TONIC - "if you could only see" Tablature
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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 14:50:23 -0800
!From: Steven <JACKEL20@prodigy.net>
Subject: TAB:t/tonic/if_you_could_only_see.tab
"If You Could Only See" by TONIC
>From the album LEMON PARADE (1996)
Words and Music ny Emerson Hart
Transcribed by Matt Wilson (jackel20@prodigy.net)
Me and a couple of friends use to play this song a little while back.
I figured out all of the parts, and I'm pretty sure they are right. It's
a fun song to play, and it's not that difficult. If you have any comments
or corrections, you can e-mail me.
***Capo 1st Fret on all guitars (Capo is shown as being the nut)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Am C G5 G5/F Asus2 Cmaj7/E G6 Fmaj7#11? Em
0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 2 5 4 2 0
2 2 0 0 2 5 5 3 2
0 3 x x 0 3 5 3 2
x 3 3 1 x 0 3 1 0
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
The beginning is with only an acoustic. The stumming varies, so I'll just
show the chords.You'll have to listen to the song to get the excact rhythm.
(Gtr. 1)
|Am |C |G5 |G5/F G5 |Am |C |G5 |G5/F G5|
|Am |C |G5 |G5/F (hold) | |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here is where the two distorted electric guitars come in:
(The strings are shown in relation to the capo.)
(Gtr. 2)
F ||-------------------|----------------------------|| Play 2x
C ||-------------------|----------------------------||
G#||.--------------9\7-|-(7)-5/14----------14\-----.||
D#||.---9/10\9---------|---------------------------.||
A#||-------------------|----------------------------||
F ||-------------------|----------------------------||
| |
|(Gtr. 3) |
F |-0-0--------0-0-x-x-|-0-0-x-x-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
C |-0-0--------0-0-x-x-|-0-0-x-x-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
G#|-2-2--------5-5-x-x-|-4-4-x-x-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-.||
D#|-2-2--------5-5-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-.||
A#|-0-0--------3-3-x-x-|-5-5-x-x-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
F |------------0-0-x-x-|-3-3-x-x-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1--||
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here is the verse:
Play entire thing 2x
Gtr.s 2&3 (One uses slides & the other doesn't)
F ||------------------------------|------------------------------|
C ||------------------------------|------------------------------|
G#||.-----------------------------|------------------------------|
D#||.-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A#||-5/7-7-7-7--x-x-x-5/7-7--7--7-|-5/7-7-7-7--x-x-x-5/7-7--7--7-|
F ||-3/5-5-5-5--x-x-x-3/5-5--5--5-|-3/5-5-5-5--x-x-x-3/5-5--5--5-|
Gtr. 2
F |------------------------------|--------------------------------||
C |------------------------------|-3------------3-3-------3-3-3-3-||
G#|------------------------------|-0------------0-0-------0-0-0-0.||
D#|------------------------------|-4------------4-4-------4-4-4-4.||
A#|-2/3-3-3-3--x-x-x-2/3-3--3--3-|-5------------5-5-------5-5-5-5-||
F |-0/1-1-1-1--x-x-x-0/1-1--1--1-|--------------------------------||
| |
| Gtr. 3 |
F |-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-x-0---0--0--0-|--------------3-------0---------||
C |-0-0-0-0-0--x-x-x-0---0--0--0-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-||
G#|-2-2-2-2-2--x-x-x-3---3--3--3-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0.||
D#|-3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-3---3--3--3-|-4--4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-4.||
A#|-3-3-3-3-3--x-x-x-3---3--3--3-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-5-||
F |-1-1-1-1-1--x-x-x-1---1--1--1-|--------------------------------||
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pre-Chorus:
Gtr. 2
1 1 1 1 1 1
F |-------0--------0-------|-0--------0--------0----|
C |-3--3-----3--3-----3--3-|----3--3-----3--3-----3-|
G#|-5^-------5^-------5^---|----5^-------5^-------5^|
D#|------------------------|------------------------|
A#|------------------------|------------------------|
F |------------------------|------------------------|
| |
| Gtr. 3 |
F |-0-----0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0-----0--0--0--0-|
C |-0-----0-----0--0--0--0-|-0-----0-----0--0--0--0-|
G#|-2-----2-----2--2--2--2-|-5-----5-----5--5--5--5-|
D#|-2-----2-----2--2--2--2-|-5-----5-----5--5--5--5-|
A#|-0-----0-----0--0--0--0-|-3-----3-----3--3--3--3-|
F |------------------------|------------------------|
1 1 1
F |----0--------0--------0-|------------------------|
C |-3-----3--3-----3--3----|-3----------------------|
G#|-------5^-------5^------|-5^---------------------|
D#|------------------------|------------------------|
A#|------------------------|------------------------|
F |------------------------|------------------------|
| |
| |
F |-0---0-0-----0--0--0--0-|------------------------|
C |-0---0-0-----0--0--0--0-|------------------------|
G#|-4---4-4-----4--4--4--4-|------------------------|
D#|-5---5-5-----5--5--5--5-|-5----------------------|
A#|-5---5-5-----5--5--5--5-|-5----------------------|
F |-3---3-3-----3--3--3--3-|-3----------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus
There are 3 guitar parts here: Gtr. 1 (acoustic), Gtr. 4 (clean w/echo),
and Gtr. 5 (clean).
Guitar 1 plays the rhythm from the beginning of the song while the others
play this:
Gtr. 4
F |-----------------0---------|-(0)------3----3-----------|
C |-----------0---0-----------|-------3----3h5--3---------|
G#|--------5------------------|-------------------------5-|
D#|-7----7--------------------|---------------------------|
A#|---------------------------|---------------------------|
F |---------------------------|---------------------------|
| |
| Gtr. 5 |
F |--------0--0---0-0---------|---------------------------|
C |------0h1--0---0-0h1-------|-----1--------1-----1-1--1-|
G#|---------------------2-2-0-|-0---0-0--0---0-0---0-0--2-|
D#|---------------------2-2-0-|-0h2---2--0-----0h2--------|
A#|-0-------------------0-0-0-|-3-----3--3-----3----------|
F |---------------------------|---------------------------|
Gtr. 4
F |----------3----3---3-----|-------------------------|
C |-------3----3----3---3---|-------0----0---0---0----|
G#|-4-----------------------|----5-----5-------5------|
D#|-------------------------|-3---------------------5-|
A#|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F |-------------------------|-------------------------|
| |
| Gtr. 5 |
F |-----3-3--3----3-3---3-3-|-----3-3--3-3-3-3---3--0-|
C |-----3-3--3----3-3---3-3-|-----3-3--3-3-3-3---3--0-|
G#|-0---0-0--2----2-2---0-0-|-----0-0--0-0-0-0---0--0-|
D#|-0--------0----0-0---0-0-|-----0-0--0-0-0-0---0--0-|
A#|-------------------------|-------------------------|
F |-3-----------------------|-1----------------3------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is played by yet another guitar, Guitar 6 (clean) It is played
during the second verse.
F |----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
C |----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
G#|----------------------------|---------------------12////14-----------|
D#|-12/14--12/14-----------17\\\\14----------------------|--------------|
A#|----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
F |----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------|
F |----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
C |----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
G#|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------12////
D#|----------------------|-14-------------17\\\\\\14---------------------|
A#|---------------10//14-|----------------------|------------------------|
F |----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
F |------------------------|-------------------------|
C |------------------------|-------------------------|
G#|/14---------------------|-----------------14\\\\\\|
D#|------------------------|-----------------14\\\\\\|
A#|------------------------|-------------------------|
F |------------------------|-------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is the rhythm played behind the solo, it is played by Gtrs. 1 and 3.
The solo is played by Guitar 7 (distortion).
Gtrs. 1&3 play 4x
F ||-0--0--x--0-----0--0--0-0-|-3---3-3-3-3-0----0--0-0--0-0--||
C ||-0--0--x--0-----0--0--0-0-|-3---3-3-3-3-0h1--1--1-1--0-0--||
G#||.1--1--x--1-----1--1--0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0h2--2--2-2--0-0-.||
D#||.2--2--x--2-----2--2--0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0h2--2--2-2--0-0-.||
A#||-2--2--x--2-----2--2--0-0-|-0-----------0----0--0-0--0-0--||
F ||-0--0--x--0-----0--0--0-0-|-0h3-3-3-3-3-------------------||
solo:
Gtr. 7
1 1 1 *pre-bend 1
F |----------5------------|--------------------------|
C |----5-----5----5-*-----|---------7--7^-r---7------|
G#|-7^----7^--------^7-r--|-5---5---7--7^-r---7--5\0-|
D#|-----------------------|---7---7------------------|
A#|-----------------------|--------------------------|
F |-----------------------|--------------------------|
triplet
.....
F |------------------------|---------------------------|
C |----------------------5-|---------------------------|
G#|-4--5--7--7----7--7\5-5-|-5--4--4-5-4---------------|
D#|------------------------|-------------7~~~~~-7--7\--|
A#|------------------------|---------------------------|
F |------------------------|---------------------------|
1
F |------------------------------x-x-|-10--8--7-8-7--5~~~~~~~~------7-|
C |----5----0--10~~~~~~~-10--10\-----|-------------------------5/7--7-|
G#|-7^----0--------------------------|--------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A#|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F |----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1
F |-7------7-----------------|-----------------------------|
C |-9--10----------------7~~~~~(7)-7--5--7p5---------5-----|
G#|-----------7----5--7^-7~~~~~(7)-7--5--7p5---------------|
D#|--------------------------|----------------7----7---7\\\|
A#|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
F |--------------------------|-----------------------------|
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