x------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IF ONLY - QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Johan "Buck" Noren Email: [email protected] 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 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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) ************************************ | x Dead note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | b Bend | / Slide up ************************************