Never Will I Break Chords & Tabs
3 Doors Down – Never Will I break
Standard Tuning
There are tons of pinch harmonics all throughout this song.
I didn’t include them, just listen to the song and add them
where you hear them or where you think they sound good.
Intro:
------------0----0--0--0------------------------------------|
------------0----0--0--0-------------13-12-10-12------------|
-13---14-13-9----11/12-12-13---14-13-12-11-9--11--11-11/12--|
------------9----11/12-12------------10-9--7--9---11-11/12--|
-11---12-11-7----9-/10-10-11---12-11--------------9--9-/10--|
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Verse:
First time through it almost always uses the first ending.
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-----5--------------------|-------5------------------------|
-5h7---7~-------5-------7-|---5h7---7~------5--------------|
0-----------5h7---7-5h7---|-0-----------5h7---7-5h7-3~-----|
. |--------------------------------|
. |--------------------------------|
.Ending 2 |--------------------------------|
. |-------5------------------------|
. |---5h7---7~--5-7----------------|
. |-0------------------------------|
. |--------------------------------|
. |--------------------------------|
.Ending 3 |--------------------------------|
. |-------5------------------------|
. |---5h7---7~---7brp5---7---------|
. |-0------------------7---7-3~----|
Small pre-chorus:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/0-9/3_doors_down/never_will_i_break_tab_ver_3.html ]
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--5--2--5--7-----------------------------------------------|
--5--2--5--7-----------------------------------------------|
--3--0--3--5-----------------------------------------------|
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“I can’t keep going, but I can not start again”
Chorus:
-(7)(3)(7)(3)(5)--(7)(3)(7)(3)(5)--------------------------|
-(7)(3)(7)(3)(5)--(7)(3)(7)(3)(5)--------------------------|
--9--5--9--5--7----9--5--9--5--7---------------------------|
--9--5--9--5--7----9--5--9--5--7---------------------------|
--7--3--7--3--5----7--3--7--3--5---------------------------|
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[The D chord (x57755) is played briefly if at all.]
[notes in ( ) are optional, I think it sounds good when they are played]
Verse 2, same as Verse 1 but with more of Ending 3
Pre Chorus
Chorus
Bridge: (x2)
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--------------------------------------------5--------------|
--5h7p5---------7-8----5h7p5----5-7-8-5-7-8----------------|
--------7--------------------7-----------------------------|
-0----------0--------0-------------------------------------|
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--------------------------------5-------5------------------|
--5h7p5---------7-8----5h7p5------8-7-5---8-7-5------------|
--------7--------------------7------------------7----------|
-0----------0--------0-------------------------------------|
Intro
After the intro, play this slightly different chorus once and then play the normal chorus:
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-----5-----5--7-------5-----5--7---------------------------|
--2--5--2--5--7----2--5--2--5--7---------------------------|
--2--3--2--3--5----2--3--2--3--5---------------------------|
--0-----0----------0-----0---------------------------------|
Bridge, but once through this time.
That’s it. Hope it’s accurate…I think it is.
