Tension Head by Queens Of The Stone Age

Tabbed by Dan Wadham

Tuning - C F Bb Eb G C

intro:
---------------------|
---------------------|
---------------------|
---------------------|
-----7-6---5---------|
---0-----7---6-0-5~--|

riff 1:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12--12-14-15-17---|
---12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12--12-14-15-17---|
---10-10-10-10--0-10-10-10-10--0-10-10-10-10--0-10-10-10-10--10-12-13-15---|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

riff 2:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12----9----12-12-12-12----12-12-12-14-15-17---|
-----12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12----9----12-12-12-12----12-12-12-14-15-17---|
---0-10-10-10-10--0-10-10-10-10--0-7--0-10-10-10-10--0-10-10-10-12-13-15---|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

pre-chorus riff:
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
---12-12-12-9--12-12-12-9--12-12-12-9--12-12-12/14-15-17---|
---12-12-12-9--12-12-12-9--12-12-12-9--12-12-12/14-15-17---|
---10-10-10-7--10-10-10-7--10-10-10-7--10-10-10/12-13-15---|
-----------------------------------------------------------|

chorus: guitar 1 (right channel)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
--17p15----------------17p15------------17p5---------------17p15-----------17--| 
--------15----17b--15--------15----17b-------15----17b--15-------15----17b-----| 
-----------14-------------------14--------------14------------------14---------| 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

chorus: guitar 2 (left channel)
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|
------------9--8--------5--9--8---|
-----6-7-6--9--8----6-7----9--8---|
---0--------7--6--0--------7--6---|

bridge:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
---6h7-7-6h7-7-6h7-----------------------------------------------------|
-------------------2h3-3-2h3-3-2h3--4h5-5-4h5-5-4h5--2h3-3-2h3-3-2h3---|

bridge lead:
-----------------------------------------|
---17-------17----------------17---------|
------19-------19-19p17-19p17------------|
---------17----------------------15-17---|
-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|

intro riff 1x

riff 1 1x

riff 2 1x

riff 1 2x

riff 2 1x

riff 1 1x

riff 1 variation 1:
-----------------------|
-----------------------|
---11-11-11-12-12-12---|
---11-11-11-12-12-12---|
----9--9--9-10-10-10---|
-----------------------|

riff 1 variation 2 (at the end of the riff):
-----------------|
-----------------|
-----------------|
-----------------|
---10-12-13-12---|
-----------------|

riff 2 variation 1:
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|
--0-10-10-10--10-10h12p10-10--7---|
----------------------------------|

pre-chorus 2 lead:
-------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------17---|
---15---12---15---12---18---15---18--------|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|

riff 1 w/variation 1:
Everyday I wake up feeling this way

riff 1 w/variation 2:
I take it downtown with all the action going down

pre-chorus riff 2x:
Stike your match, strike your match, cook it up

chorus:
(My life) I’m feeling so sick
(Your life) I feel so ***ing sick (My life)
(Your life)

riff 1:
On the bathroom floor

riff 1 w/variation 2:
Try to get out and get right

riff 2 w/variation 1:
Hustling little girls

riff 2:
Machine little boys
Yeah

pre-chorus riff and pc lead:
Gotta get out, gotta get out and get right
Gotta get out, I gotta get out no more
No more, no more

chorus:
(My life) I’m feeling so sick
(Your life) I’m feeling so sick
On the bathroom floor (My life)
I’m feeling so sick (Your life)
No more

bridge

intro riff 1x

lead:
-----------------------------------|
------------------------------17---|
---12--15--12--15--15--18--15------|
-----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|
-----------------------------------|

riff 1 2x:
Yeah!
(High life, low life)

pre-chorus riff 2x:
(High life, low life, high life, low life)

chorus:
(My life) I’m feeling so sick
(Your life) I feel so sick
No more