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It Could Have Been You Tab by Journey

It Could Have Been You tab by Journey

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It Could Have Been You - Journey
Raised On Radio (1986)

Brief statement: I tabbed this song out by ear so If anyone views this song, please be
and give your opinion on it with a rate.  Really great song...love the meaning to it!!
and God Bless!

(Intro)
e |---------------------------------------------------------------|
b |---------------0h3vvv-----------------------------------0h3vvv-|
g |-4-4p2-4-2-4-2--------4--4p2-4-2------------4p2-4-2-4-2--------|
d |---------------------------------4v--2v--0---------------------|
a |---------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------|
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(Intro cont.)
e |--------------------|
b |--------------------|
g |4--4p2-4-2----------| x2
d |------------4v--2v--|
a |--------------------|
E |--------------------|


(Verse)
e |------------------------------------------|
b |-------------0h3vvv-----------------------|
g |4p2-4-2-4-2----------4--4p2-4-2-----------| x4
d |--------------------------------4v--2v--0-|
a |------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------|

(Fill after 4th time above)
e |-----------2----|
b |-----------2--2-|
g |4-4p2-4-2--2--2-|
d |-----------4--2-|
a |-----------4--0-|
E |-----------2----|
             F#m A

(Chorus)
e |2~~~-----------------------------2-----|
b |3~~~-----------------5~---3~-----3---2-|
g |2~~~-----------------6~---2~-----4---2-|
d |0~~~-----------------7~---4~-----4---2-|
a |---------------------------------2---0-|
E |---------------------------------2-----|
   D                               BM   A
(Second time: DON"T PLAY BM AND A AT THE END!)

(Fill during Chorus)
e |---------------|
b |3har-2har------|
g |----------2har-|
d |---------------|
a |---------------|
E |---------------|


(Verse#2)
e |------------------------------------------|
b |--------------0h3vvv----------------------|
g |4-4p2-4-2-4-2--------4--4p2-4-2-----------| x 1 then play (Verse) x 4
d |--------------------------------4v--2v--0-|
a |------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------|


(Fill after 4th time above)
e |-----------2----|
b |-----------2--2-|
g |4-4p2-4-2--2--2-|
d |-----------4--2-|
a |-----------4--0-|
E |-----------2----|
             F#m A

(Chorus) x 2
(Second time: DON"T PLAY BM AND A AT THE END!)

(Solo)
e |----------10---------------12------------------10---------|
b |-----12h14------------15p12------------15-12/14-----------|
g |--/14--------12-12vv----------14-14vv-------------12-12vv-|
d |----------------------------------------------------------|
a |----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|

e |---------------------14-15p14--------------17-17-----15-14----|
b |15p12-15bv---15-15h17-----------17-17-15-17---------x------17-|
g |---------------------------------------------------x----------|
d |--------------------------------------------------x-----------|
a |--------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                  rake-|

e |14-15p14----------------------------------|
b |----------17-15-14bv----------------------|
g |------------------------------------------|
d |------------------------9-7-5v------------|
a |--------------------------------7-7-5-4v--|
E |------------------------------------------|


(Chorus Fill)
e |---------------------------------|
b |---------------0h3vvv------------|
g |-4-4p2-4-2-4-2--------4--4p2-4-2-|
d |---------------------------------|
a |---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|

(Verse during Chorus) x 2

(Ride-out with Verse) x ?? (Until you are satisfied)

🏷Legend:
h=Hammer on
p=Pull off
v or vv=Vibrato
/=slide
har=Harmonic(Artificial of Natural)

****The Chorus might not have a guitar part.  It might be played on Keyboard, as well as

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