Band: Nickelback
Album: The Long Road
Song: Because of You
Tuning: Drop C (CGCFAD)
Intro (00:00) fig.1 fig.1a
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|--0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0--0-3--|--------5p0--------------
|--0--0-0--0-3-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-3--|-0h3p0-------5p0-4p0-3h5-
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
Play fig.1 and 1a three full times then on the fourth time replace fig.1a with the bend below.
Fig.1b
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|--5br--| br= bend and slow release
|--5br--| x= palm mute above
|--5br--|
Chorus (00:41)
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|--00-03-0-0-0-0-3-0--0-0-0--3--|--------5p0---------------|
|--0-0-0-3-0-0-00-3-0--0-0-0-3--|-0h3p0-------5p0-4p0-3h5--|
Verse (00:25)
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|-----------------|--3-5--|
|--0-0---0-0------|--3-5--|
|--0-03-0-0-3/10-|--3-5--|
x x x x x
Pre-Chorus (00:49) (You know I cant be there, each time that you call)
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|--10---7---3---|
|---8---5---3---|
|---8---5---3---|
Chorus (01:05) repeat Heavy Part
Bridge (02:05) 3x 4th time 3x 4th time
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|--------------------|------------|--0-2-3--10-11-12--|--0-2-3-5-3-0-
|-----------(3-4-5)--|------------|--0-2-3--10-11-12--|--0-2-3-5-3-0-
|--0-2-3---10-11-12--|--0-2-35b--|--0-2-3-10-11-12--|--0-2-3-5-3-0-
x x x
Last part of bridge
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|----------7-5-7------------------5-7---------7-5-7--|-------------|
|--0-2-3---7-5-7---0-2-3----------5-7-0-2-3-7-5-7--|-------------|
|--0-2-3---5-3-5---0-2-3---x-x-x-3-5-0-2-3-5-3-5--|--0-2-3------|
|--0-2-3-----------0-2-3---x-x-x-------0-2-3---------|--0-2-35br--|
x x x
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|--(11)>>>--|
|--(11)>>>--|
|--(11)>>>--| > - echoed scratch
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