If Not For You

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                             If Not For You - Shakey Graves
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This tab is in no way perfect or 
complete, but I couldn't find 
anything when I
wanted to learn how to play this 
song so I decided I should share 
what I've got
so far. I figured out the tuning and
 the chords by watching a live 
version. I
tabbed the riffs based on what I 
heard in the recording and it sounds
 good when
I play along, but I'm not 100% sure 
that they're right.

Tuning: Open C# (Open D + half step 
down)

The chords used are C# F and F# with
 some occasional variations
E|-----------------0--4-----5-----
B|-----------------0--4-----5-----
G|-----------------0--4-----5-----
D|-----------------0--4-----5-----
A|-----------------0--4(5)--5-----
E|-----------------0--4-----5-----



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[Intro]
E|--------------------4--4-3------
B|--------------4--5--------------
G|---------------------------0----
D|--------------------------------
A|---0---0------------------------
E|-3---4---0--------------------0-

E|---------------4p3----4-3--------
B|---------4--5------5-------------
G|---------0----------------0------
D|---------0-----------------------
A|---------------------------------
E|3-4-0------------------------0-3-

E|----------| 
B|----------| 
G|----------| 
D|----------| 
A|----------| 
E|4-0-------| 

C#|-------4--4-3------------------
G#|-4--5-----------------------4--
F |-0------------0-------------0--
C#|-0--------------------------0--
G#|E|E|---------------------------
C#|-----------------0-3-4-0-------

C|---4p3---4p3---4p3---4p3----3-3-3-
G|5------5-----5-----5-----5--0-0-0-
F|--------------------------------0-
C|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
C|----------------------------------

C|3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------|   
G|0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|   
F|0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|   
C|--0-0-0-0-0-------------------|   
G|------------------||-0----2----4--
C|------------------------------|   


[Verse]

Strum/Pick through the chords  
C#(16x)  F(12x)  F#(4x)
          (you can play almost any 
notes as long as you hold the chords
 and it'll sound good)

The following notes are played while
 strumming C# (listen to the 
recording to know when):
E|-------------------------| |----
B|-0--2--4--5---0--2--4--5-| |----
G|-------------------------| |----
D|-------------------------| |----
A|-------------------------| |-0--
E|-------------------------| |----

E|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
D|----------------------------------
A|2--4--5---0--2--4--5--------------
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On the last time through, play only the bass notes of the F and F# chords:
C#|E|E|---------------------------
G#|E|E|---------------------------
F |E|E|---------------------------
C#|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---
G#|---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---
C#|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-

C|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------
F|----------------------------------
C|4---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-
G|4---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-
C|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---

C|------------------||--------------
G|------------------||--------------
F|------------------||--------------
C|--5---5---5---5----x-x-x-x--|     
G|--5---5---5---5----x-x-x-x--|     
C|5---5---5---5---5--x-x-x-x--|     


[Chorus]

Strum the C# chord with energy (not 
actually sure what chord is used 
here but C# works well enough for 
me.
                    If anybody knows
 what chord it actually is please 
correct me)

Same as in the verse, the following 
notes are played while strumming
E|-------------------------------
B|-------------------------------
G|-2-3-2-0-----------------------
D|---------0---------------------
A|-----------------3--2----------
E|-----------------------3--0-3--

E|--------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------| 
E|0-3--0--------0-0-3-0-3-3-0-----------------|