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Bittersweet

New Model Army
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

"Bittersweet" by New Model Army (from the album "Vengeance")

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Transcribed by : Gilles Velay (gvelay@club-internet.fr)

Any comments, corrections or suggestions ?

Please email me at gvelay@club-internet.fr

Notation :

w : whole +++ : tied notes

h : half \ : slide down

q : quarter / : slide up

e : 8th h : hammer on

s : 16th () : not played first time

Riff I

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e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e

G-||(9)-----------------------------|---5---5---5---7------5---5---5---|
D-||--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A-||-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|----------------------------------|
E-||->--->--->------->--->--->------|----------------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G-|--------------------------------|---12--12--12--11------12--12--7--|
D-|-7------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A-|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|----------------------------------|
E-|->--->--->------->--->--->------|----------------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e

G-|-9------------------------------|---5---5---5---7------5---5---5---|
D-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A-|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|----------------------------------|
E-|->--->--->------->--->--->------|----------------------------------|

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G-|--------------------------------|---11--11--11--12------11--11--7--||
D-|-7------------------------------|----------------------------------||
A-|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|----------------------------------||
E-|->--->--->------->--->--->------|----------------------------------||

Riff II

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q e e e e e e ++++ e e q e e e e

G-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|-------------------3--------------|
A-|-5-------5---5---5---5---5---5--|---5---5---5-----------5---3--0---|
E-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

q e e e e e e ++++ e e e e e e e e

G-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|-------------------5---3----------|
A-|-3-------3---3---3---3---3---3--|---3-----------------------5--0---|
E-|--------------------------------|-------0---0---0------------------|

q e e e e e e ++++ e e q e e e e

G-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|-------------------3--------------|
A-|-5-------5---5---5---5---5---5--|---5---5---5-----------5---3--0---|
E-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

q e e e e e e ++++ e e e e q q

G-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A-|-3-------3---3---3---3---3---3--|---3------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|-------0---0---0---2-------3------|

Riff III

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q+e e h q+e e h e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G-||-----------------|-----------------|-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
D-||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
A-||-0-----0-0-------|-0-----0-0-------|-----------------|-----------------||
E-||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||

Riff IV

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e e q e e q

G-||--------------------------------||
D-||--------------------------------||
A-||-0---0---x-------0---0---x------||
E-||--------------------------------||

Intro : Guitar (2 x 8 bars)

Riff I (x2)

1st Verse : Riff I (x2)

Chorus : Riff II

2nd Verse : Riff I (x2)

Chorus : Riff II

Bridge : Guitars only (although you can play Riff III) then :

w

G-|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|
A-|-0------------------------------|

E-|--------------------------------| followed by Riff I (x2)

Chorus : Riff II

End : Riff IV (x4)

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