Regular John Chords & Tabs
Regular John is in full C tuning
INTRO:
Guitar I
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------| downstrokes only!
Bb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
C |-----------------------------------------|
Guitar II
C |------------------------------14~--------| QOTSA actually uses a
G |-15~----------------14~------------------| volume pedals but you can
Eb|----------12~----------------------------| just as easily pick and
Bb|-----------------------------------------| turn the volume knob up
F |-----------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------|
Then
Guitar I and II
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------| again, downstrokes only!
Bb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
C |-----------------------------------------|
Guitar I and II
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
F |-19191919-222222-----19191919-212121-----|
C |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0------0-0-0-0--0-0-0------|
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VERSE
Guitar I and II
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------| again, downstrokes only!
Bb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
F |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
C |-----------------------------------------|
Guitar I and II
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|------------1010-------------------------|
F |-7-7--9-9---8-8---1010--1212121212121212-|
C |-5-5--7-7---------8-8---1010101010101010-|
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CHORUS
Guitar I and II
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-12121212121212--------------------------|
F |-10101010101010---12--14--1414141414-----|
C |------------------10--12--1212121212-----|
CHORUS SOLO
Guitar II
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------| while guitar I plays the
Eb|-----------------------------------------| chorus
Bb|------------------12-14p12--12-14--12-14-|
F |-------10-12-12/14--------14-------------|
C |-10-12-----------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-14b16r-14b16r-14b16r-14b16r-14b16r-12---|
F |--------------------------------------14-|
C |-----------------------------------------|
CHORUS END
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-12\--9~---------------------------------|
F |-10\--7~---------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/q/queens_of_the_stone_age/regular_john_tab_ver_8.html ]
2ND CHORUS SOLO
Guitar II
C |-12-----12-----12-----12-----12----------| again while guitar I
G |-15b17r-15b17r-15b17r-15b17r-15b17r------| plays the chorus
Eb|------------------------------------12---|
Bb|--------------------------------------14-| twice
F |-----------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------|
LONG CHORUS END
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-12\--9~---------------------------------| give it some feedback
F |-10\--7~---------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------|
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INTERLUDE
Guitar 1
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |--12*--12*--12*--12*--12*--12*--12*--12*-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------|
Palmmuting guitar (plays the whole interlude)
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------|
C |-0-0---0--0-0---0--0-0---0--0-0---0------|
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------|
C |-2-2---2--2-2---2--2-2---2--2--0-2-3-----|
Guitar I
C |-14~-------------------------------------|
G |----------14~----------------------------| (the guitar doing
Eb|---------------------12~--------11~------| the harmonics)
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------|
Guitar II
C |--------------------------------14~------|
G |-15~--------------------14~--------------|
Eb|----------12~----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------|
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3RD CHORUS SOLO
Guitar II
C |---------------------------------------------| and again while
G |---------------------------------------------| guitar I plays
Eb|--------------------------------12-14--12-14-| the chorus
Bb|-----------------12-14p12--12-14-----14------|
F |------10-12-12/14--------14------------------|
C |-10-12---------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------|
G |----15------15------15------15------15---------|
eB|-14b16r--14b16r--14b16r--14b16r--14b16r--14-12-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------|
C |-12-----12-----12-----12-----12----------|
G |-15b17r-15b17r-15b17r-15b17r-15b17r------|
Eb|------------------------------------12---|
Bb|--------------------------------------14-| this bar thrice
F |-----------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------|
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END
C |-----------------------------------------|
G |-12*--12*--12*--12*--12*-12*12*12*12*~---|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------|
Should you want an example, check out my video
It's not perfect, but i dont expect anyone to live up to Josh Homme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf6qnX4rmDU