Savin' me
Nickelback
Track number 5 from All The Right Reasons (2005)
Tabbed By: Mariano Arnaiz
Anything to : marianoarnaiz@hotmail.com
Tunning:Drop D (DADGBe)
This is a grat balad from this album, for this song there are 4 guitars all in the
same tunning. I´m going to introduce each guitar on the other of aperiance
Guitar 1: Classic-Acustic guitar with hard nylon strings
Guitar 2: Electric guitar (PRS) (clean & distorted)
Guitar 3: Electric guitar (Gibson) (clean & distorted)
Guitar 4: Acustic guitar with hard metal strings
Intro: Only guitar 1
e|-----------------------|------------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------|
G|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|---5--3---------5-3-5--|---5-3-5--------1--3----|
A|-----------------------|---------------------3~-|
D|-3~------1-3-3~--------|-3~---------0-0~--------|
e|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----5--3---------5-3-5--|----5-3-5--------5--3----|
A|------------------------|----------------------3~-|
D|--3~------1-3-3~--------|--3~---------3-3~--------|
Verse 1: Guitar 1 (keeps on playing), Guitar 2 (same part as guitar 1. clean),
Guitar 3(play backing chords, clean)
F5 D#5
Prison gates won’t open up for me
F5 D#5
On these hands and knees I’m crawlin’
F5 D#5 F5 D#5
Oh, I reach for you
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2
F5 D#5 F5 D#5 F5 D#5 F5 D#5
e|-----------------------|------------------------||------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------||------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------------|------------------------||------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---5--3---------5-3-5--|---5-3-5--------1--3----||----5--3---------5-3-5--|----5-3-5--------5--3----|
A|-----------------------|---------------------3~-||------------------------|----------------------3~-|
D|-3~------1-3-3~--------|-3~---------1-1~--------||--3~------1-3-3~--------|--3~---------3-3~--------|
Guitar 3
F5 D#5
e|----------------------|
B|-3~----------4~-------|
G|-5~----------3~-------| x4 all of it
D|-3~----------1~-------|
A|-3~----------1~-------|
D|-3~----------1~~------|
Verse 2;
F5 D#5
Well I’m terrified of these four walls
F5 D#5
These iron bars can’t hold my soul in
F5 D#5 F5 (no guitar)
All I need is you Come please I’m callin’
F5 D#5 F5 (no guitar)
And oh I scream for you Hurry I’m fallin’
Guitar 1 & Guitar 2
F5 D#5 F5 D#5 F5 D#5 F5 D#5
e|-----------------------|------------------------||------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------||------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-----------------------|------------------------||------------------------|-------------------------|
D|---5--3---------5-3-5--|---5-3-5--------1--3----||----5--3---------5-3-5--|----5-3-5--------5--3----|
A|-----------------------|---------------------3~-||------------------------|----------------------3~-|
D|-3~------1-3-3~--------|-3~---------1-1~--------||--3~------1-3-3~--------|--3~---------3-3~--------|
Guitar 3
F5 D#5
e|----------------------|
B|-3~----------4~-------|
G|-5~----------3~-------|
D|-3~----------1~-------|
A|-3~----------1~-------|
D|-3~----------1~~------|
Pre-chorus: Only guitar 4
C5 D#5 A#5 F5
Show me what its like (to be the last one standing)
C5 D#5 A#5 F5
And teach me wrong from right (and ill show you what i can be)
Chorus : all guitars at once (guitar 2 & 3 distorted)
G#5 D#5 F5 C5 D#5
And say it for me, say it to me. And ill leave this life behind me.
G#5 D#5 F5
Say it if its worth saving me.
Verse 3 & Verse 4; exactly as the ones before
Heaven’s gates won’t open up for me
With these broken wings I’m fallin’
And all I see is you
These city walls ain’t got no love for me
I’m on the ledge of the eighteenth story
And oh I scream for you
Come please I’m callin’
And all I need from you
Hurry I’m fallin’
Pre-chorus: Only guitar 4
Chorus : all guitars at once (guitar 2 & 3 distorted)
Guitar solo: hight distortion
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5b.r-3---3-(5)-5b.r-3---3--(5)-5b.r-3---3----------5b.3-3---5b.r-3---3--|
A|---------6--------------6---------------6---3-3-3--6--------6--------6----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------5b.r-3--3/5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6/8-8-8-8/10-10-10--|
A|-3-3-3--6---------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8b.r-6----6-(8)-8b.r-6---6-(8)-8b.r-6---6-(8)----------8b.r-6-6---|
G|---------8---------------8--------------8-------5-5-5-8----------8--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------5-5-5-5-85-6-8--/13~~~-----|
B|--8-8-8-8------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
After the solo. Back tho intro but chad sings somthing while guitar 1 plays
Pre-chorus:all guitars
Chorus:all guitars
Play the chorus unltin the song ends
Then the piano plays the outro that is close to the intro but with more notes
Savin' me
Nickelback
Track number 5 from All The Right Reasons (2005)
Tabbed By: Mariano Arnaiz
Anything to : marianoarnaiz@hotmail.com
Tunning: 1 STEP DOWN DROP C (CGCFAd)
NO BODY IN THE NET HAVE THIS TAB COMPLETLY RIGHT (EVEN I, WITH MY FIRST TRAIL). I GOT A
A FRIND TO ON A SHOW OF THE GUYS PALYING IT LIVE, I SIT DOWN AND WHATCH IT A MILLION AND
TIMES, I´M SIRE THEY PLAY IT LIKE THIS. THERE ARE 3 GUITARS LIVE, THE CRUE GUY, CHAD AND
2 ELECTRICS, AND 1 ACOUSTIC. I TABBED IT TO BE PLAYED IN ONE GUITAR.
IF YOU WANT TO FIND HOW TO ORGINICE YOUR BAND TO PLAY THS SONG AND MAKE IT SOUND WELL,
MY OTHER SAVIN´ME TAB ALL TEH EXPLANATION OF THAT IS THERE.
I HOPE YOU LIKE THIS I PUT A LOT OF TIME ON THIS
Intro
d||---------------------------|-------------------------||
A||---------------------------|-------------------------||
F||------2-0------------------|-----0-2-----------------||
C||-------------------7-5-7---|-----------------3-5-----||
G||--1------------------------|--1------------------5---||
C||-----------0--5-5----------|------------0-0-----(0)--||
d||--------------------------|--------------------------||
A||--------------------------|--------------------------||
F||-----2-0------------------|-----0-2------------------||
C||------------------7-5-7---|----------------7-5-------||
G||--1-----------------------|--1------------------5----||
C||-----------0-5-5----------|----------3-5-5-----(0)---||
Verse 1 & Verse 2: play twice, be careful with the silent parts
d||---------------------------|-------------------------||
A||---------------------------|-------------------------||
F||------2-0------------------|-----0-2-----------------||
C||-------------------7-5-7---|-----------------3-5-----||
G||--1------------------------|--1------------------5---||
C||-----------0--5-5----------|------------0-0-----(0)--||
d||--------------------------|--------------------------||
A||--------------------------|--------------------------||
F||-----2-0------------------|-----0-2------------------||
C||------------------7-5-7---|----------------7-5-------||
G||--1-----------------------|--1------------------5----||
C||-----------0-5-5----------|----------3-5-5-----(0)---||
d||--------------------------|-------------------------||
A||--------------------------|-------------------------||
F||-----2-0------------------|-------------------------||
C||------------------7-5-7---|----7-5-7------7-5-------||
G||--1-----------------------|--------------------5----||
C||-----------0-5-5----------|--5--------5-5-----(0)---||
d||--------------------------|---x----------------------||
A||--------------------------|---8----------------------||
F||-----2-0------------------|---7----------------------||
C||------------------7-5-7---|---5----------------------||
G||--1-----------------------|---5----------------------||
C||-----------0-5-5----------|---5----------------------||
COME PLAESE IM COMING, ETC PART
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nickelback/savin_me_tab_ver_3.html ]
d||--------------------------|---x----------------------||
A||--------------------------|---8----------------------||
F||-----2-0------------------|---7----------------------||
C||------------------7-5-7---|---5----------------------||
G||--1-----------------------|---5----------------------||
C||-----------0-5-5----------|---5----------------------||
IM FALLING
Pre-chorus:
D5 F5 C5 G5
Show me what its like (to be the last one standing)
D5 F5 C5 G5
And teach me wrong from right (and ill show you what i can be)
D5 F5 C5 G5
d||--5--5--5--5-x------------x--|--3--3--3--3-x---------------||
A||--5--5--5--5-x-6--6--6--6-x--|--3--3--3--3-x-8--8--8--8-x--||
F||--7--7--7--7-x-5--5--5--5-x--|--5--5--5--5-x-7--7--7--7-x--||
C||--7--7--7--7-x-3--3--3--3-x--|--5--5--5--5-x-5--5--5--5-x--||
G||--5--5--5--5-x-3--3--3--3-x--|--3--3--3--3-x-5--5--5--5-x--||
C||---------------3--3--3--3----|---------------5--5--5--5-x--||
Chorus :
Bb5 F5 G5 D5 F5
And say it for me, say it to me. And ill leave this life behind me.
Bb5 F5 G5
Say it if its worth saving me.
Bb5 F5 G5 D5 F5 Bb5 F5
G5
d||----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|-----||
A||----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|-----||
F||--10-10-10-10---5--5--5--5--|--7--7--7--7-----7-7----5--|--10-10-10-10---5--5--5--5--|--7--||
C||--8--8--8--8----3--3--3--3--|--5--5--5--5-----7-7----3--|--8--8--8--8----3--3--3--3--|--5--||
G||--8--8--8--8----3--3--3--3--|--5--5--5--5-----5-5----3--|--8--8--8--8----3--3--3--3--|--5--||
C||--8--8--8--8----3--3--3--3--|--5--5--5--5-----0-0----3--|--8--8--8--8----3--3--3--3--|--5--||
Verse 3 & Verse 4: play twice, be careful with the silent parts
d||---------------------------|-------------------------||
A||---------------------------|-------------------------||
F||------2-0------------------|-----0-2-----------------||
C||-------------------7-5-7---|-----------------3-5-----||
G||--1------------------------|--1------------------5---||
C||-----------0--5-5----------|------------0-0-----(0)--||
d||--------------------------|--------------------------||
A||--------------------------|--------------------------||
F||-----2-0------------------|-----0-2------------------||
C||------------------7-5-7---|----------------7-5-------||
G||--1-----------------------|--1------------------5----||
C||-----------0-5-5----------|----------3-5-5-----(0)---||
d||--------------------------|-------------------------||
A||--------------------------|-------------------------||
F||-----2-0------------------|-------------------------||
C||------------------7-5-7---|----7-5-7------7-5-------||
G||--1-----------------------|--------------------5----||
C||-----------0-5-5----------|--5--------5-5-----(0)---||
d||--------------------------|---x----------------------||
A||--------------------------|---8----------------------||
F||-----2-0------------------|---7----------------------||
C||------------------7-5-7---|---5----------------------||
G||--1-----------------------|---5----------------------||
C||-----------0-5-5----------|---5----------------------||
COME PLAESE IM COMING, ETC PART
d||--------------------------|---x----------------------||
A||--------------------------|---8----------------------||
F||-----2-0------------------|---7----------------------||
C||------------------7-5-7---|---5----------------------||
G||--1-----------------------|---5----------------------||
C||-----------0-5-5----------|---5----------------------||
IM FALLING
Pre-chorus:
D5 F5 C5 G5
Show me what its like (to be the last one standing)
D5 F5 C5 G5
And teach me wrong from right (and ill show you what i can be)
D5 F5 C5 G5
d||--5--5--5--5-x------------x--|--3--3--3--3-x---------------||
A||--5--5--5--5-x-6--6--6--6-x--|--3--3--3--3-x-8--8--8--8-x--||
F||--7--7--7--7-x-5--5--5--5-x--|--5--5--5--5-x-7--7--7--7-x--||
C||--7--7--7--7-x-3--3--3--3-x--|--5--5--5--5-x-5--5--5--5-x--||
G||--5--5--5--5-x-3--3--3--3-x--|--3--3--3--3-x-5--5--5--5-x--||
C||---------------3--3--3--3----|---------------5--5--5--5-x--||
Chorus :
Bb5 F5 G5 D5 F5
And say it for me, say it to me. And ill leave this life behind me.
Bb5 F5 G5
Say it if its worth saving me.
Bb5 F5 G5 D5 F5 Bb5 F5
G5
d||----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|-----||
A||----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|-----||
F||--10-10-10-10---5--5--5--5--|--7--7--7--7-----7-7----5--|--10-10-10-10---5--5--5--5--|--7--||
C||--8--8--8--8----3--3--3--3--|--5--5--5--5-----7-7----3--|--8--8--8--8----3--3--3--3--|--5--||
G||--8--8--8--8----3--3--3--3--|--5--5--5--5-----5-5----3--|--8--8--8--8----3--3--3--3--|--5--||
C||--8--8--8--8----3--3--3--3--|--5--5--5--5-----0-0----3--|--8--8--8--8----3--3--3--3--|--5--||
Guitar solo: hight distortion
**(5)pb.6rb.5: 5 PREBEND.TO 6. RELEASE.TO 5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-(7)pb.8rb.7--------(7)pb.8rb.7--------(7)pb.8rb.7---------|-----------7--5--(7)pb.8rb.7-------------------7-5-|
A|------------10-8-10-------------10-8-10------------10-8-10-|--5-5-5--8-------------------10-8-10--5-5-5--8-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7/8-8-8-8/10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G|-(14)pb.15rb.14----------(14)pb.15rb.14----------|-(14)pb.15rb.14----------------------14-12-|
D|----------------17-15-17----------------17-15-17-|----------------17-15-17-12-12-12-15-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------|
B|----------------------------------|--20...--|
G|-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-17-15-17-|---------|
D|----------------------------------|---------|
A|----------------------------------|---------|
D|----------------------------------|---------|
Bridge
d||---------------------------|-------------------------||
A||---------------------------|-------------------------||
F||------2-0------------------|-----0-2-----------------||
C||-------------------7-5-7---|-----------------3-5-----||
G||--1------------------------|--1------------------5---||
C||-----------0--5-5----------|------------0-0-----(0)--||
d||--------------------------|--------------------------||
A||--------------------------|--------------------------||
F||-----2-0------------------|-----0-2------------------||
C||------------------7-5-7---|----------------7-5-------||
G||--1-----------------------|--1------------------5----||
C||-----------0-5-5----------|----------3-5-5-----(0)---||
Pre-chorus:
D5 F5 C5 G5
Show me what its like (to be the last one standing)
D5 F5 C5 G5
And teach me wrong from right (and ill show you what i can be)
D5 F5 C5 G5
d||--5--5--5--5-x------------x--|--3--3--3--3-x---------------||
A||--5--5--5--5-x-6--6--6--6-x--|--3--3--3--3-x-8--8--8--8-x--||
F||--7--7--7--7-x-5--5--5--5-x--|--5--5--5--5-x-7--7--7--7-x--||
C||--7--7--7--7-x-3--3--3--3-x--|--5--5--5--5-x-5--5--5--5-x--||
G||--5--5--5--5-x-3--3--3--3-x--|--3--3--3--3-x-5--5--5--5-x--||
C||---------------3--3--3--3----|---------------5--5--5--5-x--||
Chorus :
Bb5 F5 G5 D5 F5
And say it for me, say it to me. And ill leave this life behind me.
Bb5 F5 G5
Say it if its worth saving me.
Bb5 F5 G5 D5 F5 Bb5 F5
G5
d||----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|-----||
A||----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|-----||
F||--10-10-10-10---5--5--5--5--|--7--7--7--7-----7-7----5--|--10-10-10-10---5--5--5--5--|--7--||
C||--8--8--8--8----3--3--3--3--|--5--5--5--5-----7-7----3--|--8--8--8--8----3--3--3--3--|--5--||
G||--8--8--8--8----3--3--3--3--|--5--5--5--5-----5-5----3--|--8--8--8--8----3--3--3--3--|--5--||
C||--8--8--8--8----3--3--3--3--|--5--5--5--5-----0-0----3--|--8--8--8--8----3--3--3--3--|--5--||
Outro
Then the piano plays the outro that is close to the intro but with more notes
