Band: Queens of The Stone Age
Song: In My Head
Album: Lullabies To Paralyze
Year: 2005
Tuning: E Standard
Tabber: Martin Jørgensen
QOTSA allways plays in a C tuning. That dosen't mean that you
have to. Just play the song like this.
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Intro:
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The pattern is just downstrokes all the way.
[Guitar I ]
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|
|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar I ]
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar I ]
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar I ]
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
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Verse:
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I'm pretty sure that the guitar is playing the first verse
like this.
[Guitar I + II ]
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-------------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------5-5-5-3-5-3|
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Chorus:
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[Guitar I + II ]
|------------------------------------|
|-5--------3--------3--------4-------|
|-4--------0--------2--------3-------|
|-2-(x16)--0-(x16)--0-(x16)--1-(x16)-|
|-2-----------------0--------1-------|
|------------------------------------|
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Verse: 2
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Listen to the song. This is the way it's played.
[Guitar I + II x4]
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x--4-4-4-2/4\2-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x--3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4--x-x-x-x/x\x-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------5-5-5-3/5\3-|
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Chorus:
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[Guitar I + II x2]
|------------------------------------|
|-5--------3--------3--------4-------|
|-4--------0--------2--------3-------|
|-2-(x16)--0-(x16)--0-(x16)--1-(x16)-|
|-2-----------------0--------1-------|
|------------------------------------|
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Brigde:
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This is the only part of the song that i really cool with 2
guitares. On the original song it's only bass and Guitar but
i've chosen to tab a guitar 2 for this part anyway.
[Guitar I ]
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9--11-11-11--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\8-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x---x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x\x-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7---9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\6-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar I ]
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9--10-10-10--12-12-12-12/14-14-12-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x---x--x--x---x--x--x--x/-x--x--x-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7---9--9--9--10-10-10-10/12-12-10-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar I ]
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9--10-10-10--12-12-12-12/14-16-14-12-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x---x--x--x---x--x--x--x/-x--x--x--x-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7---9--9--9--10-10-10-10/12-14-12-10-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/q/queens_of_the_stone_age/in_my_head_tab_ver_8.html ]
[Guitar I ]
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--9-9-9--10-10-10-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x---x--x--x-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7---9--9--9-|
|----------------------------------|
During This Guitar II goes
[Guitar II x3]
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--5-5-5---3-3-3---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x---x-x-x---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|------------------3-3-3---1-1-1-------------------|
[Guitar II ]
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--5-5-5---3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x---x-x-x-|
|------------------3-3-3---1-1-1-|
And then back to the Riff from the verse:
[Guitar I + II x2]
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1--4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x--4-4-4-2/4\2-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x--3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4--x-x-x-x/x\x-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------5-5-5-3/5\3-|
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??? Don't know what i should call this part ???
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Well this is the part where Josh goes.
"Oh, radio
I'll wait forever."
It's only the bass and the drums that's paying this part.
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Chorus:
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[Guitar I + II ]
|------------------------------------|
|-5--------3--------3--------4-------|
|-4--------0--------2--------3-------|
|-2-(x16)--0-(x16)--0-(x16)--1-(x16)-|
|-2-----------------0--------1-------|
|------------------------------------|
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Ending Solo:
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During the solo Guitar II Plays the Riff from the Chorus
[Guitar I x3][Guitar I ]
|--------------------||----------------------------------------|
|-5H77777777-7P5H7P5-||-7-7-7--8-8-8--10-10-10--8-8-8--7-8-7-5-|
|--------------------||----------------------------------------|
|--------------------||----------------------------------------|
|--------------------||----------------------------------------|
|--------------------||----------------------------------------|
[Guitar I ]
|------------------------------------|
|-5H7777-7-5-7-10-7/10-10/12-10-7-5--|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
[Guitar I ]
|---------------------------------|
|-5H777-7-5-7-20-7-10-12/14-12-10-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
[Guitar I ]
|------------------------------------|
|-5H7777-7-5-7-10-7/10-10/12-10-7-5--|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
[Guitar I ]
|----------------------------------|
|-7775-8-7-8-10-8-10-12-10-8-7-8-7-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
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Outro:
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Same as Intro:
[Guitar I ]
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--|
|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar I ]
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar I ]
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar I ]
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--|
|10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
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This song is not that hard and there isn't much to explain about
it. Just play.
Any comments or ajustments mail me at: Martin_illmatico@hotmail.com
RATE IT DAMN YOU ;D
