Bite the Pain Lyrics

As recorded by Death
(From the 1998 Album THE SOUND OF PERSEVERANCE)
Words and Music by Chuck Schuldiner
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Chuck Schuldiner'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Shannon Hamm'
Gtr III (D G C F A D) - 'Solo Fills'
Gtr IV (D G C F A D) - 'Pick Slide I'
Gtr V (D G C F A D) - 'Pick Slide II'
Q=116
Gtr I
W Q H. W
||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|
||o-5--------------|-5---------------|-3--------------|
| Gtr II
| E E E E +H E E E E E E Q E E E E +H
||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|
||--------7-(7)----|--------7-7s8----|-------7-(7)----|
||o-5h7-8----------|-5h7-8-----------|-5h7-8----------|
Q H. Q H.
|-----------------o||------------------------------------------||
|-7---------------o||-7----------------------------------------||
| T T T T
| E E E E E E Q E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------o||--------------10p6p3-11p6p3-13p6p3-11p6p3-||
|----------7s5s7---||-7h9-10--9h10-----------------------------||
|-5h7-8----5s3s5--o||-5h7--8--7h=8-----------------------------||
W W W W
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------o||
||o-5--------------|-8--------------|-3--------------|-5---------------o||
| E E E E +H E E E E E E Q E E E E +H E E E E E E Q
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------o||
||--------7-(7)----|-------7-7s8----|-------7-(7)----|-------7-7s8------||
||o-5h7-8----------|-5h7-8----------|-5h7-8----------|-5h7-8-----------o||
Q=174
W W H. +E S S H H W
| E E E E +H E E E E E E Q E E E E +Q. S S H H W
|-------7-(7)----|-------7-7s8----|-------7-(7)------x-x-|-9----8----|------||
Pre-Verse
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM--------------------| PM----| PM|
E E E E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S Q
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-2-2---------------------|-----7----------8-----5--|
PM| PM--------------------| PM----| PM|
E E E E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S Q
|-------------------------|----------------------------o||
|-2-2---------------------|-----7----------8-----10----o||
$
PM| PM--------------------| PM----| PM|
E E E E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S Q
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-2-2---------------------|-----7----------8-----5--|
PM| PM--------------------| PM----| PM|
E E E E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S Q
|-------------------------|----------------------------o||
|-2-2---------------------|-----7----------8-----10----o||
N.C. G5
PM----------------------------|
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E Q.
||o---------------------|----------------|
||o---4---4-------------|---4---4---5----|
N.C. G5
PM----------------------------|
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E Q. 4x
|---------------------|-----------------o||
|---4---4-------------|---4---4---5-----o||
N.C.
Gtr I
E E E E q E E E q E E E Q
| Gtr II
| E E E E q E E E q E E E Q
To Coda
E E E q E E E E q E E E Q
| E E E q E E E E q E E E Q
~~ ~~ ~ T
E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E E E E E Q S S S S S S
| T
| W W Q. Q S S S S S S
T T T T
E. T T E. T T E. T T E. T T
| T T T T
| E. T T E. T T E. T T E. T T
Gtrs I, II
E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E E E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E E
Gtr I
E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E E E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E E
| Gtr II
| ~~ PM ~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
| E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E E E E +H E E +H E E E E
Gtrs I, II
E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E E E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E E
Gtr I
E E E E q E E E q E E E Q
| Gtr II
| E E E E q E E E q E E E Q
E E E q E E E E q E E E Q
| E E E q E E E E q E E E Q
Q=154
Gtrs I, II
E E H. E E H. E E H. E E H.
PM-----------------------------------------
E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E
E E E E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E
Solo (Hamm)
Gtr I
PM--------| PM--------| PM--------| PM--------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
| Gtr II
| W +H +Q q q
| Gtr III
| W +H +Q q q
PM-----------| PM--------| PM--------------| PM-------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
| E E H. +Q Q Q Q Q Q
|--8s=9-----9----------------------|--(9)---/11-------9-----8------------9-----|
| E E H. +Q H H
|-16s17------------------------|-(17)--------------------------------------|
PM------------| PM--------| PM--------| PM--------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
| Q +E E H H H
|-12-----(12)s==11---11-------------|---------------------------------|
|--9------(9)s===8----8-------------|---------------------------|
| Q +E E H W
|-17-----(17)s==16---16-------------|---------------------------------|
PM------------------| PM------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM------------------| PM-----------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM-----------------------| PM-------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM-------------------------| PM-------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM-------------------------| PM-------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
PM-------------------------| PM------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q E +E
|-22-23-22-20--------------------20------20-24-----24b25r==(24)b25r=====|
PM----------------| PM-----------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
| +E +E +E E S S S S e S S
|-(24)b25r(24)b25r==(24)\-------20h24p20------------20-|
PM------------| PM------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
| Q. +E S S S S S S S S
|--22----------(22)\---15h19p15-----------------|
|----------------------------------16----16s14--|
PM------------| PM------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
| Q. +E S S S S S S S S
|-13----------(13)\----13h17p13----------------|
PM--------| PM-------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S W
| H a Q +S S S S S E. H.
|----------------19h20-----(20)-19-17-15-|-------------||
Solo (Schuldiner)
Eb5 N.C. Ab5 Eb5 E5
W +H E +Q.
|-14b16----------------------|-(14)---------------14b16-(14)----|
| S S S S S S S S E Q. S S S S S S S S E E Q
N.C. Eb5 N.C. Ab5 EbE5
Q +S S S S H H H
|-12----------(12)-12-15-12-11b12------|-(11)---------------12---------|
|-15b17-------(15)----------14b15------|---x----------------15b17------|
| S S S S S S S S E Q. S S S S S S S S E E Q
N.C. Eb5
E S S S S E Q. S S
| S S S S S S S S E Q.
N.C. Ab5 Eb5 E5
S S E E E E E +Q
| S S S S S S S S E E Q
N.C. Eb5 A5 F5
T T T ~~~~
E S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----16-15-16-15----------------|--------(12)-(11)s(9)-(11)--|
|-----13-12-13-12------8-21p8-16p|=8-15p8h==9----8s==6----8---|
| S S S S S S S S E Q. H H
N.C. Eb5 N.C. Ab5Eb5 E5
+H +E E S S S E H Q Q Q
| S S S S S S S S E Q. S S S S S S S S E E Q
N.C. Eb5
E Q. E Q.
|-14h==16---------------------|
| S S S S S S S S E Q.
N.C. Ab5 Eb5 E5
E Q T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-19p==18-------------16-18-21-16-18-16----16-18-16-21-16----16--|
| S S S S S S S S E E Q
N.C. Eb5
HH
| S S S S S S S S E Q.
N.C. Ab5 Eb5 E5
Q +Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-21b23========(21)r======18-19-18-21-18-19-18----18----------|
| S S S S S S S S E E Q
Q
N.C. Eb5 A5/E F5/C
Q +E E Q. E H H
|-16-------(16)s==20---20--------|------------|
| S S S S S S S S E Q. H H
=174
N.C.
Gtr IV
TPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTP
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-xsxsx-xsx-xsxsxsxsxsxsx-xsx-xsx-xsx-xsx-xsx-xsx-xsx-xsx-xsx-xsx-||
| Gtr V
| TPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTP
| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-xsxsx-xsx-xsxsxsxsxsxsx-xsx-xsx-xsx-xsx-xsx-xsx-xsx-xsx-xsx-xsx-||
Pre-Verse
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM--------------------| PM----| PM|
E E E E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S Q
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-2-2---------------------|-----7----------8-----5--|
D.S. al Coda
Gtrs IV, V
PM| PM--------------------| PM----| PM| TP
E E E E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S Q Q Q
|-------------------------|--------------------------o||----------||
|-2-2---------------------|-----7----------8-----10--o||----------||
Bridge Cont.
&
N.C.
Gtr I Gtr I
~~ ~~ ~~ TP
E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E E E E E Q. E E
V
TP TP TP TPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTPTP
E E E E E E T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-x---x---x---xsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsxsx----|
Gtrs I, II
E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E E E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E E
Gtr I
E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E E E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E E
| Gtr II
| ~~ PM ~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
| E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E E E E +H E E +H E E E E
Gtrs I, II
E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E E E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E E
Gtr I
E E E E q E E E q E E E Q
| Gtr II
| E E E E q E E E q E E E Q
E E E q E E E E q E E E Q
| E E E q E E E E q E E E Q
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number o