If You Only Knew by Shinedown

If You Only Knew bass tab by Shinedown

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Tuning: EADG



NOTE: The bass is often difficult to make out on the recorded version
so I opted instead to base this tab on the band's appearance on the
Jimmy Kimmel show, which features the clearest bass I could find.

🏷Legend:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
a = acciaccatura
r = rest
s = 16th note (will appear above bar)

🎸

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INTRO:

   (rest x5)
G |-----------------||-----------------|
D |-----------------||-----------------|
A |-----------------||-------------12\-|
E |-----------------||-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 1:

    s    s     s    s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------7--7-77-\-|-------7--7-77---|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-0--00-----------|-0--00---------0-|-8--8-\3--3--3--/|-8--8-\3--3--3/5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

    s    s     s    s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-------7--7-77-\-|-------7--7-77-\-|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-0--00-----------|-0--00-----------|-8--8-\3--3--3--/|-8--8-\3--3--3-3-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS:
    s    s s   s    s                   ss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5--55-5--5-55---|-5--55-5--5-55-\-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |---------------3-|-----------------|-3--3--3--3--3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-35|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 1:
                                    ss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-3---3-3---3-3-35|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-3---3-3---3-3---|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
              s s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-------------57--|-----------------|
A |-------3---3-----|-----------------|-------3---3-----|
E |-1---1-------3---|-5-5-5-55-55---0-|-1---1-------3-/-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-VERSE:

  a   s s sssssss a   ss s sssssss
G |----5--5h7-7777777|----5--5h7-77777--|-----------------|-----------------|
D |5h7---7-----------|5h7---7---------75|-----------------|-----------------|
A |------------------|------------------|-8--8-\3--3-33-/-|-8--8-\3--3-33-/-|
E |------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


VERSE 2:

  sss  ss sssssss sss sss sssssss
G |----5--57-7777777|---5--57-77777--|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-577--7----------|577--7--------75|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|----------------|-8--8-\3--3--3-3/|-8--8-\3--3-/12\-|
E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

  sss sss sssssss sss sss sssssss
G |----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |----------------|----------------|-----------------|-3--3------------|
A |---3--35-5555555|---3--35-55553--|-------3--3--3-35|-------3--3--3-3-|
E |355--5----------|355--5--------53|-1--1------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


PRE-CHORUS 2:

    s    sssss ss s    s                   ss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5--55-5--5-55030|35--55-5--5-57-\-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-3--3--3--3--3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-35|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 2:
                                    ss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-3---3-3---3-3-35|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-3---3-3---3-3---|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
              s s
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-------3---3-----|-----------------|-------3---3-----|-----------------|
E |-1---1-------3---|-5-5-5-55-55-5-5-|-1---1-------3-/-|-5-5-5-55-55-5-5-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-------3---3-----|
E |-1---1-------3-/-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


GUITAR SOLO:

  ssssssssssssssss sssssssssssssssss       ssss       s
G |---5------------5|-------------5---|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-57-777777777757-|-777777777777-75-|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|----------------7|-8--8-\3--3--3035|-8--8-\3--3-33-/-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

  ssssssssssssssss ssssssssssssssss       s
G |---5---------5---|---------575-5---|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-57-777777757-757|-77777777---7-75-|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-----------------|----------------7|-8--8-\3--3-33-/-|-8--8-\3--3----r-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


BRIDGE:

   (rest x4)
G |-----------------|
D |-----------------|
A |-----------------|
E |-----------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &


CHORUS 3:

   (rest x3)           ss
G |-----------------||-----------------|
D |-----------------||-----------------|
A |-----------------||-----------------|
E |-----------------||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-35|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                    ss
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-35|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-3---3-3---3-3-3-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

OUTRO:

G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-------3---3-----|-----------------|-------3---3-----|-----------------|
E |-1---1-------3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1---1-------3-3-|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G |-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|
A |-------3---3-----|-----------------|
E |-1---1-------3-/-|-5---------------|
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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