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Turnin On The Screw (ver 2) Tab Tab

by Queens Of The Stone Age


 TURNIN' ON THE SCREW-QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE-ERA VULGARIS
Standard tuning

Note: ()notes=harmonics   b=bend   x=muted strum

This is another one of my QOTSA tabs in standard for those who can't be arsed to tune down.

Intro and verse (Lead part):

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12b---10--------12b---10--------12b---10---------12---10---12b----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat throughout verses, (only bend 12th fret on the G string slightly)

Intro and verse (Rhythm part):

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11-11---x-x-----11-11----x-x----11-11---x-x-----11-11-11----------------|
A|-11-11---x-x-----11-11----x-x----11-11---x-x-----11-11-11----------------|
E|--9--9---x-x------9--9----x-x----9--9----x-x-----9--9--9-----------------|

Repeat throughout verses

Chorus (Rhythm part):

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4---x-x---4-4----------7--x-x--7-7---x-x---7-7-----x-x-x-x-x-x--------|
A|-4-4---x-x---4-4----------7--x-x--7-7---x-x---7-7-----x-x-x-x-x-x--------|
E|-2-2---x-x---2-2----------5--x-x--5-5---x-x---5-5-----x-x-x-x-x-x--------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11-11---x-x-----11-11----x-x----11-11---x-x-----11-11-11--------------|
A|-11-11---x-x-----11-11----x-x----11-11---x-x-----11-11-11--------------|
E|--9--9---x-x------9--9----x-x----9--9----x-x-----9--9--9---------------|x2


Chorus (Lead part):

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14-----14-----17-16-14-14-----------------------------------------------|
G|----11-----11----------------12b---10-----12b---10-----12b---10----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------14----14-----17-16-14-14-------------------------------|
G|-12b---10---12b------11----11---------------12b---10-----12b---10--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------(5)--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------(5)--------------------------------------|
G|-12b---10-----12b---10---12b----(5)--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Manipulate harmonic in chorus with whammy bar

Riff after 1st chorus:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------10------------10-----------10-----------10--------------------|
E|-12p9--12------12p9--12------12p9--12-----12p9--12-----------------------|

There is then another verse and chorus

Solo:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------12b-----12b----|
G|-----------------------------------------------12b--10-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------9--11---------10----------------|
A|-2--4--4---4---4-----2--4--4--4------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------2b--0-----------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12b---12b-----12b--12-----------12----14-------------12--14--14b--14----|
G|------------------------10------------------11b--11----------------------|
D|----------------------------11-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----14b------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-----12---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------2--4--4--2--------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------2b--0-------------------------------------|

Play this riff after the solo

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------10------------10-----------10-----------10--------------------|
E|-12p9--12------12p9--12------12p9--12-----12p9--12-----------------------|

Then use above riffs until the end of the song

ENJOY!