If you are looking for accurate bass tabs and sheet music for “No More Sorrow” by Linkin Park, you are in the right place. Released as one of the heaviest, most aggressive tracks on their multi-platinum 2007 album Minutes to Midnight, this song is an absolute masterclass in modern alt-metal groove and low-tuned dynamic power. Sitting at a driving, high-velocity 133 BPM in the key of Eb Minor, the bass line demands incredible picking precision and rhythmic discipline—utilizing the heavy, rumbling power of Drop D tuned down a half-step to lock down a punishing syncopated groove alongside the kick drum patterns. Below, you will find the officially licensed sheet music, my Session Notes on nailing the technique, and a timestamped breakdown to help you practice along.
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Listen To The Original Track
Before you dive into the sheet music, press play below and listen to how the bass line injects the main guitar riff with massive, skull-crushing low-end weight.
Song Structure:
- 0:00 – Intro: The song opens with an eerie, ambient guitar loop before the full band explodes into the main theme. Note: There is no bass for the first 8 bars, then it pummels into the mix with crushing low end.
- 0:59 – Riff Refrain 1: The heavy main riff kicks back in as a quick, driving instrumental bridge leading into the first verse.
- 1:06 – Verse 1: The dynamics pull back slightly for Chester’s vocals. The bass drives the rhythmic foundation under the verses, keeping the energy tight, controlled, and locked into the groove.
- 1:21 – Pre-Chorus 1: The instrumentation begins to swell, building the tension and forward momentum right before the main hook.
- 1:28 – Chorus 1: The song opens up into a massive, melodic wall of sound. Shift from the syncopated riffing to eighth note triplets to provide the rhythmic cushion beneath the soaring vocals.
- 1:42 – Riff Refrain 2: A brief, heavy technical reprise of the main riff that bridges the gap leading into the second verse.
- 1:46 – Verse 2: The driving rhythm section resumes. Maintain absolute note consistency and uniform picking velocity to keep the verse pocket firmly anchored.
- 2:00 – Pre-Chorus 2: The arrangement builds up once again, pushing the track’s intensity toward the next chorus.
- 2:08 – Chorus 2: The main melodic chorus theme returns with full power
- 2:22 – Breakdown: The heaviest section of the entire track. The bass locks tightly into a punishing, syncopated transition riff, providing immense weight and driving the momentum forward.
- 2:40 – Riff Refrain 3: The band gears up for the final chorus swell. Note: The bass sits out completely for this brief transitional riff.
- 2:47 – Chorus 3: The melody explodes back in. Note: To maximize the dynamic impact of the final bars, the bass continues to sit out here.
- 3:02 – Chorus 4: The Return: The bass pummels back into the arrangement with full presence, locking into heavy, driving rhythms to push the song to its peak velocity.
- 3:41 – Outro: The band closes out the track with a frantic, high-velocity reprise of the syncopated main riff, continue to push to the absolute limit until the final notes.
Song Information
Title: No More Sorrow
Artist: Linkin Park
Album: Minutes To Midnight
Bassist: Dave “Phoenix” Farrell
Difficulty: Beginner
Tuning: Drop D♭ Tuning (D♭-A♭-D♭-G♭)
Key: E♭ Minor
Tempo: 133
Bass Diary Entry: Where Pressure Turns to Power
Hitting like an absolute freight train after Hands Held High, this one doesn’t ease you in — it just arrives.
Straight away, the tone is set with that ominous intro before everything crashes down, and from that moment on, it never really lets up. There’s a weight to this track that feels constant, like it’s pushing forward the entire time without ever taking its foot off the pedal.
As expected, this is right up there as one of my favourites on the album. If Given Up is chaos and raw energy, No More Sorrow feels more controlled — but no less heavy. It’s tight, deliberate, and hits just as hard in a different way.
That main riff carries so much authority, locking everything together while Chester absolutely tears through the vocal. There’s a sense of purpose behind every section — nothing feels wasted, nothing feels like filler.
And that chorus? It doesn’t explode in a typical way — it just leans in harder, which somehow makes it feel even more intense.
The Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock DLC inclusion was such a perfect fit as well. This is exactly the kind of track that thrives in that setting — driving, aggressive, and ridiculously satisfying to play. One of those instant day-one downloads that you keep coming back to.
From a bass perspective, this is all about locking in with the guitars and drums to reinforce that wall of sound. It’s tight, punchy, and relentless — sitting right in the pocket and driving the track forward without overcomplicating things.
No flash, no frills — just pure, focused heaviness.
It’s one of the album’s true heavy hitters, and it earns that spot from the very first note.
Session Notes: Tone & Technique
The Groove & Harmony
Sitting at 133 BPM in Eb Minor, “No More Sorrow” is all about rhythmic precision, syncopation, and note definition. The primary challenge of this bass line isn’t complex scale runs—it’s the strict syncopation of the main riff and breakdown patterns.
You aren’t just playing steady eighth notes here; you are accenting the exact syncopated rests and kick-drum patterns of the rhythm section. To make this riff groove, your left-hand muting must be incredibly sharp. Unless stated specifically that the bass sits out, you are driving the low end hard. The moment a note stops on the sheet music, you need to lift your fretting fingers slightly to choke the string, preventing the loose, low Db string from bleeding into the rests and turning the groove into a muddy wash.
Emulating the Alt-Rock Tone
To capture that razor-sharp studio recording tone, you need a sound that is aggressive, punchy, and heavily saturated in the low-mids, with just enough drive to cut through a dense wall of overdriven guitars.
- Pick & Alternate Picking Technique: A heavy pick is mandatory for this track. Rather than exhausting your hand trying to downstroke the entire arrangement, focus on tight, fluid alternate picking. Keep your upstrokes and downstrokes completely uniform in volume and strike directly over the bridge pickup to emphasize the bright, percussive click of the pick attack. This percussive edge is what gives the bass its clarity, helping your low notes cut through the mix instead of getting swallowed up by the heavy rhythm guitars.
- EQ & Distortion Settings: Run your bass through a solid overdrive pedal or a high-gain amp modeler. Keep the blend mix around 40–50% so you preserve the clean, sub-heavy low end while layering a crisp, grinding crunch over the top. Give a significant boost to your high-mids (around 800Hz – 1kHz) to enhance the pick articulation and string snap.
- Compression: High-velocity alternate picking on down-tuned strings creates massive transient spikes on the initial string strike. Set your compressor with a fast attack time to clamp down on those initial volume spikes, keeping your dynamic levels uniform so every single syncopated pulse punches the listener with identical impact.
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