I Can Tell Guitar Tab

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Artist:Saosin
Song:I Can Tell
Album:Unreleased
Tabbed by Mark McGinn

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Intro Gtr. 1 
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G-9-------7-------12-------9-------7-------12-------
D-x-(8x)--x-(4x)--x--(4x)--x-(8x)--x-(4x)--x---(4x)-
A-7-------5-------10-------7-------5-------10-------
D---------------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G-9-------10-------9-------7-------5------
D-x-(4x)--x--(8x)--x-(4x)--x-(8x)--x-(8x)-
A-7-------8--------7-------5-------3------
D-----------------------------------------

Intro Gtr. 2 
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------9/7777/55/7-
D-7--------10--------3--------5------x/xxxx/xx/x-
A-7-(16x)--10-(16x)--3-(16x)--5-(8x)-7/5555/33/5-
D-7--------10--------3--------5------------------

E----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------
D-7--------10--------3--------5----------------------
A-7-(16x)--10-(16x)--3-(16x)--5-(8x)-3---2-3-5-3-2-3-
D-7--------10--------3--------5--------5-------------
                                     . . . . . . . .
Verse Gtr. 1 
E------------------------------------
B------------------------------------
G-5-(16)--0-(16x)--5-(8x)-5/7777/555-
D------------------------------------
A------------------------------------
D------------------------------------

E--------------------
B-7-(8x)--5/77-7/5-0-
D--------------------
A--------------------
D--------------------

E------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G-5-(16x)--0-(16x)--5(16x)--0-(8x)--7-(8x)-
D------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------

Verse Gtr. 2 
E-------------------------------
B-------------------------------
G-0-4-5-0-2-4-------------------
D-------------0-2-3-0-3-5-0-2-3-
A-------------------------------
D-------------------------------

Pre-Chorus Gtr. 1 and Gtr. 2 
E---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G-0-4-5---------------------------
D-------0-2-3-0-3-5-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-
A---------------------------------
D---------------------------------

Here is a guitar fill that takes you into the chorus
E---------------
B---------------
G---------------
D-5555-5555-5---
A-5555-5555-5---
D-5555-5555-5---

Chorus Gtr. 1 
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G-9-------7-------12-------9-------7-------12-------
D-x-(8x)--x-(4x)--x--(4x)--x-(8x)--x-(4x)--x---(4x)-
A-7-------5-------10-------7-------5-------10-------
D---------------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G-9-------10-------9-------7-------5------
D-x-(4x)--x--(8x)--x-(4x)--x-(8x)--x-(8x)-
A-7-------8--------7-------5-------3------
D-----------------------------------------

Chorus Gtr. 2 (00:00-00:21)
E------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------9/7777/55/7-
D-7--------10--------3--------5------x/xxxx/xx/x-
A-7-(16x)--10-(16x)--3-(16x)--5-(8x)-7/5555/33/5-
D-7--------10--------3--------5------------------

E----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------
D-7--------10--------3--------5----------------------
A-7-(16x)--10-(16x)--3-(16x)--5-(8x)-3---2-3-5-3-2-3-
D-7--------10--------3--------5--------5-------------
                                     . . . . . . . .

Interlude Gtr. 1
E-----------------
B-----5---8-------
G-4-5---5---5-4-5-
D-----------------
A-----------------
D-----------------

Here is a fill that takes guitar 1 into pre-chorus
E-------
B-----8-
G-4-5---
D-------
A-------
D-------

Interlude Gtr. 2
E-------------------
B-------------------
G-5-(16x)--4-(16x)--
D-------------------
A-------------------
D-------------------

Outro Gtr. 1

E----------------------------       x
B----------------------------       x 
G----------------------------       x
D-10--------5--------8-------       10
A-10-(32x)--5-(16x)--8-(16x)-       10
D-10--------5--------8-------end on 10

Outro Gtr. 2
E----------------------------       x
B----------------------------       x
G-12--------7--------10------       12
D-x--(32x)--x-(16x)--x--(16x)       x
A-10--------5--------8-------       10
D----------------------------end on x


Structure

Intro
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Verse2Chorus Fill
Chorus
Verse
Pre-Chorus
Verse2Chorus Fill
Chorus
Interlude
Pre-Chorus
Verse2Chorus Fill
Chorus
Outro

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture dann Average	#1 by dann at Mar 8, 1974 at 8:22 PM EST
	call me crazy but can this have something to do with god ?

No Picture Josh Average	#2 by Josh Sanchez at Jul 22, 1974 at 9:26 AM EST
	This song is definitely sweet

No Picture Tom Average	#3 by Tom Gregory at Oct 24, 1975 at 5:52 PM EST
	i agree with playsavestheday in saying that the line could be about alcoholism. im a recovered alcoholic and can definately relate to that, although the rest of the song seems a bit too far fetched to place it all on alcoholism. It seems to me that he has lost someone. Someone close died and there was nothing either of them could do about it. someone very close to him and he feels their presence still, comminucating with the remnants of what they left behind. there was alot of unfinished business at the time, and since the person is gone, the situation cannot change, and qwuesitons must remain unanswered. if u read it with that idea in mind, i feel it makes alot more sence.

No Picture nick Wanna Be	#4 by nick at Mar 7, 1979 at 10:57 PM EST
	i think these are one of those songs only the artist knows why it was made . the last two lines confuse me enough . i like it though .

No Picture chris Average	#5 by chris at Sep 24, 1982 at 1:47 PM EST
	I gotta agree with playsavestheday, It really doesn't sound like that at all.

No Picture kenzie Professional Badass	#6 by kenzie at Oct 8, 1994 at 5:00 PM EST
	I think it's about how he's trying to get someone to believe in God but he doesn't have all the answers and that's how he's not strong enough and they keep asking questions he can't answer and he's getting frustrated that they just can't accept his beliefs or it could be about how Anthony is seeking these religious questions to another person and it's their perspective. It's seems like Writing about other peoples perspectives is getting pretty popular so I wouldn't doubt it especially since the song Seven Years seems to be religious.

No Picture Tyler Wanna Be	#7 by Tyler Swagar at Aug 27, 1995 at 8:58 AM EST
	"If only I had the strength, you could believe in something 'till the end." That's what it sounds like to me. Either that or "If only I had things straight, you could believe in something 'till the end."

No Picture kevin Rhythm Player	#8 by kevin jeung at Nov 2, 1995 at 8:29 AM EST
	The one with Cove starts off with the short drum beats and palm mutes on guitar. Anthony's voice sounds more "gruff" than Coves and he also does the scream kinda things at the chorus. It's quite easy to spot.

No Picture TOm Wanna Be	#9 by TOm HIrsch at May 20, 1996 at 6:00 PM EST
	The more I try to understand this song, the more I feel like I'm getting an aneurism lol. If anybody feels confident in an answer to what this is all about, run it by me. If I had to guess, I would say it's about fans looking and asking for something from him that he can't give them. Maybe those fans are looking for meaning and some sort of message in the song. If that were true, then the confusing lyrics would make it that much cooler lol. I'm probably wrong though. :)

No Picture phil Average	#10 by phil gdfgr at Oct 12, 1997 at 11:57 PM EST
	this song is awesome. i dont know why i like it though. it just is coool. i love the lyrics and his high voice.

No Picture Jamie Wanna Be	#11 by Jamie Smith at Dec 1, 1998 at 6:47 AM EST
	he feels bad about himself. he sees nothing good in himself. a girl loves him but hes too depressed to be in a relationship. she wont stop bugging him. flirts with him, all the bs. ive read that the end part confuses some.....well i saw diffrent lyrics but these go with the song, they mean she wanted him but she hooked up with a diffrent guy and now all he can d is smile cus now he realized how beautiful this girl is and now he cant ahve her... and now for my 2cents.... i hate the new singer, theres nothing wrong with him except that he cant sing like anthony...

No Picture Ryan Average	#12 by Ryan Noffke at May 5, 2003 at 11:27 PM EST
	i think he's telling the girl to just give up

No Picture Lyssa CHAOS Average	#13 by Lyssa CHAOS at May 11, 2003 at 9:04 AM EST
	phugazi, if that line were the only one in the song your interpretation could work.. but lines like "A riot grows and his eyes open up. I once believed I would set you in line. " If only I had the strength then maybe you could believe in something else. " could show differently. and anothony does write really hard to understand songs, and he won't even give the meanings away, so i think saythis was right;)

No Picture Gary Wanna Be	#14 by Gary Rossington at Apr 25, 2005 at 11:49 AM EST
	by the way, somebody posted on one of the other songs' page that they talk a lot about their religious beliefs in the music. Maybe that has something to do with it. I was sort of aiming at that with the last thing I posted.

No Picture Lucas Average	#15 by Lucas Gracia at Jun 8, 2005 at 5:57 AM EST
	i'm not sure what it's about.. but i love it!

No Picture brandon Rhythm Player	#16 by brandon q at Jul 28, 2006 at 5:33 PM EST
	good tab