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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
🎸
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
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
                    <
                   Gtr III Gtrs I, II, III
 W     W     W     Q  Q.   E. E.
|----------|----------|----------|--------------------||
|----------|----------|----------|--------------------||
|----------|----------|----------|----(11)/-----------||
|----------|----------|----------|----(11)/---3--3----||
|----------|----------|----------|----(11)/---3--3----||
|----------|----------|----------|------------3--3----||

                    /\
                Place finger over 11th
                frets and pickslide


  Outro
  &
  PM----------------------------------------|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||o-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-3-0-0-3-0-----0h5p0--------------o||
||--3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-|-3-0-0-3-0-0h3-------6p0h3p0h3h5---||


 4/4      2/4
  q  H.    H
|--------------|------*|
|--------------|------*|
|--------------|------*|
|-(0)----------|------*|
|--0-----------|------*|
|--0-----------|------*|



Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
 h  - hammer-on
 p  - pull-off
 b  - bend
 pb - pre-bend
 r  - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s  - legato slide
 S  - shift slide
 - 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


** Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen: The Official Power Tab Web Site

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