"If I Can't Change Your Mind," by Sugar. >From their 1992 Rykodisc album Copper Blue. Tabbed out by Keith E. Law (law2@husc.harvard.edu). This is the single version. I have no clue if the album version is any different. There's another tab of this song out there somewhere, but it's very hard to read so I decided to write it out in a more legible fashion. NOTE: CAPO ON THIRD FRET!!!!!!! All chord names herein designate position; e.g., D = XX0232, which, with a capo on the third fret, is actually an F.
T = play with thumb / = slide up \ = slide down ^ = bend ^q = quarter tone ^h = half tone ^F = full tone if letter is above the fret #, note is bent THEN picked h = hammer p = pull-off g = grace note - written above note to be 'graced' ~ = vibrato This is the main riff: --2---0-2---3---2-0--|--2---0-2---0-0-0-0--| --3---3-3---3---3-3--|--3---3-3---3-2-0-2--| --2---2-2---0--------|--2---2-2---2-2-2-2--| --0---0-0---0--------|--0---0-0---2-2-2-2--| ------------2--------|------------0-0-0-0--| ------------3--------|---------------------| In chord names: D Dsus2 D G D(no5) Dsus2(no5) D Dsus2 D Asus4 A Asus2 A ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ For simplicity's sake, call this A pattern Riff A. Behind the lyrics: D G Tears fill up ... D Riff A I'm washed away ... D G And somewhere ... D Bm F#m I know there's ... G A Well I see you're ... D A Bm F#m I guess you've ... G Riff A (to main riff) But if I can't change ... [Same for verse 2] And all throughout the .... If I can't change ... F#m G Even though my heart .... Bm C Don't you know that .... D D Dsus2 Dsus4 D Dsus2 D Here for you F#m G Then when ... F#m G When will ... Bm I hope you .... C Look how long .... F#m If you come back then ... G Riff A A different person .... [Verse 3 - back to same pattern] How can I explain away..... If I can't ..... [transition] Bm F#m [jump to middle of verse pattern] Someday you'll see I've ...... The very end: -------------------|-------------------|-------------------| --------------2-3--|--3-2--------------|--------------2-3--| --------0-2-4------|------4-2-0--------|--------0-2-4------| --0-2-4------------|------------4-2-0--|--0-2-4------------| -------------------|-------------------|-------------------| -------------------|-------------------|-------------------| --g----------------|-----|| --3/5-3-2-0--------|--3--|| ------------2-0----|--2--|| -------------------|--0--|| -------------------|--0--|| -------------------|-----|| If you find this file and like it, all I ask is that you let me know: Keith E. Law law2@husc.harvard.edu
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