Song: If I Had Eyes
Album: Sleep Through the Static
Artist: Jack Johnson
I pre-ordered this album on iTunes and got on the release day and fell in love with this
So here’s how I play it, I’m pretty sure this is how he plays it. This was done totally
ear.
===== Intro =====
Guitar 1 (Electric)
I’m only gonna write the chords, if you’re a good enough guitarist you can work the
out yourself.
D A G Em
| e |
| B 7 / 14 12 8 | X 2 |
| G 7 / 14 12 9 |
| D 7 / 14 12 9 |
| A 5 / 12 10 7 |
| E |
Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
Let guitar 1 play through chords once.
| e |
| B |
| G 14 16 9 11 7 4 4 4/7 7 9 7 |
| D x x x x x x x x/x x x x |
| A 12 14 7 9 5 2 2 2/5 5 7 5 |
| E |
===== Verse =====
Guitar 1
D A G Em
| e |
| B 7 / 14 12 8 | X 5 |
| G 7 / 14 12 9 |
| D 7 / 14 12 9 |
| A 5 / 12 10 7 |
| E |
Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
Only play this riff once, after Guitar 1 plays the chord progression once.
| e |
| B |
| G 14 16 9 11 7 4 4 4/7 7 9 7 |
| D x x x x x x x x/x x x x |
| A 12 14 7 9 5 2 2 2/5 5 7 5 |
| E |
===== Pre-Chorus =====
Guitar 1
| e |
| B 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| G 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| D 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E |
===== Chorus =====
Guitars 1 & 2
Like before, I’ve only written the chords, not the strumming pattern.
D E G D E
| e 3 | e |
| B 7 9 3 7 | B 9 | Then play this a few times. |
| G 7 9 4 7 | X4 G 9 |
| D 7 9 5 7 | D 9 |
| A 5 7 5 5 | A 7 |
| E 3 | E |
===== Post-Chorus =====
Both guitars play together.
Guitar 1
D A G Em
| e |
| B 7 / 14 12 8 | X 2 |
| G 7 / 14 12 9 |
| D 7 / 14 12 9 |
| A 5 / 12 10 7 |
| E |
Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
| e |
| B | X 2 |
| G 14 16 9 11 7 4 4 4/7 7 9 7 |
| D x x x x x x x x/x x x x |
| A 12 14 7 9 5 2 2 2/5 5 7 5 |
| E |
===== Verse =====
I don’t think guitar 1 plays in this verse but you still can if you want to.
Guitar 1
D A G Em
| e |
| B 7 / 14 12 8 | X 3 |
| G 7 / 14 12 9 |
| D 7 / 14 12 9 |
| A 5 / 12 10 7 |
| E |
Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
Only play this riff once, after the piano play through the chord progression twice.
| e |
| B |
| G 14 16 9 11 7 4 4 4/7 7 9 7 |
| D x x x x x x x x/x x x x |
| A 12 14 7 9 5 2 2 2/5 5 7 5 |
| E |
===== Pre-Chorus =====
Guitar 1
| e |
| B 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| G 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| D 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E |
===== Chorus =====
Guitars 1 & 2
Like before, I’ve only written the chords, not the strumming pattern.
D E G D E
| e 3 | e |
| B 7 9 3 7 | B 9 | Then play this a few times. |
| G 7 9 4 7 | X4 G 9 |
| D 7 9 5 7 | D 9 |
| A 5 7 5 5 | A 7 |
| E 3 | E |
===== Post-Chorus =====
Both guitars play together.
Guitar 1
D A G Em
| e |
| B 7 / 14 12 8 | X 4 |
| G 7 / 14 12 9 |
| D 7 / 14 12 9 |
| A 5 / 12 10 7 |
| E |
Guitar 2 (Acoustic)
| e |
| B | X 4 |
| G 14 16 9 11 7 4 4 4/7 7 9 7 |
| D x x x x x x x x/x x x x |
| A 12 14 7 9 5 2 2 2/5 5 7 5 |
| E |
End on a D chord.
That’s it, pretty simple like most of his songs. This seems 100% right to me (I think it
the other tab’s asses) so I hope it helps a lot. Please rate!
By JayTeeRocks07