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MEXICOLA (Bassline)
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) - 'Josh (Bass, Heavy Distortion)'
Intro
Q=110
2/4 4/4
Gtr I
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|-----------------|---6-------------|
|-5s=12\-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---6---------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-5/--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|-------------8---|-----------------|------------------13--|
|-----7---6-----7-|---6-----------7-|-----7---6-------|---6-----11-13-14-----|
|-0-0---0---0-0---|-0---0-0-4h6-----|-0-0---0---0-0-0-|-0---0-0--------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|-------------8---|-----------------|-------------8---o||
||o-----7---6-----7-|---6-----------7-|-----7---6-----7-|---6-----------7-o||
||--0-0---0---0-0---|-0---0-0-4h6-----|-0-0---0---0-0---|-0---0-0-4h6------||
Pre-Verse
E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E E Q E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E Q E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-|
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|-------------------|-----------------|
E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E E Q E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E Q E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-|
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|-------------------|-----------------|
Verse
E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E E E E
||-------------------------|--------------------------|
||o------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-|-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-|
||-------------------------|--------------------------|
E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E Q E 4x
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|------------------o||
|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7--o||
|-------------------|-------------------||
Pre-Chorus
E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E E Q E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E Q E 4x
||------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7--o||
||--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|-------------------|-------------------||
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------|-------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||o-----7-------------|-----7-------------|
||--0-0---0-0-10-0-10-|-0-0---0-0-10-0-10-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-----7-------------|-----7-------------o||
|-0-0---0-0-10-0-10-|-0-0---0-0-10-0-10--||
E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E E Q E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E Q E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-|
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|-------------------|-----------------|
Verse
E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E E E E
||-------------------------|--------------------------|
||o------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-10-10-10--10-10-10--10-|-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-10-|
||-------------------------|--------------------------|
E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E Q E 4x
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|------------------o||
|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7--o||
|-------------------|-------------------||
Pre-Chorus
E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E E Q E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E Q E 4x
||------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7--o||
||--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|-------------------|-------------------||
Bridge
2/4 4/4
Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------||------------------|-----------------|
|-------||o-----------------|-------------8---|
|-------||o-----7---6-----7-|---6-----------7-|
|-0-----||--0-0---0---0-0---|-0---0-0-4h6-----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-------------8----o||
|-----7---6-----7-|---6-----------7--o||
|-0-0---0---0-0---|-0---0-0-4h6-------||
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------|-------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||o-----7-------------|-----7-------------|
||--0-0---0-0-10-0-10-|-0-0---0-0-10-0-10-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-----7-------------|-----7-------------o||
|-0-0---0-0-10-0-10-|-0-0---0-0-10-0-10--||
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-10-|-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-10-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-10-|-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-10--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-10-|-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-10-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +E
|-------------------|----------------------*|
|-------------------|----------------------*|
|-------------------|----------------------*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-10-|-0-0-0-0-0-10--(10)\--*|
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
| Bass Tabs |
|
| Title |
Mexicola |
| Artist |
Queens of the Stone Age |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
9oz3BLU3O3Y |
Interactive Bass Tab Guide
Interactive bass tabs provide a better experience than ASCII tabs. With playback, loop, print features and a responsive display that follows the screen of your device.
Use these buttons to control the digital tab player.
| Symbol | Function |
|---|
| Move cursor to the first bar |
| Play interactive tabs |
| Pause playback |
| Loop |
| Print the tab |
| Zoom |
| Page | Switch between page and horizontal view mode |
How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar.
The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string
(usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string.
For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret).
Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).
