#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## A Little Bitter by Alice In Chains From: (Sean) Meehan (shaggy@crown.icongrp.com) Authors notes: ok, it's tuned down half a step and in "dropped D" tuning if you see this (/\/\/\/\/\/\/\) it means to go ape on the whammy bar INTRO AND VERSE [part A] E [----------0-------------------------0----------] B [----3-------3-----------------3-------3--------] G [------4-------4-----------------4-------4------] D [--2-----2--------(9-7-7-9)--2-----2-------(9)--] A [-----------------------------------------------] E [-----------------------------------------------] CHORUS [part B] palm mute------------] E [-----------------------] B [-----------------------] G [-----------------------] D [-----------------------] A [--2-0-0-0-0-2-2-3-0----] E [--2-0-0-0-0-2-2-3-0----] RIFF DURING INTERLUDE AND SOLO [part C] E [---------------------] B [---------------------] G [---------------------] D [---------------------] A [--9-9-8-8-7-5-12-14--] E [--9-9-8-8-7-5-12-14--] SOLO [part D] bend full+tremolo pick w/ wah bend full E [------------------------------------------------15--] B [-----------------------------------15-----(15)------] G [--14----------------------(14)----------------------] D [----------------------------------------------------] A [----------------------------------------------------] E [----------------------------------------------------] full E [-----------------------------------] B [-----------------------------------] G [-----------------------------------] D [--(7)/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\--12--] A [-----------------------------------] E [-----------------------------------] E [--15-12-----------------] B [--------15-12-----------] G [--------------14-12-16--] D [------------------------] A [------------------------] E [------------------------] LICK AT END OF SONG [part E] E [---------------------------] B [---------------------------] G [---------------------------] D [--14-12-12-12-12-12-14-----] A [-----------------------10--] E [---------------------------] here's how it goes as best as I can tell: intro: part A 2 times verse: part A 5 times chorus: part B 8 times verse: part A 4 times chorus: part B 8 times interlude: part C 5 times solo: part C 3 times w/ part D 1 time verse: part A 4 times chorus:part B 8 times ending:part B 8 times w/ part E 2 times That's pretty much it. Questions, comments? E-mail me: shaggy@crown.icongrp.com