------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by:fnljstce Email:pjschlein@gmail.com Capo second fret is usual, but you could change it to go with your voice. This tab shows how to do the whole song fingerpicking with a single guitar. I left out most variations/fills 'cause they're more for when there's at least two guitars. Suggestions are welcome. Notes (1) I like to use the D as a bass note too-it just sounds good. (2) Here, do random picking. I gave a specific pattern as an example, but you can do anything with it (3) On the chorus, I think it normally is just the G twice for the first time G shows up. It just sounded drawn out to me, so I switched one G out for G/B. I put G/B first because the build sounds dramatic going G C D E. (4) I really had no clue what to do for the fill/outro. I played with a bunch of different stuff, and just kind of settled with what sounded okay. I'll gladly take suggestions for this part! Chords: G (320003@1) 320003 Dm6/F 1x020x C (x32010@1) X32010 D (xx0232@1) X00232 Em (022000@1) 022000 G/B (143121@7) X2003x Am7 (x02010@1) X02030 Intro/Interlude G(1) (320003@1) G (320003@1) |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------0-----0----------------------------0-----0-------| |-----0-----0---2-------2-----2---0------0-----0---2-------2-----2---0-| |---0-----0---0-----0-----0-----0------0-----0---0-----0-----0-----0---| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-3-----3----------------------------3-----3---------------------------| Verse: G (320003@1) Dm6/F (2) |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------0-----0----------------------0-----0---0--------| |------0-----0---2-------2-----2---0------2-----2-------2-------2------| |----0-----0---0-----0-----0-----0------0-----0-------0-----0-----0----| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3-----3----------------------------1-----1-----1--------------------| Chorus: G/B(3) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) Em(let Ring, obviously) |-----------------3----------0------2-----2-----0---------------------| |------3------0-----0----1-----1------3-----3---0---------------------| |--------0------0-----0----0-----0------2-----------------------------| |----0-----0------------------------0---------------------------------| |--2----------2----------3----------------------2---------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7) Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1) G|-----0----------3----------3----------0--------------------------2-----2----3-| (320003@1)|-1-----1----0-----0---0------0----1-----1-------3----------3-------3-----3--0-| |---0-----0----0-----0----0-----0----0-----0-------0------0---0-------2--------| |----------------------------------------------0-----0--2-------2-0----------2-| |-3----------2---------2-----------3---------2---------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Fill(4): G (320003@1) |----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------0-----0------------------------------------| |-----0-----0---2-------2-----2----------------------------------| |---0-----0---0-----0-----0------10-10-10/9-9-9-9/7-7-7-7---7-0--| |---------------------------------------------------------8------| |-3-----3--------------------------------------------------------| Outro: G (320003@1) |----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------0-----0------------------------------------| |-----0-----0---2-------2-----2----------------------------------| |---0-----0---0-----0-----0--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------6-6-6/5-5-5-5/3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0h2-| |-3-----3--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------- [intro once or twice] G (320003@1) Dm6/F If you could read my mind love, what a tale my thoughts could tell G (320003@1) Dm6/F Just like an old time movie 'bout a ghost from a wishin' well G/B (143121@7) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) EmIn (022000@1)a castle dark or a fortress strong with chains upon my feet C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) GYou (320003@1)know that ghost is me C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7) Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1) GAnd (320003@1)I will never be set free as long as I'm a ghost that you can't see [intro] G (320003@1) Dm6/F If I could read your mind love, what a tale your thoughts could tell G (320003@1) Dm6/F Just like a paperback novel the kind that drugstores sell G/B (143121@7) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) EmWhen (022000@1)you reach the part where the heartaches come the hero would be me C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) GBut (320003@1)heroes often fail C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7) Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1) GAnd (320003@1)you won't read that book again because the ending's just too hard to take [Fillx2] G/B (143121@7) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) EmI'd (022000@1)walk away like a movie star who gets burned in a three way script C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) GEnter (320003@1)number two C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7) Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1) EmA (022000@1)movie queen to play the scene of bringing all the good things out in me C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) GBut (320003@1)for now love, let's be real C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7) Am7 (x02010@1) DI (xx0232@1)never thought I could act this way and I've got to say that I just don't get it C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7) Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1) GI (320003@1)don't know where we went wrong but the feelin's gone and I just can't get it back [Intro] G (320003@1) Dm6/F If you could read my mind love, what a tale my thoughts could tell G (320003@1) Dm6/F Just like an old time movie 'bout a ghost from a wishin' well G/B (143121@7) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) EmIn (022000@1)a castle dark or a fortress strong with chains upon my feet C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) GBut (320003@1)stories always end C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7) Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1) EmAnd (022000@1)if you read between the lines you'll know that I'm just tryin' to understand C (x32010@1) G (320003@1) GThe (320003@1)feelin's that you lack C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7) Am7 (x02010@1) DI (xx0232@1)never thought I could feel this way and I've got to say that I just don't get it C (x32010@1) G/B (143121@7) Am7 (x02010@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) I don't know where we went wrong but the feelin's gone And I just can't get it back [Outro] ************************************ | / slide up | slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************