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Paper Airplanes Makeshift Wings

AFI
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Band: AFI (A Fire Inside)

Album: Sing The Sorrow

Song: Paper Airplanes (Makeshift Wings)

Tuning: Drop-D and a half step down

Tabbed By: LedZep420 (dm_420@hotmail.com)

Note: The tabs for "Bleed Black", "Silver And Cold" and

"Death Of Seasons" that say they are by GuitarDope are

mine, this is my new UG account.

Intro:

E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|

G-12/14-14-14\12-12-12\10-10-10-10/12-12-|

D-X-----X--X-----X--X-----X--X--X-----X--|
A-10/12-12-12\10-10-10\8--8--8--8/ 10-10-|
D-0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0--0-----0--|
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|

G-12/14-14-14\12-12-12\11--11-11-|

D-X-----X--X-----X--X------------|
A-10/12-12-12\10-10-10\9---9--9--|
D-0-----0--0-----0--0------0--0--|
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|

G-12/14-14-14\12-12-12\10-10-10-10/12-12-|

D-X-----X--X-----X--X-----X--X--X-----X--|
A-10/12-12-12\10-10-10\8--8--8--8/ 10-10-|
D-0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0--0-----0--|
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|

D-0H10H12-0H10H12-0H10H12-0000-|

A-0H10H12-0H10H12-0H10H12-0000-|

D-0H10H12-0H10H12-0H10H12-0000-|

Verse:

E-----------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------|-----------------------|
G-------------9-9-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-12-12-----|
D-12-12-10-10-8-8-8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8---12-|
A-8--8--8--8--8-8-8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8---10-|
D-8--8--8--8--8-8-8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8---10-|
E-------------------------|-----------------------|
B-------------------------|-----------------------|
G----------17-17-17-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-15-15-----|
D-15-15-14-14-14-14-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12--10-|
A-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12--7--|
D-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12--7--|
E-----------------------|-----------------------|
B-----------------------|-----------------------|
G-------------9-9-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-12-12-----|
D-12-12-10-10-8-8-8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8---12-|
A-8--8--8--8--8-8-8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8---10-|
D-8--8--8--8--8-8-8--8--|-8--8--8--8--8--8---10-|
E-------------------------|-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-|
B-------------------------|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
G----------17-17-17-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D-15-15-14-14-14-14-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|

Pre-Chorus:

E---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-8----10----12----12-8---8-|-10-10--------10--------10--------10-|
A-8----10----12----12-8---8-|-10-10--------10--------10--------10-|
D-8-88-10-10-12-12-12-8-8-8-|-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-|
    PM    --|   --|     -|           -----|    -----|    -----|
E---------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------|------------------10-10-------14-14-------|
D-8----10----12----12-8---8-|-10-10--------10--------12-12-------12-12-|
A-8----10----12----12-8---8-|-10-10--------10--------------------------|
E-8-88-10-10-12-12-12-8-8-8-|-10-10--10-10-10--------------------------|

PM --| --| -| -----|

E-------------------------|-------------------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------|
G-------------------------|-------------------------|
D-12-12-14-14-15-15-12-12-|-12-14-14-14-12-14-14-14-|
A-8--8--10-10-12-12-8--8--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D-8--8--10-10-12-12-8--8--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E-------------------------|-------------------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------|
G-------------------------|-------------12-14-14-14-|
D-12-12-14-14-15-15-12-12-|-12-14-14-14-10-10-10-10-|
A-8--8--10-10-12-12-8--8--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D-8--8--10-10-12-12-8--8--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Chorus:

E-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|
D-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|-8-8-8-7-5-5-5-5-|
A-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|-8-8-8-7-5-5-5-5-|
D-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|-8-8-8-7-5-5-5-5-|
E-------------------------|------------------|
B-------------------------|------------------|
G-------------------------|-----------------o|
D-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o|
A-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|

Intro 2nd Time:

E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|

G-12/14-14-14\12-12-12\10-10-10-10/12-12-|

D-X-----X--X-----X--X-----X--X--X-----X--|
A-10/12-12-12\10-10-10\8--8--8--8/ 10-10-|
D-0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0--0-----0--|
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|

G-12/14-14-14\12-12-12\11--11-11-|

D-X-----X--X-----X--X------------|
A-10/12-12-12\10-10-10\9---9--9--|
D-0-----0--0-----0--0------0--0--|
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|

G-12/14-14-14\12-12-12\10-10-10-10/12-12-|

D-X-----X--X-----X--X-----X--X--X-----X--|
A-10/12-12-12\10-10-10\8--8--8--8/ 10-10-|
D-0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0--0-----0--|
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G--------------------12/14-14-14-|
D-0H10H12-0H10H12-0--X-----X--X--|

A-0H10H12-0H10H12-0--10/12-12-12-|

D-0H10H12-0H10H12-0--0-----0--0--|

Pre-Chorus 2nd Time:

E---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D-8----10----12----12-8---8-|-10-10--------10--------10--------10-|
A-8----10----12----12-8---8-|-10-10--------10--------10--------10-|
D-8-88-10-10-12-12-12-8-8-8-|-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10--10-10-10-|
    PM    --|   --|     -|           -----|    -----|    -----|
E---------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------|------------------10-10-------14-14-------|
D-8----10----12----12-8---8-|-10-10--------10--------12-12-------12-12-|
A-8----10----12----12-8---8-|-10-10--------10--------------------------|
D-8-88-10-10-12-12-12-8-8-8-|-10-10--10-10-10--------------------------|

PM --| --| -| -----|

E-------------------------|-------------------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------|
G-------------------------|-------------10-12-12-12-|
D-12-12-14-14-15-15-12-12-|-12-14-14-14-12-14-14-14-|
A-8--8--10-10-12-12-8--8--|-10-10-10-10-------------|
D-8--8--10-10-12-12-8--8--|-10-10-10-10-------------|
E-------------------------|-------------------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------|
G-------------------------|-------------12-14-14-14-|
D-12-12-14-14-15-15-12-12-|-12-14-14-14-10-10-10-10-|
A-8--8--10-10-12-12-8--8--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D-8--8--10-10-12-12-8--8--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

Bridge:

E----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
B----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
G----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------o|
D----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------0------0-o|
A-8----8-7----7--|-10----10-9----9-|-8----8-7----7--|-3-3-2H3--------0--|
D----0------0----|-----0-------0---|----0------0----|------------0-0-0--|

PM-|

E-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
B-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
G-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A-12----12-10----10-|-10----10-9----9-|-12----12-10----10-|
D-----0--------0----|-----0-------0---|-----0--------0----|
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------------|
D---------0-0-0-0-0-|
A-3-3-2H3---0-0-0-0-|
D-----------0-0-0-0-|

Interlude:

E----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
B----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
G----------------|---------------|----12-9/11-11-|-12-12\11--11-|
D-8--8--8-8--10\-|-3--3--3-3--5\-|-0--X--X----X--|-X--X------X--|
A-8--8--8-8--10\-|-3--3--3-3--5\-|-0--10-7/ 9-9--|-10-10\9---9--|
D-8--8--8-8--10\-|-3--3--3-3--5\-|-0-------------|--------------|
E----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
B----------------|---------------|---------------|--------------|
G----------------|---------------|----12-9/11-11-|-12-12/14--14-|
D-8--8--8-8--10\-|-3--3--3-3--5\-|-0--X--X----X--|-X--X------X--|
A-8--8--8-8--10\-|-3--3--3-3--5\-|-0--10-7/ 9-9--|-10-10/12--12-|
D-8--8--8-8--10\-|-3--3--3-3--5\-|-0-------------|--------------|
E----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

D-10H12-12-10-12-13P12-10H12-10H12-|-10H12-12-10-12-13P12-10H12-10H12-|

A-10H12-12-10-12-13P12-10H12-10H12-|-10H12-12-10-12-13P12-10H12-10H12-|

D-10H12-12-10-12-13P12-10H12-10H12-|-10H12-12-10-12-13P12-10H12-10H12-|

E----------------------------------|----------------|
B----------------------------------|----------------|
G----------------------------------|----------------|

D-10H12-12-10-12-13P12-10H12-10H12-|-10H12---10H12--|

A-10H12-12-10-12-13P12-10H12-10H12-|-10H12---10H12--|

D-10H12-12-10-12-13P12-10H12-10H12-|-10H12---10H12--|

Ending:

E-----------------|-----------------|
B-----------------|-----------------|
G-----------------|-----------------|
D-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|-8-8-8-7-5-5-5-5-|
A-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|-8-8-8-7-5-5-5-5-|
D-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|-8-8-8-7-5-5-5-5-|
E-------------------------|------------------|
B-------------------------|------------------|
G-------------------------|-----------------o|
D-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-o|
A-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
E---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G-10-10-------14-14-----10------14-----o|3X
D-------12-12-------12------12------12-o|
A---------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|
E----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-14--12--10--9--|-----------------|-----------------|
D----------------|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|-8-8-8-7-5-5-5-5-|
A----------------|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|-8-8-8-7-5-5-5-5-|
D----------------|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-0-|-8-8-8-7-5-5-5-5-|
E-------------------------|----------------|
B-------------------------|----------------|
G-------------------------|----------------|
D-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
D-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|

G-12/14-14-14\12-12-12\10-10-10-10/12-12-|

D-X-----X--X-----X--X-----X--X--X-----X--|
A-10/12-12-12\10-10-10\8--8--8--8/ 10-10-|
D-0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0--0-----0--|
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|

G-12/14-14-14\12-12-12\11--11-11-|

D-X-----X--X-----X--X------------|
A-10/12-12-12\10-10-10\9---9--9--|
D-0-----0--0-----0--0------0--0--|
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|

G-12/14-14-14\12-12-12\10-10-10-10/12-12-|

D-X-----X--X-----X--X-----X--X--X-----X--|
A-10/12-12-12\10-10-10\8--8--8--8/ 10-10-|
D-0-----0--0-----0--0-----0--0--0-----0--|
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|

D-0H10H12-0H10H12-0H10H12-0000-|

A-0H10H12-0H10H12-0H10H12-0000-|

D-0H10H12-0H10H12-0H10H12-0000-|

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