'Thumb' by Kyuss - Guitar Tutorial

Gtp chords: Thumb
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            ______________________________________________________________________________

		                    THUMB

				    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
          [email protected]
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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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Tags: alternative metal, alternative rock, blues rock, grunge, palm desert scene, rock, space rock, stoner metal, stoner rock
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