Side of a Bullet Nickelback
SIDE OF A BULLET
As recorded by Nickelback
(From the 2005 Album ALL THE RIGHT REASONS)
Words and Music by Nickelback
Gtr I (B E A D F# B) - 'Guitar I'
Gtr II (B E A D F# B) - 'Guitar II'
Gtr III (B E A D F# B) - 'Solo'
Intro
Q=132
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[E5] [D5] [E5] [A5] [Bb5]
[4/4] Gtrs I, II
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PM PM PM PM| PM
E E Q E E E T +S. E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------7-(7)-|-------------3---| |-2-2----2-2---5-(5)-|-2-2---7-----1---| |-0-0----0-0---------|-0-0---5-0-0---0-|
[E5] [G5]<[E5] [A5] [E5] [A5] [G5]
PM PM PM
E E E T +S. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |-------7-(7)-------9-|------------------| |-2-----5-(5)-------7-|------------------| |---2---------2-2-----|-2-2---7-------5--| |---0---------0-0-----|-0-0---5-0-5h6-3--|
[E5] [G5]< [E5] [D5]<[E5] [A5] [G5]
PM PM PM
E E E T +S. E E E T +S. E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------7-(7)-------------|-----------------| |-2-----5-(5)-------7-(7)-|-----------------| |---2---------2-2---5-(5)-|-2-2---7-------5-| |---0---------0-0---------|-0-0---5-0-5h6-3-|
E5 G5 E5 A5 E5N.C.
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PM PM----| PM|
E E E T +S. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|------------------|| |---------------------|------------------|| |-------7-(7)-------9-|------------------|| |-2-----5-(5)-------7-|------------------|| |---2---------2-2-----|-2-------5-----7--|| |---0---------0-0-----|-0-6-5-3---7-0----||
Verse
E5 N.C. E5 N.C.
PM PM--| PM| PM PM--| PM|
E E H. E E E E E E E E E E H. E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------| |-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------| |-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------| |-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------| |-2-2---------|---------5-----7-|-2-2---------|---------5-----7-| |-0-0---------|---6-5-3---7-0---|-0-0---------|---6-5-3---7-0---|
E5 N.C. E5 N.C.
PM PM------------------| PM| PM PM------------------| PM|
E E E S E S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E S E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|| |-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|| |-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-------5-----7-|-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-------5-----7-|| |-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-6-5-3---7-0---|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-6-5-3---7-0---||
Pre-Chorus
E5 N.C. E5 N.C.
PM| ~~~~~~~PM ~~~~~~~~~PM--| PM|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||------------------------|-------------------| ||o-----------------------|-------------------| ||------------------------|-------------------| ||------------------------|-------------------| ||o-2-2-----------2-------|-----------5-----7-| ||--0-0---[3]-(3)-0---[3]-|-(3)-6-5-3---7-0---|
E5 N.C. E5 N.C.
PM| ~~~~~~~PM ~~~~~~~~~PM--| PM|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------------|---------------------|| |-----------------------|--------------------o|| |-----------------------|---------------------|| |-----------------------|---------------------|| |-2-2-----------2-------|-----------5-----7--o|| |-0-0---[3]-(3)-0---[3]-|-(3)-6-5-3---7-0-----||
Chorus
E5 N.C.
PM ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E]
||--------------------|---------------------| ||o-------------------|---------------------| ||--------------------|---------------------| ||--------7-(7)-------|---------------------| ||o-2-2-------------5-|-(5)-----5-(5)-----7-| ||--0-0-0-5-(5)-5h7---|-----5h7-------5h7---|
D.S.
E5 N.C.
PM ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|-----------------------|| |-------------------|----------------------o|| |-------------------|-----------------------|| |-------7-(7)-------|-----------------------|| |-2-2-------------5-|-(5)-----5-(5)-0h2----o|| |-0-0-0-5-(5)-5h7---|-----5h7-----------3---||
[E5] [D5]<[E5] [A5] [Bb5]
PM PM PM PM| PM
E E Q E E E T +S. E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------| |--------------7-(7)-|-------------3---| |-2-2----2-2---5-(5)-|-2-2---7-----1---| |-0-0----0-0---------|-0-0---5-0-0---0-|
[E5] [G5]<[E5] [A5] [E5] [A5] [G5]
PM PM PM
E E E T +S. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------|| |---------------------|-----------------|| |-------7-(7)-------9-|-----------------|| |-2-----5-(5)-------7-|-----------------|| |---2---------2-2-----|-2-2---7-------5-|| |---0---------0-0-----|-0-0---5-0-5h6-3-||
Guitar Solo
[E5] [G5]< [E5] [D5]<[E5] [A5] [G5]
PM PM PM
E E E T +S. E E E T +S. E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |------------7-(7)----------------|---------------------------------------| |-2----------5-(5)----------7-(7)-|---------------------------------------| |----2---------------2--2---5-(5)-|---2---2----7------------------------5-| |----0---------------0--0---------|---0---0----5--0------5h=======6-----3-|
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| Gtr III
| E Q. +H +Q Q E S. S. E.
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |---15-------------(15)-----------|-(15)----15---15-----------------------| |---14b16==========(14)-----------|-(14)r--------14pb16r12-12b14====12r---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E5 G5 E5 A5 E5 N.C.
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PM PM-----| PM|
E E E T +S. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------------------|----------------------| |--------7-(7)---------------------9-|----------------------| |--2-----5-(5)---------------------7-|----------------------| |----2----------2--------2-----------|---2--------5-----7---| |----0----------0--------0-----------|---0--6-5-3---7-0-----|
|
| ~~
| |--3--|
| H S S S E +Q +W
|------------------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------------------|----------------------| |-14-----------14p12-----------------|----------------------| |--------------------14-12b14-(12)---|-(12)-----------------| |------------------------------------|----------------------|
E5 N.C.
PM PM-------------------------------| PM-----|
E E E S E S E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |--2--2----2--2-----2--2----2--2-|---2-------------5--------------------7-----| |--0--0----0--0-----0--0----0--0-|---0--6-5--3------------7--------0----------|
|
| ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
| Q. S S S S Q E +Q. S S S S E +E +E
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------12h14-13b14------|----------------------[12]b14==(12)r(12)b14-| |-14------14-14---------------14-|-(14)-----------12h14-----------------------| |--------------------------------|----------12h14-----------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E5 N.C.
PM PM----------------------------------| PM-|
E E E S E S E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--2--2----2--2-----2--2----2--2-|---2-----------5-------7-| |--0--0----0--0-----0--0----0--0-|---0--6---5--3----7--0---|
|
| \5 \5
| ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
| Q. S S S S Q E +Q Q. Q.
|--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------<12>-------------| |---------------12h14-13b14------|-----------------<5>-----| |-14------14-14---------------14-|-(14)--------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------|
E5 N.C. E5 N.C.
PM-| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PM ~~~~~~~~~~
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E]
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--2--2-------------------------------------2--------------------------| |--0--0----------------[3]-------(3)--------0----------------[3]-------|
|
| |--3--| |-------6-------| |-------6-------| |-------6-------|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------19-20-22-20-19-----19-20-22--20-19----19-20-22-20-19-----19-20-| |-17\------------------22------------------22----------------22--------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~ PM---------------| PM------|
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------5--------------------------7-------| |-(3)--------6--------5--------3-----------------7--------0----------------|
|
| |-------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-22--20-19----19-20-22-20-19----19-20-22-20-19----19-20-22-20-19----19-20-| |-----------22----------------22----------------22----------------22-------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 N.C. E5 N.C.
PM| ~~~~~~~~ PM ~~~~~~~~~~PM--| PM|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|--------------------|| |--2-2--------------2------------------------|------------5-----7-|| |--0-0---[3]--(3)---0--------------------[3]-|--(3)-6-5-3---7-0---||
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H +E S +S +Q +W
|-24---------(24)-[22]pb24r(22)b24==(22)-----|-(22)---------------|| |--------------------------------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|--------------------||
Chorus
E5 N.C.
PM ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E]
|----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------7-(7)-------|----------------------| |---2--2-------------5-|--(5)-----5-(5)-----7-| |---0--0-0-5-(5)-5h7---|------5h7-------5h7---|
|
| >
| ~~~~~
| +W +W
|-(22)-----------------|-(22)r================| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|
E5 N.C.
PM ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------7-(7)-------|---------------------| |-2-2-------------5-|-(5)-----5-(5)-0h2---| |-0-0-0-5-(5)-5h7---|-----5h7-----------3-|
|
| W W
|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|
E5 N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------7-(7)-------|---------------------| |-2-2-------------5-|-(5)-----5-(5)-----7-| |-0-0-0-5-(5)-5h7---|-----5h7-------5h7---|
E5 N.C.
PM ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------7-(7)-------|---------------------|| |-2-2-------------5-|-(5)-----5-(5)-0h2---|| |-0-0-0-5-(5)-5h7---|-----5h7-----------3-||
[E5] [D5]< [A5] [Bb5] [E5] [G5]<[E5] [A5] [E5] [A5] [G5]
PM PM PM PM| PM PM PM PM
E E Q E E E T +S. E E E E E E E E E E E T +S. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-----------------|-------7-(7)-------9-|-----------------| |--------------7-(7)-|-------------3---|-2-----5-(5)-------7-|-----------------| |-2-2----2-2---5-(5)-|-2-2---7-----1---|---2---------2-2-----|-2-2---7-------5-| |-0-0----0-0---------|-0-0---5-0-0---0-|---0---------0-0-----|-0-0---5-0-5h6-3-|
[E5] [G5]< [E5] [D5]<[E5] [A5] [G5]
PM PM PM
E E E T +S. E E E T +S. E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------7-(7)-------------|-----------------| |-2-----5-(5)-------7-(7)-|-----------------| |---2---------2-2---5-(5)-|-2-2---7-------5-| |---0---------0-0---------|-0-0---5-0-5h6-3-|
E5 G5 E5 A5 E5N.C. E5
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PM PM
E E E T +S. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H.
|---------------------|-----------------|-----------*| |---------------------|-----------------|-----------*| |-------7-(7)-------9-|-----------------|-----------*| |-2-----5-(5)-------7-|-----------------|-----------*| |---2---------2-2-----|-2-------5---5-7-|-2-2-------*| |---0---------0-0-----|-0-6-5-3---7-----|-0-0-------*|
Duration Legend
--------------- 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
----------------
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
-----------
| - 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 16ths
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