Author/Artist: Queens Of The Stone Age
Title: Better Living Through Chemistry
Album: Rated R
Transcribed by: Martin Kelly
Email: eternal_hour@hotmail.com
This is great song. It's really atmospheric, but has
lightning fast guitar parts to it, and a smooth tom-tom
intro or something.
It's a pretty fast guitar piece, but when you get it, it's
nice and satisfying.
My tab is NOT complete, so if you can fill it in, please do so.
Standard Tuning. (EADGBE)
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-------------------2-2---2---1-1---1------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------2-2-----2---2---2---1-1---1---0-0---0--
-----3---3-----3--------------------------------------------------------------
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-1-1---1---1-1---1-----1---1-----1---1-----1-1---1---1---1-----1---1-----1----
Intro and verses.
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-----------------------2-2---2---1-1---1--------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------2-2-----2---2---2---1-1---1---3-3--
---3-3-----3---3---3----------------------------------------------------------
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-1-----1-1---1---1---1-----1---1-----1---1-----1-1---1---1---1-----1---1------
Fill 1.
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---3/5------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-1----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bass comes in here. At this point, repeat with fill 2 instead of fill 1.
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---4-4-----4---4---4---2-2---2---1-1---1--------------------------------------
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-1-----1-1---1---1---1-----1---1-----1---1------------------------------------
Fill 2.
--------------------4-6-8-----------------------------------------------------
----------------4-6-----------------------------------------------------------
--------1h3-3/5---------------------------------------------------------------
--3p1h3-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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Lead (repeat but not sure how many times)
-------------------------------------------6b8-8-8-8-8-8-8r6-4-6-4-------4----
------6b8-8-8-8-8-8-8r6-4-6-4-------4------------------------------6-4-6------
------------------------------5-3-5-------------------------------------------
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Also add this (repeat but not sure how many times)
--6b8-8-8-8-8-8-8r6-4-----------4---------------------------------------------
----------------------6-4---4-6-----------------------------------------------
--------------------------5---------------------------------------------------
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Add several variations on the lead lines (sorry but I can't tab them)
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Finally finish with a repeat of the verse, and then the break, and end with
an F on fret 3 on the d string ringing out.
Please feel free to mail corrections, suggestions, other alt rock/metal tabs
to me at eternal_hour@hotmail.com.
Cheers. #:¬)
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY
As recorded by Queens Of The Stone Age
(From the 2000 Album RATED R)
Words and Music by Joshua Homme & Nick Olivieri
Gtr I (C F A# D# G C) - 'gtr I'
Intro
Q=110
4/4
Gtr I
Wx4 E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------|------7-----7-------7----15--|-15----15----14--14----14----11--|
|------------|-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|
|------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E E E E S S E E S S
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-11------11----11----11----10--|
|-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|
|-------------------------------|
E E E S S E E E E E E E E S S E E S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-10----10-----9---9-----9----|--7-------7-----7-----7----15--|
|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-|-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
E E E S S E E E S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-15----15----14--14----14----11--|
|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|
|---------------------------------|
E E E E S S E E E E E E S S E E E E
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|-11------11----11----11----|-10----10----12--12----12h14--|
|-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0--------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
E E E E S S E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------11----11----11----15--|-15----15----14--14----14----11--|
|-0-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E E E E S S E E S S
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-11------11----11----11----10--|
|-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|
|-------------------------------|
E E E S S E E E E E E E E S S E E S S
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-10----10-----9---9-----9h=10-|--------7-----7-----7----15--|
|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)----|-0-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E E E S S E E E S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-15----15----14--14----14----11--|
|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|
|---------------------------------|
E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------12----12----12----|------9-----------12-----|
|-11------11----11----11----|-------------------------|
|-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-8-8-(8)-8-10-10-(10)-10-|
Verse
$
E E E S S E E E S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|------7-----7-------7----15--|
|-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-|
|-----------------------------|
E E E S S E E E S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-15----15----14--14----14----11--|
|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|
|---------------------------------|
E E E E S S E E S S E E E S S E E E E
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-11------11----11----11----10--|-10----10-----9---9-----9h=10-|
|-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)----|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
E E E E S S E E S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|--------7-----7-----7----15--|
|-0-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|
|-----------------------------|
E E E S S E E E S S E E E E S S E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-15----15----14--14----14----11--|-11------11----11----11----|
|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
E E E S S E E E E E E E E S S E E S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-10----10----12--12----12h14-|-------11----11----11----15--|
|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-------|-0-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E E E S S E E E S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-15----15----14--14----14----11--|
|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|
|---------------------------------|
E E E E S S E E S S
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-11------11----11----11----10--|
|-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|
|-------------------------------|
E E E S S E E E E E E E E S S E E S S
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-10----10-----9---9-----9h=10-|--------7-----7-----7----15--|
|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)----|-0-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E E E S S E E E S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-15----15----14--14----14----11--|
|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|
|---------------------------------|
E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------12----12----12----|------9-----------12-----|
|-11------11----11----11----|-------------------------|
|-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-8-8-(8)-8-10-10-(10)-10-|
Chorus
To Coda
A5G5A5Bb5A5G5F#G5 A5G5F#E5F#E5F#G5
E E E E E E E E 7x E E E E E E E E W Wx13
||--------------------||-----------------|----------|---------|
||o------------------o||-----------------|----------|---------|
||--9-7-9-10-9-7-6-7--||-9-7-6-4-6-4-6-7-|----------|---------|
||--7-5-7--8-7-5-4-5--||-7-5-4-2-4-2-4-5-|----------|---------|
||o------------------o||-----------------|-0--------|---------|
||--------------------||-----------------|----------|---------|
Guitar Solo
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
||------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||----------10-10-10-10---------10-10-10-10-|---------9-9-9-9---------9-9-9-9-|
||o-0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0-------------|-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------|
||------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------12-12-12-12---------12-12-12-12-|
|-0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0-------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
1.,2.,3.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------------------||
|---------14-14-14-14---------14-14-14-14---||
|-0-0-0-0-------------0-0-0-0--------------o||
|-------------------------------------------||
4.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
|-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E 4x
||-------------------------------------------||
||o-----------------------------------15h17-o||
||----------------------------12h14----------||
||------------10h12---12h14------------------||
||o-0-10h12---------------------------------o||
||-------------------------------------------||
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-14b14.5==14-14-14-14r14-14-14-14-12-14----------12-12-|
|----------------------------------------14-12-14-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-14b14.5==14-14-14-14r14-14-14-14-12-14-12----------12--|
|-------------------------------------------14-12-14-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
>
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q H
|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------------------13----------13-|-------13-13---------|
|-14b14.5==14-14-14-14r14-14-14-14-12-14----14-12-14----|-12-14---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
- 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Song info
Better Living Through Chemistry
Queens of the Stone Age
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