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                             IF I HAD A TAIL - Queens of the Stone Age
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Tabbed by: RomStapleton (Romain Q.)
E-mail: -

Tuning: E Standard (EADGBe)


UPDATE 17.06.13 : Solo (finally) tabbed + Troy outro riff added + Josh verses licks.


[Intro] (Troy) :

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

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14-----------1
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----11---11---
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4~----------14
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--------11----
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---11---------
--------14----
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-------------1
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-----14-------
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1-------------
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Then enters Josh :

e|------------
B|------------
G|-----4---4--
D|-----6---6--
A|------------
E|------------

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----4---4-----
----6---6-----
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-4---4--------
-6---6-------2
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-4-2-(4)/6----
------------4-
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[Verse :] Troy stops playing, Josh continues with the intro riff.

Every now and then there are some variations and different licks 

e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|----2--4--2-
A|------------
E|------------

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-------------4
-(4)/6-------6
--------4-----
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------------5b
--4---4--6----
--6-----------
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6-------------
------4--4----
------6--6--4-
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-2~-----------
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or 

e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|----2--4--2-
A|------------
E|------------
[Chorus] (x2):

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--------4--4--
-6------6--6--
----4---------
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--------------
----4---------
-------6--2--4
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----4--4------
----6--6------
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e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|---0--2--4--

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2~---2/4--1~--
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1/2-----------
---0~---------

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---2~---------
---2~---------
---0~---------

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  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|------------
A|-----------4
E|--0--2--4---

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~--4/6--2~--2/
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4--1~--1/2----
------------0~

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----2~--------
----2~--------
----0~--------

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[Solo :]

e|------------
B|------------
G|----11b13--9
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

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---------9/11h
--11--9-------
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----12b14r----
13---------13p
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11\9--11b13r--
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11b13--11--9--
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11-----|
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e|------------
B|------------
G|----13b15--1
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

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------------14
3b15--13b15---
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----9--11h13p1
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1--9---------9
------11--9---
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--11/13-13~---
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e|------------
B|----12-----1
G|----13b15--1
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

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2-------------
3b15r--13\11--
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9~--11/13--13~
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[Outro] (around 3:55) :

e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|---4---4---4
A|---4---4---4
E|---2---2---2

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--------------
--------------
---4---4---4--
---4---4---4--
---2p0h2---2--

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-4---4---4----
-4---4---4----
-2---2p0h2----

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Josh :
e|------------
B|------------
G|-----6--4---
D|-----------7
A|------------
E|------------

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--6---4--2/6~-
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Troy :
e|------------
B|-----14--12-
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

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-14--13-------
---------16--1
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4--16~--|
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Feel free to comment/rate/make observations, and long live QotSA! ;)



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| ~  Vibrato
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| r  Release
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| \  Slide down

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