Walkin On The Sidewalks Tab

by Queens of the Stone Age
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author NzT [a] 121.
1 contributor total, last edit on Oct 14, 2020
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - Walkin' on the Sidewalks
Tabbed by NzT
 
 
Intro riff
C |--------7---------------------|
G |--------10b12-----------------|
Eb|---------------------------7--|
Bb|---------------------------7--|
F |---------------------------5--|
C |--0--0--------(0)-0--0--0-----|
 
 
Main riff
C |----------------------| - When played live, Josh will
G |----------------------|   sometimes add a few mutes
Eb|-----9------12--9--7--|   after the fourth note.
Bb|-----9--11--12--9--7--|
F |-----7--11--10--7--5--|
C |--0-----9-------------|
 
 
Intro solo
C |----------------7-10fb~---------------10fb~----------------------------|
G |--10fb~--8-10--------------8-10----------------8-10---8---8~-----10fb--|
Eb|--------------9-----------------9-7-----------------9---------9--------|
Bb|------------------------------------9-------------------9--------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
- Half transcribed from the record, half from live recordings.
 
 
 
Alternate Main riff
C |----------------------| - Played occasionally in place
G |----------------------|   of the main riff.
Eb|-----9----------9--7--|
Bb|-----9--11--12--9--7--|
F |-----7--11--12--7--5--|
C |--0-----9---10--------|
 
 
Chorus riff
C |----------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|--7--7-7--7--7-7--6--6-6--6--6-6--|
F |--7--7-7--7--7-7--6--6-6--6--6-6--|
C |--5--5-5--5--5-5--4--4-4--4--4-4--|
 
 
Bridge riff
C |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|--7--7-7--7--7-7--6--6-6--6--6-6--|--5--5-5--5--5-5--4--4-4--4--4-4--|
F |--7--7-7--7--7-7--6--6-6--6--6-6--|--5--5-5--5--5-5--4--4-4--4--4-4--|
C |--5--5-5--5--5-5--4--4-4--4--4-4--|--3--3-3--3--3-3--2--2-2--2--2-2--|
 
C |----------------------------------| - Loosen up on the strumming in
G |----------------------------------|   this last bit.
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|
F |--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--|
C |--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--1--1-1--|
 
 
Solo! - This is a mess. Have fun.
C |--7----9----10----10-------9----12----12-------10---14----14-----|
G |--10fb-12fb-13fb--13fb~----12fb-15fb--15fb~----13fb-17fb--17fb~--|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
C |--12----12-------14----------------------------------------------|
G |--15fb--15fb~----17fb-17-14--15-12~----10-12-12fb-10fb~----15fb--|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------12-------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--8-10---8---8-10fb----8-10--------10fb~----8-10-----------10fb--|
Eb|-------9---9----------------9-7--9---------------9-7-------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------9-7-9-------|
F |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
C |-----------10fb--| - The bit after this is played
G |--8-10---8-------|   a bit quicker.
Eb|-------9---------|
Bb|-----------------|
F |-----------------|
C |-----------------|
 
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--8-10-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------9-7-9-9bp7---7-------------------------------7------------|
Bb|------------------9---9-7s5--7-7bp5---5-------5-7s9---9-9~-------|
F |------------------------------------7---7-5-7--------------------|
C |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Outro riff (intro variation)
C |--------7-------12--------------|------| - Played closer to the end
G |--------10b12---15b17-----------|------|   a few times.
Eb|-----------------------------7--|------|
Bb|-----------------------------7--|------|
F |-----------------------------5--|------|
C |--0--0-------(0)-------0--0-----|-0--0-|
 
 
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| s   slide
| h   hammer-on
| ~   vibrato
| b   bend
| fb  full bend
| bp  bend pull off
| p   pull off
| ()  optional notes
 
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2 comments
NzT
Yeah, you could be right. I based a lot of this off a few live recordings so I could see where his hands were.
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Taxidriver745
In the intro solo I think it's the 7th fret on Eb instead of C. Awesome tab otherwise, 5 stars :D
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