In My Head - Queens Of The Stone Age

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Tuning: , E A D G B E
Band: Queens of The Stone Age
Song: In My Head
Album: Lullabies To Paralyze
Year: 2005
Tuning: E Standard
Tabber: Martin Jørgensen

QOTSA allways plays in a C tuning. That dosen't mean that you 
have to. Just play the song like this.

-------------------------------------------------------------
Intro:
-------------------------------------------------------------

The pattern is just downstrokes all the way.

[Guitar I     
|-------------
|-------------
|13-13-13-13-1
|X-X-X-X-X-X-X
|11-11-11-11-1
|-------------

              
--------------
--------------
3-13-13-13-13-
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
1-11-11-11-11-
--------------

              
--------------
--------------
13-13-13-13-13
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
11-11-11-11-11
--------------

        ]
--------|
--------|
-13-13--|
-X-X-X--|
-11-11--|
--------|

[Guitar I     
|-------------
|-------------
|12-12-12-12-1
|X-X-X-X-X-X-X
|10-10-10-10-1
|-------------

              
--------------
--------------
2-12-12-12-12-
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
0-10-10-10-10-
--------------

              
--------------
--------------
12-12-12-12-12
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
10-10-10-10-10
--------------

        ]
--------|
--------|
-12-12--|
-X-X-X--|
-10-10--|
--------|

[Guitar I     
|-------------
|-------------
|11-11-11-11-1
|X-X-X-X-X-X-X
|-9--9--9--9--
|-------------

              
--------------
--------------
1-11-11-11-11-
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
9--9--9--9--9-
--------------

              
--------------
--------------
11-11-11-11-11
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
-9--9--9--9--9
--------------

        ]
--------|
--------|
-11-11--|
-X-X-X--|
--9--9--|
--------|

[Guitar I     
|-------------
|-------------
|12-12-12-12-1
|X-X-X-X-X-X-X
|10-10-10-10-1
|-------------

              
--------------
--------------
2-12-12-12-12-
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
0-10-10-10-10-
--------------

              
--------------
--------------
12-12-12-12-12
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
10-10-10-10-10
--------------

        ]
--------|
--------|
-12-12--|
-X-X-X--|
-10-10--|
--------|


-------------------------------------------------------------
Verse:
-------------------------------------------------------------

I'm pretty sure that the guitar is playing the first verse 
like this.

[Guitar I + II
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|0-0-0-0-0-0--

              
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
3-3-3-3-3-3--4
--------------

              
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------
-4-4-4-4-4----
------------5-

         ]
---------|
---------|
---------|
---------|
---------|
5-5-3-5-3|


-------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus:
-------------------------------------------------------------

[Guitar I + II
|-------------
|-5--------3--
|-4--------0--
|-2-(x16)--0-(
|-2-----------
|-------------

              
--------------
------3-------
------2-------
x16)--0-(x16)-
------0-------
--------------

         ]
---------|
-4-------|
-3-------|
-1-(x16)-|
-1-------|
---------|

-------------------------------------------------------------
Verse: 2
-------------------------------------------------------------

Listen to the song. This is the way it's played.

[Guitar I + II
|-------------
|-------------
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-

              
--------------
--------------
-4-4-4-4-4-4--
-x-x-x-x-x-x--
-3-3-3-3-3-3--
--------------

              
--------------
--------------
4-4-4-4-4-4---
x-x-x-x-x-x--4
4-4-4-4-4-4--x
-------------5

         x4]
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
-4-4-2/4\2-|
-x-x-x/x\x-|
-5-5-3/5\3-|


-------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus:
-------------------------------------------------------------


[Guitar I + II
|-------------
|-5--------3--
|-4--------0--
|-2-(x16)--0-(
|-2-----------
|-------------

              
--------------
------3-------
------2-------
x16)--0-(x16)-
------0-------
--------------

       x2]
---------|
-4-------|
-3-------|
-1-(x16)-|
-1-------|
---------|

-------------------------------------------------------------
Brigde:
-------------------------------------------------------------

This is the only part of the song that i really cool with 2 
guitares. On the original song it's only bass and Guitar but 
i've chosen to tab a guitar 2 for this part anyway.

[Guitar I     
|-------------
|-------------
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-
|-------------

              
--------------
--------------
8-8--9-9-9--11
x-x--x-x-x---x
6-6--7-7-7---9
--------------

              
--------------
--------------
-11-11--12-12-
--x--x---x--x-
--9--9--10-10-
--------------

              
--------------
--------------
12-12-12-12-12
-x--x--x--x--x
10-10-10-10-10
--------------

      ]
------|
------|
-12\8-|
--x\x-|
-10\6-|
------|

[Guitar I     
|-------------
|-------------
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-
|-------------

              
--------------
--------------
8-8--9-9-9--10
x-x--x-x-x---x
6-6--7-7-7---9
--------------

              
--------------
--------------
-10-10--12-12-
--x--x---x--x-
--9--9--10-10-
--------------

              
--------------
--------------
12-12/14-14-12
-x--x/-x--x--x
10-10/12-12-10
--------------

 ]
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|

[Guitar I     
|-------------
|-------------
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-
|-------------

              
--------------
--------------
8-8--9-9-9--10
x-x--x-x-x---x
6-6--7-7-7---9
--------------

              
--------------
--------------
-10-10--12-12-
--x--x---x--x-
--9--9--10-10-
--------------

              
--------------
--------------
12-12/14-16-14
-x--x/-x--x--x
10-10/12-14-12
--------------

    ]
----|
----|
-12-|
--x-|
-10-|
----|

[Guitar I     
|-------------
|-------------
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-
|-------------

              
--------------
--------------
8-8--9-9-9--10
x-x--x-x-x---x
6-6--7-7-7---9
--------------

       ]
-------|
-------|
-10-10-|
--x--x-|
--9--9-|
-------|

During This Guitar II goes

[Guitar II    
|-------------
|-------------
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-
|-------------

              
--------------
--------------
4-4-----------
x-x--5-5-5---3
2-2--x-x-x---x
-----3-3-3---1

              
--------------
--------------
-------7-7-7-7
-3-3---x-x-x-x
-x-x---5-5-5-5
-1-1----------

       x3]
---------|
---------|
-7-7-7-7-|
-x-x-x-x-|
-5-5-5-5-|
---------|

[Guitar II    
|-------------
|-------------
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-
|-------------

              
--------------
--------------
4-4-----------
x-x--5-5-5---3
2-2--x-x-x---x
-----3-3-3---1

     ]
-----|
-----|
-----|
-3-3-|
-x-x-|
-1-1-|

And then back to the Riff from the verse:

[Guitar I + II
|-------------
|-------------
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-

              
--------------
--------------
-4-4-4-4-4-4--
-x-x-x-x-x-x--
-3-3-3-3-3-3--
--------------

              
--------------
--------------
4-4-4-4-4-4---
x-x-x-x-x-x--4
4-4-4-4-4-4--x
-------------5

         x2]
-----------|
-----------|
-----------|
-4-4-2/4\2-|
-x-x-x/x\x-|
-5-5-3/5\3-|


-------------------------------------------------------------
??? Don't know what i should call this part ???
-------------------------------------------------------------

Well this is the part where Josh goes.

"Oh, radio
I'll wait forever."

It's only the bass and the drums that's paying this part.


-------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus:
-------------------------------------------------------------


[Guitar I + II
|-------------
|-5--------3--
|-4--------0--
|-2-(x16)--0-(
|-2-----------
|-------------

              
--------------
------3-------
------2-------
x16)--0-(x16)-
------0-------
--------------

         ]
---------|
-4-------|
-3-------|
-1-(x16)-|
-1-------|
---------|

-------------------------------------------------------------
Ending Solo:
-------------------------------------------------------------

During the solo Guitar II Plays the Riff from the Chorus

[Guitar I     
|-------------
|-5H77777777-7
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

     x3][Guita
-------||-----
P5H7P5-||-7-7-
-------||-----
-------||-----
-------||-----
-------||-----

r I           
--------------
7--8-8-8--10-1
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

              
--------------
0-10--8-8-8--7
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

       ]
-------|
-8-7-5-|
-------|
-------|
-------|
-------|

[Guitar I     
|-------------
|-5H7777-7-5-7
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

              
--------------
-10-7/10-10/12
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

         ]
---------|
-10-7-5--|
---------|
---------|
---------|
---------|

[Guitar I     
|-------------
|-5H777-7-5-7-
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

              
--------------
20-7-10-12/14-
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

      ]
------|
12-10-|
------|
------|
------|
------|

[Guitar I     
|-------------
|-5H7777-7-5-7
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

              
--------------
-10-7/10-10/12
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

         ]
---------|
-10-7-5--|
---------|
---------|
---------|
---------|

[Guitar I     
|-------------
|-7775-8-7-8-1
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------

              
--------------
0-8-10-12-10-8
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

       ]
-------|
-7-8-7-|
-------|
-------|
-------|
-------|

-------------------------------------------------------------
Outro:
-------------------------------------------------------------

Same as Intro:

[Guitar I     
|-------------
|-------------
|13-13-13-13-1
|X-X-X-X-X-X-X
|11-11-11-11-1
|-------------

              
--------------
--------------
3-13-13-13-13-
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
1-11-11-11-11-
--------------

              
--------------
--------------
13-13-13-13-13
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
11-11-11-11-11
--------------

        ]
--------|
--------|
-13-13--|
-X-X-X--|
-11-11--|
--------|

[Guitar I     
|-------------
|-------------
|12-12-12-12-1
|X-X-X-X-X-X-X
|10-10-10-10-1
|-------------

              
--------------
--------------
2-12-12-12-12-
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
0-10-10-10-10-
--------------

              
--------------
--------------
12-12-12-12-12
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
10-10-10-10-10
--------------

        ]
--------|
--------|
-12-12--|
-X-X-X--|
-10-10--|
--------|

[Guitar I     
|-------------
|-------------
|11-11-11-11-1
|X-X-X-X-X-X-X
|-9--9--9--9--
|-------------

              
--------------
--------------
1-11-11-11-11-
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
9--9--9--9--9-
--------------

              
--------------
--------------
11-11-11-11-11
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
-9--9--9--9--9
--------------

        ]
--------|
--------|
-11-11--|
-X-X-X--|
--9--9--|
--------|

[Guitar I     
|-------------
|-------------
|12-12-12-12-1
|X-X-X-X-X-X-X
|10-10-10-10-1
|-------------

              
--------------
--------------
2-12-12-12-12-
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
0-10-10-10-10-
--------------

              
--------------
--------------
12-12-12-12-12
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X
10-10-10-10-10
--------------

        ]
--------|
--------|
-12-12--|
-X-X-X--|
-10-10--|
--------|


This song is not that hard and there isn't much to explain about 
it. Just play.

Any comments or ajustments mail me at: Martin_illmatico@hotmail.com

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