Monsters In The Parasol Queens of the Stone Age backing track and tabs

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

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Monsters in the Parasol
tabbed by thefade.org

Tuning - C F Bb Eb G C

intro/verse:
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---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|---4-4-4-4-4-4---|
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verse fill 1:
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verse fill 2:
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intro

verse fill 1 4x

verse:
The walls are closing in again, oh well
verse fill 1
The walls are closing in again, oh well
verse fill 1
I seen some thing I thought I never saw
Covered in hair
verse fill 1

verse fill 2

Paul’s dad is warped and bubbling, oh well
verse fill 1
Paul’s dad is warped and bubbling, oh well
verse fill 1
And my mind is up here on another wave
Covered in hair

pre-chorus: guitar 1 (left channel)
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guitar 2 (right channel):
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pre-chorus:
She won't grow

riff 1:
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chorus: guitar 1
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guitar 2:
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chorus:
You’ve got a monster (distress) in your parasol (body out)
You’ve got a monster (dwarves, doors?) in your parasol (of course)
You’ve got a monster (displeasure) in your parasol (I told you)
You’ve got a monster (?) in your parasol (xnay)

verse fill 1

verse fill 2

verse:
Paul’s sister is an alien, oh well
verse fill 1
Paul’s sister is an alien, oh well
verse fill 2
I seen some things I thought I never saw
Covered in hair

pre-chorus:
She won't grow

chorus:
You’ve got a monster (distress, my pest) in your parasol
You’ve got a monster (drawves) in your parasol (war horse)
You’ve got a monster (displeasure) in your parasol (?)
You’ve got a hole in you I never saw (insane)
In your parasol, in your parasol

end on: guitar 1 (left channel)
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guitar 2 (right channel):
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Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)

'Monsters in the Parasol' - Queens of the Stone Age
tabbed by blamft (blamft@hotmail.com)
Added To UG By Mikhailo

Okay, firstly this isn't the tuning Josh uses but dropping each string down 2
steps is too much of a hassle and it isn't necessary for the song (unless you
like your strings really slack). This way is so much easier. Secondly, if
people really want to play this like Queens do i have this tab in the proper
tuning, so just email me for it.

Intro Riff:
A5 C
E|--------------------------
B|-----------------------5--
G|-----------------9-----5--
D|-77777777777777--10-or-5--
A|-77777777777777--10----3--
E|-55555555555555--8-----3--
pm..............
x4

Verse 1:
A5 C
The flowers are closing in again...oh well x2
A5 G
I've seen some things i thought i never saw
A5 C
Covered in hair
A5 C
A5 C
Paul's dad is warped and bubbling...oh well x2
A5 G
My mind is up here on another wave
A5
Covered in hair

Bridge Riff:
E|-----------------------------
B|-----------------------------
G|-----------------------------
D|-7-6-5-5-6-7-6-7-6-5-5-6-7-6-
A|------7-------------7--------
E|-----------------------------
She won't grow
Chorus:
F# D C
E|------------------------------------------------------------7-----
B|------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11----------------------------------------10h11
D|----------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------
You've got a mon-ster in your parasol

E|---------------7------
B|----------------------
G|----------------10h11-
D|-10-10-10-10-10-------
A|----------------------
E|----------------------

Second Verse lyrics:
Paul's sister is an alien, oh well x2
I've seen some things i thought i never saw

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

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* QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - MONSTERS IN THE PARASOL *
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*Tunning: Standard (E-A-D-G-B-e).
*Album: Rated R (2000).
*Words and music by: Joshua Homme & Mario Lalli.

Joshua Homme: Lead Vocals, Guitar.
Nick Oliveri: Bass, Backing Vocals.
Dave Catching: Guitar.
Gene Trautmann: Drums.
Chris Gross: Backing Vocals.

*Transcribed by: Juan Angel De Camillis

There are the main parts of the song. Listen to them to get it right.
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*INTRO:
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------5----|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------5----| x4
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--------|
E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--------|

*VERSE:
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|
E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|

e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------5----|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------5----|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--------|
E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--------|

e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|
E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|

e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|
E|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|

e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|
E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|

e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------5----|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------5----|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--------|
E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--------|

*BRIDGE:
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|--7-6-5----|--5-6-7-6--|--7-6-5----|--5-6-7-6--|
A|--------7--|-----------|--------7--|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
"...She won't grow..."

*PRE CHORUS:
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|
D|--8--8--8--8--|--8--8--8--8--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|
A|--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--|--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--8--8--8--8--|--8--8--8--8--|--9--9--9--9--|--9--9--9--9--|
D|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--8--8--8--8--|--8--8--8--8--|
A|--8--8--8--8--|--8--8--8--8--|--9--9--9--9--|--9--9--9--9--|
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
. . . .
e|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|
G|--9--9--9--9--|--9--9--9--9--|
D|--8--8--8--8--|--8--8--8--8--|
A|--9--9--9--9--|--9--9--9--9--|
E|--------------|--------------|
. . . . . . . .

.Staccato.

*CHORUS:
e|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|--11--11--11--11--|--11--11--11--11--|--7---7---7---7--|--7---7---7---7--|
D|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

e|------------------|--------8---------|-----------------|-------8----------|
B|------------------|-----------6--7---|-----------------|-----------6--7---|
G|---5---5---5---5--|---5--------------|--5---5---5---5--|--5---------------|
D|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
. . . . . . . . . .

*PRE SECOND VERSE:
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------5----|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------5----|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--------|
E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--------|

e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------8----|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------8----|
D|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
A|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--------|
E|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--------|

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Monsters in the Parasol - QOTSA
tabbed by blamft (blamft@hotmail.com)

Tune down 2 whole steps (CFBbEbGC)
This is how Josh was playing it way back in 2001. Looking at their live dvd, I'd say
changed things up a bit now. Screw it, just play however you want.

Intro/Verse
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^ Hold with thumb "I've seen some things..."

NB: In second verse, Josh substitutes xx101010x for xx999x a couple of times.

Bridge ("She won't grow")
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Chorus
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