River In The Road tab by Queens Of The Stone Age

RIVER IN THE ROAD-QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE-ERA VULGARIS

Standard tuning

Verse riff (rhythm)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------4-4-4-4--------------------------------------7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--|
D|-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--x-x-x-x--4-4-4-4--|
A|-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--|
E|-3-3-3-3-----------2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--------------------|

Verse riff (lead) use tremolo picking

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------16-(gradually bend note up and down with delay)---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10-(x16)--14-(x16)------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10-(x16)--7-(x16)--5-(x16)--14-(x16)------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus uses the same rythm riff, but the lead changes to

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----12----12--14--12----12-----10----10--12-10----10-----8---8--12-8---8-|
G|-12----12------------12-----11----11------------11-----9---9---------9---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------7--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7---7----7---7--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---7--------7----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo after chorus

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----19----19----17----17----15----15----15-----14----14-----12----12-----|
G|-16----16----16----16----16----16----16-----14----14-----12----12--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----12----12----8----8---------------------------------------------------|
G|-11----11-----9----9------4------7------16-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|