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				    kyuss
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Tuned Down 2 Steps (Low To High: C,G,Eb,Bb,F,C)

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  It took me forever to figure this out.  Well,
 not really but it sure felt like it.   Email me
  any comments.  Also if you're a Kyuss fan, I
             haven't met many
          Merkaba666@hotmail.com
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 Note

*On the repeats, Josh doesn't always play exactly the same thing,
 just listen for it, it's not too tough. It's mainly on the ending riff.
*He will sometimes use wah as a filter effect. If you ever hear a live
 version of any of their songs, you'll hear it more clearly.
*The sound at the beginning is flanged bass feedback


Intro (Clean)                                                            X3
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|----9p7-9---9-7h9-7---7-7h9-----|-----9p7-9---9-7h9-7---7-7h9-----------5-|
|----------------------------7---|-----------------------------7---7-5h7---|
|-0------------------------------|--0--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----9p7-9---9-7h9-7---7-7h9-7---|-----9p7-9---9-7h9-7---7-7h9------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------7^^--|
|-0------------------------------|--0-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

(Distorted)
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----9p7-9---9-7h9-7---7-7h-9-----------5-|-----9p7-9---9-7h9-7---7-7h-9----|
|------------------------------7---7-5h7---|-----------------------------7---|
|-0--0-------------------------------------|-0--0----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----9p7-9---9-7h9-7---7-7h-9-7---|-----9p7-9---9-7h9-7---7-7h-9------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------7^^--|
|-0--0-----------------------------|-0--0------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

                                                 12x
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--7---7-7/8-7-7---7-7/8-7-7---7-7/8-7-7---7/10-10--|
|--5---5-5/6-5-5---5-5/6-5-5---5-5/6-5-5---5/8--8---|

                                                              2x
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--10---10-10-10-10-10----10-10-10-10---------------------------|
|--10---10-10-10-10-10----10-10-10-10---7-----------7-----------|
|---8----8--8--8--8--8-----8--8--8--8---7---5---5---7---5---5---|
|---8----8--8--8--8--8-----8--8--8--8---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|                                                               |
| Second Time Guitar 2 Plays                                    |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------10--10--|
|--8-----8--8--8--8--8-----8/10-10-10---12----------12----------|
|-------------------------------------------10--10--------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--10---10-10-10-10-10----10-10-10-10---7---7---7---5---5---5---|
|--10---10-10-10-10-10----10-10-10-10---7---7---7---5---5---5---|
|---8----8--8--8--8--8-----8--8--8--8---5---5---5---3---3---3---|
|---8----8--8--8--8--8-----8--8--8--8---------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7----|
|--5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5----|
  PM----------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----9p7-9---9-7h9-7---7-7h9-7---|-----9p7-9---9-7h9-7---7-7h9-----|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------7^^--|
|-0--0----------------------------|-0--0----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------8-|-10^^-10^^-10^^-10^^-10^^-10--8--|
|-----9p7-9---9-7h9-7---7-7h9-7---7-7-9---|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0--0------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                                                 10x
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--7---7-7/8-7-7---7-7/8-7-7---7-7/8-7-7---7/10-10--|
|--5---5-5/6-5-5---5-5/6-5-5---5-5/6-5-5---5/8--8---|

                                                              2x
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--10---10-10-10-10-10----10-10-10-10---------------------------|
|--10---10-10-10-10-10----10-10-10-10---7-----------7-----------|
|---8----8--8--8--8--8-----8--8--8--8---7---5---5---7---5---5---|
|---8----8--8--8--8--8-----8--8--8--8---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|                                                               |
| Second Time Guitar 2 Plays                                    |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--8-----8--8--8--8--8-----8/10-10-10---12----------12----------|
|-------------------------------------------10--10------10--10--|

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--10---10-10-10-10-10----10-10-10-10---7---7---7---5---5---5---|
|--10---10-10-10-10-10----10-10-10-10---7---7---7---5---5---5---|
|---8----8--8--8--8--8-----8--8--8--8---5---5---5---3---3---3---|
|---8----8--8--8--8--8-----8--8--8--8---------------------------|

                                4x
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--0--0-0-3--3-2--2-2/-6-5-6////--|
|---------------------------------|

     (Get Feedback)             4x
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--0------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-14p12h14p12h14p12h14p12h14p12h14p12h14p12h14p12h-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-14p12h14p12h14p12h14p12-14---14-14^^---12-|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-14----12-14-14-14^^^^^--|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------|

                                                                  4x (Last measure)
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-------12------------------------------|
|-12-14-14-14-12-14-14---------------------|-12h14---h14-12h14-14-14---14----------|
|----------------------12---12-12---12-12--|------------------------------12---12--|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|                                          |                                       |
|                                          | Guitar 2 (this might not be right)    |
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-11^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^--------------------|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------12----------------|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|


                                4x
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--0--0-0-3--3-2--2-2/-6-5-6////--|
|---------------------------------|

                                     2x                                     2x
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------10--10-9--9-9/-13-12-13//--|-----------10--10-9--9-9/-13-12-13//--|
|-12--12-12----------------------------|-12--12-12----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|                                      |                                      |
|                                      | Guitar 2                             |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-13p12-13p12-13p12-13p12-13p12-13p12--|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

                                4x
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|  Hold last note and then
|---------------------------------|  do some hammer-ons and
|---------------------------------|  pull-offs at the end
|--0--0-0-3--3-2--2-2/-6-5-6////--|
|---------------------------------|

I hope to have some other tabs done soon.

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture HammerOffFreak Professional	#1 by HammerOffFreak at Aug 4, 1970 at 12:02 PM EST
	This is a huge mosh pit monster, great groove. The 'you've been burned by my lighter' bit never ceases to get caught in my head. My favoutite Kyuss song. Sounds like it's about someone whose life is in the shitter and someone else is pushing them down even further.

No Picture Derek Lead Player	#2 by Derek O'Kanos at Nov 10, 1974 at 4:05 AM EST
	I totally agree with the meaning you hav ecome up with but I reckon the lyrics are: 'You’re livin' in thoughts though'. I have also listened to a live version and it's easier to hear this...it's also one of the best live tracks I've ever heard!

No Picture Basstard Professional	#3 by Basstard at Jan 25, 1982 at 9:22 PM EST
	The atmosphere the opening sets up is magnificent, it kind of sets the tone for the whole album.

No Picture !Ace Rhythm Player	#4 by !Ace Youngs at Feb 4, 1988 at 4:38 AM EST
	I always thought it was "You live in dark soul"...but I guess these lyrics make sense too

No Picture Basstard Professional	#5 by Basstard at Nov 5, 1990 at 10:03 PM EST
	I totally agree with the meaning you hav ecome up with but I reckon the lyrics are: 'You’re livin' in thoughts though'. I have also listened to a live version and it's easier to hear this...it's also one of the best live tracks I've ever heard!

No Picture Conar Wanna Be	#6 by Conar Gillard at Mar 23, 1996 at 2:29 PM EST
	Yeah, when I think about it now, I think he does say "so". It fits in better with its meaning anyhow, sort of a big "fuck off" - a reality check. The first 5 lines make that clear. Anywho, I fixed the lyrics so they'll be fine now.