The Bitter End
Key: G#
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
F# - 244322
Fm - 133111
E - 022100
Eb - x68886
C - x35553 or x32010
Cm - x35543
G# - 466544
Eb/G - 365xxx
B - x24442
Bb - x13331
Intro:
Part 1: Fm--Eb-C#-C--G#-Eb/G x2
Part 2: Metallica Style!!!
Fm Fm
e|---------|----------------|
B|---------|----------------|
G|---------|----------------|
D|-1-------|-1-------1------| x6
A|-----4-3-|-----4-------3--|
E|---1-2-1-|---1---1---1--1-|
x2
Part 3: Half time
Fm
e|-------------------------|---------|
B|-------------------------|---------|
G|-11\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|---------|
D|--x\-x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|---------|
A|--9\-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|---------|
E|-------------------------|-6-7-8-9-|
x3
Fm
e|-------------------------|---|
B|-------------------------|---|
G|-11\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-4-|
D|--x\-x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|-4-|
A|--9\-8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|-4-|
E|-------------------------|---|
x3
Verse 1:
Fm
There's no doubt in my
G# B Bb
mind when it's o-ver
Fm B Bb B Fm G#
What is done will be
Fm G#
You will find when life
B Bb Fm B Bb B
G#
gets colder there's no sympa-------thy
Fm Eb C# G#
There's no point tr-ying you
C Fm E Fm(Repeat first part of half time)
can't escape the bitter end
Fm Eb C# G#
Well who will greet you when
C Fm E Fm(hold)
you're at the bitter end
Dave Solo 1:
Fm
|---3---| |----3----| |---3---| |----3----|
E E E S S E E E E E S S E E
e|--18--16------18-18-16------18--16------18-18-16------|
B|----------18------------18----------18------------18--|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb
|---3---| |----3----|
E E E S S E E Q E E
e|--18--16------18-18-16------16br----16--13--|
B|----------18------------18------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
G#
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|--16--13--11--13--11------16--13--11--13--11------|
B|----------------------13----------------------13--|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
G F#
|---3---| |---3---|
E E E E E E
E E E W
e|--11--------------------------------------|---------------------|
B|------13--11--13--11------11--13--11------|---------------------|
G|----------------------13--------------13--|--10~----------------|
D|------------------------------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|---------------------|
Verse 2:
Fm
All your choices chosen
G# B Bb
you've got no say
Fm Bb B Bb Fm G#
Your deci---sions made
Fm G# B
Face your consequences as
Bb Fm Bb B Bb Fm G#
your life begins to fade
Fm Eb C# G#
As time keeps spinning
C Fm E Fm
closer to the bitter end
Fm Eb C# G#
Well who will greet you
C Fm E Fm(hold)
when you’re at the bitter end
Dave Solo 2:
Fm Cm
H. Q S Q E. E E
E H E E Q
e|--------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
G|---------------0----|--0-1-----L---0--1--0-----|------------------0----|
D|--3-----------------|-----------------------3--|--1--------1--1S-------|
A|--------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
Fm
|--3--|
S Q E. Q Q H. E E E H Q. E
e|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
G|--0-3----L---1----0----|---------------0--L-----|--0b--------0b------0--|
D|-----------------------|--3------------------3--|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
Cm Fm
H E E Q S Q E. Q.
H Q Q
e|-----------------------|------------------------|--1--------3----4----|
B|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
G|------------------0----|--0-3----L---1S---------|---------------------|
D|--1--------1--1S-------|------------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
Cm
|----3----|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q
e|--1----3----4----1----|-------3-------1--3--4--|--4b----4----3----4----3----|
B|----------------------|--4---------4-----------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|
Fm Cm
H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E H
e|--1~--------3----4----|--1----3----4----1----|------------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|--4----L--4b--4~--------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
D|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sum_41/bitter_end_tab_ver_6.html ]
E E E E E E E E
e|-----3--4--6--4--6--8--11--|
B|--6------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
Dave Solo 3:
Fm
S S S S S S E S S S S S S E
e|--13-13-13-13-13-13-----13-13-13-13-13-13-----|
A|--------------------13--------------------13--|
D|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
G# B Bb
S S S S S S E S S S S S S E
e|--13-13-13-13-13-13-----13-13-13-13-13-13-----|
B|--------------------13--------------------13--|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Fm Bb B Bb
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
e|--18-18-16----18-18-16----18-18-16----18-18-16----|
B|-----------18----------18----------18----------18-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Fm G#
S S S S S S S S Q E E
e|--18-18-16----18-18-16----18b----16------|
B|-----------18----------18------------18--|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Fm
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|--16----------------------------------------------|
B|------18--16--18--16------16----------------------|
G|----------------------17------17--15--17--15--13--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
G# B Bb
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--15--13------13----------------------------------|
----------15------15--13--15--13------13----------|
----------------------------------15------15--13--|
--------------------------------------------------|
Fm Bb B Bb
Fm G#
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E
E E E E E E E
E E E H
e|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|-----------4-----4--6~--------|
G|----------------------------------------------|--5--3--5-----5---------------|
D|-------------------------------------8--6--8--|------------------------------|
A|--15--13--11--13--11--10--8--10--11-----------|------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Fm
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|--20--16--16----------16--20--16--------------16--|
B|------------------18--------------18------18------|
G|--------------17----------------------17----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
G# B Bb
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|--20--16--------------16--20--16--------------16--|
B|----------18------18--------------18------18------|
G|--------------17----------------------17----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Fm Bb B Bb
|---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|--20--16--------------16--20--16--------------16--|
B|----------18------18--------------18------18------|
G|--------------17----------------------17----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Fm G#
|---3---| |---3---|
E E E E E E
S S S S S S
e|--20--16--------------16--20--16-16-16-16-16-16-|
B|----------18------18----------------------------|
G|--------------17--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Fm
E S S E S S E S S S S S S
e|--20--16-16-21--------20-----18-18-18-18-18-|
B|----------------21-21-----21----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
G# B Bb
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
e|--16-16-18-18-18-18-18-18-16-16-18-18-15--13--|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Fm Bb B Bb
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
e|--16--18-18-18-18-18-18-16--18-18-18-18-18-18-|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Fm G# Fm--Eb-C#-C--G#-Eb/G
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
e|--20--18-18-18-18-18-18-20-20-18-18-21-21-18-18-|--23b----------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
(Repeat Intro Part 2 twice only)
Verse 3:
Fm
Take a look at yourself
G# B Bb
as time keeps racing
Fm Bb B Bb Fm G#
Is all you've come to be
Fm
What you expected or are
G# B Bb Fm Bb B
Fm G#
you still chasing possibili------ties
Fm Eb C# G#
Cause all your prayers won't
C Fm E Fm
save you from the bitter end
Fm Eb C# G#
Well who will greet you
C Fm E
when you're at the bitter end
(Repeat Intro Part 2)
Outro: Fm--G#--G--F#
