Photograph - Nickelback
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Artist: Nickelback
Song: Photograph
Guitarist: Chad Kroeger
Tabber: Dave Price

Listen to the song to get actual timing and good luck! ;)


[Verse/Pre-Chorus]

e|-0----0----0-0-----0-----0-0-0--0-|-0----0----0-0-----0-----0-0-0--0-|
B|-0----0----0-0-----0-----0-0-0--0-|-0----0----0-0-----0-----0-0-0--0-|
G|-9----9----9-9-----9-----9-9-9--8-|-8----8----8-8-----8-----8-8-8--0-|
D|-9----9----9-9-----9-----9-9-9--9-|-9----9----9-9-----9-----9-9-9--0-|
A|-7----7----7-7-----7-----7-7-7--9-|-9----9----9-9-----9-----9-9-9--0-|
E|-0----0----0-0-----0-----0-0-0--7-|-7----7----7-7-----7-----7-7-7----|

e|-0----0---0--0-----0----0--0--0--0--0-|
B|-0----0---0--0-----0----0--0--0--0--0-|
G|-11---11--11-11----11---11-11-11-11-6-|
D|-12---12--12-12----12---12-12-12-12-7-|
A|-12---12--12-12----12---12-12-12-12-7-|
E|-10---10--10-10----10---10-10-10-10-5-|
(x4)
-0----0---0--0-----0----0--0--0--0--0-|
-0----0---0--0-----0----0--0--0--0--0-|
-6----6---6--6-----6----6--6--6--9--9-|
-7----7---7--7-----7----7--7--7--9--9-|
-7----7---7--7-----7----7--7--7--7--7-|
-5----5---5--5-----5----5--5--5--0--0-|

e|-0----0-------0--------0----0--0--0-----0-|
B|-0----0-------0--------0----0--0--0-----0-|
G|-4----4-------4--------4----4--4--4-----4-|
D|-5----5-------5--------5----5--5--5-----5-|
A|-5----5-------5--------5----5--5--5-----5-|
E|-3----3-------3--------3----3--3--3-----3-|

e|-0-----0------0--0------0----0--0--0--0--0-|
B|-0-----0------0--0------0----0--0--0--0--0-|
G|-6-----6------6--6------6----6--6--6--9--9-|
D|-7-----7------7--7------7----7--7--7--9--9-|
A|-7-----7------7--7------7----7--7--7--7--7-|
E|-5-----5------5--5------5----5--5--5--0--0-|


[Chorus]

e|-0----0------0---0-|-0----0-----0---0--|
B|-0----0------0---0-|-0----0-----0---0--|
G|-9----9------9---8-|-8----8-----8---11-|
D|-9----9------9---9-|-9----9-----9---12-|
A|-7----7------7---9-|-9----9-----9---12-|
E|-0----0------0---7-|-7----7-----7---10-|

e|-0----0--------0----0--0-|-0-----0------------0-|
B|-0----0--------0----0--0-|-0-----0------------0-|
G|-11---11-------11---6--6-|-6-----6------------9-|
D|-12---12-------12---7--7-|-7-----7------7-9-9-9-|
A|-12---12-------12---7--7-|-7-----7------7-9-9-7-|
E|-10---10-------10---5--5-|-5-----5------5-7-7-0-|


[Bridge]

e|-------------------|---------------|----------------------|----------------|
B|----------9-----12-|---------9-----|-12-10----9-12-10---9-|-10-8-------7-9-|
G|--------9-----9----|-------9-----9-|-12-11----9-13-11---9-|-11-9--9--9-----|
D|-------------------|---------------|----------------------|-------9--------|
A|-------------------|---------------|----------------------|----------------|
E|-------------------|---------------|----------------------|----------------|


[Middle Bit]

e|-0----0--------0----0---------0-----0---0---0---0---0--|
B|-0----0--------0----0---------0-----0---0---0---0---0--|
G|-9----9--------9----9---------9-----9---9---9---9---9--|
D|-10---10-------10---10--------10----10--10--10--10--10-|
A|-10---10-------10---10--------10----10--10--10--10--10-|
E|-8----8--------8----8---------8-----8---8---8---8---8--|

e|-0----0--------0----0---------0-----0---0---0---0---0--|
B|-0----0--------0----0---------0-----0---0---0---0---0--|
G|-11---11-------11---11--------11----11--11--11--11--11-|
D|-12---12-------12---12--------12----12--12--12--12--12-|
A|-12---12-------12---12--------12----12--12--12--12--12-|
E|-10---10-------10---10--------10----10--10--10--10--10-|

e|-0---0---------0----0-|-0---0--------0----0-----0-|
B|-0---0---------0----0-|-0---0--------0----0-----0-|
G|-9---9---------9----8-|-8---8--------8----8-----4-|
D|-9---9---------9----9-|-9---9--------9----9-----5-|
A|-7---7---------7----9-|-9---9--------9----9-----5-|
E|-0---0---------0----7-|-7---7--------7----7-----3-|

e|-0---0--------0---0---0-|-0---0---------0---0---0-|
B|-0---0--------0---0---0-|-0---0---------0---0---0-|
G|-4---4--------4---4---6-|-6---6---------6---9---9-|
D|-5---5--------5---5---7-|-7---7---------7---9---9-|
A|-5---5--------5---5---7-|-7---7---------7---7---7-|
E|-3---3--------3---3---5-|-5---5---------5---0---0-|

e|-------------0--------|------0--------|--0------------|
B|----------------7-----|---------7-----|--0------------|
G|-----------9--9-------|-----9-9-------|--11-----------|
D|---------9-----9------|-9--9---9------|--12-----------|
A|-------7--------------|-9-------------|--12-----------|
E|----------------------|-7-------------|--10-----------|


************************************

| x dead note

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
“Photograph” by Nickelback.

Tab by Dan the Man.

One of Nickelback’s best ever songs. I couldn’t find any accurate tabs on here - so here
it is. Anyway this is 100% correct. But Chad Kroeger uses bar chords in the video clip;
but I think for the CD he used open chords. The tuning for this song is ½ step down; but
you can play it in normal tuning but it sounds like the CD in ½ step down. That’s D# G# C# F# A# D#

VERSE x4

E5 Badd11 D6/9 Aadd9
E I ----------------------------------------------I
B I ----------------------------------------------I
G I -------9-------8-------11---------6-----------I
D I -------9-------9-------12---------7-----------I
A I -------7-------9-------12---------7-----------I
E I ---------------7-------10---------5-----------I

RIFF 1 (Before Chorus) x1

E5 Aadd9
E I -------------------------------I
B I -------------------------------I
G I -------4---------6-------------I
D I -------5---------7-------------I
A I -------5---------7-------------I
E I -------3---------5-------------I

CHORUS x2

E5 Badd11 D6/9 Aadd9
E I -----------------------------------------------I
B I -----------------------------------------------I
G I -------9-------8-------11---------6------------I
D I -------9-------9-------12---------7------------I
A I -------7-------9-------12---------7------------I
E I ---------------7-------10---------5------------I

RIFF 2 x1 (Chad does the chords while Ryan does the picking)

E5 Badd11 G6 Aadd9
E I -----------------------------------------------I
B I -----------------------------------------------I
G I -------9---------8---------4--------6----------I
D I -------9---------9---------5--------7----------I
A I -------7---------9---------5--------7----------I
E I -----------------7---------3--------5----------I

E I -----7------7-----------------------------------------------------I
B I --9-----9------9---8--7----8--7-----8--7----------7---9---5-------I
G I ------------------------9-------9---------9----9------------------I
D I ------------------------------------------------------------------I
A I ------------------------------------------------------------------I
E I ------------------------------------------------------------------I


VERSE x3
E5 Badd11 D6/9 Aadd9
E I -----------------------------------------------I
B I -----------------------------------------------I
G I -------9-------8-------11---------6------------I
D I -------9-------9-------12---------7------------I
A I -------7-------9-------12---------7------------I
E I ---------------7-------10---------5------------I

RIFF 1 (Before Chorus) x1

E5 Aadd9
E I ------------------------------------I
B I ------------------------------------I
G I -------4---------6------------------I
D I -------5---------7------------------I
A I -------5---------7------------------I
E I -------3---------5------------------I


CHORUS x2

E5 Badd11 D6/9 Aadd9
E I -----------------------------------------------I
B I -----------------------------------------------I
G I -------9-------8-------11---------6------------I
D I -------9-------9-------12---------7------------I
A I -------7-------9-------12---------7------------I
E I ---------------7-------10---------5------------I

RIFF 1 x1

E5 Aadd9
E I -------------------------------I
B I -------------------------------I
G I -------4---------6-------------I
D I -------5---------7-------------I
A I -------5---------7-------------I
E I -------3---------5-------------I


Bridge x2

E5 Badd11 G6 Aadd9
E I ---------------------------------------------I
B I ---------------------------------------------I
G I -------9---------8---------4--------6--------I
D I -------9---------9---------5--------7--------I
A I -------7---------9---------5--------7--------I
E I -----------------7---------3--------5--------I


Aadd9
(Strum once then quick palm mute)
E I -----0--------------0-----xx--------xxxxxx-------I
B I ----0-0------------0-0----xx--------xxxxxx-------I
G I ---9---9----------8---8---xx----6---xxxxxx-------I
D I --9-----9--------9-----9--xx----7---xxxxxx-------I
A I -7----------7---9---------xx----7---xxxxxx-------I
E I ---------------7----------xx----5---xxxxxx-------I


CHORUS x2

E5 Badd11 D6/9 Aadd9
E I ----------------------------------------------I
B I ----------------------------------------------I
G I -------9-------8-------11---------6-----------I
D I -------9-------9-------12---------7-----------I
A I -------7-------9-------12---------7-----------I
E I ---------------7-------10---------5-----------I

OUTRO x1
E5 Badd11 D6/9 Aadd9 (Strum Aadd9 once)
E I -----------------------------------I
B I -----------------------------------I
G I -----9------8------11-----6--------I
D I -----9------9------12-----7--------I
A I -----7------9------12-----7--------I
E I ------------7------10-----5--------I

By Dan the Man


Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
PLAYED ON ALL VERSES
(NO DISTORTION- CLEAN)

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--8--88-8--88--8-x-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-8--8--88-8--88--8-x-8--8--88--8--88-8-x-11--11--1111-11---1111-11---x---|
A|-6--6--66-6--66--6-x-8--8--88--8--88-8-x-11--11--1111-11---1111-11---x---|
E|---------------------6--6--66--6--6-6-x--9---9---9-9--9----9-9--9----x---|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--6--66-6--66--6--x----------------------------------|
A|-6--6--66-6--66--6--x----------------------------------|
E|-4--4--44-4--44--4--x----------------------------------|


Repeat All above x4 ON ALL VERSES


PRE CHORUS
E|-------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------
G|---8--8--88-888----------------------
D|---8--8--88-888--6--6--66--666-------
A|---6--6--66-666--6--6--66--666-------
E|-----------------4--4--44--444-------


CHORUS
(USES DISTORTION)

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--8--8-88--88--8-x-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-8--8--8-88--88--8-x-8--8--88--8--88-8-x-11--11--1111-11---1111-11---x---|
A|-6--6--6-66--66--6-x-8--8--88--8--88-8-x-11--11--1111-11---1111-11---x---|
E|---------------------6--6--66--6--66-6-x--9---9---9-9--9----9-9--9---x--|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--6--66-6--66--6--x----------------------------------|
A|-6--6--66-6--66--6--x----------------------------------|
E|-4--4--44-4--44--4--x----------------------------------|

REPEAT X 2

BRIDGE
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--8--88-8--88--8-x-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-8--8--88-8--88--8-x-8--8--88--8--88-8-x-11--11--1111-11---1111-11---x---|
A|-6--6--66-6--66--6-x-8--8--88--8--88-8-x-11--11--1111-11---1111-11---x---|
E|---------------------6--6--66--6--66-6-x--9---9---9-9--9----9-9--9---x---|

PLAYED OVER INSTRUMENTAL




END RIFF 1
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8---8---8---x--------------8--------------------------------------------|
D|-8---------8-x-------8----8---8--------11-~~~~~~-------------------------|
A|-6-----------x-------8----------8------11-~~~~~~-------------------------|
E|---------------------6-----------------9--~~~~~~-------------------------|

END RIFF 2

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8--8--88-8--88--8-x-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-8--8--88-8--88--8-x--8--8--88--8--88-8-x---11~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------|
A|-6--6--66-6--66--6-x--8--8--88--8--88-8-x---11~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------|
E|----------------------6--6--66--6--6-6--x---9~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------|


PLAYED IN THIS ORDER

VERSE
PRE CHORUS
CHORUS
BRIDGE
VERSE
PRE CHORUS
CHORUS
VERSE
END RIFF 1
CHORUS
END RIFF 2

KEY :-

X - Palm mute
~ - allow to ring



This Tab was made By Logan Bicker if you have any comments or improvements
please e-mail them to me at logan_afro@hotmail.co.uk

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Song info
Photograph
Nickelback
2001
  • Rock
  • Arena Rock
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