Artist: Hoobastank
Song: If Only
Album: Every Man For Himself
Tuning: Standard
INTRO: (x2)
e|-11-11-11-12-12-12----------14-14-14-12-12-11-11-|
B|-------------------12-12-12----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|----------12-12-12----------14-14-14-12-12-11-11-|
B|-10-10-10----------12-12-12----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
PRE-CHORUS:
e|-----------------------------------------------0h2---|
B|-0h2-2h4-5-4-2---0h2-2h4-5-------------------------2-|
G|---------------1-----------3h4-4h6-6-4-3---3h4-------|
D|-----------------------------------------2-----------| (x2)
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS:
You can play this:
e|-11-11-11-12-12-12----------14-14-14-12-12-11-11-|
B|-------------------12-12-12----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------| (x8)
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
or:
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|----9-999-----------|
D|-66-9-999-77-9-999--| (x3)
A|-66-7-777-77-9-999--|
E|-44-------55-7-777--|
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-66-6666-77-99-99-|
A|-66-6666-77-99-99-|
E|-44-4444-55-77-77-|
Right before the solo, play:
e|-------------------|
B|-0h2-2h4-5-4-2-----|
G|---------------1-1-|
D|-------------------| (x3)
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-66666666666-|
D|-66666666666-|
A|-44444444444-|
E|-------------|
PM ...........
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/hoobastank/if_only_tab_ver_3.html ]
SOLO:
e|-----------------12-12-11-14-12-11-11-12----|
B|---------9-10-12-------------------------12-|
G|-9-11-13------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|----------12-14-16-16-16-14-16/19-17-16-16h17p16-14h16p14-12h14p12-|
B|-12-14-16----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------12-12-11-14p12-----------141414-121212-111111-12p11----|
B|---------9-10-12----------------12-121212----------------------------12-|
G|-9-11-13----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------12----12----11-11-14------------------|
B|-121212-14-14----14----14----------11b-11b11b11b11b-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS: (After solo)
You can play this:
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-9-999----------|
D|-9-999-77-9-999-|
A|-7-777-77-9-999-|
E|-------55-7-777-|
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|----9-999-----------|
D|-66-9-999-77-9-999--| (x2)
A|-66-7-777-77-9-999--|
E|-44-------55-7-777--|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-66-6666-77-99-99-99-9999-1111-77-77-|
A|-66-6666-77-99-99-99-9999-1111-77-77-|
E|-44-4444-55-77-77-77-7777-9-9--55-55-|
or:
e|-11-11-11-12-12-12----------14-14-14-12-12-11-11-|
B|-------------------12-12-12----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------| (x6)
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-11-12----|
B|-------12-|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
That's about everything. Just repeat the normal chorus after that^.
Feel free to comment/rate.
