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Mexicola

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Bass1

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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

|------|--------|
|------|--------|
|------|--------|
|------|--------|
|------|--------|
|------|--------|

E Eb E E

E E 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

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.

|-----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 4/4

Q Q 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 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 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 Eb E Eb

E E E E E E E E E 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 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----------------|

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. 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--||
|------------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 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-------------------|

|

| 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. 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------------------------|

|

| 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. 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-----------|

|

| 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------------|

|

| 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-----------|

|

| 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

<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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