Bittersweetheart

Date: Fri, 29 Sep 95 16:34:22 0500
From: Bryan Pero

>From "Let Your Dim Light Shine"
Transcribed by Bryan Pero (*)

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--| 
D--x--2---2-2---2--2--2-2--| 
A--------------------------| 
E--------------------------| 

E|       
B|       
G|repeat 
D|       
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                             
So I picked up the pieces and I 
              D
made a new start stole an old
stiletto

started stabbin' in the dark and I 
          E
can't live without it I
would

                            A
surely fall apart, but it's hard to 
make arrangements round a

bittersweetheart


Chorus:

D                 E

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A                     D          
Better get yourself a little 
         D                E
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

A                 D
without a shortcut without a 
headstart

D                E               

    A

         D             E(p.m.)
that's a hard heart to cure, my 
                  A
bittersweetheart
(w/chourus riff)
         D       E   
It's the hardest part, 
                 A D E
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

A                        D
Think just a drink might get you to 
the good part

D                E
lyin'in bed just wonderin' what to 
do

       A                        
It's a bittersweetheart that's a 
 D              E(p.m.)
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-------------------------------
B-------------------------------
G-------------------------------
D----------------------------4~-
A--0--2--2-2--2--4~-0---0--0----
E-------------------------------
   E
E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|----1-1--| 
D|2~--2-2--| 
A|----2-2--| 
E|---------| 


   A                         D    
E--------------------------------
B--------------------------------
G--------------------------------
D--------------------------------
A--0--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--4---4br-
E--------------------------------
          E
E|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--------------------| 
D|--------------------| 
A|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---V-----------------------------
B--------------------------7-7----
G--------------------------7-7----
D--------------------------5-5----
A--0--2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-4--------
E------------------------------0--
  E           A|
E|-------------V-------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|------------------------7--| 
A|------------5--7-7--7-9----| 
E|5--5-5--7-5----------------| 

           3:10
           |

E----------V----------------------
B-----------------------14--------
G--7-------/14-14-14----14----7---
D----9--7--/14-14-14----14----7---
A-------------------------------9-
E--------------------14-----------

E|-----------------------|       
B|-----------------------|       
G|-----7-------7-7-------|Repeat 
D|-7---7---7---7-7----7--|       
A|-------9---------9-----|       
E|-----------------------|       

E|         
B|         
G|and Fade 
D|         
A|         
E|         

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.

Well, that?s it!!  Send me any 
comments!!