Because Of You

Nickelback - Because Of You

Tuning: Drop C ( C G C F A D )

Intro (00:00) fig.1 fig.1a

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|--0—-0-0—-0-3—-0—-0-0—-0-3—-0-0-0-0--0-3--|--------5p0--------------

|--0--0-0--0-3—-0—-0-0—-0-3—-0-0-0-0—-0-3--|-0h3p0-------5p0-4p0-3h5-

x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Play fig.1 and 1a three full times then on the fourth time replace fig.1a with the bend below.

Fig.1b

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|--5br--| br= bend and slow release

|--5br--| x= palm mute above

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Chorus (00:41)

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|--0—0-0—3—-0—-0-0-0-3—-0--0-0-0--3--|--------5p0---------------|

|--0-0-0-3—-0—-0-0—0-3—-0--0-0-0—-3--|-0h3p0-------5p0-4p0-3h5--|

Verse (00:25)

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|-----------------|--3-5--|

|--0-0---0-0------|--3-5--|

|--0-0—3-0-0-3/10-|--3-5--|

x x x x x

Pre-Chorus (00:49) (“You know I can’t be there, each time that you call")

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|--10---7---3---|

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Chorus (01:05) – repeat Heavy Part

Bridge (02:05) 3x 4th time 3x 4th time

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|--------------------|------------|--0-2-3--10-11-12--|--0-2-3-5-3-0-

|-----------(3-4-5)--|------------|--0-2-3--10-11-12--|--0-2-3-5-3-0-

|--0-2-3---10-11-12--|--0-2-3—5b--|--0-2-3—-10-11-12--|--0-2-3-5-3-0-

x x x

Last part of bridge

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|----------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—5br--|

x x x

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|--(11)>>>--| > - echoed scratch

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