Nickelback
"Little Friend"
From the album Curb
Tab by Joe Costello (joseph.costello@villanova.edu)
Tuning: Drop-D (D A D G B e)
Symbols used:
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. = Palm-mute
12b(14) = Bend 12th fret to the pitch of the 14th
v = vibrato
h = hammer-on
p = pull off
* = hold note
/ = slide down
Intro: Riff 1 (Main Riff)
(8x)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|--------------------------*|
D|----0-0---0-0-0---0-3-----*|
A|----0-0---0-0-0---0-3------|
D|----0-0---0-0-0---0-3------|
. . . . . .
-Start off with volume lowered. After the 4th time, crank volume and
distortion up when the band enters.
Verse 1: With Riff 1
(8X)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|--------------------------*|
D|----0-0---0-0-0---0-3-----*|
A|----0-0---0-0-0---0-3------|
D|----0-0---0-0-0---0-3------|
. . . . . .
"Manhunt to find your daughter
Buried underneath the water
Now they consult a psychic
See how much I like it here"
Chorus: Riff 2:
(1x)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
"And now I found a little friend"
(2X)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|--------------------------*|
D|----0-0---0-0-0---0-3-----*|
A|----0-0---0-0-0---0-3------|
D|----0-0---0-0-0---0-3------|
. . . . . .
Verse 2:
(8X)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|--------------------------*|
D|----0-0---0-0-0---0-3-----*|
A|----0-0---0-0-0---0-3------|
D|----0-0---0-0-0---0-3------|
. . . . . .
"And now it's just you and me
(Something unintelligible)
I say we steal one more
Just like we did once before"
Chorus 2:
(1x)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
"And now I found a little friend"
Verse 3: with Riff 1 (4x)
"Guess who asked
This won't last
And to touch
Hurts too much"
(1x)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
"And now I found a little friend"
Interlude: Riff 1 (4x)
Solo:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---12b(14)-12--12b(14)--10v----------------------------10h12p10---12b(14)*----|
D|-------------------------------12v-------------10h12--------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------10------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
With Riff 3 (4x)
Bridge: Riff 3
(8x)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-------------7/5-------------------|
D|----0---0-0--7/5--3--3--3--3h5-3---|
A|----0---0-0--5/3--3--3--3--3h5-3---|
D|----0---0-0-------3--3--3--3h5-3---|
. . . . . . . .
Riff 4:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
"And then I know I told her"
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
"That she won't get much older"
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
"And now I found a little friend"
After this, play Riff 1 (4x).
Riff 4b:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
"And then it makes no difference"
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
"And I don't know... (not sure of these words)"
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
"And then it's on the table"
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
"Cause she's perfectly able"
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
"And now I found a little friend"
Ending: Play Riff 1 (4x).
That's it.
It's a pretty simple song, but it's good.
If there's any comments or questions, e-mail me.
-Joe
