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The Bitter End by Alter Bridge

The Bitter End tab by Alter Bridge

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Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: Bb majorBb

Tuning: Drop Bb majorBb tuning, or BADGBE down a half step

Intro:

  Repeated Synth part
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
GbGb|-9p8---9p8---9p8---9p8---|-9p8---9p8---12p9---12p9----|
DbDb|-----9-----9-----9-----9-|-----9-----9------9------9--|
AbAb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------|----------------------------|



Verse 1:

  play similarly 4x
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------|---------5----0----0----0---|
GbGb|-8------8-----6-----6----|-----4---4----4----4----4---|
DbDb|-9------9-----7-----7----|-----6---6----5----5----5---|
AbAb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------|----------------------------|


  fade in before prechorus
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
GbGb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
DbDb|-4-----------------------|----------------------------|
AbAb|-2-----------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-0-----------------------|----------------------------|


Prechorus:

  PM the low DbDb string open notes
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
AbAb|-----12---11-------11---9---|-----12---11---9h11-------------|
Bb majorBb|-0-0----0----0-0-0----0---0-|-0-0----0----0------0-16\14-12--|

Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
AbAb|-----12---11-------11---9---|-----12---11---9/14--14-14--14-14-|
Bb majorBb|-0-0----0----0-0-0----0---0-|-0-0----0----0--------------------|

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Chorus:

  Eb5Eb5             Bb5Bb5
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|-4------4----4-4------4------|
AbAb|-7------7----7-7------7---7-|-2------2----2-2------2------|
Bb majorBb|-5------5----5-5------5---5-|-0------0----0-0------0------|

  FF
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
DbDb|-4------4---4-4------4----4-|-4------4----4-4---/6--------|
AbAb|-4------4---4-4------4----4-|-4------4----4-4---/6---6----|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|------------------------4----|

  Eb5Eb5             C7C7
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|--------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------|-4---4---4---4---4---4----|
DbDb|----------------------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3----|
AbAb|-7------7---7-7------7----7-|-4---4---4---4---4---4----|
Bb majorBb|-5------5---5-5------5----5-|--------------------------|

  Bb5Bb5
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
GbGb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
DbDb|-4-----------------------|----------------------------|
AbAb|-2-----------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-0-----------------------|----------------------------|


Verse 2:

  play similarly 4x
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------|-----5---5----0--0--0--0---|
GbGb|-8--8--8--8----6--6--6--6--|-----4---4----4--4--4--4---|
DbDb|-9--9--9--9----7--7--7--7--|-----6---6----5--5--5--5---|
AbAb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------|---------------------------|

  last line
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
GbGb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
DbDb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
AbAb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Bb majorBb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


Chorus 2:

  Eb5Eb5             Bb5Bb5
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|-4------4----4-4------4------|
AbAb|-7------7----7-7------7---7-|-2------2----2-2------2------|
Bb majorBb|-5------5----5-5------5---5-|-0------0----0-0------0------|

  F5F5
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
DbDb|-4------4---4-4------4----4-|-4------4----4-4---/6--------|
AbAb|-4------4---4-4------4----4-|-4------4----4-4---/6---6----|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|------------------------4----|

  Eb5Eb5             Bb5Bb5
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|------------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------|------------------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|-4----4----4----4----4----4---|
AbAb|-7------7----7-7------7---7-|-2----2----2----2----2----2---|
Bb majorBb|-5------5----5-5------5---5-|-0----0----0----0----0----0---|

  F minorFm
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
GbGb|-------------------------------|----------------11---11---11---|
DbDb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
AbAb|-9----9----9----12---12---12---|-16---16---16---9----9----9----|
Bb majorBb|-7----7----7----10---10---10---|-14---14---14------------------|


Bridge:

  D MajorD
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
GbGb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
DbDb|-16---16---16---16\------------|-16---16---16---16-------------|
AbAb|-17---17---17---17\------------|-17---17---17---17---16\-------|
Bb majorBb|-15---15---15---15\------------|-15---15---15---15---14\-------|

  PM the low DbDb string open notes
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
AbAb|-----12---11-------11---9---|-----12---11---9h11-------------|
Bb majorBb|-0-0----0----0-0-0----0---0-|-0-0----0----0------0-16-14\12--|

Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
GbGb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
DbDb|-16---16---16---16\------------|-16---16---16---16-------------|
AbAb|-17---17---17---17\------------|-17---17---17---17---16\-------|
Bb majorBb|-15---15---15---15\------------|-15---15---15---15---14\-------|

Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
AbAb|-----12---11-------11---9---|-----12---11---9/14--14-14--14-14-|
Bb majorBb|-0-0----0----0-0-0----0---0-|-0-0----0----0--------------------|


Bridge 2:

  Eb5Eb5             Gb5Gb5
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|-0----0----0----0----0----0---|
GbGb|----------------------------|-0----0----0----0----0----0---|
DbDb|----------------------------|-5----5----5----5----5----5---|
AbAb|-7----7----7----7----7----7-|-5----5----5----5----5----5---|
Bb majorBb|-5----5----5----5----5----5-|------------------------------|

  Bb5Bb5              C majorC
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------|-6----6----6----6----6----6---|
GbGb|------------------------------|-6----6----6----6----6----6---|
DbDb|-4----4----4----4----4----4---|-6----6----6----6----6----6---|
AbAb|-2----2----2----2----2----2---|-4----4----4----4----4----4---|
Bb majorBb|-0----0----0----0----0----0---|------------------------------|


Eb MajorEb|------------------------------|-0----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------------------|-0----------------------------|
GbGb|------------------------------|-0----------------------------|
DbDb|------------------------------|-5----------------------------|
AbAb|-7----------------------------|-7----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-5----------------------------|------------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
GbGb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
DbDb|-4-----------------------|-------------------------|
AbAb|-2-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|

Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
GbGb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
DbDb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
AbAb|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Bb majorBb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


Chorus 3:

  Eb5Eb5             Bb5Bb5
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|-4------4----4-4------4------|
AbAb|-7------7----7-7------7---7-|-2------2----2-2------2------|
Bb majorBb|-5------5----5-5------5---5-|-0------0----0-0------0------|

  F5F5
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
DbDb|-4------4---4-4------4----4-|-4------4----4-4------------|
AbAb|-4------4---4-4------4----4-|-4------4----4-4---7---6----|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|-------------------5---4----|

  Eb5Eb5             Bb5Bb5
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|-4------4----4-4------4------|
AbAb|-7------7----7-7------7---7-|-2------2----2-2------2------|
Bb majorBb|-5------5----5-5------5---5-|-0------0----0-0------0------|

  F5F5
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
DbDb|-4------4---4-4------4----4-|----------------------------|
AbAb|-4------4---4-4------4----4-|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|-12---11---9---11---9---7---|

  Eb5Eb5             Bb5Bb5
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|-4------4----4-4------4------|
AbAb|-7------7----7-7------7---7-|-2------2----2-2------2------|
Bb majorBb|-5------5----5-5------5---5-|-0------0----0-0------0------|

  FF
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
DbDb|-4------4---4-4------4----4-|-4------4----4-4---/6--------|
AbAb|-4------4---4-4------4----4-|-4------4----4-4---/6---6----|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|------------------------4----|

  Eb5Eb5             C7C7
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|--------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------|-4---4---4---4---4---4----|
DbDb|----------------------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3----|
AbAb|-7------7---7-7------7----7-|-4---4---4---4---4---4----|
Bb majorBb|-5------5---5-5------5----5-|--------------------------|


Outro Bridge:

  GbGb              AbAb
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-10----10--10-10------------|----------------------------|
GbGb|--------------------7-------|-6~~~~~---------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
AbAb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|----------------------------|

  Bb5Bb5             Eb5Eb5
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-7------7--7-----7--7-------|----------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------|------------------------7~--|
DbDb|------------------------7---|-6~~~~~--------------/9-----|
AbAb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|----------------------------|

  GbGb              AbAb
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------|
GbGb|-9b11___r9p7---9b11~~~~-----|-9b11___r9p7---9b11~~---7---|-8~~~~-----|
DbDb|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------|
AbAb|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------|

  Play this along to last note above:
Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
AbAb|-----12---11-------11---9---|-----12---11---9h11-------------|
Bb majorBb|-0-0----0----0-0-0----0---0-|-0-0----0----0------0-16\14-12--|


Repeat Outro Bridge


Outro:

Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
AbAb|-----12---11-------11---9---|-----12---11---9h11-------------|
Bb majorBb|-0-0----0----0-0-0----0---0-|-0-0----0----0------0-16\14-12--|

Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------|--------------11/16--16-16--16-16-|
DbDb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
AbAb|-----12---11-------11---9---|-----12---11---9/14--14-14--14-14-|
Bb majorBb|-0-0----0----0-0-0----0---0-|-0-0----0----0--------------------|

Eb MajorEb|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|----------------------------|
GbGb|----------------------------|
DbDb|----------------------------|
AbAb|----------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-0--------------------------|


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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| b  Bend
| r  Release
| br Bend release
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
| PM Palm mute

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