Tablature bittersweet - Big Head Todd and The Monsters

          



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  From: "Paul J. Michell" <PMICHELL@VAX1.UMKC.EDU>

  Subject: Big Head Todd & The Monsters: "Bittersweet"

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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

   

  ----------------------------------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

  

   


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 Bittersweet, de Big head todd and the monsters 

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