Song: Someday - Nickelback
Tabbed by: Sonixon
Email:man_0v3rboard@hotmail.com
Tuning: All guitars dropped D down one whole step (low to high: C G C F A D)
In the November 2003 issue of Guitar World, Chad and Ryan gave an in-depth lesson on
how to play this song. This is 100% correct, straight from the composers.
You can easily find out the strum patterns on your own by listening to the song.
INTRO/VERSE (00:00)
Guitar 1 (acoustic)
C#m A B E5
e|-----------------------------------0---------------------------------------|
B|-xxxx--5-----2-----4---------xxxx--0---------------------------------------|
G|-xxxx--6-----2-----4---------xxxx--4---------------------------------------|
D|-xxxx--6-x6--2-x6--4-x6------xxxx--2---------------------------------------|
A|-xxxx--4-----0-----2---------xxxx--2---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------2---------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (acoustic)
3rd and 4th times only
e|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--4--5--4-----5--4------|----------5----4--------------------------------|
G|-6--6--6--6-----6--6------|-----4-------------4----4-----------------------|
D|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS/OUTRO
Guitar 1
let ring ----------> let ring --------> let ring ------------------------>
e|--------------4---|--------------4---|--------------4----------------4-----|
B|--------5---------|--------5---------|--------5----------------5-----------|
G|--4--6-----6------|--4--6-----6------|--4--6-----6-------4--6-----6--------|
D|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2------0------4------7------2-------2---4--------------------------------|
G|--2------4------4------6------2-------2---4--------------------------------|
D|--2------2------4------4------2-------2---4--------------------------------|
A|--0------2------2------4------0-------0---2--------------------------------|
E|---------0-------------4---------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|--------4--------------------|--------------4-------------------|----------|--------------4-|
B|-----5--------/7--5----4-----|--------5----------------5-----4--|----------|--------5-------|
G|--6--------6--------------6--|--4--6-----6-------4--6-----6-----|--(repeat-|--4--6-----6----|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|--previous|----------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|--measure)|----------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|----------|----------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------------------|
B|--5-----4-----|--2-----4-----|--7-----------|--7---------------------------|
G|--6-----4-----|--2-----4-----|--6-----------|--6---------------------------|
D|--6-----4-----|--2-----4-----|--4-----------|--4---------------------------|
A|--4-----2-----|--0-----2-----|--4-----------|--4---------------------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--4-----------|--4---------------------------|
SOLO
Guitar 3
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------13--13b(13)(13)----11-|------------/13--(13)b(13)(13)----11-|
A|------11-(11)------------------14----|------9-(9)--------------------14----|
E|--11---------------------------------|-9-----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|----------8-8-8-9-9-------8-8-8-9-8--|
D|------9-(9)--9/11------11/13--13--11-|-11-11-11-----------9-9-9------------|
A|--7----------------9-----------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|---------------11--11--11--12--12----------14--14--11--11--12--11----------|
B|--14--14--14-----------------------12--12----------------------------------|
G|---------------8---8---8---9---9-----------11--11--8---8---9---8-----------|
D|--11--11--11-----------------------9---9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------11--11--11--12--12----------16--16--12--12--14--12----------|
B|--14--14--14-----------------------12--12----------------------------------|
G|---------------8---8---8---9---9-----------13--13--9---9---11--9-----------|
D|--11--11--11-----------------------9---9-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------11---11---12--------14(14)--14/16----------------------------------|
B|--14-------------------12------------------14------------------------------|
G|--------8----8----9---------11(11)--11/13----------------------------------|
D|--11--------------------9------------------11------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
That's it. The solo is sort of confusing, but it won't take long to get a hold of it.
NOTE: In the music video, he only plays about half of the solo, so listen for that also.
