Regular John - Queens of the Stone Age
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Artist-QOTSA
Track-Regular John
Album-Queens Of The Stone Age
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Opening Lead: (w/tremelo)
C|---------------14---|
G|---15------14-------|
Eb|-------12-----------|
Bb|--------------------|
F|--------------------|
C|--------------------|


Opening:
C|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|
Bb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
F|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| (x10 before drums kick in, then x8 after)
C|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

C|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-9--9--9--9--12-12-12-----11-11-11-11-11-11-11-----|
Bb|-9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
F|-7--7--7--7---7--7--7--7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| (x4)
C|-0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|


Then opening riff x8 before kicking into this:
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-9-------------10-10-----------------------------|
F|-7--7--7--9--9--8--8-10-10--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
C|-0--5--5--7--7--------8--8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|


[Chorus]

C|-----------------------------------------|-------|
G|-----------------------------------------|-------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|-------|
Bb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------9---|-12--9-|
F|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----12----7---|-10--7-|
C|-------------------------------10----0---|-----0-|


Chorus 1 Lead:
C|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------12-14-12-14p12----12-14-12-14-14b---14p12-------------|
F|---------10-12-14----------------14------------------------14--10--12---|
C|---10-12----------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus 2 Lead:
C|-------------------------------------------|
G|---17b--17--------17b---17-----------------|
Eb|-----------16--------------16--------------|
Bb|--------------14--------------14--17--14---|
F|-------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------|


Chorus 3 Lead:
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------12----12-14b---14-12---|
Bb|------------------12-14-12-14p12----12-14----14------------------|
F|---------10-12-14----------------14------------------------------|
C|---10-12---------------------------------------------------------|

C|------------------------------------------------|
G|---17b--17p15--------17b--17p15-----------------|
Eb|--------------16----------------16--------------|
Bb|-----------------14----------------14--17--14---|
F|------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------|

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| p Pull-off
| b Bend

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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. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

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
- 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
-----------
| - 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
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REGULAR JOHN - Queens of the Stone Age
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Tabbed by: Willow
Email: wil_low@hotmail.it

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INTRO
guitar 1:

e|------------------| |------------------|
B|------------------| |------------------|
G|------------------|only |------------------|
D|-1010101010101010-|gtr |-1010101010101010-|
A|-1010101010101010-| 1 |-1010101010101010-|
E|-8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8--|(x2) |-8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8--| (x4)

guitar 2: (instead violin)
e|------------------|
B|--11--4--10--15---|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------| (x4)

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guitar 1 + 2:
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-1010101010101010--|
A|-1010101010101010--|
E|-8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8---| (x8)

guitar 2: (*)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-10101010131313-10101010121212-|
E|-8 8 8 8 111111-8 8 8 8 101010-| (x4)


guitar 1 + 2 continue:
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-1010101010101010--|
A|-1010101010101010--|
E|-8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8---| (x4)


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VERSE
guitar 1:
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-1010101010101010--|
A|-1010101010101010--|
E|-8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8---| (x4)

guitar 2:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-33 55 6666 8888888--|
A|-33 55 6666 8888888--|
E|-11 33 4444 6666666--| ---> play VERSE x4

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CHORUS

open up your eyes...

guitar 1:
e|--------------------------| e|---------|
B|--------------------------| B|---------|
G|-888888888--------555-----| G|-88 -----|
D|-888888888 8 5 5x 555-----| D|-88 10---|
A|-666666666 8 5 5x 333-----| A|-66 10---|
E|---------- 6 3 0x --------| (x3) E|----8----|


guitar 2 (solo 1) on CHORUS:
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------8-10-8-h10p8----8-10-10-10h12-10h12-10h12-|
A|------8-9-10--------------10---------------------------|
E|-8-11--------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-10h12-10hb12\10-8-5-8-8\5--|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

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| pause x 4 bars

-------------------------

| repeat from (*) to whole CHORUS

guitar 2 (solo 2) on CHORUS:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13h11 13h11 13h11 13h11 13h11-------13h11 13h11 13h11--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------13-10--------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|-13h11 13h11----------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-------------13-10-13-13\10-|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

-------------------------

| pause x 4 bars

-------------------------

guitar 1:
e|-------------------|
B|--8---8---8---8----|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------| (x8)

guitar 2: (instead violin)
e|-------------------| e|-------------10--|
B|--8---8---8---8----| B|-13--10--11---7--|
G|-------------------| G|-12---8---8---7--|
D|-------------------| D|-----------------|
A|-------------------| A|-----------------|
E|-------------------| E|-----------------| play this riff x 4


-----------------------

guitar 1 + 2:
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-1010101010101010--|
A|-1010101010101010--|
E|-8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8---| (x4)



|play VERSE x 1

------------------------

|play whole CHORUS x 2


guitar 2 (solo 3) on CHORUS:
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------8----8/10-12/15-|
D|-------------8-10-8-h10p8----8-10---10------------|
A|------8-9-10--------------10----------------------|
E|-8-11---------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------8x-|
G|-12/15-12/15-12/15-12/15h12-10-8---|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-13h11 13h11 13h11 13h11 13h11-----------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------13-10-----|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|-13h11 13h11 13h11 13h11 13h11------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------13-10------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-13h11 13h11 13h11 13h11 13h11-------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------13-10-13-13\10----|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


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end with:

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




| b bending
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
===============================================================================
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Tabber: Connor G.


Violin
e-----------------|
B--11---4--10---15|
G-----------------|
D-----------------|x4
A-----------------|
E-----------------|

e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D-55555555555555555555555555555555|x2
A-33333333333333333333333333333333|
E---------------------------------|

e------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D-5555-888-5555-777|x4
A-3333-666-3333-555|
E------------------|

e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D-55555555555555555555555555555555|x2
A-33333333333333333333333333333333|
E---------------------------------|

e------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D-----------3333333|
A-33-55-66--1111111|
E-11-33-44---------|

e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D-55555555555555555555555555555555|x1
A-33333333333333333333333333333333|
E---------------------------------|

e------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D-----------3333333|
A-33-55-66--1111111|
E-11-33-44---------|

e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D-55555555555555555555555555555555|x1
A-33333333333333333333333333333333|
E---------------------------------|

e------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D-----------3333333|
A-33-55-66--1111111|
E-11-33-44---------|

e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D-55555555555555555555555555555555|x1
A-33333333333333333333333333333333|
E---------------------------------|

e------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D-----------3333333|
A-33-55-66--1111111|
E-11-33-44---------|

e-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D-88888888---5-555|
A-66666666-8-3-333|
E----------6------|

solo
e-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------15-13-15-15/18-15/18---15-13-10|
E--6-8-11-13--15-13-15--------------------------------|

e------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D-5555-888-5555-777|x4
A-3333-666-3333-555|
E------------------|

e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D-55555555555555555555555555555555|x2
A-33333333333333333333333333333333|
E---------------------------------|

e------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D-----------3333333|
A-33-55-66--1111111|
E-11-33-44---------|

e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D-55555555555555555555555555555555|x1
A-33333333333333333333333333333333|
E---------------------------------|

e------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D-----------3333333|
A-33-55-66--1111111|
E-11-33-44---------|

e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D-55555555555555555555555555555555|x1
A-33333333333333333333333333333333|
E---------------------------------|

e------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D-----------3333333|
A-33-55-66--1111111|
E-11-33-44---------|

e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---------------------------------|
D-55555555555555555555555555555555|x1
A-33333333333333333333333333333333|
E---------------------------------|

e------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D-----------3333333|
A-33-55-66--1111111|
E-11-33-44---------|

e-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D-88888888---5-555|
A-66666666-8-3-333|
E----------6------|

solo 2
e------------------|
B------------------|
G-17/15-17/15-17/15|
D------------------|
A------------------|
E------------------|

vote!
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Regular John is in full C tuning

INTRO:
Guitar I
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------| downstrokes only!
Bb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
C |-----------------------------------------|

Guitar II
C |------------------------------14~--------| QOTSA actually uses a
G |-15~----------------14~------------------| volume pedals but you can
Eb|----------12~----------------------------| just as easily pick and
Bb|-----------------------------------------| turn the volume knob up
F |-----------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------|

Then
Guitar I and II
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------| again, downstrokes only!
Bb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
C |-----------------------------------------|

Guitar I and II
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
F |-19191919-222222-----19191919-212121-----|
C |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0------0-0-0-0--0-0-0------|
=============================================================================
VERSE
Guitar I and II
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------| again, downstrokes only!
Bb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
C |-----------------------------------------|

Guitar I and II
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|------------1010-------------------------|
F |-7-7--9-9---8-8---1010--1212121212121212-|
C |-5-5--7-7---------8-8---1010101010101010-|
=============================================================================
CHORUS
Guitar I and II
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-12121212121212--------------------------|
F |-10101010101010---12--14--1414141414-----|
C |------------------10--12--1212121212-----|

CHORUS SOLO
Guitar II
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------| while guitar I plays the
Eb|-----------------------------------------| chorus
Bb|------------------12-14p12--12-14--12-14-|
F |-------10-12-12/14--------14-------------|
C |-10-12-----------------------------------|

C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-14b16r-14b16r-14b16r-14b16r-14b16r-12---|
F |--------------------------------------14-|
C |-----------------------------------------|

CHORUS END
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-12\--9~---------------------------------|
F |-10\--7~---------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------|

2ND CHORUS SOLO
Guitar II
C |-12-----12-----12-----12-----12----------| again while guitar I
G |-15b17r-15b17r-15b17r-15b17r-15b17r------| plays the chorus
Eb|------------------------------------12---|
Bb|--------------------------------------14-| twice
F |-----------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------|

LONG CHORUS END
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-12\--9~---------------------------------| give it some feedback
F |-10\--7~---------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------|
=============================================================================
INTERLUDE
Guitar 1
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |--12*--12*--12*--12*--12*--12*--12*--12*-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------|

Palmmuting guitar (plays the whole interlude)
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------|
C |-0-0---0--0-0---0--0-0---0--0-0---0------|

C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------|
C |-2-2---2--2-2---2--2-2---2--2--0-2-3-----|

Guitar I
C |-14~-------------------------------------|
G |----------14~----------------------------| (the guitar doing
Eb|---------------------12~--------11~------| the harmonics)
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------|

Guitar II
C |--------------------------------14~------|
G |-15~--------------------14~--------------|
Eb|----------12~----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------|
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3RD CHORUS SOLO
Guitar II
C |---------------------------------------------| and again while
G |---------------------------------------------| guitar I plays
Eb|--------------------------------12-14--12-14-| the chorus
Bb|-----------------12-14p12--12-14-----14------|
F |------10-12-12/14--------14------------------|
C |-10-12---------------------------------------|

C |-----------------------------------------------|
G |----15------15------15------15------15---------|
eB|-14b16r--14b16r--14b16r--14b16r--14b16r--14-12-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------|

C |-12-----12-----12-----12-----12----------|
G |-15b17r-15b17r-15b17r-15b17r-15b17r------|
Eb|------------------------------------12---|
Bb|--------------------------------------14-| this bar thrice
F |-----------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------|
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END
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-12*--12*--12*--12*--12*-12*12*12*12*~---|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------|

Should you want an example, check out my video
It's not perfect, but i dont expect anyone to live up to Josh Homme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf6qnX4rmDU
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