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Battery Acid by Queens Of The Stone Age
Battery Acid
Gtr I (C F A# D# G C) - 'Untitled'
INTRO
4/4
Gtr I
E Q E Q Q
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|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|-8-9--9-10--13----|
|-6-7--7--8--11----|
VERSE
Q=140
E E E E E E E E Repeat as necessary
----||-------------------------------------||----|
----||o-----------------------------------o||----|
----||------------------10----10-----10----||----|
----||--13---12---14----11----11-----11----||----|
-11-||o-13---12---14----11----11-----11---o||----|
--9-||--11---10---12-----9-----9------9----||----|
CHORUS
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|-8-7-9-10---6---6-|---6---6---6---6--|
|-6-5-7--8---4---4-|---4---4---4---4--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|------------------|----------10---10--------|
|------------------|------------------|-13-12-14-11---11---11---|
|-8-7-9-10---6---6-|---6---6-8-7-9-11-|-13-12-14-11---11---11---|
|-6-5-7--8---4---4-|---4---4-6-5-7--9-|-11-10-12--9----9----9---|
BRIDGE -repeat 4 times, then repeat last two bars 4 times
E E E E H E Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---7-----10----|------9b10------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----8---------|-8--------------|-8-6-9-7---8---6-|-8-6-9-7---8---6-|
|-9-----9-------|---9------------|-6-4-7-5---6---4-|-6-4-7-5---6---4-|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
RIFF NEAR THE END
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||-----------------------|---------------------|
||o-11-11---11---11---11-|---11---11---11---11-|
||--11-11---11---11---11-|---11---11---11---11-|
||--11-11---11---11---11-|---11---11---11---11-|
||o--9--9----9----9----9-|----9----9----9----9-|
||-----------------------|---------------------|
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--o||
|-9-9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9-----9---||
|-9-9---9---9---9-|---9---9---9-----9---||
|-7-7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7-----7--o||
|-----------------|---------------------||
SOLO - bend some of the notes out of tune
S S E E E Q Q S S E E E Q Q
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------8b11r=8--|------9----9-10b11.5r=10--|
|-11p9----9-11----------|-9h11---11----------------|
|------11---------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
S S S S E E Q Q S S E E E Q Q
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------9----9-11b13r=11b13--|
|------9----9----11b13r=11b13-|-9h11---11-----------------|
|-9h11---11---11--------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
S S S S E E Q Q Q. E Q. E
|----------------------------|------------------9-|
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|------9----9----9b11r=9b11--|-9b11r=====11b13----|
|-9h11---11---11-------------|-------11-----------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------|
Q E Q E Q E E E E E E E E
|-------------------9---------|----------------------------|
|---------12------------------|----------------------------|
|-11pb13r=====11b13---11pb13r=|=10-9-10-11-11b13-11-10-11--|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
E E E Q E E E +E E E Q E S S E
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------11-8----|
|-----9-11-9b10----------|------------------------11-|
|-/11------------11-10-9-|-(9)-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----11-9-7b8--/11---------|
E Q E E E Q +Q
|------------------------|------------|
|------------------------|------------|
|-----------------11b13r=|=(11)b13----|
|-9-9b11-----------------|------------|
|---------11-10-9--------|------------|
|------------------------|------------|
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
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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
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version 2
D A D G B E
Tuning - Drop D
This is much easier to play in Drop D.
Riff 1:
E|-----------------|------------------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------------------|
G|-----------------|------------------------------|
D|-----------------|--------------9--8--10--7--7--|
A|--4--5--5--6--9--|--4--5--5--6--9--8--10--7--7--|
D|--4--5--5--6--9--|--4--5--5--6--9--8--10--7--7--|
Riff 2:
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|--7--9--8--10--7--7--|
A|--7--9--8--10--7--7--|
D|--7--9--8--10--7--7--|
Riff 3:
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--7--4--3--5--6--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--4--3--5--6--2--2--2--|
A|--7--4--3--5--6--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--4--3--5--6--2--2--2--|
D|--7--4--3--5--6--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--4--3--5--6--2--2--2--|
Riff 3 continued:
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--2--4--3--5--7--9--8--10--7--7|
A|--2--4--3--5--7--9--8--10--7--7|
D|--2--4--3--5--7--9--8--10--7--7|
Riff 4 guitar 1:
E|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--7--5--5------3--3--|--9--7--10--8--8--7--9--8--10--8--8--|
A|--7--5--5------3--3--|--7--5--8---6--6--5--7--6--8---6--6--|
D|--7--5--5------3--3--|-------------------------------------|
Riff 4 guitar 2:
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-----3--------6~---------5~-|-------------------------------------|
G|--------4----------4--------|-------------------------------------|
D|--5--------5----------5-----|--9--7--10--8--8--7--9--8--10--8--8--|
A|----------------------------|--7--5--8---6--6--5--7--6--8---6--6--|
D|----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Riff 5:
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
A|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
D|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|
Riff 5 continued:
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---9--9---9--9---9---9---9---9----|
A|---9--9---9--9---9---9---9---9----|
D|---9--9---9--9---9---9---9---9----|
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version 3
Intro
Guitar 1
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------10b-------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------5----6----6----7----3------------------------------------|x4
A----------------3----4----4----5----1------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitars 1&2
starts at ("Go!")
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------10----8----12----8----8----8----10----8----10----8-----------|
A------------10----8----12----8----8----8----10----8----10----8-----------|
E------------8-----6----10----6----6----6----8-----6----12----6-----------|
(Play until Pre-chorus["theres nothing you can say"])
(Pre-Chorus["theres nothing you can say"])
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------10----8----12----8----8----8----10----8----12----------------|
D------------10----8----12----8----8----8----10----8----12----------------|
A------------8-----6----10----6----6----6----8-----6----10----------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Chorus["Battery Acid"])
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------10----8----12----8----8----8----10----8----12----------------|
D------------10----8----12----8----8----8----10----8----12----------------|
A------------8-----6----10----6----6----6----8-----6----10----------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------2-----4----2----6----2----2----2----4----2----6----2----2----|
A------------2-----4----2----6----2----2----2----4----2----6----2----2----|
E------------0-----2----0----4----0----0----0----2----0----4----0----0----|
(play over 3 times)
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