Avon Tabs & Lyrics by Queens of the Stone Age
Avon
guitar tabs lyrics
ON
As recorded by Queens Of The Stone Age
(From the 1998 Album QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE)
Transcribed by David Baker
Words by Joshua Homme Music by Queens Of The Stone Age
Gtr I (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Josh (Main)'
Gtr II (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Josh (Solo)'
Intro
Q=129
B
4/4
Gtr I
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
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------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---7---7-7-7-|
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------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---7---7-7-7-|
C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------9-------|----------10-------|
|-9---9-----------|-9---10------------|
|---7---7---7-7-7-|---7----8----8-8-8-|
D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------12----------|-------------12----------|
|-10---12----------------|-12----12----------------|
|----8----10----10-10-10-|----10----10----10-10-10-|
B C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------9-------|----------10-------|
|-9---9-----------|-9---10------------|
|---7---7---7-7-7-|---7----8----8-8-8-|
D D5 C#5C5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------12----------|-------------12----------|
|-10---12----------------|-12----12-------12-11-10-|
|----8----10----10-10-10-|----10----10----10--9--8-|
B5 C5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------------|
||------------------|-------------------------|
||------------------|-------------------------|
||o-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
D5 C#5C5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-10--o||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--8---||
Verse
B5 C5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-----------------|-------------------------|
||------------------|-------------------------|
||------------------|-------------------------|
||o-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
D5 C#5C5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-10--o||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--8---||
Chorus
B A# D G#
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
G E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
B C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
Pre-Verse
D5 C#5C5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--8-|
B5 C5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
D5 C#5C5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-10-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--8-|
Verse
B5 C5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-----------------|-------------------------|
||------------------|-------------------------|
||------------------|-------------------------|
||o-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
D5 C#5C5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-11-10--o||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--8---||
Chorus
B A# D G#
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
G E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|
B C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
D G#
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
G E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|-----------------|
N.C.
E E E E E E Q W W W
|----------------|----------|----------|------|
|----------------|----------|----------|------|
|----------------|----------|----------|------|
|-9-9-9-9-9------|----------|----------|------|
|-9-9-9-9-9------|----------|----------|------|
|-7-7-7-7-7------|----------|----------|------|
Outro
B C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------9-------|----------10-------|
|-9---9-----------|-9---10------------|
|---7---7---7-7-7-|---7----8----8-8-8-|
D D5 C#5C5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------12----------|-------------12----------|
|-10---12----------------|-12----12-------12-11-10-|
|----8----10----10-10-10-|----10----10----10--9--8-|
B C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------9-------|----------10-------|
|-9---9-----------|-9---10------------|
|---7---7---7-7-7-|---7----8----8-8-8-|
|
| Gtr II
| W W
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
D D5 C#5C5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------12----------|--------------12----------|
|-10---12----------------|-12-----12-------12-11-10-|
|----8----10----10-10-10-|-----10----10----10--9--8-|
|
| W H. Q
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------7s===|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
B C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------9-------|---------------10---------|
|--9----------9-------------|--9----10-----------------|
|------7---------7----7-7-7-|-----7------8------8-8--8-|
|
| E +E E E H E E E E +Q. E
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------/17-(17)-----14s|
|-14-(14)b16-12-------------|----14-12-----------------|
|---------------14-14-------|-14-----------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
D D5 C#5C5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------12-----------|--------------12------------|
|-10---12------------------|-12----12---------12-11-10--|
|----8----10------10-10-10-|----10----10------10--9--8--|
|
| Q E E +Q. E Q E E +Q. E
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|-16---14-14-(14)-------14s|=16----14-14-(14)-------14s=|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B C
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------9---------|-------------10---------|
|--9----9----------------|--9---10----------------|
|----7-----7------7-7--7-|----7-----8------8-8--8-|
|
| Q E E +Q. E Q E E +Q. E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-17---16-16-(16)-----16s|=19---17-17-(17)-----17s|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
D D5 C#5C5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------12-----------|--------------12-----------|
|-10---12------------------|-12----12---------12-11-10-|
|----8----10------10-10-10-|----10----10------10--9--8-|
|
| Q E E +H E E E E +H
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|----20---------------------|
|-21---19-19-(19)----------|-19----19------------------|
|--------------------------|----------19-(19)----------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------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---7---7-7-7-|
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 Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------*|
|---------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---7-7------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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| - 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
