The Bitter End

Sum 41

Compositor: Arthur Stiven

Tom: E


Duration Legend 
--------------- 

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura 
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted 
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) 
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line 
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the 
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi- 
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low 
melody durations appear below the staff 
 

Tablature Legend 
---------------- 

 h   - hammer-on 
 p   - pull-off 
 b   - bend 
 pb  - pre-bend 
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) 
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") 
 s   - legato slide 
 S   - shift slide 
  - natural harmonic 
{n}  - artificial harmonic 
n(n) - tapped harmonic 
 ~   - vibrato 
 tr  - trill 
 T   - tap 
 TP  - trem. picking 
 PM  - palm muting 
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip 
 \n  - tremolo bar down 
 n/  - tremolo bar up 
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip 
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls 
   - volume swell (louder/softer) 
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash 
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash 
 

Misc Legend 
----------- 
 |  - bar 
||  - double bar 
||o - repeat start 

o|| - repeat end 
*|  - double bar (ending) 
 :  - bar (freetime) 
 $  - Segno 
 &  - Coda 
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths |   W 



||---------------------------| 
||---------------------------| 
||---------------------------| 
||--4------------------------| 
||--4------------------------| 
||--2------------------------| 
 
 
  E5         D5           C#5        A5     G#5 

  W                       W          W 
|-----------------------|----------|-----------------| 
|-----------------------|----------|-----------------| 
|-----------------------|----------|-----------------| 
|-----------------------|----------|-----------------| 
|-----------------------|----------|-----------------| 
|-----------------------|----------|-----------------| 

| 

| S S S S q  S S S S q    W          E E Q  E E Q 
|-----------------------|----------|-----------------| 
|-----------------------|----------|-----------------| 
|-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7--|-6--------|-----------------| 
|-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7--|-6--------|-7-7----6-6------| 
|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--|-4--------|-7-7----6-6------| 
|-----------------------|----------|-5-5----4-4------| 

 
 
(E5) F# (E G5(E B5(E5)G5(E F#(E G5(E F#5  (E5)F#(E G5(E B5(E5)G5(E F#(E G5 
  Gtrs I, II 
  PM|   PM  PM  PM    PM  PM  PM     PM|   PM  PM  PM    PM  PM 

  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E. S Q 
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|| 
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|| 
|-------------4---|----------------|-------------4---|------------------|| 
|-----4---5---4---|-5---4---5---4--|-----4---5---4---|-5---4---5----5---|| 
|-----4---5---2---|-5---4---5---4--|-----4---5---2---|-5---4---5----5---|| 
|-0-0-2-0-3-0---0-|-3-0-2-0-3-0-2--|-0-0-2-0-3-0---0-|-3-0-2-0-3----3---|| 

 
 
   Verse 3 
    F#5               A5    C5    B5   F#5       C5 B5 
    PM|   PM--|   PM    PM|   PM|      PM|   PM| 

   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E 
||------------------|----------------|-----------------| 
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------| 
||------------------|-------5-----4--|-----------5-4-4-| 
||------4-------4---|-7-----5-----4--|-----4-----5-4-4-| 
||o-----4-------4---|-7-----3-3-3-2--|-----4-----3-2-2-| 
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5----------|-2-2-2-2-2-------| 

 
 
 1.                   2. 
                D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda 
  F#5       A5        F#5       A5 
  PM|   PM|           PM|   PM| 

  E E E E E E E E     E E E E E Q. 
|------------------||-----------------| 
|-----------------o||-----------------| 
|------------------||-----------------| 
|-----4-----7-7-7--||-----4-----7-----| 
|-----4-----7-7-7-o||-----4-----7-----| 
|-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5--||-2-2-2-2-2-5-----| 

 
 
   Main Riff 
    && 
    N.C. 
    PM|     PM|       PM|   PM--|   PM----|     PM| 

    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E 
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
||o-----5s4-----5s4-|-----5-------4---|-----5s4-----5s4-| 
||--0-2-3s2-0-2-3s2-|-0-2---2-0-2---2-|-0-2-3s2-0-2-3s2-| 

 
 
                      F#5 
  PM|   PM--|   PM 

  E E E E E E E E     E. S Q  E. S Q 
|------------------||------------------|| 
|-----------------o||------------------|| 
|------------------||------------------|| 
|------------------||-4-------4--------|| 
|-----5-------4---o||-4-------4--------|| 
|-0-2---2-0-2---2--||-2-------2--------|| 

 
 
   Outro 
                                                        1. 
(E5) F# (E G5 (E B5(E5)G5(E F# (E G5 (E F#5  (E5)F# (E G5 (E B5(E5)G5(E F# (E G5 
    Gtrs I, II 
    PM|   PM  PM  PM    PM  PM  PM     PM|   PM  PM  PM    PM  PM 

    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E. S Q 
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|| 
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| 
||--------------4---|----------------|-------------4---|------------------|| 
||------4---5---4---|-5---4---5---4--|-----4---5---4---|-5---4---5----5---|| 
||o-----4---5---2---|-5---4---5---4--|-----4---5---2---|-5---4---5----5--o|| 
||--0-0-2-0-3-0---0-|-3-0-2-0-3-0-2--|-0-0-2-0-3-0---0-|-3-0-2-0-3----3---|| 

 
 
  2. 
  G5 (E F# (E G5   G5 F#5         A5        G#5     G5 
    PM  PM 

  E E E E E. S E E   E. S Q  E. S Q    E. S Q  E. S Q 
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------*| 
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------*| 
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------*| 
|-5---4---5----5s4-|-4-------7-------|-6-------5-------*| 
|-5---4---5----5s4-|-4-------7-------|-6-------5-------*| 
|-3-0-2-0-3----3s2-|-2-------5-------|-4-------3-------*| 



Lyrics:

There's no doubt in my mind when it's over
What is done will be
You will find when life gets colder
There's no sympathy
There's no point trying
You can't escape the bitter end
Well who will greet you
When you're at the bitter end

All your choices chosen you've got no say
Your decisions made
Face your consequences
As your life begins to fade
As time keeps spinning
Closer to the bitter end
Well who will greet you
When you're at the bitter end

Take a look at yourself as time keeps racing
Is all you've come to be
What you expected
Or are you still chasing possibilities
Cause all your prayers
Won't save you from the bitter end
Well who will greet you
When you're at the bitter end

The bitter end