Mexicola Lyrics
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)'
Q=110
N.C.
Gtr I
H Wx8
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---||
||o-----7---6-----7-|---6---------------------o||
Pre-Verse
Gtr I
E E E. S E Q E E E E. S S S Q +S +S
|-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-|-4-4-4--4-4-4-9b11.5r=(9)b11-(9)-|
E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E Q E
$
E E E. S E Q E E E E. S S S Q +S +S
|-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-|-4-4-4--4-4-4-9b11.5r=(9)b11-(9)-|
E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E E S S S S
E E E. S E Q E E E E. S S S E S S E
E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E E S S S S
E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E E E E
E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E E S S S S
E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E E E E
E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S S S E S S E
E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E E E E
E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E E E E
Gtr I
E E E. S E Q E E E E. S E Q S S
||o-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|
||o-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-|
To Coda
E E E. S S S Q E E E E. S E E. S E 4x
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-o||
E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
D.S. al Coda
E E E E E E. S E E E E E E Q.
&
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---||
|-7-----||o-----7---6-----7-|---6---------------------o||
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q
|-----9---8S9---9-|---8-------9b11.5==(9)r--|
|-----9---8S9---9-|---8---------------------|
|-----7---6S7---7-|---6---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q
|-----9---8S9---9-|---8-------9b11.5==(9)r---|
|-----9---8S9---9-|---8----------------------|
|-----7---6S7---7-|---6----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q
|-----9---8-----9-|---8-------9b11.5==(9)r--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q
|-----9---8S9---9-|---8-------9b11.5==(9)r---|
|-----9---8S9---9-|---8----------------------|
|-----7---6S7---7-|---6----------------------|
E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
||o----------------------|----------------------|
||o------------10--10-10-|------------10--10-10-|
E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
|----------------------|----------------------o||
|------------10--10-10-|------------10--10-10-o||
E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
| 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-|
E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
| S S Q S E S E. S E S S Q S S S S E. S E
E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
| S S Q S S S S E. S E S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
| 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
E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
| E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
| E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
| E E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E
E E E E E E. S E E E E E E Q +E
| E E E E E E. S E E E E E E Q +E
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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