Bittersweet Chords & Tabs
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jamesb@nevada.edu
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This is what I've come up with for Big Head Todd and the Monsters
song "Bittersweet" from their latest album. I make no guarrante as
to the accuracy, but it sounds pretty close when I play along with
the song. Please E-Mail/Post me any corrections....
The basic riff:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
G D Am C
--1--1--1--2--2----3-2-------------------------------------------|
--0--0--0--3--3----3-3----1-----1--------------------------------|
--0--0--0--2--2----2-2----2-----0------------0-0-2-0----0--------|
--------------------------2-----2---------2-----------2---0------|
------------------------------3-------3--------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A slight variation on the above ending:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
C
---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
--------0-0-2-0------------------|
-----2----------2-0--------------|
--3------------------------------|
---------------------------------|
Bridge:
~~~~~~~
I know this is not correct, but it is the basic notes. In reality
he shifts his hand positions up the neck as he plays it, and ends
up with a F-major bar chord on the 5th fret.
C G Dm
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/big_head_todd_and_the_monsters/bittersweet_tab_ver_2.html ]
----------------------------------1-----|
--------1-----------------------3-------|
------0------------------2----2---------|
----2-----------------------------------|
--3---------------2---3-----3-----------|
--------------3-------------------------|
Solo:
~~~~~
I don't have the solo completely worked out, but the basic chords
on the intro are the F-major (5 5 7 5 6 5 ) and G-major
(7 7 9 7 8 7) bar chords on the 5th and 7th frets respectively.
After the bridge, the solo starts out like this:
F
---------------------------------------------|
------6------6------6------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
---7------7------7---------------------------| etc.....
---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
Really snap the F on the B-string. This leads into a rhythm
pattern with the G and F bar chords and a little riff that goes
kind of like this:
-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------6-6-6---6/7-------|
------------5-5-5---7-------5---7----------------------| repeat
----5---7----------------------------------------------| as
-------------------------------------------------------| necessary
-------------------------------------------------------|
I'm not really sure on the rest of the solo.... If anyone else can
decipher it and post it, I'd appreciate it...... I know it's just
some basic chords but I can't get it to sound just right.
I've been using a combination of the following chords:
x x x 7 8 10
x x x 7 8 7
x x x 7 8 8
x x x x 8 7
x x x x 7 5
x x x x 5 3
x x x x 10 8
x x x x 12 10
x x x x 15 15
I know there is more to it though....
That's what I've come up with.... Any comments, questions, or
corrections are welcome....
Paul J. Michell
PMICHELL@VAX1.UMKC.EDU
