Mexicola Queens of the Stone Age
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] Gtr I[4/4]
H Wx8
|------|--------| |------|--------| |------|--------| |------|--------| |------|--------| |------|--------|
E E [E]E E [Eb]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
E E [F#] E E E [G] E. S E E E [F#] E E E [G] 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 [F#] E E E [G] E. S E E E [F#] E E E [G] 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------------|
E E [F#] E E E [G] E. S E E E [F#] E E E [G] 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
E E [F#] E E E [G] E. S E E E [F#] E E E [G] 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] Q Q [4/4] 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 E [E]E E [EbE]E E E E E [Eb]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 E [E]E E [EbE]E E E E E [Eb]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 E [E]E E [Eb]E E E [E]E E [Eb]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 E [E]E E [EbE]E E E E E [Eb]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
E E [F#] E E E [G] E. S E E E [F#] E E E [G] 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-----------|
E E [F#] E E E [G] E. S E E E [F#] E E E [G] 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------------||
E E [F#] E E E [G] E. S E E E [F#] E E E [G] 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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| 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-----------| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E E [F#] E E E [G] E. S E E E [F#] E E E [G] 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-----------------|
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| 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-|--------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E E [F#] E E E [G] E. S E E E [F#] E E E [G] 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-------------------|
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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-------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E E [F#] E E E [G] E. S E E E [F#] E E E [G] 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---------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E E [F#] E E E [G] E. S E E E [F#] E E E [G] 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-----------|
E E [F#] E E E [G] E. S E E E [F#] E E E [G] 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------------|
E E [F#] E E E [G] E. S E E E [F#] E E E [G] 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-----------|
E E [F#] E E E [G] E. S E E E [F#] E E E [G] 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
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