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Song
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BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY
As recorded by Queens Of The Stone Age
(From the 2000 Album RATED R)
Words and Music by Joshua Homme & Nick Olivieri
Gtr I (C F A# D# G C) - 'gtr I'
Intro
Q=110
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4 E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------|------7-----7-------7----15--|-15----15----14--14----14----11--| |------------|-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-| |------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E E E E S S E E S S
|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-11------11----11----11----10--| |-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-| |-------------------------------|
E E E S S E E E E E E E E S S E E S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------| |-10----10-----9---9-----9----|--7-------7-----7-----7----15--| |-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-|-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E E E S S E E E S S
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-15----15----14--14----14----11--| |-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-| |---------------------------------|
E E E E S S E E E E E E S S E E E E
|---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------|------------------------------| |-11------11----11----11----|-10----10----12--12----12h14--| |-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0--------| |---------------------------|------------------------------|
E E E E S S E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------11----11----11----15--|-15----15----14--14----14----11--| |-0-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E E E E S S E E S S
|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-11------11----11----11----10--| |-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-| |-------------------------------|
E E E S S E E E E E E E E S S E E S S
|------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-10----10-----9---9-----9h=10-|--------7-----7-----7----15--| |-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)----|-0-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-| |------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E E E S S E E E S S
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-15----15----14--14----14----11--| |-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-| |---------------------------------|
E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------12----12----12----|------9-----------12-----| |-11------11----11----11----|-------------------------| |-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-8-8-(8)-8-10-10-(10)-10-|
Verse
$
E E E S S E E E S S
|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |------7-----7-------7----15--| |-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-| |-----------------------------|
E E E S S E E E S S
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-15----15----14--14----14----11--| |-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-| |---------------------------------|
E E E E S S E E S S E E E S S E E E E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------| |-11------11----11----11----10--|-10----10-----9---9-----9h=10-| |-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)----| |-------------------------------|------------------------------|
E E E E S S E E S S
|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |--------7-----7-----7----15--| |-0-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-| |-----------------------------|
E E E S S E E E S S E E E E S S E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------| |-15----15----14--14----14----11--|-11------11----11----11----| |-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------|
E E E S S E E E E E E E E S S E E S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-10----10----12--12----12h14-|-------11----11----11----15--| |-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-------|-0-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E E E S S E E E S S
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-15----15----14--14----14----11--| |-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-| |---------------------------------|
E E E E S S E E S S
|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-11------11----11----11----10--| |-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-| |-------------------------------|
E E E S S E E E E E E E E S S E E S S
|------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-10----10-----9---9-----9h=10-|--------7-----7-----7----15--| |-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)----|-0-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-| |------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E E E S S E E E S S
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-15----15----14--14----14----11--| |-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-| |---------------------------------|
E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------12----12----12----|------9-----------12-----| |-11------11----11----11----|-------------------------| |-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-8-8-(8)-8-10-10-(10)-10-|
Chorus
To Coda
A5G5A5Bb5A5G5F#G5 A5G5F#E5F#E5F#G5
E E E E E E E E 7x E E E E E E E E W Wx13
||--------------------||-----------------|----------|---------| ||o------------------o||-----------------|----------|---------| ||--9-7-9-10-9-7-6-7--||-9-7-6-4-6-4-6-7-|----------|---------| ||--7-5-7--8-7-5-4-5--||-7-5-4-2-4-2-4-5-|----------|---------| ||o------------------o||-----------------|-0--------|---------| ||--------------------||-----------------|----------|---------|
Guitar Solo
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||----------10-10-10-10---------10-10-10-10-|---------9-9-9-9---------9-9-9-9-| ||o-0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0-------------|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------| ||------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |---------12-12-12-12---------12-12-12-12-| |-0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0-------------| |-----------------------------------------|
1.,2.,3.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------------|| |---------14-14-14-14---------14-14-14-14---|| |-0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0--------------o|| |-------------------------------------------||
4.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 4x
||-------------------------------------------|| ||o-----------------------------------15h17-o|| ||----------------------------12h14----------|| ||------------10h12---12h14------------------|| ||o-0-10h12---------------------------------o|| ||-------------------------------------------||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-14b14.5==14-14-14-14r14-14-14-14-12-14----------12-12-| |----------------------------------------14-12-14-------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |-14b14.5==14-14-14-14r14-14-14-14-12-14-12----------12--| |-------------------------------------------14-12-14-----| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|
>
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q H
|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------------------------13----------13-|-------13-13---------| |-14b14.5==14-14-14-14r14-14-14-14-12-14----14-12-14----|-12-14---------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
<
Wx3 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------|-------------------------------------------------| |------------|----------13-13-13-------------------------------| |------------|-14-14-14----------12-12-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-| |------------|-------------------------------------------------| |------------|-------------------------------------------------| |------------|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------| |----------13-13-13-------------------------------| |-14-14-14----------12-12-12-11-11-11-12-12-12-14-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------| |-13----------13-----------------------------------| |----14-12-14----14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14--| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------| |-13----------13----------------------------------| |----14-12-14----14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-12-14-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------| |-13----------------13----------------13-----------| |----14-12-14-12-14----14-12-14-12-14----14-12-14--| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------| |-------13----------------13----------------------| |-12-14----14-12-14-12-14----14-12-14-12-14-14-14-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------------| |-15b15.5==15-15-15-15r15-15-15-15-13-15-13--------------| |-------------------------------------------14-12-14-12--| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------| |-15b15.5==15-15-15-15r15-15-15-15-13-15----------------| |----------------------------------------14-------------| |-------------------------------------------14-14-14-14-| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------------| |-15b15.5==15-15-15-15r15-15-15-15-13-15-13--------------| |-------------------------------------------14-12--------| |-------------------------------------------------12h14--| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-12----------12-14b14.5==14-14-14-14r14-14-14-14-14-14-| |----14-12-14-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||o--------------------------------------------------------o||
||--12-14b14.5==14-14-14-14-14-14r14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---||
||----------------------------------------------------------|| ||o--------------------------------------------------------o|| ||----------------------------------------------------------||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
||------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------15h17-| ||----------------------------12h14---------| ||------------10h12---12h14-----------------| ||o-0-10h12---------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------15h17-o|| |---------------------------12h14----------|| |-----------10h12---12h14------------------|| |-0-10h12---------------------------------o|| |------------------------------------------||
Q E E H Q E E H
|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------12----|-----------12----| |-14\----14-------|-14\----14-------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|
6/4
Q E E H W +H
|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------12----|-----------------| |-14\----14-------|-----------------| |-----------------|-0--------(0)----| |-----------------|-----------------|
A5G5A5Bb5A5G5F#G5 A5G5F#E5F#E5F#G5
4/4
E E E E E E E E 3x E E E E E E E E
||--------------------||-----------------| ||o------------------o||-----------------| ||--9-7-9-10-9-7-6-7--||-9-7-6-4-6-4-6-7-| ||--7-5-7--8-7-5-4-5--||-7-5-4-2-4-2-4-5-| ||o------------------o||-----------------| ||--------------------||-----------------|
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----11----11------11----15--|-15----15----14--14----14----11--| |-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E E E E S S E E S S
|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-11------11----11----11----10--| |-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-| |-------------------------------|
E E E S S E E E E E E E E S S E E S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-10----10-----9---9-----9----|--------7-----7-----7----15--| |-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-|-0-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E E E S S E E E S S
|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-15----15----14--14----14----11--| |-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-| |---------------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
E E E E S S E E S S E E E S S E E E E
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------12----12----12--------|-------------12--12----12----| |-11------11----11----11----10--|-10----10--------------------| |-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Outro
&
A5G5A5Bb5A5G5F#G5
E E E E E E E E 4x W
||--------------------||------*| ||o------------------o||------*| ||--9-7-9-10-9-7-6-7--||------*| ||--7-5-7--8-7-5-4-5--||------*| ||o------------------o||-0----*| ||--------------------||------*|
Duration Legend
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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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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