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WHAT IF - Cog
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Tabbed by: Corbin Nesa
Email: c_nesa@hotmail.com
Tuning: Drop C
*I actually started tabbing this song out in Drop D but the outro and bridge
have some low power chords which could only be played in Drop C. So you can
still easily play the other parts in Standard/Drop D*
Well here it is. Couldn't believe there was not one tab of this song on the
net, so i thought i may aswell give it a go.
I don't think it's 100% correct, but it's pretty close.
Let me know what you think!
Intro [0:00 - 0:34]
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| X12
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------2---------------2---------------2---------------2------|
C|----------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3---|
G|---5---------------5---------------5---------------5----------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
On the 12th time, the end part is played like this
D|-----------0-|
A|-----3-------| <- Let ring
F|-----2-----2-|
C|--3----------|
G|-------------|
C|-------------|
[0:16 - 0:34]
*This is actually played by the bassist but I’ve transcribed it for an electric guitar as well*
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--/5---------5-----5---------5-----4---------4-----4---------4------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---3---------3-----3---------3-----2---------2-----2---------2------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|--/5---------5-----5---------5-----4---------4-----4---------4------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---3---------3-----3---------3-----2---------2-----2----------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[0:34 - 1:10]
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----3--2--|
C|----------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3--------|
G|---5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----3-----|
C|----------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3--------|
G|---5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|x4
[1:10 - 1:19]
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------2---------------2---------------2---------------2------|
C|----------3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------|
G|---5-------------------------------5--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------0--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------2---------------2---------------2---------------2------|
C|----------3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------|
G|---5-------------------------------5--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[1:19 - 1:37
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----3--2--|
C|----------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3--------|
G|---5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----3-----|
C|----------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3--------|
G|---5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
[1:37 - 1:45]
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------2---------------2---------------2---------------2------|
C|----------3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------|
G|---5-------------------------------5--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------2---------------2---------------2----------------------|
C|----------3---------------3---------------3-------------------------|
G|---5-------------------------------5--------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus [1:45 - 2:09]
*Strumming may not be correct, but you can easily figure it out for yourself*
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10----|
G|---10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10----|
C|---10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---12--12--12--12--12--12------12--12------8---8---8---8---8---8---8-----|
G|---12--12--12--12--12--12------12--12------8---8---8---8---8---8---8-----|
C|---12--12--12--12--12--12------12--12------8---8---8---8---8---8---8-----|x2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cog/what_if_tab.html ]
Then play this part
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8-------8---8---8---8---8---8---8-----|
G|---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8-------8---8---8---8---8---8---8-----|
C|---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8-------8---8---8---8---8---8---8-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8-------8---8---8---8---8---8---7-----|
G|---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8-------8---8---8---8---8---8---7-----|
C|---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8-------8---8---8---8---8---8---7-----|
[2:09 - 2:26]
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----3--2--|
C|----------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3--------|
G|---5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----3-----|
C|----------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3---------3-----3--------|
G|---5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
Solo [2:26 - 2:56
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-12-12--|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------15-15-15--------------------------------|
F|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----------14-14-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------12-12-12-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-12-12-12-12-12----------12-12-14-14-14-14-14- Kinda just fades out here |
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge [2:56 - 3:29] *Again, the strumming may not be perfect... *
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---7---7---7---7---7---7-------7---7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---7-----|
G|---7---7---7---7---7---7-------7---7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---7-----|
C|---7---7---7---7---7---7-------7---7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---7-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---0---0---0---0---0---0-------0---0-------3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|
G|---0---0---0---0---0---0-------0---0-------3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|
C|---0---0---0---0---0---0-------0---0-------3---3---3---3---3---3---3-----|x2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---7---7---7---7---7---7-------7---7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---7-----|
G|---7---7---7---7---7---7-------7---7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---7-----|
C|---7---7---7---7---7---7-------7---7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---7-----|
Chorus [3:29 - 4:08]
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10----|
G|---10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10----|
C|---10--10--10--10--10--10------10--10------10--10--10--10--10--10--10----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---12--12--12--12--12--12------12--12------8---8---8---8---8---8---8-----|
G|---12--12--12--12--12--12------12--12------8---8---8---8---8---8---8-----|
C|---12--12--12--12--12--12------12--12------8---8---8---8---8---8---8-----|x4
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8-------8---8---8---8---8---8---8-----|
G|---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8-------8---8---8---8---8---8---8-----|
C|---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8-------8---8---8---8---8---8---8-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8-------8---8---8---8---8---8---8-----|
G|---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8-------8---8---8---8---8---8---8-----|
C|---8---8---8---8---8---8-------8---8-------8---8---8---8---8---8---8-----|
Outro [4:08 - 4:18]
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---7---7---7---7---7---------------7---------------7-------8----|
C|---7---7---7---7---7----0---0------7---0---0-------7---0---x----|
G|---5---5---5---5---5----0---0------5---0---0-------5---0---6----|
C|------------------------0---0----------0---0-----------0--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---7---7---7---7---7---------------7----------------------------|
C|---7---7---7---7---7----0---0------7---0---0-------/15----------|
G|---5---5---5---5---5----0---0------5---0---0-------/17----------|
C|------------------------0---0----------0---0--------------------|
And that's it :)
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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