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Nothing On My Back Guitar Tablature
This is an awesome song, and also my first "official" tab.  Please feel free to send your comments and questions to davidsulock@home.com .  I'm pretty sure this is right, try it for yourself.  Just because its my first tab doesn't mean its wrong :-p. 

Sum 41 has 2 guitarists!  I have only tabbed out the main guitarist part.  The other part isn't as critical as this one.

For this tab it's in dropped D tuning.  It doesn't have to be at all but I find it easier to play this way.

Intro: (0:00)
E -------------------
B -------------------
G -----7-7-------77-- x6
D -7-X-7-7-5-5-X-77--
A -7-X-5-5-5-5-X-55--
D -7-X-----5-5-X-----

(0:15)  (Just play that note a lot)
E --------------------
B --------------------
G --------------------
D --------------------
A --------------------
D -7777777777777777---

(0:23) Just after "Was happiness a fad?"
E -----------
B -----------
G -----------
D -4-5-7-7---
A -4-5-7-7---
D -4-5-7-7---

(0:26)  ("…found…")
E ------------------
B ------------------
G ------------------
D -5--4-5--4-4--2-2-
A -5--4-5--4-4--2-2-
D -5--4-5--4-4--2-2-

(0:31) Just after "It might not be so bad"
E -----------
B -----------
G -----------
D -4-5-7-7---
A -4-5-7-7---
D -4-5-7-7---




(0:35)  ("…tragedy…")
E ----------------------------
B ----------------------------
G ---------77777777--99999999-
D -5--4-5--77777777--99999999-
A -5--4-5--55555555--77777777-
D -5--4-5---------------------

(0:39) (Chorus)
E -------------------
B -------------------
G ---------777-------
D -777-55--777-222---
A -777-55--555-222---
D -777-55------222---

(0:52)
E -------------------
B -------------------
G -----7-7-------77-- 
D -7-X-7-7-5-5-X-77--
A -7-X-5-5-5-5-X-55--
D -7-X-----5-5-X-----

(1:02) Palm mute this except
every 3rd stroke.
E ------------------
B ------------------
G -------------777--
D -777-555-777-777--
A -777-555-777-555--
D -777-555-777------

(1:21)
E ---
B ---
G ---
D -2-
A -2-
D -2-

(1:22) (Chorus) Hold the last chord
E -------------------
B -------------------
G ---------777-------
D -777-55--777-222---
A -777-55--555-222---
D -777-55------222---






(1:47) 
E -----
B -----
G -9--
D -9--
A -7--
D -----
  
(1:53) 
E ---------------
B ---------------
G -7---8-9--9----
D -7-7-8-9---9---
A -5-7-6-7----9--
D ---7-----------

(1:58)  Play these chords some more
E ---------------
B ---------------
G -7---8-9--9----
D -7-7-8-9---9-9-
A -5-7-6-7----9--
D ---7-----------

(2:22) pm........
E -----------------
B -----------------
G -999777722224444-
D -----------------
A -----------------
D -----------------

(2:40) Hold last chord
E -----------------
B -----------------
G -999-77-222-444--
D -999-77-222-444--
A -777-55-000-222--
D -----------------
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