Paper Cuts Tab by Nirvana

Paper Cuts tab by Nirvana

Guitar Tab

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

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

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

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Intro 2 (cont.)
E|------------------------------------0---|
B|---------------------------------0------|
G|-----------------------------0----------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1------------------|
  Pm---------------------|  let ring---|

Verse ("At feeding time….")
E|--------------------------------0------0----|
B|-----------------------------0--------------|
G|-------------------------3---------3--------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2----------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1----------------------|
  Pm--------------------|let ring-----------|

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

Pre-Chorus (let all notes ring)
E|---------0----0------0-----------0--------0-----------0--
B|-----0---0----0------0--------0----------0---------------
G|------------------3---------3--------------------3-------
D|---------------------------------------------------------
A|-2-------------------------------------------------------

Pre-Chorus (cont.)
E|-----------0-------0---------------0----------0---------------
B|-----------0-------0---------0------------0----------------0--
G|------3------------------3-------------3----------3---3-------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------

Pre-Chorus (cont.)
E|--------0------------------0------------0-------------0----------
B|-----0---------------------0---0----0---0-------------0-------0--
G|--3------------------------------------------3-----------3--------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------0----------------------------------------------------

Pre-Chorus (cont.)
E|------------0----------------------------------------0-----------0------
B|------------0---------------------------0------0---------------0--------
G|------------1--------------3----1------------------------------------1--
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-0------0---------------------------------------------------------------

Pre-Chorus (cont.)
E|----------0-------------0------------------0------------0---------
B|----------0---------------------------0---------0-----------------
G|----------1---------3-------3--------------------------------3----
D|------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-0----0------------------------------------------------------------

Pre-Chorus (cont.)
E|------------0-----------0---0----------------0---------0---0---|
B|------------0-----------0---0----------------0---------0---0---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----0--------------------------0-----0----------------------|

Chorus ("Ow…………..")
E|----------------------------------0--0---0------|
B|----------------------------------0--0---0------|
G|--------------------------4\3--3--3--3---3------|
D|-3--4--4--5--5--6--6------4\3--3--3--3---3------|
A|-3--4--4--5--5--6--6------2\1--1--1--1---1------|
E|-1--2--2--3--3--4--4--0---------------------0---|
  Pm------------------|

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

Post-Chorus (cont.)
E|----------0--0-------------|
B|----------0--0-------------|
G|----------0--0-------------|
D|--6\5--5--5--5--5--5-------|
A|--6\5--5--5--5--5--5-------|
E|--4\3--3--3--3--3--3--0----|
                 Pm---|

Fill 2
E|----------------3---|-%-|
B|----------------3---|-%-|
G|--------------------|-%-|
D|--------------------|-%-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3---|-%-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1---|-%-|

Outro
E|-------------------0--0----------------0---------------------|
B|-------------------0--0----------------0---------------------|
G|--------4\3--3--3--3--3--3-------------0---------------------|
D|--------4\3--3--3--3--3--3-------6--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------|
A|--------2\1--1--1--1--1--1-------6--5--5--5--5--5--5--5------|
E|--2--1----------------------0----4--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--0---|

Outro 2
G|---------4------4------------4---------4--------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------|
E|--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

Ahhh, such a lovely song. Very fukked up if you ask me. If you have
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