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                             IF ONLY - QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
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Tabbed by: Johan "Buck" Noren
Email: johan.noren@gmail.com

Tuning: C G Eb Bb F C (standard QOTSA tuning)

This song is from their first album, one of the best in my opinion :) I would
like to say this one is 100% correct, i've heard and seen them live enough times
to get it down right. Drop me a line if you feel otherwise.


[Intro/verse]

This riff is played through out the song, even during the solo.

If it gets you
C |-----------
G |-----------
Eb|---8-10-10-
Bb|---8-10-10-
F |---8--8--8-
C |-----------

 down, well th
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-x-x--7-9-----
-x-x--7-9-----
-x-x--7-7-----
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en i'll take i
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--5h7-7-7--555
--5h7-7-7--555
--5---5-5--555
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t....
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-7-7-----|
-7-7-----|
-5-5-----|
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When they play
C |-----------
G |-----------
Eb|---8-10-10-
Bb|---8-10-10-
F |---8--8--8-
C |-----------

 it live they 
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-x-x--12-12---
-x-x--12-12---
-x-x--10-10---
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sometimes swit
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----5h7-7-7--5
----5h7-7-7--5
----5---5-5--5
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ch between the one above and this one. Only one small change.
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55-7-7---|
55-7-7---|
55-5-5---|
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[Chorus]

If only, if on
C |-----------
G |-----------
Eb|---7-x-7-x-
Bb|---7-x-7-x-
F |---5-x-5-x-
C |-----------

ly...
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--10---10-10-1
--10---10-10-1
---8----8--8--
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0-10-10-10----
0-10-10-10----
8--8--8--8----
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[Solo 1]

C |-----------
G |-----------
Eb|-----------
Bb|--------5--
F |----5h7----
C |-----------

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7/9-9b----5-5b
--------5-----
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-5b-5---------
------5-5---5/
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8--8h10p7--7h8
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---3-5-5-3-3-5
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C |-----------
G |-----------
Eb|-----------
Bb|--------5--
F |----5h7----
C |-----------

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7/9-9b----5-5b
--------5-----
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-5b-5---------
------5-5---5/
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8--8h10p7--7h8
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---3-5-5-3-3-5
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C |-----------
G |------6-8-6
Eb|---/7------
Bb|-----------
F |-----------
C |-----------

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-8-6-6---6-6-8
-------7------
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-6-/10-10-10-8
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----8-10-8-10-
-10-----------
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8----8----8---
--10---10---10
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------|
-8--6-|
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C |-----------
G |--8-6-8/10-
Eb|-----------
Bb|-----------
F |-----------
C |-----------

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10-10-10-10-8-
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---8-10-10-8-1
10------------
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0-10-8-10b-10b
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-10-8h10p8----
-----------10-
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[Solo 2]

C |-----------
G |---8-8-8-8-
Eb|-----------
Bb|-----------
F |-----------
C |-----------

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-8-8-8-8--8-8-
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8-8-8-8-6-6-8-
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6-6-----------
----7-7--7-5-7
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-----------6--
-7-7-7-7------
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C |-----------
G |--8-8-8-8--
Eb|-----------
Bb|-----------
F |-----------
C |-----------

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8-8-8-8--8-8-8
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-8b-8------6h8
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p6------------
---7-7-7-5-5-7
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-7------------
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[Outro]
(the same as intro and verse)



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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up 

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