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/ Nickelback / Curb (1996) / Little Friend guitar tab

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:
=============
. = 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


Nickelback albums
2003 The Long Road
2001 Silver Side Up
2000 The State
1996 Curb
Curb tabs
01Little Friend tabbass tab
02Pusher tabbass tab
03Detangler tabbass tab
04Curb tabbass tab
05Where? tabbass tab
08Fly tabbass tab
10Left tabbass tab
11Window Shopper tabbass tab
12I Don't Have tabbass tab

 

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