Smooth Sailing Tab

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                    QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE – Smooth Sailing
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Tabbed by:owen556
E-mail:ogriff56@gmail.com
 
Tuning: Standard Key of F# Aolian
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Catchy as Hell Main Riff
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------2-------------2--------------------------2-2-2----------------2--|
D|---2-3-4--2---4-----2-4-2-----------2-----2h4-2h4--2-2-2-4-4-4---------2-4-|
A|----------0---4---------0-------------0------------0-0-0-4-4-4---2-3-4-----|
E|--2-----------2---2-------2-0-2-0-2-----2----------------2-0-2--end on-----|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------2-2-2----------2------------------------------|
D|---4-4---6--7-8-9---------------2-2-2--------2----4---------------------------|
A|---4-4---4--5-6-7--x3----end on 0-0-0--2-3-4----------------------------------|
E|---2-2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
Unsure of what to call this section of the song after the repeated intro
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-7-9-11-4-7-7-9-7\4-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-7-9-11-4-7-7-9-7\4-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-7-9--2-5-5-7-5\2-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Solo]
 
                                    *count # of bends yourself :p
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------5------------------------|
G|------------------4b6-4b6-4b6-4b6-4b6---2h4po2-----2---------------------------|
D|---2-3-4---2/4-----------------------------------4---4---4~--------------------|
A|---------0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------2-----------4---2-4-2--5-4-5-4-5-4-5b7-5-4----------------------------------|
G|------2-----4po2---2----4-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-4---4--------4--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------4---5--------4-5-------4-5--4h5p4-----------------------------------------|
G|--5-6---6---6--5-6----6--5-6------------5 5b6—4-2-----/12-12-12\10--10\8-8/10---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10\8 --12b----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
“Headaches at the temple of the closed....minds....closed minds....”
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---2-3-4-3-4-5-4-5-6-5-6-7---------Repeat----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Hope you enjoyed this tab! Check out my cover of Fairweather Friends on Soundcloud:
Hell's Shrine.  I'll be updating that tab and later uploading the basics of If I Had A Tail.
 
 
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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
 
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