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