Never Again
NEVER AGAIN
As recorded by Nickelback
(From the 2001 Album SILVER SIDE UP)
Music by Nickelback
Transcribed by Richard van Velzen
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Gtr1'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Gtr3'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Gtr3'
Intro
Q=134
N.C.(D5)
2/4 4/4
Gtr I
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W W W W Q H.
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N.C.(D5) F5 G5
Gtr I
PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM
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N.C.(D5) G5 F5
PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| PM PM PM PM
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Verse
N.C.(D5)
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Wx7 W
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H H
Pre-Chorus
C5 G5 F5
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-||
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Interlude
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N.C.(D5) F5 G5 N.C.(D5) G5 F5
Gtr I
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
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Verse
N.C.(D5)
Gtr I
W E S S S S E E E E E
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| Gtr II
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| W H H
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E E E E H W
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W E S E H E S W W
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H H
Pre-Chorus
C5 G5 F5
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------||
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-||
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Chorus
D5 C5 G5 F5 C5
Gtr I Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x E E E E E E E E
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| Gtr II
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D.S. al Coda
D.S. al Coda
G5 F5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-||
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Bridge
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F5 D5 F5 D5 F5 D5G5 F5G5G#5 F5 D5 F5 D5 F5 D5G5 F5G5G#5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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G5F5G#5D5N.C.
Gtr II
E E E E H W 3x E E E E H H E E E E
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F5 D5 F5 D5 F5 D5G5 F5G5G#5 F5 D5 F5 D5 F5 D5G5 F5G5G#5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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F5 D5 F5 D5 F5 D5G5 F5G5G#5 F5 D5 F5 D5 F5 D5G5 F5G5G#5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| Gtr III
| W H H H H Q Q Q Q
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Verse
N.C.(D5)
Wx7 W
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Pre-Chorus
C5 G5 F5
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-||
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Chorus
D5 C5 G5 F5 C5
Gtr I Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x E E E E E E E E
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| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x W
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G5 F5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3----||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3----||
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D5 C5 G5 F5 C5
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x E E E E E E E E
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| PM PM PM PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x W
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G5 F5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-||
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-||
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| W W W
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Outro
F5 D5 F5 D5 F5 D5G5 F5G5G#5 F5 D5 F5 D5 F5 D5G5 F5G5G#5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------o||
||------------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------------||
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||o---3-3-0---3-3-0-|---3-3-0-/5-3-5-6-|---3-3-0---3-3-0-|---3-3-0-/5-3-5-6--o||
||----3-3-0---3-3-0-|---3-3-0-/5-3-5-6-|---3-3-0---3-3-0-|---3-3-0-/5-3-5-6---||
Duration Legend
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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
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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
<n> - 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
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16thssource: tabsrus.nl
Chords
E
C5
G5
F5
D5
Language: english