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Bleeder Guitar Tablature 
The Alkaline Trio – “Bleeder”          tabbed by Matt Miller
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I’m not 100% sure on the Am7 chord in the chorus, but it sounds a lot better than just the A5 power chord.  The solo (bridge) is pretty hard to hear, basically lots of fast strumming and octaves!  Go nuts with it!

Intro:  

E-----------------------------------||-------------------------------
B----------------------------------o||-------------------------------
G-----------------------------------||-------------------------------
D-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--||------------------------------
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||-------------------------------
E-----------------------------------||-----------------------------


Verse 1: (muted)

   C                                  G               F5
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-----------------------------------
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-

E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-----------------------------------
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--3---------------
E-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3—-1-(rest)--------
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   C                                  G               F5
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-----------------------------------
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-

E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-----------------------------------
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--3---------------
E-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3—-1-(hold chord)—

Chorus:  (strum)
   Am7    C5   G5      E5    F5   G5
E---5--|-----|-----|-------------------------------------------------
B---8--|-----|-----|-------------------------------------------------
G---5--|--5--|-----|---9--------------------------------------------
D---7--|--5--|--5--|---9---3-3--5-5-5-5----------------------------
A---0--|--3--|--5--|---7---3-3--5-5-5-5------------------------------
E------|-----|--3--|--------1-1--3-3-3-3------------------------------

Verse 2:

   C                                  G               F5
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-----------------------------------
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-

E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-----------------------------------
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--3-xxxx-3-xx--3-3-
E-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3—-1-xxxx—1-xx—-1-1-

E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-----------------------------------
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-

E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-----------------------------------
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--3---------------
E-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3—-1-(hold chord)—


Chorus:  (strum)
   Am7    C5   G5      E5    F5   G5
E---5--|-----|-----|-------------------------------------------------
B---8--|-----|-----|-------------------------------------------------
G---5--|--5--|-----|---9--------------------------------------------
D---7--|--5--|--5--|---9---3-3--5-5-5-5----------------------------
A---0--|--3--|--5--|---7---3-3--5-5-5-5------------------------------
E------|-----|--3--|--------1-1--3-3-3-3------------------------------


Intro again:  

E-----------------------------------||-------------------------------
B----------------------------------o||-------------------------------
G-----------------------------------||-------------------------------
D-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--||------------------------------
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||-------------------------------
E-----------------------------------||-----------------------------


Verse 3: (muted)

   C                                  G               F5
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-----------------------------------
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-

E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-----------------------------------
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--3---------------
E-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3—-1-(hold chord)--
                                                                                                         
   C                                  G               F5
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-----------------------------------
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-

E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2-----------------------------------
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-2--3---------------
E-----------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3—-1-(hold chord)—

Chorus:  (strum)
   Am7    C5   G5      E5    F5   G5
E---5--|-----|-----|------------------------||-----------------------
B---8--|-----|-----|-----------------------o||-----------------------
G---5--|--5--|-----|---9-------------------||-----------------------
D---7--|--5--|--5--|---9---3-3--5-5-5-5----||----------------------
A---0--|--3--|--5--|---7---3-3--5-5-5-5—--o||-------------------------
E------|-----|--3--|--------1-1--3-3-3-3----||------------------------

Bridge:

    C5                                 F5
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3------
E---------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----

    E5                                   G5
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-—5-5-5-5-5-5-5---
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3—-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-


Solo:
       (trem. pick --- really fast)                          (8 times)
    C5                                 F5
E-----------------------------------------------------------------||-
B----------------------------------------------------------------o||-
G-----------------------------------------------------------------||-
D-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------||---
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||-
E---------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--||-


E-----------------------------------|-----------------------------||
B-----------------------------------|----------------------------o||
G—-9--9—-9--9---7—-7—-7--7---5-5-5--|----------5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4---||
D--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x-x-x--|-3-3-3-3—-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x---||
A--7—-7--7--7---5--5--5--5---3-3-5--|-x-x-x-x—-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--o||
E-----------------------------------|-1-1-1-1—--------------------||

E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-9-------7-7-7--5-5-5----------------------------------------------
D-9-------x-x-x--x-x-x--5--5-5-5-5-----------------------------------
A-7-------5-5-5--3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-----------------------------------
E-----------------------3--3-3-3-3----------------------------------


Chorus:  (strum)
   Am7    C5   G5      E5    F5   G5
E---5--|-----|-----|------------------------||-----------------------
B---8--|-----|-----|-----------------------o||-----------------------
G---5--|--5--|-----|---9-------------------||-----------------------
D---7--|--5--|--5--|---9---3-3--5-5-5-5----||----------------------
A---0--|--3--|--5--|---7---3-3--5-5-5-5—--o||-------------------------
E------|-----|--3--|--------1-1--3-3-3-3----||------------------------


End:
  
   C5
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--5—(hold chord)----------------------------------------------------
A--3-----------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
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