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I Sat By the Ocean - Queens of the Stone Age
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Tabbed by: PDPablo
Tuning: Standard
Intro:e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|--6-6--4/(6)-6--4/(6)-6--4-6\--|A|--6-6--4/(6)-6--4/(6)-6--4-6\--|E|--4-4--2/(4)-4--2/(4)-4--2-4\--|
Slide Solo 1 (Josh only, easy):e|---------------------------------------------------------------|B|-7/9\7/9\7-----7/9-\7-----------------7/9----------------------|G|-----------8-8---------8\6\4------6/8----------8/9---8\6\5/8~--|D|------------------------------------------11-------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------4~--| B|---------------9*-/12\9----7-/9------9--------------| G|---------4/6-8-------------------6/8-----8-\6\4-----| D|-----4/6--------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------|
*Those with stronger fingers can "cheat" here by bending instead of sliding to
the high B without too much of a difference in tone.
Slide Solo 1 (Josh + Dean combo for single guitar, intermediate):e|-14/16\14/16\14-------14/16-\14-----------------14/16-------------------------|B|----------------16-16-----------16\14\12--14/16-------14--16/17--16\14\12/16--|G|-11/13\11/13\11-------11/13-\11-----------------14/16-------------------------|D|----------------13-13-----------13\11\9---11/13-------11--13/14--13\11\10/13--|A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------16-/19\16--14/16--------16-----------16-|B|-------12/14-16-------------------14/16----16-\14\12----|G|-11/13----------13-/17\13--11/13--------13-----------13-|D|-------9-/11-13-------------------11/13----13-\11\9-----|A|-9-/11--------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Riff: (x3 for backing guitar or x2 for lead after solo)e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-6-6--4/(6)-6--4/(6)-6--6-6/(8)-8/(9)-9-9--9-9-9--4-4-4--4-4-4-7*--6-6--4/(6)-6---|A|-6-6--4/(6)-6--4/(6)-6--6-6/(8)-8/(9)-9-9--9-9-9--4-4-4--4-4-4-7*--6-6--4/(6)-6---|E|-4-4--2/(4)-4--2/(4)-4--4-4/(6)-6/(7)-7-7--7-7-7--2-2-2--2-2-2-5*--4-4--2/(4)-4---|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------4-4/6---6-/7-6\4------------------------------|D|--4/(6)-6--6-6\(4)-4p2-2-2--2-2-2--4-4/6---6-/7-6\4--6-6--4/(6)-6--4/(6)-6--4-6\-|A|--4/(6)-6--6-6\(4)-4p2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2/4---4-/5-4\2--6-6--4/(6)-6--4/(6)-6--4-6\-|E|--2/(4)-4--4-4\(2)-2p0-0-0--0-0-0--------------------4-4--2/(4)-4--2/(4)-4--2-4\-|
*The A is played by the bass in a band setting, but is added here as a power chord
for solo guitarists.
Pre Chorus:e|---------------------------------| B|o-------------------------------o| Repeat once G|---9-9-9-9-11/(13)--6--6---------|D|--------------------6--6--6--6---| <----------Sounds cleaner if you don't mute D string,A|o--6-7-6-7-9-/(11)--4--4--6--6--o| use fingerplucking for A/G string 9ths/octavesE|--------------------------4--4---|
Chorus 1:e|----------------------------------------| |-----|B|----------------------------------------| |-----|G|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-11--11-11-11-11-11-11--| |-----|D|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-11--11-11-11-11-11-11--| |-2-4-| <--- Second guitarist playsA|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-9---9--9--9--9--9--9---| |-2-4-| these chords instead.E|----------------------------------------| |-0-2-| Live, Troy and Josh
trade off; Josh startse|-----------------------------------------------| |---| high and ends lowB|-----------------------------------------------| |---| while Troy starts lowG|--13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13-13--| |---| and ends on the highD|--13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13-13--| |-6-| <--- G# chord.A|--11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11--| |-6-|E|-----------------------------------------------| |-4-|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-------5-|G|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |-6---5-4-|D|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |-6-8-x-2-|A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-4-8-3---|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---6-----| Alt fingering that Josh uses
Coda:e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|--6--4/(6)-6--4/(6)-6--4-6\---|A|--6--4/(6)-6--4/(6)-6--4-6\---|E|--4--2/(4)-4--2/(4)-4--2-4\---|
Slide Solo 2 (Josh only, easy):e|----------------------------------------------------------------|B|--7/9\7/9\7------7/9-\7-----------------7/9---------------------|G|------------8-8---------8\6\4-------6/8---------8/9---8\6\5/8~--|D|--------------------------------------------11------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|B|------------7/9-\7----------------------------------|G|--8/9-\8--------------6-\4----6/8-6---6/5~~~~~/(1)--|D|----------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|
Slide Solo 2 (Josh + Dean combo for single guitar, intermediate):e|-14/16\14/16\14-------14/16-\14-----------------14/16-------------------------|B|----------------16-16-----------16\14\12--14/16-------14--16/17--16\14\13/16--|G|-11/13\11/13\11-------11/13-\11-----------------14/16-------------------------|D|----------------13-13-----------13\11\9---11/13-------11--13/14--13\11\10/13--|A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------14/16-\14----------------------------------|B|--16/17-\16-------------14\12--14/16-14--14\13----\(9)--|G|-------------11/13-\11----------------------------------|D|--13/14-\13-------------11\9---11/13-11--11\10----\(6)--|A|--------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Riff:
(Same for backing guitar during solo, different for 1st half of 2nd verse, after "find it
with someone new")
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------4-4/6---6-/7-6\4------------------------------|D|-4/(6)-6--666--444--222-2--2-2-2--4-4/6---6-/7-6\4--6-6--4/(6)-6--4/(6)-6--4-6\-|A|-4/(6)-6--666--444--222-2--2-2-2--2-2/4---4-/5-4\2--6-6--4/(6)-6--4/(6)-6--4-6\-|E|-2/(4)-4--444--222--000-0--0-0-0--------------------4-4--2/(4)-4--2/(4)-4--2-4\-|one new [.............] D'you know...
(The rest is the same as verse 1.)
Pre Chorus:e|---------------------------------|B|o-------------------------------o| Repeat onceG|---9-9-9-9-11/(13)--6--6---------|D|--------------------6--6--6--6---| <----------Sounds cleaner if you don't mute D stringA|o--6-7-6-7-9-/(11)--4--4--6--6--o| use fingerplucking for A/G string 9ths/octavesE|--------------------------4--4---|
Chorus 2:e|----------------------------------------| |-----|B|----------------------------------------| |-----|G|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-11--11-11-11-11-11-11--| |-----|D|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-11--11-11-11-11-11-11--| |-2-4-| <--- Second guitarist playsA|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-9---9--9--9--9--9--9---| |-2-4-| these chords instead.E|----------------------------------------| |-0-2-| Live, Troy and Josh
trade off; Josh startse|-----------------------------------------------| |---| high and ends lowB|-----------------------------------------------| |---| while Troy starts lowG|--13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13-13--| |---| and ends on the highD|--13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13-13--| |-6-| <--- G# chord.A|--11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11--| |-6-|E|-----------------------------------------------| |-4-|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------|G|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|D|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------| |-----|B|----------------------------------------| |-----|G|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-11--11-11-11-11-11-11--| |-----|D|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-11--11-11-11-11-11-11--| |-2-4-| <--- Second guitarist playsA|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-9---9--9--9--9--9--9---| |-2-4-| these chords instead.E|----------------------------------------| |-0-2-| Live, Troy and Josh
trade off; Josh startse|-----------------------------------------------| |---| high and ends lowB|-----------------------------------------------| |---| while Troy starts lowG|--13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13-13--| |---| and ends on the highD|--13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-13-13--| |-6-| <--- G# chord.A|--11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11-11--| |-6-|E|-----------------------------------------------| |-4-|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------|G|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|D|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|D|-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Troy's Jam:e|-14/(16)-16-16-14-12-12-12-/(14)-14-14-14-12-11-11-11/(16)-|B|-x-------x--x--x--x--x--x--------x--x--x--x--x--x--x-------|G|-11/(13)-13-13-11-9--9--9--/(11)-11-11-11-9--8--8--8-/(13)-|D|-----------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--16-16-16-14-12-12-12-/(14)-14-14-14-12-11-11-11/(16)--|B|o-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--------x--x--x--x--x--x--x-------o| Repeat onceG|--13-13-13-11-9--9--9--/(11)-11-11-11-9--8--8--8-/(13)--|D|--------------------------------------------------------|A|o------------------------------------------------------o|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-16-16-16-14-12-12-12-/(14)-14-14-14-12-11-11-11-|B|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|G|-13-13-13-11-9--9--9--/(11)-11-11-11-9--8--8--8--|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
Josh's jame|--------------------------------------------------|B|o------------------------------------------------o| Played 4 times by secondG|--11/(13)-13-13-11-9-9-9-/(11)-11-11-11-----------| guitar.D|---------------------------------------------4----|A|o-9-/(11)-11-11-9--7-7-7-/(9-)-9--9--9--xx-2---5-o|E|--------------------------------------------------|
Ending:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|G|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|D|-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Dean plays arpeggiated melodic versions of the power chords in the chorus on keyboard
1 octave up.
/=slide up
\=slide down
(#)=unstrummed note
p=pull-off
x=muted string
~=vibrato
*=see note