REGULAR JOHN
As recorded by Queens Of The Stone Age
(From the 1998 Album QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE)
Words and Music by Josh Homme
E5 G5 D5 E5(type 2)
0 7 9 x x x x 10 12 x x x 10 12 x x x x x 7 9 x x x
Gtr I (C F A# D# G C) - 'rhythm'
Gtr II (C F A# D# G C) - 'lead'
Intro
Q=75
E5 E5
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr II
< < < <
~~ ~~ ~~ ~~
W E E E E E E E E 3x
E5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
< < < <
~~ ~~ ~~ ~~
E E E E E E E E
E5 E5
+S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W
$
E5
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| |
| |
| 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 19 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
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| o o |
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| o 19 19 19 22 22 22 19 19 19 19 21 21 21 19 o |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| |
| |
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| 19 19 19 22 22 22 19 19 19 19 21 21 21 21 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
E5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| o o |
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| 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| o 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 o |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Verse 1, 2
E5 E5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| o | |
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| 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| o 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Chorus 1
To Coda
A5B5C5 D5 G5 D5 E5(type 2)
S E E E E E E S E 4x S S S S S S S S S S S E S E
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| o | |
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| 7 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 | 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 9 9 9 |
| 7 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 o | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 7 7 7 |
| 0 5 7 8 8 10 10 10 10 | 10 0 |
G5 D5 E5(type 2)
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S E S E
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/ / / / / / / / / / o / / /
Gtr II
~~~
S S S S S S S S T T S S E. S S
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| |
| |
| 12 14 12 14p12 12 14 12 14 |
| 10 12 14 14 |
| 10 12 |
G5 D5 E5(typG52E5(type 2)
S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S
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/ / / / / / / / / / o / / / /
E E E E E S E. S S
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| |
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| 14pb15.5r 14pb15.5r 14pb15.5r 14pb15.5r 14pb15.5r 12 12s9 |
| 14 10s7 |
| |
Chorus 2
D.S. al Coda &
E5 G5 D5 E5(type 2)
Gtr I
W +W S S S S S S S S S S S E S E
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| | | |
| | | |
| 9 | (9) | 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 9 9 9 |
| 7 | (7) | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 7 7 7 |
| 0 | (0) | 10 0 |
G5 D5 E5(type 2)
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S E S E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / o / / /
Gtr II
~~~
E E E E E S E. +E
| 12 12 12 12 12 |
| 15pb17r 15pb17r 15pb17r 15pb17r 15pb17r |
| 12 |
| 14 (14)\ |
| |
| |
G5 D5 E5(typG52E5(type 2)
S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / o / / / /
~~~
E E E E E S E. S S
| 12 12 12 12 12 |
| 15pb17r 15pb17r 15pb17r 15pb17r 15pb17r |
| 12 |
| 14 12s9 |
| 10s7 |
| |
E5
W +W +W +W
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/ / / /
<
W +H H +W +W
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| | 12 | (12) | (12) |
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| 9 | (9) | | |
| 7 | (7) | | |
| 0 | (0) | | |
Bridge
Gtr I
PM----------| PM---------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| o |
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| o 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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|
| Gtr II
| e e e e e e e e
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| o 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
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| o |
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------------------------| PM--------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| o |
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| 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 o |
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| e e e e e e e e
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| 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 o |
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| o |
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PM----------| PM---------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| o |
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| o 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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| e e e e e e e e
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| o 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
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| o |
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-------------------------| PM--------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
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| o |
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| 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 o |
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| < < < <
| ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
| E. S E. S E. S E. S 4x
Verse 3
E5 E5
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| o o | | o o |
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| 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 | | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| o 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 o | | o 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 o |
| 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
Chorus 3
A5B5C5 D5 G5 D5 E5(type 2)
S E E E E E E S E S S S S S S S S S S S E S E
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| 7 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 | 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 9 9 9 |
| 7 9 10 10 12 12 12 12 | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 7 7 7 |
| 0 5 7 8 8 10 10 10 10 | 10 0 |
G5 D5 E5(type 2)
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S E S E
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/ / / / / / / / / / o / / /
Gtr II
S S S S S S S S T T S S S S S S S
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| |
| 12 12 14 |
| 12 14 12 14p12 12 14 14 |
| 10 12 14 14 |
| 10 12 |
G5 D5 E5(type 2)
S S S S S S S S S S S E S E
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/ / / / / / / / / / o / / /
~~
+S S S S S S S S S S S Q +S
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| 15 15 15 15 15 |
| (14)b16 (14)r14b16 (14)r14b16 (14)r14b16 (14)r14b16 (14)r14 12 (12)\ |
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G5 D5 E5(type 2)
S S S S S S S S S S S E S E
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/ / / / / / / / / / o / / /
~~~
E E E E E S E. +E
| 12 12 12 12 12 |
| o 15pb17r 15pb17r 15pb17r 15pb17r 15pb17r 12 o |
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| 14 (14)\ |
| o o |
| |
G5 D5 E5(typG52E5(tE5e 2)
S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S W
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/ / / / / / / / / / o / / / / /
~~~
E E E E E S E. S S W
| 12 12 12 12 12 | * |
| 15pb17r 15pb17r 15pb17r 15pb17r 15pb17r 12 | * |
| | * |
| 14 12s9 | 9 * |
| 10s7 | 7 * |
| | 0 * |
Duration Legend
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
- 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