If I Could tab by Jack Johnson

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If Only I Could - Jack Johnson
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Tabbed by:Sam G+G
Email:[email protected]

Tuning: Standard

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This is a simple song that has little one note changes at the end of every riff.
Riff A augmentedA and BB are to be used during the Verses.I labled the two different riffs
he plays and when you should play them.

Order For Song:
 Intro
 Verse 1
 Transition To Chorus
 Chorus x3
 Verse 2
 Transition To Chorus
 Chorus x4

The Order for the Intro and the Verse is A,B,A,B,A,B,A,A,A,B

    e|-------------------------------------|
    BB|-------------------------------------|
    G+G|-------------------------------------|
Riff BB D MajorD|---------------------------7---------|
    A augmentedA|---4---4/7-7-------4---4/9---9-------|
    E MajorE|-5---5-------0-0-2---2---------9-----|

    e|-------------------------------------|
    BB|-------------------------------------|
    G+G|-------------------------------------|
Riff A augmentedA D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
    A augmentedA|---4---4/7-7-------4---4/9-9---------|
    E MajorE|-5---5-------0-0-2---2-------75-----|


The Transition into the chorus is almost the same as Riff BB
with a different ending.



      e|---------------------------------------------|
Transition BB|---------------------------------------------|
  to   G+G|---------------------------------------------|
 Chorus  D MajorD|---------------------------7------------6----|
      A augmentedA|---4---4/7-7-------4---4/9---9-9-7-7-7----7--|
      E MajorE|-5---5-------0-0-2---2-----------------------|

    e|-----------------------------------|
    BB|-----------------------------------|
Chorus  G+G|---4/6-----------------------------|X 3
    D MajorD|-------7---7---7---4---4---6---6---|
    A augmentedA|-0-------5---5---2---2---7---7-----|
    E MajorE|-----------------------------------|


The Second Verse uses the two riffs differently than the first verse.

Verse 2: Play Riff A,B,A,B,A,B,A,B,A,B After This play the transition once more
then go to the chorus and play it 4 times. on the 4th time end by
playing the A augmentedA string.

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