Because Of You - Nickelback
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Band: Nickelback
Album: The Long Road
Song: Because of You
Tuning: Drop C (CGCFAD)


Intro (00:00) fig.1 fig.1a
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|--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
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|--5br--| br= bend and slow release
|--5br--| x= palm mute above
|--5br--|

Chorus (00:41)

|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--0—0-0—3—-0—-0-0-0-3—-0--0-0-0--3--|--------5p0---------------|
|--0-0-0-3—-0—-0-0—0-3—-0--0-0-0—-3--|-0h3p0-------5p0-4p0-3h5--|

Verse (00:25)
|-----------------|-------|
|-----------------|-------|
|-----------------|-------|
|-----------------|--3-5--|
|--0-0---0-0------|--3-5--|
|--0-0—3-0-0-3/10-|--3-5--|
x x x x x

Pre-Chorus (00:49) (“You know I can’t be there, each time that you call”)

|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|--10---7---3---|
|---8---5---3---|
|---8---5---3---|

Chorus (01:05) – repeat Heavy Part

Bridge (02:05) 3x 4th time 3x 4th time
|--------------------|------------|-------------------|--------------
|--------------------|------------|-------------------|--------------
|--------------------|------------|-------------------|--------------
|--------------------|------------|--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--|--0-2-3—5b--|--0-2-3—-10-11-12--|--0-2-3-5-3-0-
x x x
Last part of bridge
|----------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|----------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---------|--0-2-3—5br--|
x x x
|-----------|
|--(11)>>>--|
|--(11)>>>--|
|--(11)>>>--| > - echoed scratch
|-----------|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

BECAUSE OF YOU
As recorded by Nickelback
(From the 2003 Album THE LONG ROAD)

Transcribed by DragonHUL
with help from another users tab named Nickeldude


Words by Chad Kroeger Music by Nickelback
Arranged by Nickelback

Gtr I (C G C F A D) - 'Left'
Gtr II (C G C F A D) - 'Right'
Gtr III (C G C F A D) - 'Middle'

Intro
Q=126
4/4
Gtr I
PM----------------------------------|
H.. e S S S e. e S S S e. S S S S S e S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------0-|-0-0-0-3--0-0-0-0-3--0-0-|-0-0-0-3-----0h5p0-------------|
|-----------0-|-0-0-0-3--0-0-0-0-3--0-0-|-0-0-0-3-0h3-------6p0h3p0h3h5-|


Gtrs I, II
PM------------------------------|
S S S e. e S S S e. S S S S S e S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-3--0-0-0-0-3--0-0-|-0-0-0-3-----0h5p0--------------|
|-0-0-0-3--0-0-0-0-3--0-0-|-0-0-0-3-0h3-------6p0h3p0h3h5--|


Gtrs I, II, III
PM------------------------------|
S S S e. e S S S e. S S S S S e S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-3--0-0-0-0-3--0-0-|-0-0-0-3-----0h5p0--------------|
|-0-0-0-3--0-0-0-0-3--0-0-|-0-0-0-3-0h3-------6p0h3p0h3h5--|


Gtrs I, II
PM------------------------------|
S S S e. e S S S e. S S S S S e S S S Q +Q
|-------------------------|-----------------------------||
|-------------------------|-----------------------------||
|-------------------------|-----------------------------||
|-------------------------|-----------------------------||
|-0-0-0-3--0-0-0-0-3--0-0-|-0-0-0-3---------------------||
|-0-0-0-3--0-0-0-0-3--0-0-|-0-0-0-3-0h3p0-4pb5===(4)b6--||


Pre-Verse
$
Gtrs I, II, III
S e e. e S e e. e S e e S S S S S S S S S S S
||--------------------|------------------------------||
||o-------------------|-----------------------------o||
||--------------------|------------------------------||
||--------------------|------------------------------||
||o-0-0-3--0-0-0-3--0-|-0-0-3-----0h5p0-------------o||
||--0-0-3--0-0-0-3--0-|-0-0-3-0h3-------6p0h3p0h3h5--||


Verse
PM-------------------------------------
e. e. e e. e. e e. e. e e. e. e
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0--0---0-0--0---0-|-0--0---0-0--0---0-|
|-0--0---0-0--0---0-|-0--0---0-0--0---0-|


------------------------------|
e. e. e e. e. e e. e. e e. E. E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------3--3--|
|-0--0---0-0--0---0-|-0--0---0-0--3--3--|
|-0--0---0-0--0---0-|-0--0---0-0--3--3--|


$$
PM-------------------------------------
e. e. e e. e. e e. e. e e. e. e
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0--0---0-0--0---0-|-0--0---0-0--0---0-|
|-0--0---0-0--0---0-|-0--0---0-0--0---0-|


------------------------------|
e. e. e e. e. e e. e. e e. E. E
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-0--0---0-0--0---0-|-0--0---0-0--------||
|-0--0---0-0--0---0-|-0--0---0-0--------||


Pre-Chorus
S e e. e S e e. e S e e S S S S S S S S S S S
||--------------------|------------------------------||
||o-------------------|-----------------------------o||
||--------------------|------------------------------||
||--------------------|------------------------------||
||o-0-0-3--0-0-0-3--0-|-0-0-3-----0h5p0-------------o||
||--0-0-3--0-0-0-3--0-|-0-0-3-0h3-------6p0h3p0h3h5--||


Chorus
Q=123
D.S.
E. E. E H E. E. E H E. E. E H E. E. E H
||------------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------||--|
||o-----------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------o||--|
||------------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------||--|
||--10--10---10-10--|-10--10---10-10--|-7--7---7-7----|-3--3---3-3------||--|
||o--8---8----8--8--|--8---8----8--8--|-5--5---5-5----|-3--3---3-3-----o||--|
||---8---8----8--8--|--8---8----8--8--|-5--5---5-5----|-3--3---3-3------||--|


Guitar Break
Q=126
(2nd time on D.S.S.) To Coda
S e e. e S e e. e S e e S S S S S S S S S S S
||--------------------|------------------------------||
||o-------------------|-----------------------------o||
||--------------------|------------------------------||
||--------------------|------------------------------||
||o-0-0-3--0-0-0-3--0-|-0-0-3-----0h5p0-------------o||
||--0-0-3--0-0-0-3--0-|-0-0-3-0h3-------6p0h3p0h3h5--||


Interlude
Q=121
Gtr II
E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|---------/3--4--5-|---------/3--4--5-|
|-0--2--3----------|-0--2--3----------|


Gtrs I, II
E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E Q +Q
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|---------/3--4--5-|-----------------------|
|-0--2--3----------|-0--2--3-3pb5===(3)b5--|


Breakdown
Gtrs I, II, III
E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-0--2--3-/10--11--12-|-0--2--3-/10--11--12-|
|-0--2--3-/10--11--12-|-0--2--3-/10--11--12-|
|-0--2--3-/10--11--12-|-0--2--3-/10--11--12-|


PM----|
E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E e. e. e
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|-0--2--3-/10--11--12-|-0--2--3-5--3--2--|
|-0--2--3-/10--11--12-|-0--2--3-5--3--2--|
|-0--2--3-/10--11--12-|-0--2--3-5--3--2--|


Bridge
2/4
PM----|
E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E S S S E. E E. E. E E. E. E e. e. e
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------|
|---------/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--3-|


4/4
H +H +H +H
|----------------------|----------------||
|----------------------|----------------||
|----------------------|----------------||
|----------------------|----------------||
|----------------------|----------------||
|-4pb5=====(4)b5.5=====|=(4)b6r===(4)---||


Verse
Q=126
D.S.S. al Coda
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths


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