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"Bittersweet" by New Model Army (from the album "Vengeance")
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Notation :
        w : whole         +++ : tied notes
        h : half          \ : slide down
        q : quarter       / : slide up
        e : 8th           h : hammer on
        s : 16th          () : not played first time

Riff I======
     e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e      e   e   e   q      e   e   e

  G (9)                                5   5   5   7      5   5   5   
  D                                                                   
  A  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0                                    
  E  >   >   >       >   >   >                                        

    e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e      e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e

  G                                    12  12  12  11      12  12  7  
  D  7                                                                
  A  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0                                    
  E  >   >   >       >   >   >                                        

    e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e      e   e   e   q      e   e   e

  G  9                                 5   5   5   7      5   5   5   
  D                                                                   
  A  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0                                    
  E  >   >   >       >   >   >                                        

    e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e      e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e

  G                                    11  11  11  12      11  11  7  
  D  7                                                                
  A  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0                                    
  E  >   >   >       >   >   >                                        

Riff II=======
    q       e   e   e   e   e   e ++++ e   e   q       e   e   e  e

  G                                                                   
  D                                                    3              
  A  5       5   5   5   5   5   5     5   5   5           5   3  0   
  E                                                                   

    q       e   e   e   e   e   e ++++ e   e   e   e   e   e   e  e

  G                                                                   
  D                                                    5   3          
  A  3       3   3   3   3   3   3     3                       5  0   
  E                                        0   0   0                  

    q       e   e   e   e   e   e ++++ e   e   q       e   e   e  e

  G                                                                   
  D                                                    3              
  A  5       5   5   5   5   5   5     5   5   5           5   3  0   
  E                                                                   

    q       e   e   e   e   e   e ++++ e   e   e   e   q       q

  G                                                                   
  D                                                                   
  A  3       3   3   3   3   3   3     3                              
  E                                        0   0   0   2       3      

Riff III========
     q+e   e h         q+e   e h         e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e

  G                                    5h7 7 7 7 7 7 7  5h7 7 7 7 7 7 7 
  D                                                                     
  A  0     0 0        0     0 0                                         
  E                                                                     

Riff IV=======
     e   e   q       e   e   q

  G                                 
  D                                 
  A  0   0   x       0   0   x      
  E                                 

Intro :         Guitar (2 x 8 bars)
                Riff I  (x2)
1st Verse :     Riff I  (x2)
Chorus :        Riff II
2nd Verse :     Riff I  (x2)
Chorus :        Riff II
Bridge :  Guitars only (although you can play Riff III) then :    w

  G                                 
  D                                 
  A  0                              
  E                                  followed by Riff  (x2)

Chorus :        Riff II
End :           Riff IV         (x4)
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