Regular John - Queens of the Stone Age
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Tuning: , E A D G B E
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REGULAR JOHN
As recorded by Queens Of The Stone Age
(From the 1998 Album QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE)
Words and Music by Josh Homme
E5 G5 D5 E5(type 2)
0 7 9 x x x x 10 12 x x x 10 12 x x x x x 7 9 x x x
Gtr I (C F A# D# G C) - 'rhythm'
Gtr II (C F A# D# G C) - 'lead'
Intro
Q=75
E5 E5
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr II
W
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E E E
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E 3x
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E5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
< <
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E E E
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E5 E5
+S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W
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E5
Gtr I
S S S S S S
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|-9-9-9-9-9-9-
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-
S S S S S S S
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9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
$
S S S
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9-9----|
7-7-19-|
0-0--0-|
S S S
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S S S S S
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2-22-22---19-1
0--0--0----0--
S S S S S
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9-19-19-21-21-
0--0--0--0--0-
S S S 3x
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21---19-o||
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S S S S
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|-19-19-19-22-
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S S S S S
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22-22---19-19-
-0--0----0--0-
S S S S S
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19-19-21-21-21
-0--0--0--0--0
S S
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E5
S S S S S
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S S S S S S S
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9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
S S S S
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9-9-9-9--||
7-7-7-7-o||
0-0-0-0--||
Verse 1, 2
E5
S S S S S
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S S S S S S S
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9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
E5
S S S S S S
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9-9-9-9-|-9-9-
7-7-7-7-|-7-7-
0-0-0-0-|-0-0-
S S S S S S S
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9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
S S S S S S S
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9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
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A5B5C5
S E E E E
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D5
E E S E 4
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12-12-12-12-o|
10-10-10-10--|
Chorus 1
da
G5
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S S S S
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D5 E5(type 2)
S S S E S E
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2------9-9-9-|
0-12---7-7-7-|
--10-0-------|
G5 D5 E5(type 2)
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S E S E
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/ / / / / / / / / / o / / /
Gtr II
S S S S
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|-------10-12-
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S S S S T
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S S
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G5 D5 E5(typG52E5(type 2)
S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S
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/ / / / / / / / / / o / / / /
E
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E E
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S E. S S
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E5
Gtr I
W +
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orus 2
5
S S S S S
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2-12-12-12-12-
0-10-10-10-10-
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D5
S S S S S
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12-12-12-12---
10-10-10-10-12
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E5(type 2)
S E S E
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---9-9-9--|
---7-7-7--|
-0--------|
G5 D5 E5(type 2)
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S E S E
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/ / / / / / / / / / o / / /
Gtr II
E E
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E
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E E
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S E.
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G5 D5 E5(typG52E5(type 2)
S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S
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/ / / / / / / / / / o / / / /
E E
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E5
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Bridge
Gtr I
PM-------
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E5
Gtr I
S S S S S
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S S S S S S S
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9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
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Verse 3
E5
S S S S S S
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o-7-7-7-7-7-7-
--0-0-0-0-0-0-
S S S S S S S
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9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
S S S
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7-7-7--o||
0-0-0---||
A5B5C5
S E E E E
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D5
E E S E
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12-12-12-12-||
12-12-12-12-||
10-10-10-10-||
Chorus 3
G5
S S S S
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S S S S S
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2-12-12-12-12-
0-10-10-10-10-
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D5 E5(type 2)
S S E S E
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-----9-9-9-|
12---7-7-7-|
10-0-------|
G5 D5 E5(type 2)
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S E S E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / o / / /
Gtr II
S S S S
|-------------
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|-------10-12-
|-10-12-------
S S S S T
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---12-14-12-14
14------------
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T S S S
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p12----12-14--
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S S S S
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2----12-14-|
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G5 D5 E5(type 2)
S S S S S S S S S S S E S E
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/ / / / / / / / / / o / / /
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S S
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S S Q
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G5 D5 E5(type 2)
S S S S S S S S S S S E S E
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/ / / / / / / / / / o / / /
E
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G5 D5 E5(typG52E5(tE5e 2)
S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S W
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/ / / / / / / / / / o / / / / /
E E
|-12-------12-
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S S W
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12s9-|-9----*|
10s7-|-7----*|
-----|-0----*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
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