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Paper Tigers

Thrice
Tab
4.7(3)

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

Song

Song: Paper Tigers

Artist: Thrice

Album: Artist in the Ambulance

Tabbed by: Christian / silent_warrior_@hotmail.com

Tuning: C G C F A D

8x - Mute string after playing

h - Hammer on

p - Pull off

\ - Slide down

PM - Palm mute

It all sounds good to me, just couldn't figure out that last outro lead part.

There's also harmonizing in some parts. Shouldn't be hard to figure out.

Intro

|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-8x-8x-8x-8x-|
|-------------|

Verse

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------7--8h9p8-8---|
|-0-0000-0-0000--7------------0-0000-0-0000--0------------7-|
|-0-0000-0-0000----5--3--5h6--0-0000-0-0000-----------------|
|-0-0000-0-0000---------------0-0000-0-0000-----------------|

PM- ---- - ---- - ---- - ---- -

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0000-0-0000--7------------0000--0-0-0000-0-0-|
|-0-0000-0-0000----5--3--5h6--0000--0-0-0000-0-0-|
|-0-0000-0-0000---------------0000--0-0-0000-0-0-|

PM- ---- - ---- ---- - - ---- - -

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------8---|
|----------------------------------------------7--9h10p9---7-|
|-0-0000-0-0000--7------------0-0000-0-0000--0---------------|
|-0-0000-0-0000----5--3--5h6--0-0000-0-0000------------------|
|-0-0000-0-0000---------------0-0000-0-0000------------------|

PM- ---- - ---- - ---- - ---- -

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0000-0-0000--7------------0000--0-0-0000-0-0-|
|-0-0000-0-0000----5--3--5h6--0000--0-0-0000-0-0-|
|-0-0000-0-0000---------------0000--0-0-0000-0-0-|

PM- ---- - ---- ---- - - ---- - -

Bridge - Bass only

|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|

|-8x-8x-8x-10x-10x-12\-|

|----------------------|

Verse

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------7--8h9p8-8---|
|-0-0000-0-0000--7------------0-0000-0-0000--0------------7-|
|-0-0000-0-0000----5--3--5h6--0-0000-0-0000-----------------|
|-0-0000-0-0000---------------0-0000-0-0000-----------------|

PM- ---- - ---- - ---- - ---- -

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0000-0-0000--7------------000-0--0-0-0000-0-0-|
|-0-0000-0-0000----5--3--5h6--000-0--0-0-0000-0-0-|
|-0-0000-0-0000---------------000-0--0-0-0000-0-0-|

PM- ---- - ---- --- - - - ---- - -

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------8---|
|----------------------------------------------7--9h10p9---7-|
|-0-0000-0-0000--7------------0-0000-0-0000--0---------------|
|-0-0000-0-0000----5--3--5h6--0-0000-0-0000------------------|
|-0-0000-0-0000---------------0-0000-0-0000------------------|

PM- ---- - ---- - ---- - ---- -

|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-0-0000-0-0000--7------------0000--0-0-0~-|
|-0-0000-0-0000----5--3--5h6--0000--0-0-0~-|
|-0-0000-0-0000---------------0000--0-0-0~-|

PM- ---- - ---- ---- - -

Chorus

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0-0-0-000-000-------------------------------|
|-8---7-8-10--0-0-0-000-000--8---7-8-5--------3h5p3-------|
|---0---------0-0-0-000-000----0--------0-3-5-------5p3p0-|

PM - - - - --- --- -

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------8---|
|-----------------------------------------7--9h10p9---7-|
|-------------0-0-0-000-000-------------0---------------|
|-8---7-8-10--0-0-0-000-000--8---7-8-5------------------|
|---0---------0-0-0-000-000----0------------------------|

PM - - - - --- --- - -

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0-0-0-000-000-------------------------------|
|-8---7-8-10--0-0-0-000-000--8---7-8-5--------3h5p3-------|
|---0---------0-0-0-000-000----0--------0-3-5-------5p3p0-|

PM - - - - --- --- -

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0-0-0-000-000--000-0--0-0-0000-0-0-|
|-8---7-8-10--0-0-0-000-000--000-0--0-0-0000-0-0-|
|---0---------0-0-0-000-000--000-0--0-0-0000-0-0-|

PM - - - - --- --- --- - - - ---- - -

Bridge (use an effect, possibly wah)

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-10~----9~----7~-|
|-----------------|
|--8~----7~----5~-|
|-----------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-0~---0~---0~---0~------|
|-0~---0~---0~---0~------|
|-0~---0~---0~---0~------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

|-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-|

|-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-|

|-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-|

PM---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-0000-0--0000-8-|
|-0000-0--0000-8-|
|-0000-0--0000-8-|

PM---- ----

End

|------------|
|------------|
|------------|

|-0000--0000-|

|-0000--0000-|

|-0000--0000-|

PM---- ----

Comments

Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?

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