Paper Cuts tab by Nirvana

Tabs

Paper Cuts by Nirvana
Guitarist: Kurt Cobain
Album: Bleach
Dif.: 6
Tabbed by Twiggy5

Intro
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2--X\\\\\\\\---|
E MajorE|-1-1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1--X\\\\\\\\\--|
 Pm---------------------| ^ turn flanger on for pik scrape

Intro 2
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2--X\\\\\\\\--|
E MajorE|-1-1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1--X\\\\\\\\\-|
 Pm---------------------|

Intro 2 (cont.)
E MajorE|------------------------------------0---|
BB|---------------------------------0------|
G+G|-----------------------------0----------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2------------------|
E MajorE|-1-1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1------------------|
 Pm---------------------| let ring---|

Verse ("At feeding time….")
E MajorE|--------------------------------0------0----|
BB|-----------------------------0--------------|
G+G|-------------------------3---------3--------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2----------------------|
E MajorE|-1-1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1----------------------|
 Pm--------------------|let ring-----------|

Fill 1 (Just after "A good hosing down…")
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2--------------|
E MajorE|-1-1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1--(feedback)--|
 pm---------------------|

Pre-Chorus (let all notes ring)
E MajorE|---------0----0------0-----------0--------0-----------0--
BB|-----0---0----0------0--------0----------0---------------
G+G|------------------3---------3--------------------3-------
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|-2-------------------------------------------------------

Pre-Chorus (cont.)
E MajorE|-----------0-------0---------------0----------0---------------
BB|-----------0-------0---------0------------0----------------0--
G+G|------3------------------3-------------3----------3---3-------
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-0-------------------------------------------------------------

Pre-Chorus (cont.)
E MajorE|--------0------------------0------------0-------------0----------
BB|-----0---------------------0---0----0---0-------------0-------0--
G+G|--3------------------------------------------3-----------3--------
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-------------0----------------------------------------------------

Pre-Chorus (cont.)
E MajorE|------------0----------------------------------------0-----------0------
BB|------------0---------------------------0------0---------------0--------
G+G|------------1--------------3----1------------------------------------1--
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-0------0---------------------------------------------------------------

Pre-Chorus (cont.)
E MajorE|----------0-------------0------------------0------------0---------
BB|----------0---------------------------0---------0-----------------
G+G|----------1---------3-------3--------------------------------3----
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE|-0----0------------------------------------------------------------

Pre-Chorus (cont.)
E MajorE|------------0-----------0---0----------------0---------0---0---|
BB|------------0-----------0---0----------------0---------0---0---|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-----0--------------------------0-----0----------------------|

Chorus ("Ow…………..")
E MajorE|----------------------------------0--0---0------|
BB|----------------------------------0--0---0------|
G+G|--------------------------4\3--3--3--3---3------|
D MajorD|-3--4--4--5--5--6--6------4\3--3--3--3---3------|
A augmentedA|-3--4--4--5--5--6--6------2\1--1--1--1---1------|
E MajorE|-1--2--2--3--3--4--4--0---------------------0---|
 Pm------------------|

Post-Chorus ("Nirvana, nirvana, nirvana…")
E MajorE|-------------0--0-------------------0--0----------|-%-|
BB|-------------0--0-------------------0--0----------|-%-|
G+G|-------------0--0--------3--4\3--3--3--3--3--3----|-%-|
D MajorD|--6\5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--4\3--3--3--3--3--3----|-%-|
A augmentedA|--6\5--5--5--5--5--5--5--1--2\1--1--1--1--1--1----|-%-|
E MajorE|--4\3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------------------------0-|-%-|
          Pm---|

Post-Chorus (cont.)
E MajorE|----------0--0-------------|
BB|----------0--0-------------|
G+G|----------0--0-------------|
D MajorD|--6\5--5--5--5--5--5-------|
A augmentedA|--6\5--5--5--5--5--5-------|
E MajorE|--4\3--3--3--3--3--3--0----|
         Pm---|

Fill 2
E MajorE|----------------3---|-%-|
BB|----------------3---|-%-|
G+G|--------------------|-%-|
D MajorD|--------------------|-%-|
A augmentedA|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3---|-%-|
E MajorE|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1---|-%-|

Outro
E MajorE|-------------------0--0----------------0---------------------|
BB|-------------------0--0----------------0---------------------|
G+G|--------4\3--3--3--3--3--3-------------0---------------------|
D MajorD|--------4\3--3--3--3--3--3-------6--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------|
A augmentedA|--------2\1--1--1--1--1--1-------6--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------|
E MajorE|--2--1----------------------0----4--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0---|

Outro 2
G+G|---------4------4------------4---------4--------------------|
D MajorD|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------|
A augmentedA|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------|
E MajorE|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------(feedback)--|

Song Structure: -
Feedback with drumstick count in
Intro
Intro 2
Verse
Fill 1
Pre-Chorus ("The lady whom I feel maternal love…")
Chorus
Post-Chorus
Fill 2
Verse
Pre-Chorus ("And very lately I have learned…")
Chorus
Post-Chorus
Outro
Outro 2

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