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IF ONLY - QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
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Tabbed by: Johan "Buck" Noren
Email: johan.noren@gmail.com
Tuning: C G Eb Bb F C (standard QOTSA tuning)
This song is from their first album, one of the best in my opinion :) I would
like to say this one is 100% correct, i've heard and seen them live enough times
to get it down right. Drop me a line if you feel otherwise.
Intro/verse:
This riff is played through out the song, even during the solo.
If it gets you down, well then i'll take it....
C |------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---8-10-10--x-x--7-9-------5h7-7-7--555-7-7-----|
Bb|---8-10-10--x-x--7-9-------5h7-7-7--555-7-7-----|
F |---8--8--8--x-x--7-7-------5---5-5--555-5-5-----|
C |------------------------------------------------|
When they play it live they sometimes switch between the one above and this one. Only one small change.
C |------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---8-10-10--x-x--12-12-------5h7-7-7--555-7-7---|
Bb|---8-10-10--x-x--12-12-------5h7-7-7--555-7-7---|
F |---8--8--8--x-x--10-10-------5---5-5--555-5-5---|
C |------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
If only, if only...
C |------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---7-x-7-x---10---10-10-10-10-10-10-------------|
Bb|---7-x-7-x---10---10-10-10-10-10-10-------------|
F |---5-x-5-x----8----8--8--8--8--8--8-------------|
C |------------------------------------------------|
Solo 1:
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------5--7/9-9b----5-5b-5b-5-------------------------------------------|
F |----5h7------------5-----------5-5---5/8--8h10p7--7h8---3-5-5-3-3-5------|
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/q/queens_of_the_stone_age/if_only_tab_ver_7.html ]
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------5--7/9-9b----5-5b-5b-5-------------------------------------------|
F |----5h7------------5-----------5-5---5/8--8h10p7--7h8---3-5-5-3-3-5------|
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------------------8-10-8-10-8----8----8---------|
G |------6-8-6-8-6-6---6-6-8-6-/10-10-10-8-10-------------10---10---10-8--6-|
Eb|---/7-------------7------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |----------------------------8-10-10-8-10-10-8-10b-10b-10-8h10p8----------|
G |--8-6-8/10-10-10-10-10-8-10-------------------------------------10-------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo 2:
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-8-6-6----------------------6--------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------7-7--7-5-7-7-7-7-7------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8b-8------6h8p6--------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------7-7-7-5-5-7-7------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro the same as intro and verse.
