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Bittersweetheart by Soul Asylum
Bittersweetheart
Intro:
For the intro Dave Pirner pounds out an A chord. Then Dave
repeats the intro riff while Dan Murphy (Gtr.2) strums the A
chord once and lets it sustain through Dave's little stop-time
riff. It looks like this:
Gtr.1 (Intro Riff)
E--------------------------|
B--x--2---2-2---2--2--2-2--|
G--x--2---2-2---2--2--2-2--| repeat
D--x--2---2-2---2--2--2-2--|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|
Gtr. 2(played right before Dave repeats intro riff)
E-------------|
B-------------|
G--2-2--2-----|
D--2-2--2-----|
A-------------|
E-------------|
Okay, for the verses, just strum the chord once, then pick it
out going from the high E string up, like an upstroke, only
pick out the notes. And just listen to the album for the
rythym of the electric distorted parts and anything else
that?s hard to understand here.
Verse I
A(clean electric) D
Why you always wanna get the best of me, I'm like a seeing eye
dog and I
E
Can't even see, They're naked and they're followin' my master
who's
A (distortion on)
blind and my mind's gone to pieces I could use some peace of
mind
A D
So I picked up the pieces and I made a new start stole an old
stiletto
E
started stabbin' in the dark and I can't live without it I
would
A
surely fall apart, but it's hard to make arrangements round a
bittersweetheart
Chorus:
D E
Bittersweetheart, Bittersweetheart
A D D E
Better get yourself a little street smart bittersweetheart sad
but true
A D E(palm mute)
It's a bittersweetheart that's a hard heart to cure
(with chorus riff) A D E
A D E
It's just my bittersweetheart, bittersweetheaaaaart,
bittersweetheart
Verse II:
A
It's like a suicide mission when you can't see no end
D
tired of compliment fishin' and impressin' your friends
E
I never kissed no one just to kiss and tell
A
It's a little bit of heaven and a whole lotta hell
A
In the eye of the beholder is a beautiful start
D
but you always seem to end up with a bittersweetheart
E
there's a darkness loomin' but the sun is shining bright
A
I can live to see the morning if I stay up all night
Chorus:
D E
Bittersweetheart, bittersweetheart
A D
without a shortcut without a headstart
D E A
Bittersweetheart sad but true it's a bittersweetheart
D E(p.m.) A
that's a hard heart to cure, my bittersweetheart
(w/chourus riff)
D E A D E
It's the hardest part, bittersweetheart
Bridge:
D E
Are you in there are you beating
A D
Beating me up until I'm bleeding
D E D E
How much blood can you spare?
Chorus:
D E
Bittersweetheart, bittersweetheart
A D
Think just a drink might get you to the good part
D E
lyin'in bed just wonderin' what to do
A D E(p.m.)
It's a bittersweetheart that's a hard heart to cure
Play Intro riff, then:
With Intro riff:
In time inside you find you always wind up with a
bitterweetheart
Then play Chorus riffs and Outro riff. Repeat and Fade.
Chorus riffs: (Gtr.1 strum chords above tab)
A D E
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------1-1--|
D----------------------------4~-2~--2-2--|
A--0--2--2-2--2--4~-0---0--0--------2-2--|
E----------------------------------------|
A D E
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A--0--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--4---4br-4-2-0-2--2~-0-2~-4--|
E----------------------------------------------------|
Outro Riff: (I?ve include the time on the CD to help you
follow the tab)
2:58 3:05
A| D E A|
E---V------------------------------------------V-------------|
B--------------------------7-7-------------------------------|
G--------------------------7-7-------------------------------|
D--------------------------5-5----------------------------7--|
A--0--2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-4--------------------5--7-7--7-9----|
E------------------------------0--5--5-5--7-5----------------|
3:10
|
E----------V---------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------14-------------------------------|
G--7-------/14-14-14----14----7--------7-------7-7-------|Repeat and Fade
D----9--7--/14-14-14----14----7----7---7---7---7-7----7--|
A-------------------------------9--------9---------9-----|
E--------------------14----------------------------------|
Also during the Outro, while Dan Murphy is playing the solo
stuff,
Dave Pirner, while playing his A and D chords, plays a D like
this:
D-007777-
The rest of the chord forms are first position for Dave
Pirner(Gtr.1)
and power chords for Dan Murphy.
Why you always want to get the best of me
I'm like a seeing-eye dog and I can't even see
They're naked and they're following my master who is blind
And my mind's gone to pieces, I could use some piece of mind
So I picked up the pieces and I made a new start
Stole an old stiletto, started stabbing in the dark
I can't live without it, I would surely fall apart
But it's hard to make arrangements 'round a bittersweetheart
Bittersweetheart, bittersweetheart
Better get yourself a little street smart
Bittersweetheart, sad but true
It's a bittersweetheart that's a hard heart to cure
It's just my bittersweetheart
It's like a suicide mission when you can't see no end
Tired of compliment-fishing and impressing your friends
I never kissed no one just to kiss and tell
It's a little bit of heaven and a whole lot of hell
In the eye of the beholder is a beautiful start
But you always seem to end up with a bittersweetheart
There's a darkness looming but the sun is shining bright
I can live to see the morning if I stay up all night
Bittersweetheart, bittersweetheart
Without a shortcut, without a head-start
Bittersweetheart, sad but true
It's a bittersweetheart that's a hard heart to cure
My bittersweetheart it's the hardest part
Bittersweetheart, bittersweetheart
Are you in there, are you beating
Beating me up until I'm bleeding
How much blood can you spare
Bittersweetheart, bittersweetheart
Think just a drink might get you to the good part
Lyin' in bed just a'wonderin' what to do,
It's a bittersweetheart that'a a hard heart to cure
In time inside you find you always wind up with a bittersweetheart
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