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The Bitter End Guitar Tablature 
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Song:	The Bitter End
Artist:	Placebo
Album:	Sleeping With Ghosts
Tab by:	Goran Kalamiza ([email protected])

Standard Placebo Tuning: F Bb Eb Ab C C


Intro [0:00]
|-5---5-5-|
|-6---6-6-|
|-7---7-7-|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
  s     s


Verse [0:01], [1:12]
|-5------5---5---------5------5---5---------5------5---5---------5------5---5--------|
|-6------6---6---------6------6---6---------6------6---6---------6------6---6--------|
|-7------7---7---------7------7---7---------7------7---7---------7------7---7--------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    s          s          s         s         s          s         s          s

[0:15], [1:17]
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|131313131313131311111111111111111010101010101010-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|1010101010101010-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|								  |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
(this part is in background)


Chorus [0:52], [2:14]
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10101010--1010--9-9-9-9---9-9--7-7-7-7--7-7--5-5-5-5---5-5/--|
|--x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x---|
|--8-8-8-8---8-8--7-7-7-7---7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5--3-3-3-3---3-3/--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|								  |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    x x   x x x x   x x   x x x x   x x   x x x x   x x   x x x x

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13131313-1313-11111111-1111-10101010---1010--8-8-8-8---8-8--|
|--x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x---|
|-10101010-1010--8-8-8-8--8-8--7-7-7-7----7-7--5-5-5-5---5-5--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|								  |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|


Bridge [1:53]
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10101010--1010--9-9-9-9---9-9--7-7-7-7--7-7--5-5-5-5---5-5/--|
|--x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x---|
|--8-8-8-8---8-8--7-7-7-7---7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5--3-3-3-3---3-3/--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13131313-1313-11111111-1111-10101010---1010--8-8-8-8---8-8--|
|--x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x---|
|-10101010-1010--8-8-8-8--8-8--7-7-7-7----7-7--5-5-5-5---5-5--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10101010--1010--9-9-9-9---9-9--7-7-7-7--7-7--5-5-5-5---5-5/--|
|--x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x---x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x---|
|--8-8-8-8---8-8--7-7-7-7---7-7--5-5-5-5--5-5--3-3-3-3---3-3/--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|								  |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    x x   x x x x   x x   x x x x   x x   x x x x   x x   x x x x

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13131313-1313-11111111-1111-10101010---1010--8-8-8-8---8-8--|
|--x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x----x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x---|
|-10101010-1010--8-8-8-8--8-8--7-7-7-7----7-7--5-5-5-5---5-5--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|								  |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|


[2:35]           [2:45]		 [2:50]
|---------------||--------------||--------------|
|---------------||--------------||--------------|
|-7++++++++-----||-10++++-------||-11++++-------|
|-x-------------||--x-----------||--x-----------|
|-5++++++++-----||--7++++-------||--8++++-------|
|---------------||--------------||--------------|


Outro [2:55]   [3:00]        [3:06]
|--------------|-------------|-----|
|-15++++-17-17-|-18-18-17-17-|-15-|
|--x------x--x-|--x--x--x--x-|--x--|
|-12++++-14-14-|-15-15-14-14-|-12-|
|--------------|-------------|-----|
|--------------|---8-TIMES---|-----|


Song structure:

Intro
Verse    4x
Chorus   2x
Verse    4x
Bridge   2x
Chorus   4x
Outro

I hope you'll get the tab.

Tablature explanation:
    s		stop; rest
  / or 	slide up or down
    x		palm muted
    +		pick 8x
   ++++		pick 32x
 ++++++++	pick 64x
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