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                             Paper Airplanes (Makeshift Wings) - Afi
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Tabbed by: Alix

Tuning: Standard, Half-Step Down


Okay so here's my first tab! All the other tabs seem to be flawed and really off
in some places so I thought I'd take a shot at it. Great song by a great band.  Be gentle.



Intro:

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|12---14-14-14--12121212-10--121212--11-11-11--121212-14-14-14-12121212-10---|
Db|x----x--x--x---x-x-x-x--x---x-x-x---x--x--x---x-x-x--x--x--x---x-x-x-x--x---|
Ab|10-/-12-12-12/-10101010/-8/-101010/--9--9--9/--101010/-12-12-12/-10101010/8-|
Eb|-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--|

I apologize for the sloppiness, just know that you play the low E with the octaves.
then..

Ab| -----------------------------------|
Eb| -0h8h10-0h8h10-0h8h10-0h8h10-0-0---|


   Le Verse:

  The rhythm track goes like this...

eb|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------|
Bb|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----------------------|
Gb|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|
Db|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--1010101010101010----|
Ab|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--1010101010101010----|
Eb|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|

But this melody comes out over it.


eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-101010--9-9-9--17-17-17-17--14-14-14-14-14-14--13-13-13-14-14-14-----|
Db|-x-x-x---x-x-x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x- -x--x--x--x---x--x--x-----|
Ab|-8-8-8---7-7-7--15-15-15-15--12-12-12-12-12-12--11-11-11-12-12-12-----|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then you repeat but add these octaves to the end...

eb|----------|             eb|--------|
Bb|-15--17---|     OR      Bb|--------|
Gb|-x---x----|             Gb|-19--21-|
Db|-12/-14---|             Db|--x--x--|
Ab|----------|             Ab|-17/-19-|
Eb|----------|             Eb|--------|


Pre-Chorus!!
(As waves of plastic fame...)

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8----10-------12-----12------8--10------10------10------10-------10------|
|-8-88-10-1010--121212-121212--8--10-1010-10-1010-10-1010-10-1010--10-1010-|
|-6-66-8--8-8---101010-101010--6--8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8--8--8-8---8--8-8--|
pm  the diads

Then these chords

|-6----------6-----|
|-6----------6-----|
|-7--9---10--7--9--|
|-8--10--12--8--10-|
|-8--10--12--8--10-|
|-6--8---10--6--8--|

This little bit is trill picked
eb| -----------------|
Bb| -----------------|
Gb| -10----14--------|
Db| ----12----12-----|
Ab|------------------|
Eb|------------------|

Chorus!!!1one:

These chords, it isn't too hard to figure out the pattern.  Repeat twice

|--------6--3---6--8--6-|
|--------6--3---6--8--6-|
|-11--1--7--3--11--9--7-|
|-12--3--8--5--12--10-8-|
|-12--3--8--5--12--10-8-|
|-10--1--6--3--10--8--6-|



Brizzidge!!:

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------0xx0-|
|-8-8-7-7-10-10-9-9-8-8-7-7-3-3-3/5-xx0-|
|---------------------------------------|

repeat, then...

|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-12-12-10-10-10-10-9-9-12-12-10-10-|
|-----------------------------------|

then there's a build-up....

start picking lightly but progressively harder.
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9----|
|-8-8-8-8-10101010---|
|-8-8-8-8-10101010---|
|-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8----|

2nd part of bridge:

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-7-7-9---1-1-1-0-|
|-8-8-10--3-3-3-0-|
|-8-8-10--3-3-3-0-|
|-6-6-8---1-1-1-0-|
  I'd stop it had you a heart...

noodly bit in bridge:

|--------------------------|      |--------------|
|--------------------------|next  |--------------|
|-1010-88-1414-8-10-8-14-8-|time  |-14--12--10-9-|
|-x-x--xx-x-x--x-x--x-x--x-|add   |-x---x---x--x-|
|-8-8--66-1212-6-8--6-12-6-|this  |-12--10--8--7-|
|--------------------------|      |--------------|


Last bit of Bridge:

|------------------|        |----------|
|------------------|        |----------|
|------------------|repeat  |----------|
|-5/777--5/777-7/8-|then    |-5/7--5/7-|
|-3/555--3/555-5/6-|        |-3/7--3/5-|
|-0/000--0/000-0/0-|        |-0/5--0/0-|


I know it's not perfect but I think its a good start.


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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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