Medication - Queens Of The Stone Age
Version 1 of 4
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- Medication (Tabs) (v2)Rating: 4.57 / 5.00
Tuning: , E A D G B E
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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
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MEDICATION
As recorded by Queens of the Stone Age
(From the 2005 Album LULLABIES TO PARALYZE)
Words and Music by Queens of the Stone Age
Arranged by the_cheeky_chimp@hotmail.com
Transcribed by the_cheeky_chimp@hotmail.com
Great song of the album to be released next month 'Lullabies to paralyze' Powertab
version of this available from www.powetabs.net enjoy. - Adam
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10----10----10
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----10----|
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|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-12-12-12-12-
|-12-12-12-12-
|-10-10-10-10-
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12-12-12-12-|-
12-12-12-12-|-
10-10-10-10-|-
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12-12-12-12-12
12-12-12-12-12
10-10-10-10-10
Bb5
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-12----8--|
-12----8--|
-10----6--|
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|-10----10----
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
10----10----|-
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10----10----10
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----10----|
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F5
|-------------
|-------------
|----------10-
|-(8)-8----10-
|-(8)-8-----8-
|-(6)-6-------
C5
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------------|-
---10-------|-
---10----10-|-
----8----10-|-
----------8-|-
G#5
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-----------13-
(10)-10----13-
(10)-10----11-
-(8)--8-------
C5
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---13-------|
---13----10-|
---11----10-|
----------8-|
|
|-10----10----
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
10----10----|-
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-10-----10----
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D5 C5 D5 C5
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-12-10-12-10-
|-12-10-12-10-
|-10--8-10--8-
D5 C5 D5 C5
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12-10-12-10-|-
12-10-12-10-|-
10--8-10--8-|-
D5
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--------*|
--------*|
12------*|
12------*|
10------*|
|
|-10----10----
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
|-------------
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10----10----|-
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10------*|
--------*|
--------*|
--------*|
--------*|
--------*|
Tablature Legend
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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
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| - 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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