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Bleeder - The Alkaline Trio
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Tabbed by: Mark Nowak
Email: markbyc2000@hotmail.com
Alright, here's my try at this great song. It is not exact, but this is how I play
it. This is my first tab, so check it out and rate it.
Tuning: standard
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-22233333--22233333--22233333--22233333----|
A|-33333333--33333333--33333333--33333333----|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-22233333--22233333----------------------22233333--22233333--------------|
A|-33333333--33333333--22233333--11111111--33333333--33333333--22233333--1x|
E|---------------------33333333--33333333----------------------22233333--3x|
Play twice, first time palm muted, second time let last note ring.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1212121212121212--10101010-9999--555555555555----------------99999999---|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--xxxx--555555555555--555555555555--99999999///|
A|-1010101010101010--8-8-8-8--7777--333333333333--555555555555--77777777///|
E|------------------------------------------------333333333333----------///|
+
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|/3-33--555---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|/3-33--555---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|/1-11--333---------------------------------------------------------------|
I don't think this is exacty how it goes, but it's fun to play this part like this:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-3--3---2-3--3---------------------2-3--3---2-3--3--------------------|
A|-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--2-3--3--33333333-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--2-3--3--33x33x3x-|
E|-------------------3-3--3-3-11111111-------------------3-3--3-3-11x11x1x-|
+
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-3--3---2-3--3---------------------2-3--3---2-3--3--------------------|
A|-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--2-3--3--33333333-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--2-3--3--3~~~~----|
E|-------------------3-3--3-3-11111111-------------------3-3--3-3-1~~~~----|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-121212x----1010x----99x--555555555555-----------------99999999----------|
D|--x-x-xx-----x-xx----xxx--555555555555--55x--55x--55x--77777777///3-33---|
A|-101010x-----8-8x----77x--333333333333--55x--55x--55x--77777777///3-33---|
E|----------------------------------------33x--33x--33x----------///1-11---|
+
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-555--22233333--22233333--22233333--22233333-----------------------------|
A|-555--33333333--33333333--33333333--33333333-----------------------------|
E|-333---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-22233333--22233333----------------------22233333--22233333--------------|
A|-33333333--33333333--22233333--11111111--33333333--33333333--22233333--1x|
E|---------------------33333333--33333333----------------------22233333--3x|
Play twice, first time palm muted, second time play normal, let last note ring.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/alkaline_trio/bleeder_tab_ver_3.html ]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-121212x----1010x----99x--555555555555----------------99999999-----------|
D|--x-x-xx-----x-xx----xxx--555555555555--55x--55x--55x-77777777///3-33-555|
A|-101010x-----8-8x----77x--333333333333--55x--55x--55x-77777777///3-33-555|
E|----------------------------------------33x--33x--33x---------///1-11-333|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1212121212121212--10101010-9999--555555555555----------------99999999---|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--xxxx--555555555555--555555555555--99999999///|
A|-1010101010101010--8-8-8-8--7777--333333333333--555555555555--77777777///|
E|------------------------------------------------333333333333----------///|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|/3-33--555---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|/3-33--555---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|/1-11--333---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-55-55-55-55-5555--------------------55-55-55-55-5555--------------------|
D|-xx-xx-xx-xx-xxxx--55-55-55-55-5555--xx-xx-xx-xx-xxxx--55-55-55-55-5555--|
A|-33-33-33-33-3333--xx-xx-xx-xx-xxxx--33-33-33-33-3333--xx-xx-xx-xx-xxxx--|
E|-------------------33-33-33-33-3333--------------------33-33-33-33-3333--|
listen to song for exact rhythm
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-555555555555555555555555555555555555------------------------------------|
D|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-555555555555777777555555-----------|
A|-333333333333333333333333333333333333-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-----------|
E|--------------------------------------333333333333555555333333-----------|
Played four times,very fast, listen to song
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-555555555555555555444444444555555555-555555555555555555555555-----------|
D|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-----------|
A|-333333333333333333222222222333333333-333333333333333333333333-----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Played twice very fast, again listen to song
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-55555555555555555555559999977755544-------------------------------------|
D|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-5555555555555777777555555-----------|
A|-33333333333333333333337777755533322-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-----------|
E|-------------------------------------3333333333333555555333333-----------|
Played twice very fast, ditto
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------7777--5555----------------------------------------------------|
D|-22222222--7777--5555--55555555555555555---------------------------------|
A|-22222222--5555--3333--55555555555555555---------------------------------|
E|-00000000--------------33333333333333333---------------------------------|
Ending play twice:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1212121212121212--10101010-9999--555555555555----------------99999999---|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--xxxx--555555555555--555555555555--99999999///|
A|-1010101010101010--8-8-8-8--7777--333333333333--555555555555--77777777///|
E|------------------------------------------------333333333333----------///|
listen for rhythm
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|/3-33--555---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|/3-33--555---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|/1-11--333---------------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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