Song: Old Enough
Artist: NickelBack
Album: The State (1998 AND 2000)
Tabber: Stef Geiger (stef@geiger.ca)
Date Tabbed: Oct 30, 2002
(Yes, it`s 100% correct, verified by Chad himself - serious!)
h: hammer
p: pull-off
s: slide
...: let ring
The lyrics aren`t in time with the tab, they`re there to show you where you are in the song.
Dropped-D (Best played with a wound G-string)
HEAVY Distortion
Intro: (Wicked riff)
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|-----0-0----0-0-|
|-----------0-0--|
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|-0h1--3s7s5-----| x6... or x8
At the 2 last repetitions of the intro riff, the bass (and guitar if you like) come in with:
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|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-0-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5|
|-0-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5|
|-0-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5| x2
Verse Riff:
Out to me... And I treated her like she was mine...
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|------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-5---5--5-5-5-8---8--8-8-8-3---3--3-3-3---10---10--10-10-10-|
|-5---5--5-5-5-8---8--8-8-8-3---3--3-3-3---10---10--10-10-10-|
|-5---5--5-5-5-8---8--8-8-8-3---3--3-3-3---10---10--10-10-10-| x2
If you so wish you can play the 8th fret and 10th fret powerchords at 1st fret on A and 3rd fret on A.
Chorus: (Same powerchords as verse, same pattern, different strum)
I can`t eat, I can`t sleep oh but thank you for comin`
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| x2
Pre Solo Riff:
Back woods always lead to something... Bury her `cause her time was cut thin
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|-10---10--10-10--10---10--10-10--8---8--8-8--8---8--8-8-8--3---3--3-3--3---3--3-3-|
|-10---10--10-10--10---10--10-10--8---8--8-8--8---8--8-8-8--3---3--3-3--3---3--3-3-|
|-10---10--10-10--10---10--10-10--8---8--8-8--8---8--8-8-8--3---3--3-3--3---3--3-3-| x1
And we can`t explain we just got carried away
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|-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| x1
SOLO: (YAY!) (it`s good! Again, I played it for Chad, I swear!)
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|---------------------------------------------------------6---8-6-|
|----------3-------3p2-2-2h3-3-3-3h5-5-5-5p3-3-3-3-----5-7--------|
|----3--3h5-h5------------------------------------h5--------------|
|-3h5-h5----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------6-----------------|
|---------6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6h8----6-8------------|
|-7-5-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------7-5--------|
|--------------------------------------8.....--|
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Post Solo Riff:
Lately it seems....
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|-----5..----8..----3..-------10..-|
|----5------8------3--------10-----|
|-5-5----8-8----3-3----10-10-------| x2
End the song with D5:
d|-1-|
a|-1-|
d|-1-|
