diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/PlayerAlbumCoverFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/PlayerAlbumCoverFragment.java
index fd74974c..a7b19645 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/PlayerAlbumCoverFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/PlayerAlbumCoverFragment.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package com.kabouzeid.gramophone.ui.fragments.player;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.support.annotation.ColorInt;
 import android.support.v4.view.ViewPager;
 import android.view.GestureDetector;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
@@ -90,6 +89,8 @@ public class PlayerAlbumCoverFragment extends AbsMusicServiceFragment implements
     private void updatePlayingQueue() {
         viewPager.setAdapter(new AlbumCoverPagerAdapter(getFragmentManager(), MusicPlayerRemote.getPlayingQueue()));
         viewPager.setCurrentItem(MusicPlayerRemote.getPosition());
+        // doesn't get called automatically for some reason
+        onPageSelected(MusicPlayerRemote.getPosition());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -120,11 +121,6 @@ public class PlayerAlbumCoverFragment extends AbsMusicServiceFragment implements
 
     }
 
-    private static class ColorHolder {
-        @ColorInt
-        public int color;
-    }
-
     public void showHeartAnimation() {
         favoriteIcon.clearAnimation();
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/PlayerFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/PlayerFragment.java
index d6f85107..5aba61b4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/PlayerFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/fragments/player/PlayerFragment.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.R;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.adapter.base.MediaEntryViewHolder;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.adapter.song.PlayingQueueAdapter;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.helper.MusicPlayerRemote;
+import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.loader.ArtistLoader;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.misc.DragSortRecycler;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.model.Song;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.ui.activities.base.AbsSlidingMusicPanelActivity;
@@ -30,6 +31,11 @@ import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.util.MusicUtil;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.util.Util;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.util.ViewUtil;
 import com.kabouzeid.gramophone.views.WidthFitSquareLayout;
+import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.core.DisplayImageOptions;
+import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.core.ImageLoader;
+import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.core.assist.FailReason;
+import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.core.display.FadeInBitmapDisplayer;
+import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.core.listener.SimpleImageLoadingListener;
 import com.sothree.slidinguppanel.SlidingUpPanelLayout;
 
 import org.solovyev.android.views.llm.LinearLayoutManager;
@@ -67,7 +73,9 @@ public class PlayerFragment extends AbsPlayerFragment implements PlayerAlbumCove
 
     @Override
     public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-        if (Util.isLandscape(getResources())) {
+        if (Util.isTablet(getResources())) {
+            impl = new TabletImpl();
+        } else if (Util.isLandscape(getResources())) {
             impl = new LandscapeImpl();
         } else {
             impl = new PortraitImpl();
@@ -399,4 +407,44 @@ public class PlayerFragment extends AbsPlayerFragment implements PlayerAlbumCove
             animatorSet.start();
         }
     }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("ConstantConditions")
+    private static class TabletImpl extends PortraitImpl {
+        ImageView playerBackground;
+
+        @Override
+        public void init(PlayerFragment fragment) {
+            super.init(fragment);
+            playerBackground = ((ImageView) fragment.getView().findViewById(R.id.player_background));
+            playerBackground.setAlpha(0.5f);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void animateColorChange(PlayerFragment fragment, int newColor) {
+            fragment.slidingUpPanelLayout.setBackgroundColor(fragment.lastColor);
+
+            AnimatorSet animatorSet = createDefaultColorChangeAnimatorSet(fragment, newColor);
+            animatorSet.play(ViewUtil.createBackgroundColorTransition(fragment.getView(), ColorUtil.shiftColorDown(fragment.lastColor), ColorUtil.shiftColorDown(newColor)));
+            animatorSet.start();
+
+            ImageLoader.getInstance().displayImage(
+                    MusicUtil.getArtistImageLoaderString(ArtistLoader.getArtist(fragment.getActivity(), MusicPlayerRemote.getCurrentSong().artistId), false),
+                    playerBackground,
+                    new DisplayImageOptions.Builder()
+                            .cacheInMemory(true)
+                            .cacheOnDisk(true)
+                            .resetViewBeforeLoading(true)
+                            .showImageOnFail(R.drawable.default_artist_image)
+                            //.postProcessor(new BlurProcessor.Builder(fragment.getActivity()).build())
+                            .displayer(new FadeInBitmapDisplayer(ViewUtil.PHONOGRAPH_ANIM_TIME, true, true, false))
+                            .build(),
+                    new SimpleImageLoadingListener() {
+                        @Override
+                        public void onLoadingFailed(String imageUri, View view, FailReason failReason) {
+                            FadeInBitmapDisplayer.animate(view, ViewUtil.PHONOGRAPH_ANIM_TIME);
+                        }
+                    }
+            );
+        }
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout-sw600dp/fragment_player.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout-sw600dp/fragment_player.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92ba8067
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout-sw600dp/fragment_player.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent">
+
+    <ImageView
+        android:id="@+id/player_background"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:scaleType="centerCrop"
+        tools:ignore="ContentDescription" />
+
+    <include layout="@layout/shadow_statusbar_actionbar" />
+
+    <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
+        android:id="@+id/player_toolbar"
+        style="@style/Toolbar"
+        android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/status_bar_padding"
+        android:background="@android:color/transparent" />
+
+    <!--The unused FrameLayout layout is necessary to prevent a crash on rotate-->
+
+    <com.sothree.slidinguppanel.SlidingUpPanelLayout android:id="@+id/player_sliding_layout"
+        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+        xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+        xmlns:sothree="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
+        android:layout_width="360dp"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
+        android:layout_marginTop="120dp"
+        android:clickable="false"
+        android:elevation="@dimen/toolbar_elevation"
+        android:focusable="true"
+        android:gravity="bottom"
+        app:ignore="UnusedAttribute"
+        sothree:umanoFadeColor="#00000000"
+        sothree:umanoOverlay="true"
+        sothree:umanoPanelHeight="0dp"
+        sothree:umanoScrollableView="@+id/player_recycler_view"
+        sothree:umanoShadowHeight="0dp">
+
+        <FrameLayout
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent">
+
+            <View
+                android:id="@+id/color_background"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="match_parent" />
+
+            <RelativeLayout
+                android:id="@+id/player_content"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:orientation="vertical">
+
+                <com.kabouzeid.gramophone.views.WidthFitSquareLayout
+                    android:id="@+id/album_cover_container"
+                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_alignParentTop="true">
+
+                    <fragment
+                        android:id="@+id/player_album_cover_fragment"
+                        class="com.kabouzeid.gramophone.ui.fragments.player.PlayerAlbumCoverFragment"
+                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+
+                </com.kabouzeid.gramophone.views.WidthFitSquareLayout>
+
+                <fragment
+                    android:id="@+id/playback_controls_fragment"
+                    class="com.kabouzeid.gramophone.ui.fragments.player.PlaybackControlsFragment"
+                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_below="@id/album_cover_container" />
+
+            </RelativeLayout>
+
+        </FrameLayout>
+
+        <FrameLayout
+            android:id="@+id/player_panel"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content">
+
+            <android.support.v7.widget.CardView
+                android:id="@+id/playing_queue_card"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_marginBottom="16dp"
+                android:layout_marginLeft="16dp"
+                android:layout_marginRight="16dp"
+                android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/status_bar_padding"
+                app:cardBackgroundColor="?cardBackgroundColor"
+                app:cardElevation="@dimen/card_elevation"
+                app:cardUseCompatPadding="false">
+
+                <RelativeLayout
+                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
+
+                    <!--This is necessary for the drag sorting to work at the top-->
+                    <View
+                        android:id="@+id/draggable_area"
+                        android:layout_width="72dp"
+                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                        android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/card_content"
+                        android:layout_alignTop="@+id/card_content"
+                        android:layout_marginTop="120dp" />
+
+                    <LinearLayout
+                        android:id="@+id/card_content"
+                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                        android:orientation="vertical">
+
+                        <include
+                            android:id="@+id/current_song"
+                            layout="@layout/item_list" />
+
+                        <TextView
+                            android:id="@+id/player_queue_sub_header"
+                            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                            android:layout_height="48dp"
+                            android:gravity="center_vertical"
+                            android:paddingLeft="16dp"
+                            android:paddingRight="16dp"
+                            android:text="@string/up_next"
+                            android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Body2"
+                            android:textColor="?android:textColorSecondary" />
+
+                        <android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
+                            android:id="@+id/player_recycler_view"
+                            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                            android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
+
+                    </LinearLayout>
+
+                </RelativeLayout>
+
+            </android.support.v7.widget.CardView>
+
+        </FrameLayout>
+
+    </com.sothree.slidinguppanel.SlidingUpPanelLayout>
+</FrameLayout>