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Another Hole in the Head

Nickelback
TabTuningDrop D
★4.6(5)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Intro (play twice)

e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----2-----2---2------2-----2---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2--|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-0-0---0-0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------3-3---3-3---3---0-0---0-0---0-0---5-5---5-5---5----|

chorus (play twice)

e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------333---------------|
g--222--55-------55--222--55-------55--|
d--222--55--333--33--000--33--555--33--|
a--000--33--333--33--000--33--555--33--|
D-----------333------000------555------|

verse (let notes ring) (play once)

I'm through..

e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------3~~~--------------|
g--2~~~--------------2~~~--------------|
d--2~~~-----3~~~-----0~~~-----5~~~-----|
a--0~~~-----3~~~-----0~~~-----5~~~-----|
D-----------3~~~-----0~~~-----5~~~-----|

(after first time through guitar cuts out and bass takes over)

Intro starts up again after a measure of bass

e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----2-----2---2------2-----2---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2--|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-0-0---0-0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------3-3---3-3---3---0-0---0-0---0-0---5-5---5-5---5----|

Second time through play this instead

e-----------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------|
g-----2-----2---2------2-----2---2--------------|
d------------------------------------0-0-----5--|
a-0-0---0-0---0----------------------0-0-----5--|
D------------------3-3---3-3---3-----0-0-----5--|

chorus (play twice)

e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------333---------------|
g--222--55-------55--222--55-------55--|
d--222--55--333--33--000--33--555--33--|
a--000--33--333--33--000--33--555--33--|
D-----------333------000------555------|

verse (let notes ring) (play once)

e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------3~~~--------------|
g--2~~~--------------2~~~--------------|
d--2~~~-----3~~~-----0~~~-----5~~~-----|
a--0~~~-----3~~~-----0~~~-----5~~~-----|
D-----------3~~~-----0~~~-----5~~~-----|

Two measures of bass afterwards

Then start up with intro again

e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----2-----2---2------2-----2---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2--|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-0-0---0-0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------3-3---3-3---3---0-0---0-0---0-0---5-5---5-5---5----|

And end with this again

e-----------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------|
g-----2-----2---2------2-----2---2--------------|
d------------------------------------0-0-----5--|
a-0-0---0-0---0----------------------0-0-----5--|
D------------------3-3---3-3---3-----0-0-----5--|

chorus (play four times)

e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------333---------------|
g--222--55-------55--222--55-------55--|
d--222--55--333--33--000--33--555--33--|
a--000--33--333--33--000--33--555--33--|
D-----------333------000------555------|

Break (play twice)

e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-----------|
d--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
a--0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--|
D-----------------------------5-5-5-5--|

Play this the third time (palm mute the last notes)

e---------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------|
g--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5------------|
d--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--55555555--|
a--0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--55555555--|
D-----------------------------55555555--|

Then start with verse again

e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------3~~~--------------|
g--2~~~--------------2~~~--------------|
d--2~~~-----3~~~-----0~~~-----5~~~-----|
a--0~~~-----3~~~-----0~~~-----5~~~-----|
D-----------3~~~-----0~~~-----5~~~-----|

Then start up with intro again (Play twice this time around)

e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----2-----2---2------2-----2---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2--|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-0-0---0-0---0-------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------3-3---3-3---3---0-0---0-0---0-0---5-5---5-5---5----|

And end with this again

e-----------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------|
g-----2-----2---2------2-----2---2--------------|
d------------------------------------0-0-----5--|
a-0-0---0-0---0----------------------0-0-----5--|
D------------------3-3---3-3---3-----0-0-----5--|

Just plays this then pauses and drums take over for rest of measure

e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g--22----------------------------------|
d--22----------------------------------|
a--00----------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|

Then chorus starts back up (play three times)

e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------333---------------|
g--222--55-------55--222--55-------55--|
d--222--55--333--33--000--33--555--33--|
a--000--33--333--33--000--33--555--33--|
D-----------333------000------555------|

Break (play twice)

e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-----------|
d--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
a--0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5--|
D-----------------------------5-5-5-5--|

End with this, let note ring

e--------------|
b--3~~~~~~~----|
g--2~~~~~~~----|
d--0~~~~~~~----|
a--0~~~~~~~----|
D--0~~~~~~~----|

Any questions or comments, or if you find any mistakes e-mail me at kissufthedragon@yahoo.com ~Thanx

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