Placebo - The Bitter End Chords & Tabs

 

The Bitter End Chords & Tabs

Placebo Chords & Tabs

Version: 9 Type: Tab

The Bitter End Tab

   
The Bitter End.

At least over 95% correct.  Brian uses his Gibson SG and Stefan uses his Gibson Les Paul 
Custom.  This will be a mixture between the live and the studio versions.

BRIAN TUNING:  F  Bb  Eb  Ab  C  C  (down-tune your high E string to match
                                    your B string and stick a capo on the
                                    1st fret)

STEFAN TUNING:  Eb  Bb  Eb  Ab  C  C (down-tune your low E string to a D
                                     and then your high E string to the B
                                     again and stick a capo on the 1st fret)

Intro (Stefan; distorted):
|--5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5--|
|--6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6--|
|--7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7--|
|--7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7--|
|--5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5--|
|-------------------------| (x4)

Verse (Stefan; distorted):
|--5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5--|
|--6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6--|
|--7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7--|
|--7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7--|
|--5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5--|
|-------------------------|

|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-10------8------7------5------|
|--8(x8)--8(x8)--8(x8)--8(x8)--|
|--8------8------8------8------|  Fast downstrokes.

Chorus (Stefan; distorted):
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-10------9------7------5------|
|--x(x6)--x(x6)--x(x6)--x(x6)--|
|--8------7------5------3------|
|------------------------------|

|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-17-----15-----14-----12------|
|--x(x6)--x(x6)--x(x6)--x(x6)--|
|-15-----13-----12-----10------|
|------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/placebo/the_bitter_end_tab_ver_9.html ]
Chorus (Brian; distorted):
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-12-------8-------12--|
|-12(x32)--8(x32)--12--|
|-10-------6-------10--|

Break (Stefan; distorted):
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-10------9------7------5------|
|--x(x6)--x(x6)--x(x6)--x(x6)--|
|--8------7------5------3------|
|------------------------------|

|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-17-----15-----14-----12------|
|--x(x6)--x(x6)--x(x6)--x(x6)--|
|-15-----13-----12-----10------|
|------------------------------|

Break (Brian; distorted; after Stefan plays his bit twice):
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|-12-------8-------|
|-12(x32)--8(x32)--|
|-10-------6-------|

Outro (Stefan; distorted):
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--7------10------11-------|
|--x(x64)--x(x32)--x(x32)--|
|--5-------7-------8-------|
|--------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-17------22-21-22-21-22-21-22-21-22-21-22-21-22-21-22-21--|
|--x(x16)--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
|-15------20-19-20-19-20-19-20-19-20-19-20-19-20-19-20-19--|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

End On (Stefan):
|-----|
|-----|
|-17--|
|--x--|
|-15--|
|-----|

Outro (Brian; distorted):
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|-12-------8-------|
|-12(x32)--8(x32)--|
|-10-------6-------| (Same rhythm as chorus)

|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|-12-------8-------|
|-12(x16)--8(x16)--|
|-10-------6-------| (Stacatto beat)

End On (Brian):
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|-12--|
|-12--|
|-10--|

Order of Riffs:
Intro
Verse
Chorus (Brian + Stefan)
Verse
Break (Second part Brian + Stefan; First part just Stefan)
Outro (Brian + Stefan)

Key/Legend:
x = Palm mute

Thanks for reading; hope you get at least some us out of it.