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Woke Up This Morning

Nickelback
TabTuningDrop C
★4.7(5)

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Song

Woke Up This Morning

Nickelback

Silver Side Up (2001)

Woke Up This Morning: written by Chad Kroeger and Nickelback

NOTE: GTR III is just GTR II with a Tremelo Effect.

GTR I - Drop C Tuning "Chad Kroeger" (d,A,F,C,G,C)

GTR II - Drop C Tuning "Ryan Peake" (d,A,F,C,G,C)

GTR III - Drop C Tuning "Ryan Peake" Clean w. Tremelo (d,A,F,C,G,C)

Intro

GTR I

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------12----12----------12----12----------10-10-|
G|-----------9-----------------9--------------9--9-|
C|--0--0--------------0--0--------------0--0--0--0-|

| . . . . . .

|GTR II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------10-10-|
G|--------------------------------------------9--9-|
C|--------------------------------------------0--0-|

GTR I

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------12----12----------12----12-----------8--8-|
G|-----------9-----------------9--------------8--8-|
C|--0--0--------------0--0--------------0--0--8--8-|

| . . . . . .

|GTR II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------8--8-|
G|--------------------------------------------8--8-|
C|--------------------------------------------8--8-|

GTR I

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------12----12----------12----12-----------3--3-|
G|-----------9-----------------9--------------3--3-|
C|--0--0--------------0--0--------------0--0--3--3-|

| . . . . . .

|GTR II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------3--3-|
G|--------------------------------------------3--3-|
C|--------------------------------------------3--3-|

GTR I

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------5--5-------------|
C|-------12----12\----------------5--5--------3--3-|
G|-----------9--------------------3--3--------3--3-|
C|--0--0--------------------0--0--------0--0--3--3-|

| . . . . . .

|GTR II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------5--5-------------|
C|--------------------------------5--5--------3--3-|
G|--------------------------------3--3--------3--3-|
C|--------------------------0--0--------0--0--3--3-|

. . . .

Main Riff

GTR I,II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------12----12----------12----12----------10\---|
G|-----------9-----------------9--------------9\---|
C|--0--0--------------0--0--------------------0----|

. . . .

GTR I,II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------12----12----------12----12-----------8\---|
G|-----------9-----------------9--------------8\---|
C|--0--0--------------0--0--------------------8\---|

. . . .

GTR I,II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------12----12----------12----12-----------3\---|
G|-----------9-----------------9--------------3\---|
C|--0--0--------------0--0--------------------3\---|

. . . .

GTR I,II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------5--5-------------|
C|-------12----12\----------------5--5--------3--3-|
G|-----------9--------------------3--3--------3--3-|
C|--0--0--------------------0--0--------0--0--3--3-|

. . . . . .

Verse

GTR I,II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------12----12----------12----12----------10-10-|
G|-----------9-----------------9-------------------|
C|--0--0--------------0--0--------------0--0-------|

. . . . . .

GTR I,II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------12----12----------12----12----------10-10-|
G|-----------9-----------------9-------------------|
C|--0--0--------------0--0--------------0--0-------|

. . . . . .

GTR I,II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-12-12-------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9-------------------------------------------|
C|--0--0-------------------------------------------|

GTR I,II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--0--0-----------------------------Pickslide-----|
C|--0--0-----------------------------Pickslide-----|

Verse 2

GTR I,II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------12----12----------------10/12-------12/14-|
G|-----------9-------------------------------------|
C|--0--0--------------0--0--8--8-------10-10-------|

. . . . . . . .

GTR I,II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------12----12----------------10/12-------12/14-|
G|-----------9-------------------------------------|
C|--0--0--------------0--0--8--8-------10-10-------|

. . . . . . . .

GTR I,II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------12----12----------------10/12-------12/14-|
G|-----------9-------------------------------------|
C|--0--0--------------0--0--8--8-------10-10-------|

. . . . . . . .

GTR I,II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------12----12----------------10/12-------12/14-|
G|-----------9-------------------------------------|
C|--0--0--------------0--0--8--8-------10-10-------|

. . . . . . . .

Pre Chorus

GTR I

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|--8----------------------------------------------|
G|--8----------------------------------------------|
C|--8----------------------------------------------|

|

|GTR III

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------7-----------7-----------7----------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------8-----------8-----------8-----------8----|
C|--8----------------------------------------------|

GTR I

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-10----------------------------------------------|
G|-10----------------------------------------------|
C|-10----------------------------------------------|

|

|GTR III

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------9-----------9----10-----9----------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------10----------10----------------------10----|
C|-10----------------------------------------------|

GTR I

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----|
C|-12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----|

| . . . . . . . .

|GTR III

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-12----------------------------------------------|
G|-12----------------------------------------------|
C|-12----------------------------------------------|

GTR I

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------12----12----12----12----|
G|-12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----|
C|-12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----|

| . . . .

|GTR II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------Pickslide--|

C|--------------------------------------Pickslide--|

Chorus

GTR I,II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-----------7--8--9-----------9-----9-----0----|
C|--0-----------0--0--0-----------0-----0-----0----|

GTR I,II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|--8-----8-----------3-----------3-----3----------|
G|--8-----8-----------3-----------3-----3-----0--0-|
C|--8-----8-----------3-----------3-----3-----0--0-|

. .

GTR I,II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-----------7--8--9-----------9-----9-----0----|
C|--0-----------0--0--0-----------0-----0-----0----|

. .

GTR I,II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|--8-----8-----------3-----------3-----3-----3----|
G|--8-----8-----------3-----------3-----3-----3----|
C|--8-----8-----------3-----------3-----3-----3----|

GTR I,II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-----------7--8--9-----------9-----9-----0----|
C|--0-----------0--0--0-----------0-----0-----0----|

. .

GTR I,II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|--8-----8-----------3-----------3-----3-----3----|
G|--8-----8-----------3-----------3-----3-----3----|
C|--8-----8-----------3-----------3-----3-----3----|

GTR I,II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|--8-----8-----------3-----------3-----3-----3----|
G|--8-----8-----------3-----------3-----3-----3----|
C|--8-----8-----------3-----------3-----3-----3----|

GTR I,II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|--5----------------------------------------------|
G|--5----------------------------------------------|
C|--5----------------------------------------------|

GTR I,II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|--3----------------------------------------------|
G|--3----------------------------------------------|
C|--3----------------------------------------------|

Main Riff

Verse

Verse 2

Pre Chorus

Chorus

Main Riff

Bridge

GTR I

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------7--8--9----------/7-----5-----3----|
C|--0-----0--0-------------------------------------|

. .

GTR I

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------7--8--9----------------------------|
C|--0-----0--0--------------------5b----5-----3----|

| . .

|GTR II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------5b----5-----3----|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|

GTR I

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------7--8--9----------/8-----5-----3----|
C|--0-----0--0-------------------------------------|

| . .

|GTR II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------9-10-11---------/10-----7-----5----|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-----0--0-------------------------------------|

. .

GTR I

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------7--8--9----------------------------|
C|--0-----0--0--------------------5b----5-----3----|

| . .

|GTR II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------9-10-11----------------------------|
C|--------------------------------5b----5-----3----|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-----0--0-------------------------------------|

. .

GTR I

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------7--8--9----------/7-----3-----5----|
C|--0-----0--0-------------------------------------|

| . .

|GTR II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------9-10-11----------/9-----5-----7----|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-----0--0-------------------------------------|

. .

GTR I

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------7--8--9----------------------------|
C|--0-----0--0-------------------/7-----3-----5----|

| . .

|GTR II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------9-10-11----------------------------|
C|-------------------------------/7-----3-----5----|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-----0--0-------------------------------------|

. .

GTR I

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------7--8--9----------/7-----3-----5----|
C|--0-----0--0-------------------------------------|

| . .

|GTR II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------9-10-11----------/9-----5-----7----|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-----0--0-------------------------------------|

. .

GTR I

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------7--8--9----------------------------|
C|--0-----0--0-------------------/7-----3-----5----|

| . .

|GTR II

d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------9-10-11----------------------------|
C|-------------------------------/7-----3-----5----|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-----0--0-------------------------------------|

. .

Pre Chorus

Chorus

Main Riff

| b bend

| r release bend

|trp triplet

|PH. pinch harmonic

|fbk feedback

| . palm-mute

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

|(7) harmonic

| x Mute note

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