Melvins – The Bit (Guitar Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Bit - The Melvins ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by:Jimihendrix6699 Email:[email protected]
  Riff 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------7--7--7--7\8/7--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------x--x--x--x------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------5--5--5--5\6/5--------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                      palm mute all of the open notes when play the 10 12 stuff
  Riff 2        PM---
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0--0---0-0-0----10--0--12--0--10--0--13-13-------------------------|
A|--------0--0---0-0-0----10--0--12--0--10--0--13-13-------------------------|
E|--------0--0---0-0-0----10--0--12--0--10--0--13-13-------------------------|

   Riff 2 continued    again palm mute all of the open notes when playing 10 13
         PM----
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0-0-0-----10--0--13--0--10--0--12-12-------------------------------|
A|--------0-0-0-----10--0--13--0--10--0--12-12-------------------------------|
E|--------0-0-0-----10--0--13--0--10--0--12-12-------------------------------|

  Riff 3 not really too certain what he does here so this is what i do, sounds good to 
oh and  i hold it but you do whatever
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Riff 4 palm mute the open notes as long as needed
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------3-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----0000...--3--0000...----------------------------------------------------|
E|----0000...--3--0000...----------------------------------------------------|

   Riff 5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---3-3-3-3-2-1-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-----------------------------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-3-2-1-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-----------------------------------------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-2-1-0-3-2-0-3-2-0-----------------------------------------------|

  Riff 6........and Riff 7 is just like 6 but instead of doing 6 to 11 its 3
  to 8
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---6--0-0--11-0-11--0-0--11-0-11--0-0--11-0-11--0-0--11-0-11---------------|
A|---6--0-0--11-0-11--0-0--11-0-11--0-0--11-0-11--0-0--11-0-11---------------|
E|---6--0-0--11-0-11--0-0--11-0-11--0-0--11-0-11--0-0--11-0-11---------------|
pm-     pm    pm-     pm    pm-     pm    pm-     pm

   solo. i can only tell the beginning of it because the middle is practically nothing 
so i improvise the rest.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---10h12p10--//////////-17~~~----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
he does a lot of hammer ons and pull offs so just listen for the correct amount.
oh and for riff 6 and 7 im not completely sure but it may go like this also (im only it for one string but use all 3 and you no where the PM's go) E|---6--0-0--11-0-11-11--0-0--11-0-11-11--0-0--11-0-11-11--0-0--11-0-11-11--- Order of song Riff 1 x15 Riff 2 x4 Riff 1 x8 Riff 3 Riff 4 Riff 5 Riff 2 x4 Riff 1 x15.....i think Riff 4 Riff 6/7 x2 Riff 5 Riff 2 x4 Solo (Rythm is Riff 4) For the ending i just hold Riff 3 ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************