|-10-10-10--10-10-0---------7-|
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E
E
E
E
. S S S Q
E
E
E
E
. S
E
E
S S S S
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|-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--|
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G
E
E
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. S
E
Q
E
E
E
E
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E
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E
E
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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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E
E
E
E
. S S S Q
E
E
E
E
. S
E
E
S S S S
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|-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-|
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G
E
E
E
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E
Q
E
E
E
E
. S
E
E
E
E
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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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E
E
E
E
. S S S Q
E
E
E
E
. S S S
E
S S
E
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|-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-|
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G
E
E
E
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E
Q
E
E
E
E
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E
E
E
E
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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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E
E
E
E
. S S S Q
E
E
E
E
. S
E
E
E
E
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|-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-|
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Pre-Chorus
G
Gtr I
E
E
E
. S
E
Q
E
E
E
E
. S
E
Q S S
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||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
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|-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.
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|----------------------|-------------------|
|-----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
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|-------||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
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+Q
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|-----------------|-----------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
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E
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+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
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E
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+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
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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
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E
E
E
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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-------------------|
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| 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
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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------------------------|
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| 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
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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-----------|
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E
E
E
E
E
E
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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------------|
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|
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-----------|
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|
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