If You Could Only See - Tonic
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
"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)


***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

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Intro]

(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--||


[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 |------------------------|-------------------------|


[Rhythm]

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-------------------||



************************************

| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Here is the tabs for If You Could Only See (acoustic version) by Tonic.

Standard Tuning


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
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

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
RIFF 2

*NOTE: For verse parts play Gtr. 1 chords fluently (withought the F) and don't play
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

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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,
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-------------------------|

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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)

HAVE FUN!!
Song info
If You Could Only See
Tonic
2001
  • Rock
  • Soft Rock
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