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Mexicola

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#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. #
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                                    MEXICOLA
                     As recorded by Queens Of The Stone Age
                  (From the 1998 Album QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE)

Words and Music by Joshua Homme


Gtr I (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Josh (Guitar, Heavy Distortion)'
Gtr II (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Josh (Guitar Solo, Heavy Distortion)'

 Intro
  Q=110
  N.C.
 2/4    4/4
  Gtr I
  H      Wx8
|------|--------|
|------|--------|
|------|--------|
|------|--------|
|------|--------|
|------|--------|


        E   Eb    E     E
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E       +Q     8x
||------------------|--------------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------7-------(7)---o||
||------9---8-----9-|---8-------9b11.5==(9)r---||
||------9---8-----9-|---8----------------------||
||o-----7---6-----7-|---6---------------------o||
||--0-0---0---0-0---|-0---0-0-0----------------||


 Pre-Verse
  G
  Gtr I
  E E E. S E Q  E   E E E. S S S Q       +S     +S
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3--------------------|
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3-7-------(7)----(7)-|
|-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-|-4-4-4--4-4-4-9b11.5r=(9)b11-(9)-|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-5-5-5--5-5-5--------------------|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-5-5-5--5-5-5--------------------|
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3--------------------|


  E
  E E E. S S S Q  E   E E E. S E Q  E
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-|
|-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-|
|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-|
|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-|


  $
  G
  E E E. S E Q  E   E E E. S S S Q       +S     +S
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3--------------------|
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3-7-------(7)----(7)-|
|-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-|-4-4-4--4-4-4-9b11.5r=(9)b11-(9)-|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-5-5-5--5-5-5--------------------|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-5-5-5--5-5-5--------------------|
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3--------------------|


  E
  E E E. S S S Q  E   E E E. S E E  S  S  S  S
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9--------------|
|-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9--------------|
|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7--7-7-7-------10-10--|
|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-10h12--------|


 Verse
  G
   E  E  E.  S  E  Q   E    E  E  E.  S  S S E   S S E
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-12-12-12--12-12-12--12-|-12-12-12--12-12-------------|
|-12-12-12--12-12-12--12-|-12-12-12--12-12---7b9-7-5---|
|-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-|-10-10-10--10-10-0---------7-|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|


  E
  E E E. S S S Q  E   E E E. S E E  S  S  S  S
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9--------------|
|-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9--------------|
|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7--7-7-7-------10-10--|
|-------------------|--------------10h12--------|


  G
   E  E  E.  S  E  Q   E    E  E  E.  S  E  E  E  E
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-12-12-12--12-12-12--12-|-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-|
|-12-12-12--12-12-12--12-|-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-|
|-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-|-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-|
|------------------------|--------------------------|


  E
  E E E. S S S Q  E   E E E. S E E  S  S  S  S
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|
|-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9-------------|
|-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9-------------|
|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7--7-7-7-------10-10-|
|-------------------|--------------10h12-------|


  G
   E  E  E.  S  E  Q   E    E  E  E.  S  E  E  E  E
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-12-12-12--12-12-12--12-|-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-|
|-12-12-12--12-12-12--12-|-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-|
|-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-|-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-|
|------------------------|--------------------------|


  E
  E E E. S S S Q  E   E E E. S S S E   S S E
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-------------|
|-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9---7b9-7-5---|
|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7--7-7-0---------7-|
|-------------------|------------------------|


  G
   E  E  E.  S  E  Q   E    E  E  E.  S  E  E  E  E
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-12-12-12--12-12-12--12-|-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-|
|-12-12-12--12-12-12--12-|-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-|
|-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-|-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-|
|------------------------|--------------------------|


  E
  E E E. S S S Q  E   E E E. S E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-|
|-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-|
|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------|----------0-0-0-0-|


   Pre-Chorus
    G
    Gtr I
    E E E. S E Q  E   E E E. S E Q  S S
||--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|
||o-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|
||--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-|-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-|
||--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-|
||o-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-|
||--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|


                               To Coda
  E
  E E E. S S S Q  E   E E E. S E E. S E  4x
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9--||
|-9-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-|-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9--||
|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-o||
|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--||


 Chorus
      F#     G               F#     G
  E E  E E E  E.  S  E   E E  E E E  E.  S  E
|-----14---------------|-----14---------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12-|
|------------12--12-12-|------------12--12-12-|
|------------10--10-10-|------------10--10-10-|
|-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0-----------|


      F#     G               F#     G
  E E  E E E  E.  S  E   E E  E E E  E.  S  E
|-----14---------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12--|
|------------12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12--|
|------------10--10-10-|------9-----10--10-10--|
|-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0------------|


      F#     G               F#     G
  E E  E E E  E.  S  E   E E  E E E  E.  S  E
|-----14---------------|-----14---------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12-|
|------------12--12-12-|------------12--12-12-|
|------------10--10-10-|------------10--10-10-|
|-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0-----------|


                        D.S. al Coda
      F#     G               F#     G
  E E  E E E  E.  S  E   E E  E E E  Q.
|-----14---------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12\----|
|------------12--12-12-|-----11-----12\----|
|------------10--10-10-|------9-----10\----|
|-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0--------|


 Bridge
  &
  E             F#  Eb    E     Eb
 2/4       4/4
  Q  Q      E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E       +Q     4x
|-------||------------------|--------------------------||
|-------||o-----------------|-----------7-------(7)---o||
|-9-----||------9---8-----9-|---8-------9b11.5==(9)r---||
|-9-----||------9---8-----9-|---8----------------------||
|-7-----||o-----7---6-----7-|---6---------------------o||
|-0-----||--0-0---0---0-0---|-0---0-0-0----------------||


      E   EbE         Eb
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E       +Q
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------7-------(7)---|
|-----9---8S9---9-|---8-------9b11.5==(9)r--|
|-----9---8S9---9-|---8---------------------|
|-----7---6S7---7-|---6---------------------|
|-0-0---0---0-0---|-0---0-0-0---------------|


      E   EbE         Eb
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E       +Q
|-----------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------7-------(7)----|
|-----9---8S9---9-|---8-------9b11.5==(9)r---|
|-----9---8S9---9-|---8----------------------|
|-----7---6S7---7-|---6----------------------|
|-0-0---0---0-0---|-0---0-0-0----------------|


      E   Eb    E     Eb
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E       +Q
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------7-------(7)---|
|-----9---8-----9-|---8-------9b11.5==(9)r--|
|-----9---8-----9-|---8---------------------|
|-----7---6-----7-|---6---------------------|
|-0-0---0---0-0---|-0---0-0-0---------------|


      E   EbE         Eb
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E       +Q
|-----------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------7-------(7)----|
|-----9---8S9---9-|---8-------9b11.5==(9)r---|
|-----9---8S9---9-|---8----------------------|
|-----7---6S7---7-|---6----------------------|
|-0-0---0---0-0---|-0---0-0-0----------------|


   Chorus
        F#     G               F#     G
    E E  E E E  E.  S  E   E E  E E E  E.  S  E
||------14---------------|-----14---------------|
||o----------------------|----------------------|
||------11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12-|
||-------------12--12-12-|------------12--12-12-|
||o------------10--10-10-|------------10--10-10-|
||--0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0-----------|


      F#     G               F#     G
  E E  E E E  E.  S  E   E E  E E E  E.  S  E
|-----14---------------|-----14----------------||
|----------------------|----------------------o||
|-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12--||
|------------12--12-12-|------------12--12-12--||
|------------10--10-10-|------------10--10-10-o||
|-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0------------||


          F#                G                      F#                G
  E  E     E     E     E     E.     S  E   E  E     E     E     E     E.     S  E
|---------14-----------------------------|---------14-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------11----------------12-----12-12-|---------11----------------12-----12-12-|
|---------------------------12-----12-12-|---------------------------12-----12-12-|
|---------------------------10-----10-10-|---------------------------10-----10-10-|
|-0--0-----------0-----0-----------------|-0--0-----------0-----0-----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E   E     E   E  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E   E     E
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------12S===16-|-------------------------------12S===16-|
|---14p12-14p12-14p12-14p12-14-----------|---14p12-14p12-14p12-14p12-14-----------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


           F#            G                    F#             G
   E     E  E  E    E     E.  S  E    E     E  E  E     E     E.  S  E
|----------------------------------|----------14--------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------11------------12--12-12-|----------11-------------12--12-12----|
|----------11------------12--12-12-|-------------------------12--12-12----|
|-----------9------------10--10-10-|-------------------------10--10-10----|
|--0-----0-----0----0--------------|--0-----0-----0-----0-----------------|
|
|  S  S  Q     S  E    S  E.  S  E    S  S  Q     S  S  S  S  E.  S  E
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-15-12-15-------------------------|-----------------------------15-15----|
|-------------12-14----------------|-14-12-14----12-12-14-12-14-----------|
|---------------------14-14--14-14-|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


           F#             G                       F#                G
   E     E  E  E     E     E.  S  E    E     E     E     E     E     E.       S  E
|----------14-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|----------11-------------12--12-12-|-------------11----------------12-------12-12-|
|-------------------------12--12-12-|-------------11----------------12-------12-12-|
|-------------------------10--10-10-|--------------9----------------10-------10-10-|
|--0-----0-----0-----0--------------|--0-----0-----------0-----0-------------------|
|
|  S  S  Q     S  S  S  S  E.  S  E    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  Q
|-------15----15-15-------18--18-18-|----------------------------------------------|
|-15-17-------------17p15-----------|-17p15-17p15----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------15p12-14p12-15p12-14p12-12-------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|


               F#             G                       F#             G
    E     E     E  E     E     E.  S  E    E     E     E  E     E     E.       S  E
|--------------14-----------------------|-------------14---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|--------------11-------------12--12-12-|-------------11-------------12-------12-12------|
|-----------------------------12--12-12-|----------------------------12-------12-12------|
|-----------------------------10--10-10-|----------------------------10-------10-10------|
|---0-----0--------0-----0--------------|--0-----0--------0-----0------------------------|
|
|   S  S  S  S  E  S  S  S  S  E.  S  E    S  S  S  S  E  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-/15-14p12-14p12-----------------------|-------12-15-14-------------14p12-14p12-14p12---|
|-----------------14p12-14p12-14--14-14-|-12-14----------14p12-14p12---------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|


      F#     G               F#     G
  E E  E E E  E.  S  E   E E  E E E  E.  S  E
|-----14---------------|-----14---------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12-|
|------------12--12-12-|------------12--12-12-|
|------------10--10-10-|------------10--10-10-|
|-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0-----------|
|
| E E  E E E  E.  S  E   E E  E E E  E.  S  E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12-|
|-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12-|
|------9-----10--10-10-|------9-----10--10-10-|
|-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0-----------|


      F#     G               F#     G
  E E  E E E  E.  S  E   E E  E E E  E.  S  E
|-----14---------------|-----14----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12--|
|------------12--12-12-|------------12--12-12--|
|------------10--10-10-|------------10--10-10--|
|-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0------------|
|
| E E  E E E  E.  S  E   E E  E E E  E.  S  E
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12--|
|-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12--|
|------9-----10--10-10-|------9-----10--10-10--|
|-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0------------|


      F#     G               F#     G
  E E  E E E  E.  S  E   E E  E E E  E.  S  E
|-----14---------------|-----14---------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12-|
|------------12--12-12-|------------12--12-12-|
|------------10--10-10-|------------10--10-10-|
|-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0-----------|
|
| E E  E E E  E.  S  E   E E  E E E  E.  S  E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12-|
|-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--12-12-|
|------9-----10--10-10-|------9-----10--10-10-|
|-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0-----------|


      F#     G               F#     G
  E E  E E E  E.  S  E   E E  E E E  Q   +E
|-----14---------------|-----14----------------*|
|----------------------|-----------------------*|
|-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--(12)\--*|
|------------12--12-12-|------------12--(12)\--*|
|------------10--10-10-|------------10--(10)\--*|
|-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0------------*|
|
| E E  E E E  E.  S  E   E E  E E E  Q   +E
|----------------------|-----------------------*|
|----------------------|-----------------------*|
|-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--(12)\--*|
|-----11-----12--12-12-|-----11-----12--(12)\--*|
|------9-----10--10-10-|------9-----10--(10)\--*|
|-0-0----0-0-----------|-0-0----0-0------------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
 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
  - 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
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