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Nickelback - Someday Title: Someday Artist: Nickelback Album: The Long Road Label: Road Runner Records Bassist: Mike Kroeger Tuning: Drop D (D, A, D, G) Tabbed By: Strudders (sam_scsa@hotmail.com) This song is meant to be played using a 5-string Bass. This is an adaptation for a 4 string bass. So it won’t be exactly as the song is. See at the end for 5 string differences. Please Note the lyrics are only there as a guide to help show where the song is at. I am aware that they are incomplete in some areas. |1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---| Verse 1: |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D How the hell’d we wind up like this? Why weren’t we able? |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D |2---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A |--------5-------|7--------00-0-5-|0-------5-------|7--------00-0-5-| D I wish you don’t clench your fists, and unpack your suitcase. |----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------| D |----------------|----------------| A |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|7-7-7-7-7-------| D Nothings wrong, just as long as you know that someday I will. Chorus: |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A |5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-722-2-0-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-| D Someday, somehow, I’m gonna make it alright, but not right now. I know your wandering away. |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A |5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-722-2-0-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|9---------------| D Someday, somehow, I’m gonna make it alright, but not right now. I know your wandering away. |1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---| Verse 2: |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D Well I hoped that since we’re here anyway, we could end up saying. |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D |2---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A |--------5-------|7--------00-0-5-|0-------5-------|7--------00-0-5-| D Now the story’s played out like this, just like, a paperback novel. |----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------| D |----------------|----------------| A |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|7-7-7-7-7-------| D Nothings wrong, just as long as you know that someday I will. Chorus: |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A |5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-722-2-0-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-| D Someday, somehow, I’m gonna make it alright, but not right now. I know your wandering away. |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A |5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-722-2-0-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|9---------------| D Someday, somehow, I’m gonna make it alright, but not right now. I know your wandering away. Guitar Solo: |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A |5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-722-2-0-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A |5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-722-2-0-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|9---------------| D Verse 3: |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D How the hell’d we wind up like this? Why weren’t we able? |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D |2---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A |--------5-------|7--------00-0-5-|0-------5-------|7--------00-0-5-| D Now the story’s played out like this, just like, a paperback novel. |----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------| D |----------------|----------------| A |2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|7-7-7-7-7-------| D Nothings wrong, just as long as you know that someday I will. |1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---| Chorus: |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A |5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-722-2-0-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-| D Someday, somehow, I’m gonna make it alright, but not right now. I know your wandering away. |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A |5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-722-2-0-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-| D Someday, somehow, I’m gonna make it alright, but not right now. I know your wandering away. |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A |5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|2---------------| D I know your wandering away. I know your wandering away. The difference between my 4-string version and the actual way Mike plays the song using a 5 string, is that all B notes (9th fret notes) on the bottom sting (The dropped to D string) is played by Mike on the low B string of a 5-string Bass. For example, he would play this, |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A |5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-722-2-0-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-| D Like this, with a 5-string Bass: |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A |5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-|7-7-7-7-722-2-0-|5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|--------7-7-7-7-| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|0-0-0-0---------| B Or like this in standard tuning, with a 5-string Bass: |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A |3-3-3-3---------|5-5-5-5-500-0---|3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|--------5-5-5-5-| E |--------3-3-3-3-|--------------3-|----------------|0-0-0-0---------| B That low B note is the only note that can’t be reached with a Drop D 4-string Bass. So, just substitute it with the next lowest B, the 9th fret on the Drop D string. There you go. This song is AWESOME and I hope you enjoy!