• Song:

    To A Bitter Halt (official)

  • Artist:

    Dark Tranquility

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                  DARK TRANQUILLITY - TO A BITTER HALT
                        From the Album PROJECTOR
                      Copyright 1999 CENTURY MEDIA

                        Version 1.1 - MAY '02

Originally Transcribed by: death8699
             Corrected by: Martin Henriksson

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.  - palm mute                  /  - slide up to
  - slide down to              ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on                  b  - bend
p  - pull off                   Suffixes for bend
ph - pinch harmonic             f - full bend    h - half bend
*  - see comment                r - release      t - tap bend
X  - percussion mute            ~ - vibrato bend
@  - slight palm mute           () - ghost note, sustained note

Tune Gtr to C#

--TO A BITTER HALT--

[Riff A] --Clean throughout all of Riff A--
[-----------------0-----||5-|-----------------0----||3----------]
[--------------6--------||5-|--------------6-------||0----------]
[*----------9-----------||7-|-----------9----------||0---------*]Gtr I
[*-------7------------------|--------7-------------------------*] 
[---------------------------|-----------------------------------]
[---------------------------|-----------------------------------]
                                                                
[--0----------------------0-|-0----------------------3---0------]
[--1----------------------0-|-1----------------------0---1------]
[*-2----------------------2-|-2----------------------0---2-----*]Gtr II
[*-2----------------------2-|-2----------------------0---2-----*] 
[--0----------------------0-|-0----------------------2---0------]
[--^----------------------^-|-^----------------------3---^------]
                                                     ^     
[-----------------0-----||5-|-----------------0------7---5------]
[--------------6--------||5-|--------------6---------5---5------]
[*----------9-----------||7-|-----------9------------4---5-----*]Gtr I
[*-------7------------------|--------7---------------^---7-----*] 
[---------------------------|----------------------------^------]
[---------------------------|-----------------------------------]

[--0----------------------0-|-0----------------------0---0------]
[--1----------------------0-|-1----------------------0---1------]
[*-2----------------------2-|-2----------------------0---2-----*]Gtr II
[*-2----------------------2-|-2----------------------2---2-----*] 
[--0----------------------0-|-0----------------------2---0------]
[--^----------------------^-|-^----------------------0---^------]
                                                     ^

[Fill 1] --Clean throughout--
[------------|------------------|--------------]
[------------|------------------|--------------]
[*-----109---|-------9----------|-------109---*]Gtr I
[*---7-------|-----7---10---9---|-----7-------*]
[--0---------|---8--------------|---0----------]
[------------|------------------|--------------]


[Fill 2] --Distortion--
[-------------|-------------]
[-------------|-------------]
[*------------|------------*]Gtrs I&II
[*------------|------------*]
[--2--3--2--3-|-2--0--3--5--]
[--0--0--0--0-|-0--0--3--3--]
   ^  ^  ^  ^   ^  ^  ^  ^
 

[Riff B]
[----------------------------|----------------------------------]
[----------------------------|----------------------------------]
[*-----109---------9---------|------109----------9-------------*]Gtr I
[*---7-----------7---10---9--|----7------------9---10--9-12-10-*] 
[--0-----------8-------------|--0-----------10------------------]
[----------------------------|----------------------------------]

[----------------------------|----------------------------------]
[----------------------------|----------------------------------]
[*---------------------------|---------------------------------*]Gtr II
[*---------------------------|-------------------5---5-5-5-----*] 
[--7-7-5-7-------3-3-2-3---5-|-7-7-5-7-----5-5-5-3---2-2-3------]
[--5-5-5-5-------1-1-0-1---3-|-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3----------------]

[----------------------------|----------------------------------]
[----------------------------|----------------------------------]
[*-----109---------9---------|------109----------9-------------*]Gtr I
[*---7-----------7---10---9--|----7------------9---10--9-12-10-*] 
[--0-----------8-------------|--0-----------10------------------]
[----------------------------|----------------------------------]

[----------------------------|----------------------------------]
[----------------------------|----------------------------------]
[*---------------------------|---------------------------------*]Gtr II
[*---------------------------|-------------------5---5-5-5-----*] 
[--7-7-5-7-------3-3-2-3---5-|-7-7-5-7-----5-5-5-3---2-2-3------]
[--5-5-5-5-------1-1-0-1---3-|-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3----------------]

[----------------------------|----------------------------------]
[----------------------------|----------------------------------]
[*-----109---------9---------|-----109-----4-5-4-5-4-2-5-7-----*]Gtr I
[*---7-----------7---10---9--|---7---------2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-----*] 
[--0-----------8-------------|-0--------------------------------]
[----------------------------|----------------------------------]

[----------------------------|----------------------------------]
[----------------------------|----------------------------------]
[*---------------------------|---------------------------------*]Gtr II
[*---------------------------|---------------------------------*]
[--7-7-5-7-------3-3-2-3---5-|-7-7-5-7-----2-3-2-3-2-0-3-5------]
[--5-5-5-5-------1-1-0-1---3-|-5-5-5-5-----0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3------]


[Riff C]
[-----------------------------|-------------------------]
[-----------------------------|-------------------------]
[*----------------------------|-----------4---4---4_5--*]Gtrs I&II
[*-------10-----9-----7-----5-|-----7-------5---5--h---*]
[--0-0-0----0-0---0-0---0-0---|-3-3---5-5---------------]
[-----------------------------|-------------------------]
   . . .    . .   . .   . .     . .   . .   .   .
 
[-----------------------------|-------------------------]
[-----------------------------|-------------------------]
[*--------------------12----4-|-----5-----2---2---2_4--*]Gtrs I&II
[*-------10-----12------------|-5-5---5-5---2---2--h---*]
[--0-0-0----0-0---0-0---0-0---|-------------------------]
[-----------------------------|-------------------------]
   . . .    . .   . .   . .     . .   . .   .   .


[Riff D]                                                    
[------------------------------|--------------------------------]
[------------------------------|--------------------------------]
[*----999101010999999777777777-|----9991010109999994444-4-4_5--*]Gtr I
[*-777-------------------------|-777-------------------5-5-h---*]
[------------------------------|--------------------------------]
[------------------------------|--------------------------------]
                                                       . .
                                                           
[--0--------------0----------0-|-----------------3--------------]
[--1--------------0----------1-|-----------------3--------------]
[*-2--------------2---4-4-45-2-|-----------------0-------------*]Gtr II
[*-2--------------2----5-5---2-|-----------------0-------------*] 
[--0--------------0----------0-|-----------------2--------------]
[--^--------------^----------^-|-----------------3--------------]
                       . .                       ^

[------------------------------|--------------------------------]
[------------------------------|--------------------------------]
[*----999101010999999777777777-|----9991010109999994444-4-4_5--*]Gtr I
[*-777-------------------------|-777-------------------5-5-h---*]
[------------------------------|--------------------------------]
[------------------------------|--------------------------------]
                                                       . .
 
[--0--------------0----------0-|----------------0---------------]
[--1--------------0----------1-|----------------0---------------]
[*-2--------------2---4-4-45-2-|----------------0--------------*]Gtr II
[*-2--------------2----5-5---2-|----------------2--------------*]
[--0--------------0----------0-|----------------2---------------]
[--^--------------^----------^-|----------------0---------------]
                       . .                      ^

Riff C [2tx]


[Fill 3]
[-----------------------|-------------------------]
[-----------------------|-------------------------]
[*----------------------|-----------9------------*]Gtrs I&II
[*----------------------|-5---2-2---7------------*]
[--2--2--2--2---2--2--2-|-3---0-0---0-------------]
[--0--0--0--0---0--0--0-|-^---^-*---^-------------]
   .  .  .  .   .  .  .


Riff B [2tx]


[Fill 4]
[-----------|------------]
[-----------|------------]
[*----------|-----------*]Gtrs I&II
[*----------|-----------*]
[--2--2--2--|--2--2--2---]
[--0--0--0--|--0--0--0---]
   .  .  .     .  .  .


[Riff D] --Clean--                                               [6tx]
[-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------]
[----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----]
[*--5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-7---7-7-*]Gtr I
[*-7-----7-7-----7-5-----5-5-----5-7-----7-7-----7-5-----5-9-----9--*] 
[--^-------^-------^-------^-------^-------^-------^-------^---------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-------------------------8------------------------------------------]
[*-9~----94-5-4/5~----/9---9---7-7/9~----94-5-4/5~---5-4---4_5_4--*]Gtr II
[*--------sl----sl-----sl----------sl------sl----sl--------7--h-p---*] 
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
[--------------------------------------------------------------------]


[Riff E] --Over Solo--
[------------------------------------|-------------------------------]
[------------------------------------|-------------------------------]
[*-----------------------------------|------------------------------*]Gtrs I&II
[*------------------------------555--|-----------------5------------*] 
[--7-------7---73335-------5---53337-|-----7---73335---3---2---5-----]
[--5-------5---51113-------3---3---5-|-----5---51113---^---0---3-----]
   ^       ^       ^       ^       ^       ^       ^       ^   ^


Riff E [1tx]


[Riff F]                            [4tx]
[---------------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------]
[*-------------------------------------*]Gtr I
[*-----------------------------12------*]
[--0-0-0-8-8-8-0-0-0-8-8-8-0-8----8-----]
[---------------------------------------]
   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 


[Fill 5]
[---------------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------]
[*-9---10--9---7---5--7--9-------------*]Gtr II
[*-------------------------------------*] 
[--7---8---7---5---3--5--7--------------]
[--^---^---^---^---^--^--^--------------]


[Riff F.1]
[---------------------------------------------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------------------------------------]
[*-------------------------------------------------------------------*]Gtr I
[*-33333333333323532222222222223532--------------12---------------12-*] 
[--000000000000----0000000000000---00088800088808--800088800088808--8-]
[--|____12____|----|____12____|----|____12____|-----|____12____|------]
   ............    ............    ..............  ..............

[---------------------------------------------------------------------]
[---------------------------------------------------------------------]
[*--------------------------------------------------9--10-9--7--5-7--*]Gtr II
[*-333333333333235322222222222235323333333333332353------------------*] 
[--000000000000----0000000000000---000000000000-----7--8--7--5--3-5---]
[--|____12____|----|____12____|----|____12____|-----^--^--^--^--^-^---]
   ............    ............    ............ 


Riff F + F.1 [2tx]


[Fill 6]
[-----------|--------------]
[-----------|--------------]
[*----------|---------9---*]Gtrs I&II
[*-2--3--2--|---2-2---7---*]
[--0--0--0--|---0-0---0----]
[-----------|---^-^---^----]
   .  .  .


Riff B [2tx]


[Fill 7]
[--------------|--------------]
[--------------|--------------]
[*-------------|-------------*]Gtrs I&II
[*-------------|-------------*]
[--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2-----]
[--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0-----]
   .  .  .  .     .  .  . 
                        ^
                      [End]

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