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Artist: Nickelback
Song: How You Remind Me
Album: Silver Side Up
Tabber: Jimmy Fats 69
Switched to 4 String Tab: Alec MacDonald
Tuning: C,A,D,G (Low to high)
Prechorus(00:16)
G|--------------------------------x2
D|--------------------------------
A|3-3-3-3---------1-1-1-1---------
C|--------5-5-5-5---------3-3-3-3-
Chorus(00:28)When the open D is played, it is a short, semi-muted note.
G|----------------------------------------------------------------x1
D|--------1-1-1-0-------------------------1-1-1-0-----------------
A|3-3-3-5---------1-1---1---------3-3-3-5---------1-1-1-1---------
C|------------------------5-5-5-5-------------------------5-5-5-5-
G|----------------------------------------------------------------x1
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------1-1-1-1-------------------------1-1-1-1---------
C|0-0-----3-3-------------5-5-5-3-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-
G|--------------------------------x2
D|--------------------------------
A|3---------------1---------------
C|--------5-5-------------3-3---3-
Verse(1:01)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------x1
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|3---------------1---------------3---------------1---------------
C|--------5-5-------------3-3---3---------5-5-------------3-3-3-3-
Prechorus(1:12)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------x1
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|3---------------1---------------3---------------1-1-1-1---------
C|--------5-5-------------3-3---3---------5-5-------------3-3-3-3-
Chorus(1:23)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------x1
D|--------1-1-1-0-------------------------1-1-1-0-----------------
A|3-3-3-5---------1-1-1-1---------3-3-3-5---------1-1-1-1---------
C|------------------------5-5-5-5-------------------------5-5-5-5-
G|----------------------------------------------------------------x1
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------1-1-1-1-------------------------1-1-1-1---------
C|0-0-----3-3--------------5-5-5-3-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3---------1-1-1-1-
G|------------------------------x4
D|------------------------------
A|3---------------1-------------
C|--------5-5------------3-3--3-
Rest for about 27 seconds
Prechorus(2:36)
G|12--------------10----------------------------------------------x1
D|--------10--------------8-------10------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------8-------1-1-1-1-6-6-6-6-
C|----------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus(2:47)
G|----------------------------------------------------------------x1
D|--------1-1-1-0-------------------------1-1-1-0-----------------
A|3-3-3-5---------1-1-1-1---------3-3-3-5---------1----------------
C|------------------------5-5-5-5---------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------x1
D|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------1-1-1-1-------------------------1-1-1-1---------
C|0-0-----3-3-------------5-5-5-3-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3---------5-5-5-5-
G|---------------------------------x3
D|---------------------------------
A|----------------1----------------
C|0-------3-3-------------0-0---3--
G|---------------------------------x1
D|---------------------------------
A|----------------1*---------------
C|0-------3-3----------------------
Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net
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eric Average |
#1 by eric i at Apr 7, 2006 at 4:14 AM EST |
| this is an awesome song - it's the best one I hear on the radio now. | |
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Diexis Lead Player |
#2 by Diexis at Aug 9, 2006 at 5:18 PM EST |
| I think this song is about him finally realizing that he is a better person than his girlfriend ever allowed him to be and what she does finally makes him realize that. He handed her a heart she never really cared for and through endless bottles of alcohol he used to drown the pain, he knows he is better off without her. | |
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Jordan Wanna Be |
#3 by Jordan Ivey at Sep 24, 2006 at 4:37 AM EST |
| Well, bymyself123 you arent alone on this one. This is an excellent song that is seemingly overshadowed by meaningless and songs that seem unworthy. | |
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brad Rhythm Player |
#4 by brad sorensen at Sep 28, 2006 at 2:30 PM EST |
| i think this song means that this dude lost his girl and that made him realize what he really is. and it is not like her to say sorry but try to find another way out of things. and to be with her is worth a heart breaking. and he says he loves her and swears that he does. | |
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santiago Rhythm Player |
#5 by santiago carvajal at Jan 18, 2007 at 12:43 PM EST |
| Okay, awhile back (before the server switch) I posted my translation of this song - I'll do it again: He blames himself for not being smart or skilled enough to do the most basic things, like being a thief than cannot steal. The next part about being a blind man and being sick of sight can be translated to mean that he never sees what is going on and what he does see doesn't catch him and he doesn't even notice. The chorus is based on what he feels of his girlfriend; she makes him feel guilty for the way he is - it is his low self opinion that makes him the way he is, she just brings it out. For the 'Not like you...' part he is saying that she isn't the one who apologizes - and she always has excuses. He feels this way because of her and blames her for it, but still feels it is his fault for 'handing her a heart worth breaking.' He admits he has been wrong and feels guilt, and he has 'been to the bottom of every bottle' meaning he has searched to find out why he is the way he is. The five words in his head are based on his feeling of their relationship - a constant question of whether or not he is having fun, if this is what he wants. The next verses come from his feeling of guilt again, but he points out it is her too. When he says 'It's not like you didn't know that' is the same as saying "You know how I feel though" and he does still love her, though she makes him feel the way he does. The guilt part comes into full swing with the next too lines because he claims that he is so terrible and hard to get along with that she must have sacraficed so much to be with him. There is also a hint of sarcasm in the last part as if he is saying it in a mocking way. That is a summary, close to my original. Well, that is my two cents - it's value may be different to you because currency various all over the world. jaroddove@doveworksentertainment.com | |
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Adam Average |
#6 by Adam at Feb 1, 2007 at 7:14 PM EST |
| Hi there. Well the song gives alot of room to interpred,that is true. But i think the following: He is unhappy in love. Allthough he knows she is not , or not enough interrested in him he still glorifies her. "Its not like you to say sorry.." Is like you dont have to be sorry for me suffering under these circumstances. "I was waiting on a different story" Waiting for her to confide in him "...time i'm mistaken......heart worth breaking" Is an oxymoron or metaphor for him expressing his bad feeling to be unhappy in love with her. "This is how you remind me" Simply means i still love you. In the end he try's to get away from it all , away from his love and the actual sight of her. So he says to himself and her "are we having fun yet" in two ways: One to ask himself "am i better off now?" two to ask her "was that a good descision?" Well honestly i think this my ideas of it for they reflect what i am going thru at the moment. Jep!!! I am a poor sod.... ;-) GreetZ Jan (aka StookiE) | |
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Hannah [♥ Rhythm Player |
#7 by Hannah [♥] & the llama. at Oct 11, 2007 at 10:39 AM EST |
| Can anyone say "One Hit Wonder"? | |
