Tonic - If You Could Only See [acoustic] guitar tab
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 05:53:42 GMT
From: geoff_craig@juno.com
Subject: t/tonic/if_you_could_only_see_acoustic.tab
If You Could Only See (Acoustic)
by Tonic
Words and Music by Emerson Hart
*Standard Tunning (eADGBE)*
Transcribed by Geoff Craig (geoff_craig@juno.com)
This song has been one of my personal favourites even before I
started playing guitar. When I went to find tabs for this song's acoustic
version they were no where to be seen. So here's my transcription of it.
Any corrections, comments, questions, or death threats, Email me.
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RIFF 1
For the intro this is how it goes (The intro is basically the chorus
aswell)
Am C
If you could only see the way she l...
G * G/F
Then maybe you would understand
Am C
Why I feel this way about our love
G * G/F
And what I must do
Am C G *
If you could only see how blue her eyes can be when she says
G/F (break)
When ....
*: when you play the G chord mute the A string and hammer on and off second fret of the G string for a cool little lick you can here in the recording if you listen carefully
Am - 002210
C - 030210
G - 3X0033
G/F - 1X0033
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RIFF 2
*NOTE: For verse parts play Gtr. 1 chords fluently (withought the F) and don't play Gtr.2. Listen to the song.
Gtr. 1:
Asus2 C G F
E |--0--0--------0--0------0--0-----0---0---|
B |--0--0--------0--0------0--0-----0---0---|
G |--2--2--------5--5------4--4-----2---2---|
D |--2--2--------5--5------5--5-----3---3---|
A |--0--0--------3--3------5--5-----3---3---|
E |--0--0------------------3--3-----1---1---|
Gtr. 2:
E |-----------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------8-8s10-------|
G |-------------------7s9-7-----------------|
D |-------9s10-9----------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------|
If you don't have someone to play Grt. 2 then you can play it this way
on your own and it sounds good
Asus2 C G F
E |--------------------------0--0---x---0---0--x-x--|
B |-------0h1-0-------3h5-3--0--0---x---0---0--x-x--|
G |--2--2--------5--5--------4--4---x---2---2--x-x--|
D |--2--2--------5--5--------5--5---x---3---3--x-x--|
A |--0--0--------3--3--------5--5---x---3---3--x-x--|
E |--0--0--------------------3--3---x---1---1--x-x--|
Asus2 - 002200
C5 - X355XX
G5* - 355400
F - 133200
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RIFF 3
G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5
E |------------------------------------------------------------
B |------------------------------------------------------------
G |------------------------------------------------------------
D |--5s7-7-7-7-x-x-x-5s7-7-7-x-x-5s7-7-7-7-x-x-x-5s7-7-7-x-x---
A |--5s7-7-7-7-x-x-x-5s7-7-7-x-x-5s7-7-7-7-x-x-x-5s7-7-7-x-x---
E |--3s5-5-5-5-x-x-x-3s5-5-5-x-x-3s5-5-5-5-x-x-x-3s5-5-5-x-x---
E5 F5 E5 F5 D
E |-------------------------------0---0-0-0--0-0---0---0--x-x---|
B |-------------------------------3---3-3-3--3-3---3---3--x-x---|
G |-------------------------------4---4-4-4--4-4---4---4--x-x---|
D |--2s3-3-3-3-x-x-x-2s3-3-3-x-x--0---0-0-0--0-0---0---0--x-x---|
A |--2s3-3-3-3-x-x-x-2s3-3-3-x-x--5---5-5-5--5-5---5---5--x-x---|
E |--0s1-1-1-1-x-x-x-0s1-1-1-x-x--0---0-0-0--0-0---0---0--x-x---|
Here is how it goes with the words
G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5
Well you got your reasons
E5 F5 E5 F5 D*
And you got your lies
G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5
And you got your manipulations
E5 F5 E5 F5 D
They cut me down to size
G5 - 3550XX
A5 - 577XXX
E5 - 022XXX
F5 - 133XXX
D - 050430
-----------------------------------------------------------------------SOLO
Now this isn't completely right, but it sounds okay. I split it into four major parts, try and fit it in with the song.
Gtr. 1
Play this behind the whole solo
E |--0-0--1--1-1-1--x-x--3--3-3-3-3--x-x--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
B |--0-0--1--1-1-1--x-x--3--3-3-3-3--x-x--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G |--1-1--2--2-2-2--x-x--4--4-4-4-4--x-x--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D |--2-2--3--3-3-3--x-x--5--5-5-5-5--x-x--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A |--2-2--3--3-3-3--x-x--5--5-5-5-5--x-x--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E |--0-0--1--1-1-1--x-x--3--3-3-3-3--x-x--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Gtr. 2
E |--0-0--1--1-1-1--x-x-/5-x-3-x-------------------|
B |--0-0--1--1-1-1--x-x-/5-x-3-x-5--3-3h5p3--------|
G |--1-1--2--2-2-2--x-x----------5----------5p4p0--|
D |--2-2--3--3-3-3--x-x----------------------------|
A |--2-2--3--3-3-3--x-x----------------------------|
E |--0-0--1--1-1-1--x-x----------------------------|
E |--0-0--1--1-1-1--x-x------------------0-------|
B |--0-0--1--1-1-1--x-x--------------------0-----|
G |--1-1--2--2-2-2--x-x------------/5------------|
D |--2-2--3--3-3-3--x-x----------2-/7--7------7--|
A |--2-2--3--3-3-3--x-x-----3-5------------------|
E |--0-0--1--1-1-1--x-x-3h5----------------------|
E |--0-0--1--1-1-1--x-x--------------------5-------|
B |--0-0--1--1-1-1--x-x-3-3h5p3--------------5-----|
G |--1-1--2--2-2-2--x-x---------5p4p0-/5-----------|
D |--2-2--3--3-3-3--x-x---------------/7-7------7--|
A |--2-2--3--3-3-3--x-x----------------------------|
E |--0-0--1--1-1-1--x-x----------------------------|
E |--0-0--1--1-1-1--x-x-----------------------------|
B |--0-0--1--1-1-1--x-x-----------------------------|
G |--1-1--2--2-2-2--x-x------------/5--7-5h7p5------|
D |--2-2--3--3-3-3--x-x----------2-/7----------7-5--|
A |--2-2--3--3-3-3--x-x-----3-5---------------------|
E |--0-0--1--1-1-1--x-x-3h5-------------------------|
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Rythm Figure
Riff 1
Riff 2 x2
Riff 3 x2
Riff 2
Riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 3 x2
Riff 2
Riff 1
SOLO
Riff 2x2
Riff 1
End the song on three strokes of 133200.(F)
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Well that's about it for the song, good luck and please send me any
correction or opinions to the address above.
