#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This 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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# THE BITTER END (Bassline) As recorded by Sum 41 (From the 2004 Album CHUCK) Transcribed by Oystein Jaren Samuelsen Words and Music by Sum 41 Gtr I (D# G# C# F#) - 'Bass' Intro Fast Rock Q=204 4/4 Gtr I W S S S S q S S S S q W ||-----------|-----------------------|----------| ||o----------|-----------------------|----------| ||o----------|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--|-4--------| ||--2--------|-----------------------|----------| Main Riff E E Q E E Q q H. Wx3 |----------------||------------|--------| |---------------o||------------|--------| |---------------o||------------|--------| |-5-5----4-4-----||-2----------|--------| Pre-Verse 2/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x Wx3 H ||------------------|------------------||-||-------------|-------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||-||o------------|------o|| ||o-----------------|-----5-------4---o||-||o------------|------o|| ||--0-2-3s2-0-2-3s2-|-0-2---2-0-2---2--||-||-------------|-------|| Verse 1 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E ||------------------|----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-0-0-0-3-3-3-2--|-----------3-2-2-| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-------| 1. 2. E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. |------------------||-----------------| |-----------------o||-----------------| |-----------0-0-0-o||-----------0-----| |-2-2-2-2-2--------||-2-2-2-2-2-------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E Q ||--------------|-------------|----------------| ||o-------------|-------------|---------4-3----| ||o-9-----7-----|-5-----0--0--|-4-4-4-4--------| ||--------------|-------------|----------------| 1. 2. 2/4 4/4 Wx3 H E E Q E E Q |------------|-------||---------------|| |------------|------o||---------------|| |------------|------o||---------------|| |------------|-------||-2-2----2-2----|| Guitar Break W W W H Q Q ||----------|----------|----------|------------|| ||----------|----------|----------|------------|| ||----------|----------|----------|------------|| ||-2--------|-0--------|-5--------|-4----3--3--|| Verse 2 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E ||------------------|----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-0-0-0-3-3-3-2--|-----------3-2-2-| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-------| 1. 2. E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. |------------------||-----------------| |-----------------o||-----------------| |-----------0-0-0-o||-----------0-----| |-2-2-2-2-2--------||-2-2-2-2-2-------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E Q ||--------------|-------------|----------------| ||o-------------|-------------|---------4-3----| ||o-9-----7-----|-5-----0--0--|-4-4-4-4--------| ||--------------|-------------|----------------| 1. 2. 2/4 4/4 Wx3 W E E Q E E Q |------------|-------||---------------|| |------------|------o||---------------|| |------------|------o||---------------|| |------------|-------||-2-2----2-2----|| Interlude 1. W +H. E E W ||-----------|--------------|----------| ||o----------|--------------|----------| ||o----------|--------------|-4--------| ||--2--------|-(2)------2-2-|----------| 2. +W W +H E E Q |-------------||----------|-----------------|| |------------o||----------|-----------------|| |-(4)--------o||-4--------|-(4)----4-4------|| |-------------||----------|-----------------|| Pre-Solo 1. 2. |-3-| W +H. E E W +H Q Q Q W +W ||-----------|--------------|----------|---------------||----------|--------|| ||o----------|--------------|----------|--------------o||----------|--------|| ||o----------|--------------|-4--------|-(4)----------o||-4--------|-(4)----|| ||--2--------|-(2)------2-2-|----------|--------0-0-0--||----------|--------|| Main Solo E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. 4x ||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| ||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------o|| ||o-----------------|-0-0-0-3-3-3-2--|-----------3-2-2-|-----------0----o|| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-------|-2-2-2-2-2-------|| Breakdown W S S S S q S S S S q W E E Q E E Q ||----------|-----------------------|----------|---------------| ||----------|-----------------------|----------|---------------| ||----------|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--|-4--------|---------------| ||-2--------|-----------------------|----------|-5-5----4-4----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E. S Q |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------------2---|----------------|-------------2---|------------------| |-0-0-2-0-3-0---0-|-3-0-2-0-3-0-2--|-0-0-2-0-3-0---0-|-3-0-2-0-3----3---| Verse 3 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E ||------------------|----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-0-0-0-3-3-3-2--|-----------3-2-2-| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-------| 1. 2. E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. |------------------||-----------------| |-----------------o||-----------------| |-----------0-0-0-o||-----------0-----| |-2-2-2-2-2--------||-2-2-2-2-2-------| 1. 2/4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E Q Wx3 W ||--------------|-------------|----------------|------------|-------|| ||o-------------|-------------|---------4-3----|------------|------o|| ||o-9-----7-----|-5-----0--0--|-4-4-4-4--------|------------|------o|| ||--------------|-------------|----------------|------------|-------|| Main Riff 2. 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x E. S Q E. S Q ||------------------|------------------||-----------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------o||-----------------|| ||o-----------------|-----5-------4---o||-----------------|| ||--0-2-3s2-0-2-3s2-|-0-2---2-0-2---2--||-2-------2-------|| Outro 1. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E. S Q ||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||o-------------2---|----------------|-------------2---|-----------------o|| ||--0-0-2-0-3-0---0-|-3-0-2-0-3-0-2--|-0-0-2-0-3-0---0-|-3-0-2-0-3----3---|| 2. E E E E E. S E E E. S Q E. S Q E. S Q E. S Q |------------------|-----------------|-----------------*| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------*| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------*| |-3-0-2-0-3----3s2-|-2-------5-------|-4-------3-------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide- natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths