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Paper Machete Tab

by Queens of the Stone Age
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C#m
Capo: no capo
Author aleksander.cattoir [a] 39. Last edit on Mar 30, 2024
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[Intro]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6-11-11-11-----11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6-11-11-11------|
A|------11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6-11-11-11-----11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6-11-11-11------|
E|--<9>-9--9--11-12-12-12-11-7-7-7-4-9--9--9--<9>-9--9--11-12-12-12-11-7-7-7-4-9--9--9--<9>--|
 
[Verse 1]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6-11-11-11-9-11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6-11-11-11--------|
A|------11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6-11-11-11-9-11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6-11-11-11--------|
E|--<9>-9--9--11-12-12-12-11-7-7-7-4-9--9--9--7-9--9--11-12-12-12-11-7-7-7-4-9--9--9--<9>----|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6-11-11-11-9-11-11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6------------------|
A|--11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6-11-11-11-9-11-11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6------------------|
E|--9--9--11-12-12-12-11-7-7-7-4-9--9--9--7-9--9--9--11-12-12-12-11-7-7-7-4------------------|
 
[Chorus]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-14-11-11-11-9-7-7-7-14-11-11-11-9-7-7-7-14-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-6--------------|
A|--7-7-14-11-11-11-9-7-7-7-14-11-11-11-9-7-7-7-14-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-6--------------|
E|--5-5-12-9--9--9--7-5-5-5-12-9--9--9--7-5-5-5-12-9--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-7-7-4--------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-14-11-11-11-9-7-7-7-14-11-11-11-9-7-7-7-14-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------|
A|--7-7-14-11-11-11-9-7-7-7-14-11-11-11-9-7-7-7-14-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------|
E|--5-5-12-9--9--9--7-5-5-5-12-9--9--9--7-5-5-5-12-9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6-11-11-11-9-11-11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6-11-11-11-9-11----|
A|--11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6-11-11-11-9-11-11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6-11-11-11-9-11----|
E|--9--9--11-12-12-12-11-7-7-7-4-9--9--9--7-9--9--9--11-12-14-12-11-7-7-7-4-9--9--9--7-9-----|
 
[Verse 2]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6-11-11-11-9-11-11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6-11-11-11---------|
A|--11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6-11-11-11-9-11-11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6-11-11-11---------|
E|--9--9--11-12-12-12-11-7-7-7-4-9--9--9--7-9--9--9--11-12-12-12-11-7-7-7-4-9--9--9--<9>-----|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6-11-11-11-9-11-11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6------------------|
A|--11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6-11-11-11-9-11-11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6------------------|
E|--9--9--11-12-12-12-11-7-7-7-4-9--9--9--7-9--9--9--11-12-12-12-11-7-7-7-4------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-14-11-11-11-9-7-7-7-14-11-11-11-9-7-7-7-14-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-6--------------|
A|--7-7-14-11-11-11-9-7-7-7-14-11-11-11-9-7-7-7-14-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-6--------------|
E|--5-5-12-9--9--9--7-5-5-5-12-9--9--9--7-5-5-5-12-9--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-7-7-4--------------|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-14-11-11-11-9-7-7-7-14-11-11-11-9-7-7-7-14-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------|
A|--7-7-14-11-11-11-9-7-7-7-14-11-11-11-9-7-7-7-14-11-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------|
E|--5-5-12-9--9--9--7-5-5-5-12-9--9--9--7-5-5-5-12-9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|
 
 
[Bridge]
 
e|-----7------9~---------------------------------------------------9-11-9--------------|
B|--5~---9-10---------------------------------------------------5~--------9------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------9----------|
D|---------------11-11-16--14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16--14-14-14-13------------------------|
A|---------------11-11-16--14-14-14-11-13-11-11-16--14-14-14-13------------------------|
E|---------------9--9--14--12-12-12-11-11-9--9--14--12-12-12-11------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-11-16--14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16--14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16-14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16-14-14-11-11-11-|
A|--11-11-16--14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16--14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16-14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16-14-14-11-11-11-|
E|--9--9--14--12-12-12-11-11-9-9---14--12-12-12-11-11-9--9--14-12-14-12-11-11-9--9--14-12-12-9--9--9--|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------2--------------------------------2------------------------------|
A|--0--0-0-0---2--2/4--4-4-4--4~-----0--0-0-0---2--2/4--4-4-4--4/7-7-7-7-----|
E|-------------------------------4-------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------2---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0-0-0---2/4--4--4-4-4--4---7\--0-0-0--7\--2-2-2/7-7-7\0-0-0-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------2------------------------------------------|
A|--7\--2--2-2/7-7-7\0-0-0-7\--2--2------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------0------------------------------------------|
 
[Solo]
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------9~-9/-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------9h11-------------|
D|------11---11-11-9-11-11/13-9h11-----------9h11------9h11------------------|
A|---------------------------------11~--9h11------9h11-----------------------|
E|--9-9----9-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     1/2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-8b----12/14-12/14-12/14-12/14\12---------------------------------------|
D|-------11----------------------------11/13 11/13\9-9/11-9/11-9/11\9--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------11-11-11-------12-12-12-11-9-------12-14p12----------------------|
B|--9/12\9-----------12------------------12/14----------14p12-14-------------|
G|----------------------13---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------16----------16----------------------16~-16-------------------------|
B|--14-14----14/16-16----16-17p16p14-14-16-17--------17-16--17-16-14---------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------16~-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
    full full        full     full full
e|------------------------------------------19-------19-------16------11-----|
B|-------------------19b-19-17-19b-19b--\17----17/16----16/14----14/9--------|
G|--18b-18b-18p16------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------18---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                        1/4  1/2 1/2 1/2  1/2     full    1/2 1/2 1/2     full
e|-------14----14----14/-11b-14b-14b-14b-14b12--------------------------------|
B|--9/12----12----12------------------------------14b12---11b-11b-11b9----12b-|
G|---------------------------------------------13-------9---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------11-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Verse 3]
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6-11-11-11-9-11-11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6--------------------|
A|--11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6-11-11-11-9-11-11-11-13-14-14-14-13-9-9-9-6--------------------|
E|--9--9--11-12-14-12-11-7-7-7-4-9--9--9--7-9--9--9--11-12-12-12-11-7-7-7-4--------------------|
 
[Chorus]
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-14-11-11-11-14-7-7-7-14-11-11-11-9-7-7-14-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-----------------|
A|--7-7-14-11-11-11-14-7-7-7-14-11-11-11-9-7-7-14-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-----------------|
E|--5-5-12-9--9--9--12-5-5-5-12-9--9--9--7-5-5-12-9--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-7-7-4-----------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-14-11-11-11-14-7-7-7-14-11-11-11-9-7-7-7-14-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------|
A|--7-7-14-11-11-11-14-7-7-7-14-11-11-11-9-7-7-7-14-11-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------|
E|--5-5-12-9--9--9--12-5-5-5-12-9--9--9--7-5-5-5-12-9--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------|
 
[Outro]
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-11-16-14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16-14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16-14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16-14-14-13-13-|
A|--11-11-16-14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16-14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16-14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16-14-14-13-13-|
E|--9--9--14-12-12-12-11-11-9--9--14-12-12-12-11-11--9--9-14-12-12-14-11-11--9--9-14-12-12-11-11-|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-11-16-14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16-14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16-14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16-14-14-13-13-|
A|--11-11-16-14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16-14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16-14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16-14-14-13-13-|
E|--9--9--14-12-12-12-11-11-9--9--14-12-12-12-11-11-9--9--14-12-12-12-11-11-9--9--14-12-12-11-11-|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-11-16-14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16-14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16-14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16-14-14-13-13-|
A|--11-11-16-14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16-14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16-14-14-14-13-13-11-11-16-14-14-13-13-|
E|--9--9--14-12-12-12-11-11-9--9--14-12-12-12-11-11--9--9-14-12-12-12-11-11-9--9--14-12-12-11-11-|
 
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|--11-11/--|
A|--11-11/--|
E|--9--9/---|
 
 
 
************************************
 
| ~  Vibrato
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| h  Hammer-on
| b  Bend
| p  Pull-off
 
************************************

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Paper Machete – Queens of the Stone Age
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macm95
I don't get this tab. There are so many live videos of them playing this song now. The main riff is this: e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|-11--11--13--14--14--14--13--9--|-9--9--6--11--11--6--11--11-----| A|-11--11--13--14--14--14--13--9--|-9--9--6--11--11--6--11--11-----| E|-9---9---11--12--12--12--11--7--|-7--7--4--9---9---4--9---9------|
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