Nickelback - ROCKSTAR
Tabbed by CONTRABASS JUN '08
For 5-String bass - Standard tuning (B E A D G)
(4-String version below)
FIRST VERSE
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------REST------------|-----------REST----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------5-3----------|
A|---------REST------------|----------------5----1-3-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------3-----|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G||-------------------------|-------------------------|
D||*-------------------3--5-|-------------------------|
A||---------------5---------|--------------------1--3-|
E||*3---/15-----3---3-------|---------------3---------|
B||-------------------------|-1---/13-----1---1-------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------||
D|--------------------3--5-|------------5-3---------*||
A|---------------3---------|----------------5---1-3--|| REPEAT x3
E|-1---/13-----1---1-------|-3---/15----------3-----*||
B|-------------------------|-------------------------||
BRIDGE TO CHORUS
G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|-1---------------------|-3------------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------|--------------------------|
CHORUS
G||------------------------|-------------------------|
D||*------------------0--5-|--------------------0--3-|
A||------------------------|-1----------1--1-3-------|
E||*3---------3-3--3-------|-------------------------|
B||------------------------|-------------------------|
**
G|------------------------|-------------------------||
D|------------------------|-------------------3-/5-*||
A|-3-----3-----3---3------|-------6-/8--------------|| REPEAT x2
E|-------------------3----|-------------1--1-------*||
B|---------------------1--|-4--4--------------------||
(** Leave out this /5 second time round)
BRIDGE TO 2ND VERSE
G|------------------------|------------------/12-----|
D|------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-1-----------3----------|--------------------------|
E|------------------------|-3------------------------|
B|------------------------|--------------------------|
G|------------------------|--------------------------|
D|------------------------|---------------5-3--------|
A|-1-----------3----------|-------------------5---1-3|
E|------------------------|-3-------------------3----|
B|------------------------|--------------------------|
2ND VERSE
G||-------------------------|-------------------------|
D||*-------------------3--5-|-------------------------|
A||---------------5---------|--------------------1--3-|
E||*3---/15-----3---3-------|---------------3---------|
B||-------------------------|-1---/13-----1---1-------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------||
D|--------------------3--5-|------------5-3---------*||
A|---------------3---------|----------------5---1-3--|| REPEAT x2
E|-1---/13-----1---1-------|-3---/15----------3-----*||
B|-------------------------|-------------------------||
BRIDGE TO CHORUS
G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|-1---------------------|-3------------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------|--------------------------|
CHORUS
G||------------------------|-------------------------|
D||*------------------0--5-|--------------------0--3-|
A||------------------------|-1----------1--1-3-------|
E||*3---------3-3--3-------|-------------------------|
B||------------------------|-------------------------|
**
G|------------------------|-------------------------||
D|------------------------|-------------------3-/5-*||
A|-3-----3-----3---3------|-------6-/8--------------|| REPEAT x3
E|-------------------3----|-------------1--1-------*||
B|---------------------1--|-4--4--------------------||
(** Leave out this /5 third time round)
BRIDGE TO MIDDLE 8
G|------------------------|------------------/12-----|
D|------------------------|------------5-------------|
A|-1-----1-0h1-3---3-1-3/5|---------5----------------|
E|-----3------------------|-3------------------------|
B|------------------------|--------------------------|
MIDDLE 8
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------8-|
A|------6-----------6----6-|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-6--6--------6-----6-6-6---|
B|-4--4----4-4--4-4----4---|---------------------------|
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|------6-----------6----6-|-3-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------1-------------|
B|-4--4----4-4--4-4----4---|---------------------------|
CHORUS
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------REST-----------|----------REST-----------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------REST-----------|----------REST-----------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G||------------------------|-------------------------|
D||*------------------0--5-|--------------------0--3-|
A||------------------------|-1----------1-1--3-------|
E||*3---------3-3--3-------|-------------------------|
B||------------------------|-------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nickelback/rockstar_btab_ver_2.html ]
**
G|------------------------|-------------------------||
D|------------------------|-------------------3-/5-*||
A|-3-----3-----3---3------|-------6-/8--------------|| x2
E|-------------------3----|-------------1--1-------*||
B|---------------------1--|-4--4--------------------||
(** Leave out this /5 second time round)
And FINALLY
G|------------------------|------------------/12-----|
D|------------------------|---------------5----------|
A|-1-----1-0h1-3---3-1-3/5|------------5-------------|
E|-----3------------------|-3------------------------|
B|------------------------|--------------------------|
G|------------------------|--------------------------|
D|------------------------|--------------------------|
A|---------REST-----------|----------REST------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------------|--------------------------|
END
4 STRING VERSION (Standard Tuning EADG) Now here as requested!
FIRST VERSE
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------REST------------|-----------REST----------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------5-3----------|
A|---------REST------------|----------------5----1-3-|
E|-------------------------|-------------------3-----|
G||-------------------------|-------------------------|
D||*-------------------3--5-|-------------------------|
A||---------------5---------|-3---1/3-------3----1--3-|
E||*3---/15-----3---3-------|-------------3---3-------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------||
D|--------------------3--5-|------------5-3---------*||
A|---------------3---------|----------------5---1-3--|| REPEAT x3
E|-1---/13-----1---1-------|-3---/15----------3-----*||
BRIDGE TO CHORUS
G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|-1---------------------|-3------------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------|
CHORUS
G||------------------------|-------------------------|
D||*------------------0--5-|--------------------0--3-|
A||------------------------|-1----------1--1-3-------|
E||*3---------3-3--3-------|-------------------------|
**
G|------------------------|-------------------------||
D|------------------------|-------------------3-/5-*||
A|-3-----3-----3---3---3--|-6--6--6-/8--------------|| REPEAT x2
E|-------------------3----|-------------1--1-------*||
(** Leave out this /5 second time round)
BRIDGE TO 2ND VERSE
G|------------------------|------------------/12-----|
D|------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-1-----------3----------|--------------------------|
E|------------------------|-3------------------------|
G|------------------------|--------------------------|
D|------------------------|---------------5-3--------|
A|-1-----------3----------|-------------------5---1-3|
E|------------------------|-3-------------------3----|
2ND VERSE
G||-------------------------|-------------------------|
D||*-------------------3--5-|-------------------------|
A||---------------5---------|-3---1/3-------3----1--3-|
E||*3---/15-----3---3-------|-------------3---3-------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------||
D|--------------------3--5-|------------5-3---------*||
A|---------------3---------|----------------5---1-3--|| REPEAT x2
E|-1---/13-----1---1-------|-3---/15----------3-----*||
BRIDGE TO CHORUS
G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|-1---------------------|-3------------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------|
CHORUS
G||------------------------|-------------------------|
D||*------------------0--5-|--------------------0--3-|
A||------------------------|-1----------1--1-3-------|
E||*3---------3-3--3-------|-------------------------|
**
G|------------------------|-------------------------||
D|------------------------|-------------------3-/5-*||
A|-3-----3-----3---3---3--|-6--6--6-/8--------------|| REPEAT x3
E|-------------------3----|-------------1--1-------*||
(** Leave out this /5 third time round)
BRIDGE TO MIDDLE 8
G|------------------------|------------------/12-----|
D|------------------------|------------5-------------|
A|-1-----1-0h1-3---3-1-3/5|---------5----------------|
E|-----3------------------|-3------------------------|
MIDDLE 8
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------8-|
A|-6---6----6----6-6-----6-|---------------------------|
E|--------6----6-------6---|-6--6--------6-----6-6-6---|
G|-------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-6---6----6----6-6-----6-|-3-------------------------|
E|--------6----6-------6---|-------------1-------------|
CHORUS
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------REST-----------|----------REST-----------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|---------REST-----------|----------REST-----------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|
G||------------------------|-------------------------|
D||*------------------0--5-|--------------------0--3-|
A||------------------------|-1----------1-1--3-------|
E||*3---------3-3--3-------|-------------------------|
**
G|------------------------|-------------------------||
D|------------------------|-------------------3-/5-*||
A|-3-----3-----3---3---3--|-6--6--6-/8--------------|| x2
E|-------------------3----|-------------1--1-------*||
(** Leave out this /5 second time round)
END
G|------------------------|------------------/12-----|
D|------------------------|---------------5----------|
A|-1-----1-0h1-3---3-1-3/5|------------5-------------|
E|-----3------------------|-3------------------------|
G|------------------------|--------------------------|
D|------------------------|--------------------------|
A|---------REST-----------|----------REST------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|
