E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
                             IF ONLY - QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Tabbed by: Johan "Buck" Noren

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....
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---8-10-10--x-x--7-9-------5h7-7-7--555-7-7-----|
D|---8-10-10--x-x--7-9-------5h7-7-7--555-7-7-----|
A|---8--8--8--x-x--7-7-------5---5-5--555-5-5-----|
E|------------------------------------------------|

When they play it live they sometimes switch between the one above and this one. Only one small change.
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---8-10-10--x-x--12-12-------5h7-7-7--555-7-7---|
D|---8-10-10--x-x--12-12-------5h7-7-7--555-7-7---|
A|---8--8--8--x-x--10-10-------5---5-5--555-5-5---|
E|------------------------------------------------|


[Chorus]

If only, if only...
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-x-7-x---10---10-10-10-10-10-10-------------|
D|---7-x-7-x---10---10-10-10-10-10-10-------------|
A|---5-x-5-x----8----8--8--8--8--8--8-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|


[Solo 1]

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5--7/9-9b----5-5b-5b-5-------------------------------------------|
A|----5h7------------5-----------5-5---5/8--8h10p7--7h8---3-5-5-3-3-5------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------5--7/9-9b----5-5b-5b-5-------------------------------------------|
A|----5h7------------5-----------5-5---5/8--8h10p7--7h8---3-5-5-3-3-5------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------8-10-8-10-8----8----8---------|
B|------6-8-6-8-6-6---6-6-8-6-/10-10-10-8-10-------------10---10---10-8--6-|
G|---/7-------------7------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------8-10-10-8-10-10-8-10b-10b-10-8h10p8----------|
B|--8-6-8/10-10-10-10-10-8-10-------------------------------------10-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Solo 2]

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-8-6-6----------------------6--------|
G|-------------------------------------------7-7--7-5-7-7-7-7-7------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8b-8------6h8p6--------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------7-7-7-5-5-7-7------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Outro]
(the same as intro and verse)



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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up