If I Had A Tail Tab

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                    Queens of the Stone Age – If I Had a Tail
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Tabbed by: Blordoh
E-mail: lordjrs95@hotmail.com
 
 
(INTRO)
 
e-------------------------------11------------|
B------14---------14---------14----14----14---|
G---------------------------------------------|  the 2nd guitar joins after 3 repeats
D---11----11---11---------11----------11------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
Then enters Josh :
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4---4------4---4------4---4-------------------------------------------|
D|-----6---6------6---6------6---6-------2-4-2-(4)/6-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------4----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
Verse: Troy stops playing, Josh continues with the intro riff.
 
Every now and then there are some variations and different licks
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------5b6----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------4--4---4--6----------4--4-------------------------|
D|----2--4--2--(4)/6-------6--6-----------------6--6--4--2~------------------|
A|--------------------4------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
or
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------4--4------4-------------4--4---------------------------|
D|----2--4--2--6------6--6---------6--2--4----6--6---------------------------|
A|----------------4----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Chorus (x2):
 
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------2~------------------------------|
A|------------2~---2/4--1~--1/2--------------2~------------------------------|
E|---0--2--4-------------------0~------------0~------------------------------|
 
  If I had a tail, I'd own  the night
  If I had a tail, I'd swat the flies
 
Post-chorus x2 (don't know how to name this part) :
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------2~-----------------------------|
A|-----------4~--4/6--2~--2/4--1~--1/2--------2~-----------------------------|
E|--0--2--4-----------------------------0~----0~-----------------------------|
 
 
 
(SOLO)
 
e---------------------------------------------------------9---|
B---9-------------9-12b-9------------------------9b-9b-9b-----|
G-----9------9h11---------11p9---13p11h13-11-9----------------|
D-------11-9-------------------11--------------11-------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------9-9-9-9h11----12b-12b-11--------------9-9~---|
G---9-13p11-9-------9h11--------------------------13-11-9---11--------|
D-------------11-9----------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
(VERSE)
 
 
 
(CHORUS)
 
 
 
(ORGANRIFF)
 
Josh:
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-----6--4-------------------------|
D|-----------7--6---4--2/6~---------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
 
Troy:                                Variation:
e|----------------------------------| e---9-7----------------|
B|-----14--12-----------------------| B-------10-9-7-----7---|
G|-------------14--13---------------| G----------------9-----|
D|---------------------16--14--16~--| D----------------------|
A|----------------------------------| A----------------------|
E|----------------------------------| E----------------------|
 
 
 
(VERSE)
 
 
 
(CHORUS) just the second riff
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------2~-----------------------------|
A|-----------4~--4/6--2~--2/4--1~--1/2--------2~-----------------------------|
E|--0--2--4-----------------------------0~----0~-----------------------------|
 
 
 
(OUTRO)
 
e----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------|       2x
D---4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4---|
A---4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4---|
E---2-2-2-2--0h2-2-2-2--0h2-2-2-2--0h2-2-2-2---|
 
(ORGANRIFF)
 
End.
 
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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
 
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