Better Living Through Chemistry by Queens Of The Stone Age #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY As recorded by Queens Of The Stone Age (From the 2000 Album RATED R) Words and Music by Joshua Homme & Nick Olivieri Gtr I (C F A# D# G C) - 'gtr I' Intro Q=110 4/4 Gtr I Wx4 E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S |------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------|------7-----7-------7----15--|-15----15----14--14----14----11--| |------------|-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-| |------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| E E E E S S E E S S |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| 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|---------------------------------| D.S. al Coda E E E E S S E E S S E E E S S E E E E |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------12----12----12--------|-------------12--12----12----| |-11------11----11----11----10--|-10----10--------------------| |-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-|-(0)-0-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| Outro & A5G5A5Bb5A5G5F#G5 E E E E E E E E 4x W ||--------------------||------*| ||o------------------o||------*| ||--9-7-9-10-9-7-6-7--||------*| ||--7-5-7--8-7-5-4-5--||------*| ||o------------------o||-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 Tablature Legend ---------------- 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 ----------- | - 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 www.TAB6.com