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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - YOU'RE SO VAGUE

A augmentedA Rated R era B-side that needs to be played much more often live, to those who aren't
familiar with this tune (which would make me question why you're bothing to look at a tab
for a song you've never listened to, but whatever)

In C majorC standard tuning (C-F-A#-D#-G-C).

INTRO

This is preferably done with a volume pedal. If you're lacking one, just strum each of
these notes twice. There's probably notes played on the G+G string, but I'm not entirely
sure. Play whatever sounds best to you.

e|--19---20---17---15---|
BB|----------------------|
G+G|-(16)-(17)-(14)-(12)--|
D MajorD|----------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------|

There's another guitar doing this in time with the part above. Do it the same way as
above, with a volume pedal or hitting the notes twice if you're lacking one.

e|----------------------|
BB|----------------------|
G+G|----------------------|
D MajorD|--14---14---14---14---|
A augmentedA|----------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------|

After that, slide up the low E MajorE string to about 12 or so and kick in to the main riff

VERSE 1

e|----------------------------|
BB|----------------------------|
G+G|--9---11---12---15---16-----|
D MajorD|--9---11---12---15---16-----|
A augmentedA|--7---9----10---13---14-----|
E MajorE|----0----0----0----0--------|

After you do that, do some kind of muted strumming thing with the occasional lick and
then get back into the main riff.

Here's a few examples of these sections throughout the song.

(0:15-0:17)

e|-----------------------|
BB|-14h15p14-12-11-12-11\-|
G+G|-----------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|

(0:24-0:26)

e|-----------------------|
BB|-----------------------|
G+G|--9~~~-----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|

(1:48-1:50)

e|----------------14b15--|
BB|-14h15p14-12-11--------|
G+G|-----------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|

Or hey, do yourself a favour and come up with your own thing.

CHORUS

Two parts to this.

Part 1: "Baby, you're so vague..."

e|-----14-------14-------14-------14-|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----11-------11-------11-------11-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----|

Part 2: "...that you probably think this song ain't about you"

e|-14--10-10--11-|
BB|---------------|
G+G|-11--7--7---8--|
D MajorD|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|

INTERLUDE

Similar to the chorus, only this note is played twice in place of the 14/11, then a
lick. The 11s can be played with a volume pedal without sounding stupid, but I don't think
it's used in the studio recording.
e|-------------------10----------|
BB|----------------12----12-------|
G+G|--11--11---9-12----------12-9--|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|

This is done a few more times, but the last lick is changed slightly to this

e|---------------------|
BB|------12-11-------12-|
G+G|-9-12--------12-9----|
D MajorD|---------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|

VERSE 2

Same as verse 1, but halfway through, the guitar starts going like this. (This is when
Josh starts singing "setting you up")

e|--12--14---15---18---19-----|
BB|----------------------------|
G+G|--9---11---12---15---16-----|
D MajorD|----------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------|
E MajorE|----0----0----0----0--------|

SOLO


                 *very small part I cannot for the life of me figure
out because of Josh singing*
e|---------------------------------------------|
BB|-14h15p14-11-12-11-12-11--11-12-11-----------|
G+G|--------------------------9------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------0------------------------|
BB|-12-14-15-11-12p11---12---------------------|
G+G|------------------------12-9----------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------9-7-5-7--------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|

e|-15--------------------------------|
BB|----15-11-------15-----------------|
G+G|----------12-12----15--------------|
D MajorD|----------------------14-14-14\----|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|

e|-------------------15----------------------|
BB|----------------------15--15-15-15-12-11---|
G+G|-13h15-16-15-13-15-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------16-16-----------------|
BB|-14-15-14-14-12-11-12-------15--12-11-------|
G+G|--------------------------------------12----|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------|
BB|---------------------|
G+G|-12-9h10-------------|
D MajorD|---------9-7-5-7-7\--|
A augmentedA|---------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|

If you need help on making up your own thing, use this as a basis or any Mexicola solo,
as the two songs are quite similar and will fit quite nicely. If you've listened to a
live version of this song, you'll find that they're almost the same.

OUTRO

Mister guitarist numero dos will play this over the end of Josh's solo.

e|-----14--15--18--19--|
BB|---------------------|
G+G|-----11--12--15--16--|
D MajorD|---------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------|
E MajorE|-0-0-----------------|

That's all, folks. Careful now.

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note