Band: P.O.D.
Song: If You Could See Me Now
Album: Testify
Tabbed By: Miguel Flores aka ZURFER
Tuning: Tune “E” to “D” (e,B,G,D,A,D)
Intro: Make sure that for this intro both Guitar 1 & 2 go together… Both of them are going at the same time… You can hear Guitar 1 on the LEFT speaker
and Guitar 2 on the RIGHT speaker:
Guitar 1:
e |-------------|-----------------|--------------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
B |-------------|-----------------|--------------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
G |-------------|-----------------|--------------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
D |-10-9-7-2-|-2-7-10-2-7-9-|-9-7-5-2-2-5-9-2-5-7-|-2-5-7-10-9-7-2-|-2-7-10-2-7-9-|-9-7-5-2-2-5-9-2-5-7-|
A |-------------|-----------------|--------------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
D |-------------|-----------------|--------------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e |-------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
B |-------------|-------5-13-----|---------5-10----------|--------------------|------5-13-------|--------5-10------------|
G |-------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
D |-------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
A |-------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
D |-------------|-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
Verse 1: For the verses, you can play C5 and A5 at STANDARD TUNING (e, B, G, D, A, E) but it sounds better if you tune “E” to “D” and play the “TYPE
2” chords like this: Play C Powerchord (C5) at the 10th fret and play A Powerchord (A5) at the 7th fret. These are “TYPE 2”
chords:
e |-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|---------|--------|--------|
B |-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|---------|--------|--------|
G |-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|---------|--------|--------|
D |-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-| (4x)
A |-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|
D |-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|
Chorus: The Chorus pretty much sounds like this:
… if you… … if you… … could see… … me… … now…
e |-------------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|
B |-------------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|
G |-------------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|
D |-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----8-8-8-8-----|-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-| (2x)
A |-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----8-8-8-8-----|-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-|
D |-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----8-8-8-8-----|-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-|
Verse 2: You pretty much do the same thing like on Verse 1:
e |-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|---------|--------|--------|
B |-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|---------|--------|--------|
G |-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|---------|--------|--------|
D |-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-| (4x)
A |-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|
D |-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-|
2nd Chorus:
… if you… … if you… … could see… … me… … now…
e |-------------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|
B |-------------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|
G |-------------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|
D |-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----8-8-8-8-----|-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-| (2x)
A |-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----8-8-8-8-----|-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-|
D |-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----8-8-8-8-----|-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-|
Bridge:
Part A:
e |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
G |-8-5-3-0-|-8-5-3-0-|-8-5-3-0-|-8-5-3-0-|
D |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
A |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
Part B:
e |-------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----|
G |--------7----------5-----------3------------2--------|
D |-----7----------5----------3------------2------------|
A |-7---------5-----------3-------------2---------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------------|
3rd & Last Chorus:
e |-------------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|
B |-------------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|
G |-------------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|
D |-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----8-8-8-8-----|-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-| (4x)
A |-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----8-8-8-8-----|-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-|
D |-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----8-8-8-8-----|-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-|
Ending:
e |-----------------|
B |-----------------|
G |-----------------|
D |-10--9--8--5--|
A |-10--9--8--5--|
D |-10--9--8--5--|
And that’s basically it! Hope you enjoy this song… it’s a pretty good song for beginners because you mostly use “TYPE 2” chords and you just have to slide the whole time…
If you have questions or comments, add me at ZURF3R@hotmail.com
