How to play Easy Street by Queens of the Stone Age
Easy Street by Queens of the Stone Age, released mid 2026, features a signature chord riff and makes a great chart for developing players. The relaxed tempo and dreamy alt-country vibes of Easy Street make it a perfect track to play along with for all steel-string guitarists.
Chords: C Csus2 (C2) F F6 G
Pick or Fingers? a firm pick will create the tone of the recording.
Acoustic or Electric? Steel-string acoustic, or electric with a clean tone and a pinch of chorus effect.
Chord riff : the repeating pattern on the C and C2 creates the signature riff of Easy Street. The intro TAB line gives a precise guide to the intended effect. Note the C and C2 are played without both the 1st and 6th strings; concentrate your pick onto the inner four strings. This creates a clearer, more articulate sound.
How does the timing work? The chord riff for Easy Street features syncopated embellishment chords. These are long values that start from an upbeat and hold over the following downbeat. The first two bars of the verse can be counted as β 1 and-aβ β2 and 3 and 4 and | 1 and-aβ β2 and 3 and 4 and β
Relevant pages in Modern Guitar Chord Styles 1 : To learn more about the chords and rhythms needed for Easy Street go to pages 8, 10, 12, 25, 30 - 31 and 34
Need a bit of help?
Modern Guitar Chord Styles 1 is the perfect companion for our song guides. It will teach you how to read the rhythm slash notation used in our charts (and in professional theatre and studio charts) and is specially designed to help beginners speed up their chord changes, master strumming patterns, and many other techniques.
