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Paper Wings

Rise Against
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Tab3

Bass1

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

Intro

  E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-13-13-13-13-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  D-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-13-13-13-13-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  E---------------------|
  B---------------------|
  G---------------------|
  D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| x3
  A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

GUITAR 2

Intro

  E----------------------------------------------------9-----9-----9-|
  B-----12-----10-----9-----10-----9-----12-----10-------------------|
  G-9-9----9-9----9-9---9-9----9-9---8-8----8-8----8-8---8-8---8-8---|
  D------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E------------------------------------------------------------------|

PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  E------------------------------------2-----------4-----2-----------|
  B-----10-----9-----7-----9-----7-----------5-----------------5-----|
  G-6-6----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------|
  D------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
  A------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E------------------------------------------------------------------|

PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

GUITAR 2

Verse

  E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-6-6------------4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-6-6-------------4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-|
  D-6-6----2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-6-6-----2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-|
  A-4-4----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-0-0-0-0-4-4-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-0-0-0-0-|
  E--------0-0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0-0-------------------|
  E--------------------------------------------------|
  B--------------------------------------------------|
  G-6-6------------4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-6-6-------------|
  D-6-6----2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-6-6-----2-2-2-2-| this will lead
  A-4-4----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-0-0-0-0-4-4-----2-2-2-2-| into the pre chorus
  E--------0-0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0-0-|

GUITAR 1

Verse

  E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-6-6------------4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-6-6-------------4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-|
  D-6-6----2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-6-6-----2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-|
  A-4-4----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-0-0-0-0-4-4-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-0-0-0-0-|
  E--------0-0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0-0-------------------|
  E-------------------------------------------------------|
  B-------------------------------------------------------|
  G-6-6-9-9-9---------4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-6-6-9-9-9---------|
  D-6-6-x-x-x-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-6-6-x-x-x-2-2-2-2-|this will lead
  A-4-4-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-0-0-0-0-4-4-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-|into the pre chorus
  E-----------0-0-0-0-----------------------------0-0-0-0-|

Both Guitars do the

Pre chorus

  E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------|
  D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6/7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-6/7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
  A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6/7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-6/7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
  E---------------4/5-5-5-5-5-5-------------4/5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

GUITAR 1

Chorus

  E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-13-13-13-13-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  D-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-13-13-13-13-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  E---------------------|
  B---------------------|
  G---------------------|
  D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| x2
  E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

GUITAR 2

Chorus

  E----------------------------------------------------9-----9-----9-|
  B-----12-----10-----9-----10-----9-----12-----10-------------------|
  G-9-9----9-9----9-9---9-9----9-9---8-8----8-8----8-8---8-8---8-8---|
  D------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E------------------------------------------------------------------|

PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  E------------------------------------2-----------4-----2-----------|
  B-----10-----9-----7-----9-----7-----------5-----------------5-----|
  G-6-6----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------|
  D------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
  E------------------------------------------------------------------|

PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

GUITAR 2

Verse

  E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-6-6------------4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-6-6-------------4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-|
  D-6-6----2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-6-6-----2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-|
  A-4-4----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-0-0-0-0-4-4-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-0-0-0-0-|
  E--------0-0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0-0-------------------|
  E--------------------------------------------------|
  B--------------------------------------------------|
  G-6-6------------4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-6-6-------------|
  D-6-6----2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-6-6-----2-2-2-2-| this will lead
  A-4-4----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-0-0-0-0-4-4-----2-2-2-2-| into the pre chorus
  E--------0-0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0-0-|

GUITAR 1

Verse

  E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-6-6------------4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-6-6-------------4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-|
  D-6-6----2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-6-6-----2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-|
  A-4-4----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-0-0-0-0-4-4-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-0-0-0-0-|
  E--------0-0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0-0-------------------|
  E-------------------------------------------------------|
  B-------------------------------------------------------|
  G-6-6-9-9-9---------4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-6-6-9-9-9---------|
  D-6-6-x-x-x-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4/6-2-2-2-2-6-6-x-x-x-2-2-2-2-|
  A-4-4-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-0-0-0-0-4-4-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-|
  E-----------0-0-0-0-----------------------------0-0-0-0-|

Both Guitars do the

Pre chorus

  E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------|
  D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6/7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-6/7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
  A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6/7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-6/7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
  E---------------4/5-5-5-5-5-5-------------4/5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

GUITAR 1

Chorus

  E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-13-13-13-13-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  D-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-13-13-13-13-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  E---------------------|
  B---------------------|
  G---------------------|
  D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| x2
  E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

GUITAR 2

Chorus

  E----------------------------------------------------9-----9-----9-|
  B-----12-----10-----9-----10-----9-----12-----10-------------------|
  G-9-9----9-9----9-9---9-9----9-9---8-8----8-8----8-8---8-8---8-8---|
  D------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E------------------------------------------------------------------|

PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  E------------------------------------2-----------4-----2-----------|
  B-----10-----9-----7-----9-----7-----------5-----------------5-----|
  G-6-6----6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2---2-2-------|
  D------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
  E------------------------------------------------------------------|

PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

GUITAR 1 (tim does this solo live)

Solo

  E----------------------------------------------------------|
  B----------------------------------------------------------|
  G-11-11-11-11p9p8-9-9-9-11p9p8-9-9-9-11p9p8-9-9-9-8-8------|
  D-----------------------------------------------------9/0--|
  A----------------------------------------------------------|
  E----------------------------------------------------------|
  E----------------------------------------------------|
  B----------------------------------------------------|

G---8h9h11-8h9h11-8h9h11-8h9h11-8h9h11-8h9h11-8h9h11-|

  D-9--------------------------------------------------|
  A----------------------------------------------------|
  E----------------------------------------------------|
  E----------------------------------|
  B-10-10-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
  G--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
  D----------------------------------|
  A----------------------------------|
  E----------------------------------|
  E---------------------------------------------------|
  B-------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-|
  G-9-9-9-b11-8-8-8h9-b11-8-8-8-9-9-8---------4-4-4-4-|
  D-----------------------------------9-9-9-9---------|
  A---------------------------------------------------|
  E---------------------------------------------------|
  E-7p0-0-4p0-0-2p0-0-7p0-0-4p0-0-2p0-0-7p0-0-4p0-0-2p0-0-|
  B-------------------------------------------------------|
  G-------------------------------------------------------|
  D-------------------------------------------------------|
  A-------------------------------------------------------|
  E-------------------------------------------------------|
  E-4h5p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4h5p0-|
  B-------5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-------|
  G-------------------------------|
  D-------------------------------|
  A-------------------------------|
  E-------------------------------|

GUITAR 2

Solo

  E---------------------------------------------------------|
  B---------------------------------------------------------|x4

G---------------------------------------------------------|on the 4th time

  D-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|play the 9 longer
  A-2-2-2-2-2-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|         9
  E-0-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|         7

GUITAR 2

Bridge

  E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-13-13-13-13-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  D-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-13-13-13-13-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  E---------------------|
  B---------------------|
  G---------------------|
  D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| x2
  E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

BOTH GUITARS to end the song

  E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  G-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-13-13-13-13-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  D-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-13-13-13-13-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
  A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-11-11-11-11-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
  E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  E---------------------|
  B---------------------|
  G---------------------|
  D-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  A-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| x4
  E-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

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| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| b Bend

| / Slide up

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