Bittersweet by Fuel #-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# #This OLGA file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation # #of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or # #research. Remember to view this file in Courier, or some other monospaced # #font. See http://www.olga.net/faq/ for more information. # #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# From: "Eric Mechling" Subject: f/fuel/bittersweet.tab Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 12:52:03 PDT Artist: Fuel Album: Sunburn Song: 2-Bittersweet (3:50) Tabbed By: Eric Mechling (E-Mail: MeckMan234@hotmail.com) (AOL IM: MeckMan234) (ICQ #: 15253319) Revised by: Todd Colligan (E-Mail: Punkfan6@aol.com) (AOL IM: Punkfan6) (ICQ#: 30632391) ---Each measure its 4 beats long. ---Do not pay attention to where the chorus says Chorus, my order is different from the songs order. Riff 1 (Solo) ---Play flowingly. ---Not 2 hard;not 2 soft. ---" is used in place of bar line. play for 2 beats || || || play as 1 note play as 1 note || |---| |---| \/\/ |tie| |tie| \/ |E|-7--7--7-8-7-10|--10--10-10--10\8-8\7|-7--7--7-8-7-5|--5-3-3-5-3| |B|---------------|---------------------|--------------|-----------| |G|---------------|---------------------|--------------|-----------| |D|---------------|---------------------|--------------|-----------| |A|---------------|---------------------|--------------|-----------| |E|---------------|---------------------|--------------|-----------| play on upbeat of beat 1 || || || play as 1 note play as 1 note|| |---| |---|---| \/\/ |tie| |tie|tie| \/ |E|-3-2-2-3-2--0|--0-----0------|"--|"--|---------------| |B|-------------|----3-3---3--3-2"--2"--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2| |G|-------------|----------------"---"------------------| |D|-------------|----------------"---"------------------| |A|-------------|----------------"---"------------------| |E|-------------|----------------"---"------------------| Riff 2 (Bridge(1)) ---Pause between the 5-5-3 chord & 10-10-8 chord. ---Strum X's very fast; strum using chord next to X's. ---Every tie in the song is played as 1 note, except 4 this 1 and a couple others, slide up to the note, then strum it again. |E|--------------|---------------------| |B|--------------|---------------------| |G|--------------|---------------------| |D|-2--2--5-5--10|-10-10-10xxxx-12-12xx| |A|-2--2--5-5--10|-10-10-10xxxx-12-12xx| |E|-0--0--3-3---8|--8--8--8xxxx-10-10xx| |tie| |---| Riff 3 (Verse) ---Play EVERY chord, even if slid 2, with the exception of the 9-9-7 chord, which is just slid 2. ---Play all chords on downbeat, except 9-9-7 chord, which is on upbeat of beat 4. ---Seperate each chord with pause, except chords that are slid 2. ---Every tie in the song is played as 1 note, except 4 this 1 and a couple others, slide up to the note, then strum it again. ---Play X's on last time ONLY, but NOT the last time the verse is played, then just skip them. |E|---------|------------------| |B|---------|------------------| |G|---------|------------------| |D|-2-2-5-5/|-10-10-10-10\9xxxx| |A|-2-2-5-5/|-10-10-10-10\9xxxx| |E|-0-0-3-3/|--8--8--8--8\7xxxx| |tie| /\ |---| /\/\ || || || || play last time only Riff 4 (Chorus(1)) ---Play both sets of X's using chord 9-9-7. ---Palm-mute both sets of X's. |E|---------------|-------------| |B|---------------|-------------| |G|---------------|-------------| |D|-7--8-9xx-xxx-7|--7-8-9xx-xxx| |A|-7--8-9xx-xxx-7|--7-8-9xx-xxx| |E|-5--6-7xx-xxx-5|--5-6-7xx-xxx| |tie| |---| play as 1 note Riff 5 (Bridge(2)) ---Play with same sound as Verse 1. ---1st 2 chords are played the same, then the rhythm after that changes. |E|-------------|------------------------|---------------| |B|-------------|------------------------|---------------| |G|-------------|------------------------|---------------| |D|-2--2--5-5-10|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-9|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9| |A|-2--2--5-5-10|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-9|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9| |E|-0--0--3-3--8|--8---8--8--8--8--8--8-7|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7| |---| |---| |tie| |tie| play as 1 note play as 1 note Riff 6 (Chorus(2)) ---Play both sets of X's using chord 9-9-7, on the D-A-E strings. ---Palm-mute both sets of X's. ---Make the slide @ the end of this riff long. ---At the end of this riff, slow it down just a little bit, the 2nd to last measure, the last couple beats. |E|----------------|------------------|---------------|--| |B|----------------|--------9~--------|---------------|--| |G|----------------|--------9~--------|---------------|--| |D|-7--78-9xx-xxx-7|--7--78-7~xx-xxx-7|--7--78-12/////|14| |A|-7--78-9xx-xxx-7|--7--78---xx-xxx-7|--7--78-12/////|14| |E|-5--56-7xx-xxx-5|--5--56---xx-xxx-5|--5--56-10/////|12| |---| |---| |---| |tie| |tie| |tie| play as 1 note play as 1 note play as 1 note Order of Song: Solo-------1x Solo-------1x Bridge(1)--2x Bridge(1)--2x Verse------1x Verse------4x Verse------4x Bridge(2)--1x Chorus(1)--1x Chorus(1)--1x Bridge(1)--3x Chorus(1)--1x Bridge(1)--3x Bridge(1)--3x Chorus(1)--1x Chorus(1)--1x Bridge(1)--3x Chorus(1)--1x Chorus(2)--1x www.TAB6.com