The Bitter End bass tab by Placebo

Name: The Bitter End
Channel: Placebo

Bass Tab

INTRO:

No bass part during this section (8 bars).


VERSE 1:

      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----0---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|-------1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |-/5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5---------5----5----5---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----0---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |-/5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----0---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1---------1----1----1---|--1----1----1----1---------1----1----1---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--1----1----1----1----1----1----0----0---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--5----5----5----5---------5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----0---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|-------1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--1----1----1----1----1----0----0----0---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


Chorus 1:

      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----0---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |-/5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----0---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--1----1----1----3----3----3----3----3---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


Verse 2:

      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----0---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1---------1----1----1---|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--1----1----1----1----1----0----0----0---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5----5----7----7----0---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|--3----3----3----2----2----2-------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--------------------------------1----1---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--1----1----1---/8----8----8----8----0---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----0---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|-------1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|-------1----1----0----0----0----0----0---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--5----5----5----5---------5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--5----5----5----5---------5----5----5---|--5----5----5----8----8----8----8----0---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|--3----3----3----2----2----2-------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1---------1----1----1---|--------------------------------1----1---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


Interlude:

No bass part for this section (16 bars).


Chorus 2:

      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----0---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--1----1----1----1----1----0----0----0---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---|--5----5----5----7----7----8----8----0---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--1----1----1----1----1----0----0----0---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


Chorus 3/Outro:

      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0---|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0---|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |-----------------------------------------|---------------------------0----0----0---|
Eb |--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0---|--0----0----0----0----0------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--1----1----1----1----1----0----0----0---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0---|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0---|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------0---|
Eb |--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0---|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0--------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--1----1----1----1----1----3----3----3---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0---|--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0---|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |-----------------------------------------|-------5----5----5----5----5----5----0---|
Eb |--0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0---|--0--------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1---|--1----1----1----1----1----0----0----0---|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|


      1    +    2    +    3    +    4    +
Ab |-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|
Bb |-----------------------------------------|
Eb |--0--------------------------------------|

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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