Artist: Blind Melon
Song: Paper Scratcher
Album: Blind Melon (1992)
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
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INTRO:
Repeat 2x
| E | | |
| B | | o o |
| G | | 7 7 7 7 |
| D | | 4 4 |
| A | 7\ | o x x x x x x 5/7 x x x x x x 5/7 o |
| E | 0 | 0 0 |
VERSE 1:
Repeat 2x
| E | 0 0 |
| B | o 0 5 3 7 5 1 0 o |
| G | 1 7/9\7 5 5/7\5 3 2 0 1 |
| D | 2 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 0 2 2 |
| A | o 2 7/9\7 5 5/7\5 3 2 0 2 2 o |
| E | 0 3 0 0 0 |
| E | |
| B | 12 12 |
| G | 11/12 12 11/12 12 |
| D | x x x 11/12 12 14 14 x x x 11/12 12 14 14 |
| A | |
| E | 0 0 |
| E | |
| B | 12 |
| G | 11/12 12 14 16 |
| D | x x x 11/12 12 14 14 14 16 |
| A | 12 14 |
| E | 0 |
CHORUS 1:
| E | 0 0 |
| B | 12 10 9 7 7 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 9 9 9 9 8 6 6/8\6 4 4 4 4 4 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| E | 0 |
| B | 12 10 9 7 7 5 5 5 5/7 |
| G | 9 9 9 9 8 6 6/8\6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 7 2 |
| D | 2 5 7 2 |
| A | 3 5 0 |
| E | |
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| A | 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 |
| E | 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
VERSE 2:
Repeat 2x
| E | 0 0 |
| B | o 0 5 3 7 5 1 0 o |
| G | 1 7/9\7 5 5/7\5 3 2 0 1 |
| D | 2 6 6 4 4 4 2 2 0 2 2 |
| A | o 2 7/9\7 5 5/7\5 3 2 0 2 2 o |
| E | 0 3 0 0 0 |
| E | |
| B | 12 12 |
| G | 11/12 12 11/12 12 |
| D | x x x 11/12 12 14 14 x x x 11/12 12 14 14 |
| A | |
| E | 0 0 |
| E | |
| B | 12 |
| G | 11/12 12 14 16 |
| D | x x x 11/12 12 14 14 14 16 |
| A | 12 14 |
| E | 0 |
CHORUS 2:
| E | 0 0 |
| B | 12 10 9 7 7 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 9 9 9 9 8 6 6/8\6 4 4 4 4 4 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| E | 0 |
| B | 12 10 9 7 7 5 5 5 5/7 |
| G | 9 9 9 9 8 6 6/8\6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 7 14 |
| D | 2 5 7 14 |
| A | 3 5 12 |
| E | |
SOLO 1:
| E | |
| B | 14b16 14b16 14b16 14b16 14b16 14b16r14 |
| G | 14b16 14b16 14b16 14b16 14b16 14b16r14 12 12 14 12 12 |
| D | 14 14 |
| A | |
| E | |
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 12 12 9 9 |
| D | 14 12 12 14 12 14 12 12 9 9 12 12 14 14 12 |
| A | 14 12/13 |
| E | |
| E | |
| B | 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 15b17~ |
| G | 12 12 12 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
CHORUS 3:
| E | 0 0 |
| B | 12 10 9 7 7 5 5 5 5 |
| G | 9 9 9 9 8 6 6/8\6 4 4 4 4 4 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| E | 0 |
| B | 12 10 9 7 7 5 5 5 5/7 |
| G | 9 9 9 9 8 6 6/8\6 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 2 |
| A | |
| E | |
SOLO 2:
Repeat 2x
| E | 12 14 16 14 12 |
| B | o 12 12 14 14 16 16 |
| G | 9 9 9 11 11 13 13 14 14 |
| D | |
| A | o |
| E | |
| E | 12 14 16 14 12 16 14 12 16 14 12 16 14 12 12 |
| B | o |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | o |
| E | |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 12 12 12 10 10 10 12 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 10 10 9 9 9 7 7 7 9 9 9 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| E | 0 2 4 2 0 4 2 0 4 2 0 4 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| E | |
| B | 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 |
| G | 1 2 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | |
| E | |
| E | 14 14 14 12 12 16 16 16 12 12 14 12 12 12 12 |
| B | 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
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INTRO:
| E | |
| B | |
| G# | |
| E | 5 7 x x x x 3 0 0 5 7 x x x x 3 |
| B | |
| E | 0 0 |
| E | |
| B | |
| G# | |
| E | 5 7 x x x x 3 0 0 5 7 x x 3 0 3 0 0 |
| B | |
| E | 0 0 0 0 |
| E | |
| B | |
| G# | |
| E | 5 7 5 3 5 0 3 0 0 5 7 5 3 5 0 3 0 0 |
| B | |
| E | x x |
| E | |
| B | |
| G# | |
| E | 5 7 5 3 5 0 3 0 0 5 7 5 3 5 0 0 3 |
| B | |
| E | x |
VERSE 1:
| E | /12 \10 \8 0 /12 \10 \8 |
| B | /12 \10 \8 0 /12 \10 \8 |
| G# | /12 \10 \8 0 /12 \10 \8 |
| E | 3 5 x x 3 5 |
| B | |
| E | / 0 / 0 |
| E | 5 5 5 7 7 7 |
| B | 5 5 5 7 7 7 |
| G# | 5 5 5 7 7 7 |
| E | x x 3 5 x x 3 5 x x 3 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 |
| B | 3 3b4 5 5 5 7 7 7 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 0 5 5 5 7 7 7 |
CHORUS 1:
| E | |
| B | 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 12 12 12 12 |
| G# | 8 8 8 12 8 10 8 10 |
| E | |
| B | |
| E | |
| E | |
| B | 12 12 12 14 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 12 |
| G# | 12 8 8 8 12 |
| E | |
| B | |
| E | |
| E | /12 |
| B | 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 12 /12 |
| G# | 8 8 8 12 /12 |
| E | 8 10 5 |
| B | x x 8 10 5 |
| E | 8 10 5 |
VERSE 2:
| E | /12 \10 \8 0 /12 \10 \8 |
| B | /12 \10 \8 0 /12 \10 \8 |
| G# | /12 \10 \8 0 /12 \10 \8 |
| E | 3 5 x x 3 5 |
| B | |
| E | / 0 / 0 |
| E | 5 5 5 7 7 7 |
| B | 5 5 5 7 7 7 |
| G# | 5 5 5 7 7 7 |
| E | x x 3 5 x x 3 5 x x 3 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 |
| B | 3 3b4 5 5 5 7 7 7 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 0 5 5 5 7 7 7 |
CHORUS 2:
| E | |
| B | 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 12 12 12 12 |
| G# | 8 8 8 12 8 10 8 10 |
| E | |
| B | |
| E | |
| E | |
| B | 12 12 12 14 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 12 |
| G# | 12 8 8 8 12 |
| E | |
| B | |
| E | |
| E | 5 |
| B | 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 12 5 |
| G# | 8 8 8 12 |
| E | 8 10 |
| B | x x 8 10 |
| E | 8 10 |
SOLO 1:
| E | |
| B | |
| G# | /7 5/7\5 |
| E | /5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /7 5/7\5 5\3 0 5\3 0 5\3 5\3 0 5\3 0 |
| B | /5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /7 5/7\5 5\3 0 5\3 0 5\3 5\3 0 5\3 0 |
| E | /5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /5 /7 5/7\5 5\3 0 5\3 0 5\3 5\3 0 5\3 0 |
| E | 12 |
| B | 12 |
| G# | /12 |
| E | 3 0 /7 5 |
| B | 3 0 /7 5 |
| E | 3 0 /7 5 |
CHORUS 3:
| E | |
| B | 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 12 12 12 12 |
| G# | 8 8 8 12 8 10 8 10 |
| E | |
| B | |
| E | |
| E | |
| B | 12 12 12 14 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 12 |
| G# | 12 8 10 8 10 12 |
| E | |
| B | |
| E | |
| E | |
| B | 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 12 |
| G# | 8 10 8 10 12 |
| E | |
| B | |
| E | |
SOLO 2:
| E | |
| B | 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 12 |
| G# | 10 8 7 5 3 3 8 10 8 10 12 |
| E | |
| B | |
| E | |
| E | |
| B | 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 12 |
| G# | 10 8 7 5 3 3 8 10 8 10 12 |
| E | |
| B | |
| E | |
| E | |
| B | 12 12 12 |
| G# | 10 8 7 5 3 3 5 3 3 5 3 3 8 10 8 10 |
| E | |
| B | |
| E | |
| E | |
| B | 12 12 12 14 12 12 12 12 12/14 12/14 12 |
| G# | 12 10 8 7 5 3 3 0 |
| E | |
| B | |
| E | |