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Papercut by Linkin Park

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Performed by:Linkin Park
Composers: Brad Delson, Chester Bennington, Joseph Hahn, Mike Shinoda, Rob Bourdon

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Artist: Linkin Park
Song: Papercut
Album: Hybrid Theory
Originally Transcribed by: Ryan Sanders (ryan@ricknyephotography.com)
Corrected/added to by: Barrett Bonnar (x99fgy@stfx.ca)
Date: February 5, 2001

Linkin Park Kicks Major Butt! Get the CD! 

TUNING: Tune guitar down half-step, and then Drop-D
        (Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, eb)

INTRO

eb|-10----12----13----12----  play this 4 times, and continue it
Bb|----10----10----10----10-  while another guitar plays the next
Gb|-------------------------  part...
Db|-------------------------
Ab|-------------------------
Db|-------------------------

This happens @ 0:10, 0:48, 1:26
CHORUS
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|-----10-10--9-9/5-5-|
Db|-0-0----------------|
Ab|-0-0--8--8--7-7/3-3-|
Db|-0-0----------------|


This Happens @ 0:22, 0:35, 0:42
VERSE1a
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-1-1-3-0-0-0--8-8-88-8-7-7-| Play this on the 1st,5th and 7th
Ab|-1-1-3-0-0-0--8-8-88-8-7-7-| time through. The pm'd "1-1-3" is
Db|-1-1-3-0-0-0--8-8-88-8-7-7-| usually played by just the bass.
    . . . . . .  . . .. . . .   6th time though, noone plays the 1-1-3
   [-----------pm------------]


VERSE 1b
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|  Play this on the 2nd,3rd, and 4th
Gb|---------------------|  time through.
Db|-0-0-0--8-8-88-8-7-7-| 
Ab|-0-0-0--8-8-88-8-7-7-|
Db|-0-0-0--8-8-88-8-7-7-|
           . . .. . . .
           [----pm----]


CHORUS                      
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|  Guitar2 plays INTRO over this part
Gb|-----10-10--9-9/5-5-|
Db|-0-0----------------|
Ab|-0-0--8--8--7-7/3-3-|
Db|-0-0----------------|


This happens @ 1:00, 1:39, 1:52, 1:55, 1:58, 3:03    
RIFF1                      |--PLAY-INTRO---|
   eb|-------------|         
   Bb|-------------|  
   Gb|-------------|  Sometimes, the INTRO is
   Db|-1-1-3-0-0-0-|  being playing in background
   Ab|-1-1-3-0-0-0-|
   Db|-1-1-3-0-0-0-|
"Beneath my skin..."
       . . . . . .
      [-----pm----]

Then @ 2:01 this leads into the next part:   
RIFF2 
 eb|-----------------------------------------|
 Bb|-----------------------------------------| Another Guitar also  
 Gb|-----------------------------------------| plays the intro over 
 Db|-1-1-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| this part as well.
 Ab|-1-1-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 Db|-1-1-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
     [--------------palm mute---------------] 

Start letting up on the palm mute towards the end
                                 
VERSE2
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|  Repeat (x7) 
Db|-8-88-8-8-8/10-10-1010-55-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-| 
Ab|-8-88-8-8-8/10-10-1010-55-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-|
Db|-8-88-8-8-8/10-10-1010-55-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-|

Next to last time through VERSE2 (2:50), play this instead

VERSE2b
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|   
Db|-8-88-8-8-8/10-10-1010-8-88-8-8-8/10-10-10-| 
Ab|-8-88-8-8-8/10-10-1010-8-88-8-8-8/10-10-10-|
Db|-8-88-8-8-8/10-10-1010-8-88-8-8-8/10-10-10-|

Then play VERSE2 once more and then:

OUTRO

         eb|-------------|
         Bb|-------------|
         Gb|-------------|  End with this:
         Db|-1-1-3-0-0-0-|
         Ab|-1-1-3-0-0-0-|
         Db|-1-1-3-0-0-0-|
"Right Beneath my skin..."
             . . . . . .
             [----pm---]

ORDER:
------
INTRO
CHORUS
VERSE1a
VERSE1b (x3)
VERSE1a
VERSE1b (no bass either)
VERSE1a
VERSE1b
CHORUS
VERSE1a (x5)
VERSE1b
VERSE1a (x2)
CHORUS  (x4)
RIFF1
CHORUS  (x4)
RIFF1
INTRO
RIFF1
INTRO
RIFF1
INTRO
RIFF2
VERSE2  (x7)
VERSE2b
VERSE2
OUTRO

This is my first attempt at a Tab, I hope it is helpful to someone :)

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Comments on this version of the 'Papercut' guitar tab

LimpBizkitUnknown Date

i think that the tuning is DADGBE Drop D. and i think the intro is:

E------------------------

B-----------------------

G-------------------------

D--------------------------

A---------7------------------

D--0--5--7--8--7-0-3---------

matteckmannUnknown Date

Try and play this with more of a Beatles or Culture Club sound. This is not a traditional Linkin Park song. Do exercises to warm you up like:

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repeat several times and you will be ready to go.

LinkotimUnknown Date

This tab is perfect, except that the bit where youve got -1-1-3-0-0 its actually 2-2-3-0-0. good work :)

lpupark89Unknown Date

You should look at the bridge, i have a verion that sounds real good ill edit in a copy later

elloimfromfranceUnknown Date

This is a good tab but the intro chords go like this:

Eb|--------------------------|

Bb|--------------------------|

Gb|--0-0-0-10---9----5-5-5---|

Db|--0-0-0-8----9----5-5-5---|

Ab|--0-0-0-8--0-9--0-3-3-3---|

Db|--0-0-0-8--0-7--0-3-3-3---|

LPBB14Unknown Date

I always thought after the intro it was

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-000-88/5

-000-88/3

-000-88/3