If This Is It Newton Faulkner
Newton Faulkner - If This Is It tab
Tabbed by Simon Campling
Tuning (low to high): cGCGGC
Key
T = slap the side of the guitar body with your left hand
H = harmonic played with left hang over the fret marker numbered (-)
RH = harmonics played like he appears to in the music video but doesn't bother with on solo
acoustic performances; you need to hold the chord with the left hand and HIT the
fret marker with
your right hand on the given (-) fret. You usually have to hit it hard and be
very accurate, and if
your guitar isn't that great then you still might not hear it? I try to hit the
fret with my middle finger.
B = Hit the body of the guitar with the ball of your right hand to create a bass percussion sound.
The numbers (1 + 2 + etc) indicate the counting in the bar.
VERSE 1 + CHORUS 1
On the record and the live acoustic versions he isn't really playing anything here. You could just
play through the VERSE 2 sections for VERSE 1 and CHORUS 1. Live, he is playing a keyboard with
his feet and on the record he seems to be doing simple percussion on the guitar:
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
[B] [B] [B]T [B] [B] [B]T [B] [B]T [B] [B] [B]T [B] [B] [B] [B]T[B]
Link into verse 2
[1] [+] [2]T [+] [3] [+]T [4] [+]T [1] [+] [2]T [+] [3] [+] [4] T[+]
C:-----------------|-----------------| G:-----------------|-----------------| G:-----------------|-----------------| C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| c:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00|
VERSE 2
Palm mute the open chord in the verses
[1] [+] [2]T [+] [3] [+]T [4] [+]T [1] [+] [2]T [+]H [3] [+]H [4] [+]H
C:-----------------|-----------(7)-(5)| G:-----------------|------(12)-(7)-(5)| G:-----------------|------(12)-(7)-(5)| C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0(12)0---0---| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0---0---| c:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0---0---|
[1] [+] [2]T [+] [3] [+]T [4] [+]T [1] [+] [2]T [+]H [3] [+]H [4] [+]
C:-----------------|-----------(7)----| G:-----------------|------(12)-(7)----| G:-----------------|------(12)-(7)----| C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0(12)0---0---| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0---0---| c:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0---0---|
When playing this chord put your hand over the top of the guitar neck rather than under. It leaves
the strings open for harmonics later on.
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
C:-----------------|-----------------| G:-----------------|-----------------| G:-----------------|-----------------| C:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| G:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| c:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/12|
[1] [+] [2]T [+] [3] [+]T [4] [+]T [1] [+] [2]T [+] [3] [+] [4] T[+]
C:-----------------|-----------------| G:-----------------|-----------------| G:-----------------|-----------------| C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| c:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00|
CHORUS 2
Playing much louder now.
[1] [+] [2]T [+] [3] [+]T [4] [+]T [1] [+] [2]T [+]H [3] [+]H [4] [+]H
C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0(7)0(5)| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0(12)0(7)0(5)| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0(12)0(7)0(5)| C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0(12)0---0---| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0---0---| c:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0---0---|
[1] [+] [2]T [+] [3] [+]T [4] [+]T [1] [+] [2]T [+]H [3] [+]H [4] [+]
C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0(7)0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0(12)0(7)0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0(12)0(7)0-0-| C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0(12)0---0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0---0-0-| c:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0---0-0-|
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+]RH [3] [+]RH[4] [+]
C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0(7)0---| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0(12)0(7)0---| G:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5(12)5(7)5---| C:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5(12)5---5---| G:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5----5---5---| c:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5----5---5/12|
[1] [+] [2]T [+] [3] [+]T [4] [+]T [1] [+] [2]T [+] [3] [+] [4] T[+]
C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| c:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00| [repeat]
BRIDGE
"Before the fears?"
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| C:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| c:-----------------|-----------------|
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
C:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| C:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| c:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
(I'm not 100% sure about this next section? It's very tough to hear it from youtube videos and I
can't see what he's doing either?)
"And I can take?"
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-7-0-5-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-|-0-5-0-5-5-5-5-5-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| c:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-7-0-5-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-|-0-5-0-5-5-5-5-5-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| c:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
"And every time?"
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-7-0-5-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-|-0-5-0-5-5-5-5-5-| G:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| c:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-7-0-5-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7-|-0-5-0-5-5-5-5-5-| G:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| c:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
"?again, Oh please?"
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| C:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| c:-----------------|-----------------|
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| C:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| c:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Quiet playing to link into next verse, palm mute the chord
[1] [+] [2]T [+] [3] [+]T [4] [+]T [1] [+] [2]T [+]H [3] [+]H [4] [+]H
C:-----------------|-----------(7)-(5)| G:-----------------|------(12)-(7)-(5)| G:-----------------|------(12)-(7)-(5)| C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0(12)0---0---| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0---0---| c:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0---0---|
[1] [+] [2]T [+] [3] [+]T [4] [+]T [1] [+] [2]T [+]H [3] [+]H [4] [+]H
C:-----------------|-----------(7)-(5)| G:-----------------|------(12)-(7)-(5)| G:-----------------|------(12)-(7)-(5)| C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0(12)0---0---| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0---0---| c:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0---0---|
VERSE 3
[1] [+] [2]T [+] [3] [+]T [4] [+]T [1] [+] [2]T [+]H [3] [+]H [4] [+]H
C:-----------------|-----------(7)-(5)| G:-----------------|------(12)-(7)-(5)| G:-----------------|------(12)-(7)-(5)| C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0(12)0---0---| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0---0---| c:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0---0---|
[1] [+] [2]T [+] [3] [+]T [4] [+]T [1] [+] [2]T [+]H [3] [+]H [4] [+]
C:-----------------|-----------(7)----| G:-----------------|------(12)-(7)----| G:-----------------|------(12)-(7)----| C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0(12)0---0---| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0---0---| c:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0---0---|
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
C:-----------------|-----------------| G:-----------------|-----------------| G:-----------------|-----------------| C:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| G:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| c:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/12|
Getting louder into final chorus...
[1] [+] [2]T [+] [3] [+]T [4] [+]T [1] [+] [2]T [+] [3] [+] [4] T[+]
C:-----------------|-------------0-0-| G:-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-| G:-----------------|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-| C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| c:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
CHORUS 3
[1] [+] [2]T [+] [3] [+]T [4] [+]T [1] [+] [2]T [+]H [3] [+]H [4] [+]H
C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0(7)0(5)| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0(12)0(7)0(5)| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0(12)0(7)0(5)| C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0(12)0---0---| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0---0---| c:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0---0---|
[1] [+] [2]T [+] [3] [+]T [4] [+]T [1] [+] [2]T [+]H [3] [+]H [4] [+]
C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0(7)0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0(12)0(7)0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0(12)0(7)0-0-| C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0(12)0---0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0---0-0-| c:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0---0-0-|
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+]RH [3] [+]RH[4] [+]
C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----0---0---| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0(12)0(7)0---| G:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5(12)5(7)5---| C:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5(12)5---5---| G:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5----5---5---| c:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5----5---5/12|
[1] [+] [2]T [+] [3] [+]T [4] [+]T [1] [+] [2]T [+] [3] [+] [4] T[+]
C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| c:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00| [repeat]
"Before the fears?"
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| C:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| c:-----------------|-----------------|
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| C:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| c:-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
"again."
Quiet playing, palm mute - this is how he ends it live, for the recorded version go back to the
percussion pattern at the beginning of the song.
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1]
C:-----------------|-----------------|(12) G:-----------------|-----------------|(12) G:-----------------|-----------------|(12) C:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|(12) G:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|(12) c:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|(12)
VERSE 1
No one move,
No one speak,
Please don't say that it's just me, it's not just me.
And even though I wont forget,
(Just) don't want this to end just yet, not just yet.
CHORUS 1
But if I'd one chance to freeze time
And stand still and soak in everything,
I'd choose right now.
If I had one night where sunshine could break through and show you everything,
I'd choose right now,
VERSE 2
If this is it,
all we have,
I know I've done all I can, If this is it.
And we can't stop,
And start again,
We can't fast forward to the end,
This is it.
CHORUS 2
But if I had one chance to freeze time
And stand still and soak in everything,
I'd choose right now.
If I had one night where sunshine could break through and show you everything,
I'd choose right now,
BRIDGE
Before the fears that I once had start coming back...
And I can take the slings and stones and fire
Coz I know you'll make it all worthwhile
And every time I fall coz I'm up high
And on the ground you drag me up again and again
Oh please come back again,
Oh please come back again.
VERSE 3
And I'm so scared I might forget,
Just don't want this to end just yet,
Not just yet.
CHORUS
But if I had one chance to freeze time
And stand still and soak in everything,
I'd choose right now.
If I had one night where sunshine could break through and show you everything,
I'd choose right now,
Before the fears that I once had start coming back... again.
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