Artist: Blind Melon Song: Paper Scratcher Album: Blind Melon (1992) The first guitar part is the lead part with standard tuning. The second guitar part is played with a slide in EBEG#BE tuning. h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend string up r - release bend / - slide up - slide down ...................................................................... GUITAR 1 Standard Tuning INTRO: Repeat 2x E |----|--------------------------------------------------| B |----|o------------------------------------------------o| G |----|---------------7-7---------------------7-7--------| D |----|--------------------4-----------------------4-----| A |-7-|o--x-x-x-x-x-x------5/7---x-x-x-x-x-x-------5/7--o| E |-0--|--------------------0-----------------------0-----| VERSE 1: Repeat 2x E |---0---------------------------------------------0---| B |o--0---5-------3---7---5---1---------------------0--o| G |---1---7/97---5---5/75---3---2-0---------------1---| D |---2---6---6---4---4---4---2-------2-0---------2-2---| A |o--2---7/97---5---5/75---3-----------2-0-----2-2--o| E |---0---------------------------------------3-0-0-0---| E |-------------------------------------------------------- B |----------------------12--------------------------12---- G |----------11/12-------12--------------11/12-------12---- D |----x-x-x-11/12-12-14----14-----x-x-x-11/12-12-14----14- A |-------------------------------------------------------- E |-0---------------------------0-------------------------- E |-------------------------------------| B |----------------------12-------------| G |----------11/12-------12-----14---16-| D |----x-x-x-11/12-12-14----14--14---16-| A |-----------------------------12---14-| E |-0-----------------------------------| CHORUS 1: E |--------------------------------0--------------0- B |---12-10--9--7--7---------------5--5-----5-----5- G |-9-----9--9--9--8--6--6/86--4-------4-4---4-4--- D |------------------------------------------------- A |------------------------------------------------- E |------------------------------------------------- E |--------------------------------0-------------------------------- B |---12-10--9--7--7---------------5--5-----5-----5/7--------------- G |-9-----9--9--9--8--6--6/86--4-------4-4---4-4-----4----5---7--2- D |-----------------------------------------------------2--5---7--2- A |--------------------------------------------------------3---5--0- E |----------------------------------------------------------------- E |--------------------------------------------------------------------| B |--------------------------------------------------------------------| G |--------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-12-------12-------12-----12-------12-------12----12-------12-------| A |----11-------11-------11-----11-------11-------11----11-------11----| E |-------12-------12---------------12-------12------------12-------12-| VERSE 2: Repeat 2x E |---0---------------------------------------------0---| B |o--0---5-------3---7---5---1---------------------0--o| G |---1---7/97---5---5/75---3---2-0---------------1---| D |---2---6---6---4---4---4---2-------2-0---------2-2---| A |o--2---7/97---5---5/75---3-----------2-0-----2-2--o| E |---0---------------------------------------3-0-0-0---| E |-------------------------------------------------------- B |----------------------12--------------------------12---- G |----------11/12-------12--------------11/12-------12---- D |----x-x-x-11/12-12-14----14-----x-x-x-11/12-12-14----14- A |-------------------------------------------------------- E |-0---------------------------0-------------------------- E |-------------------------------------| B |----------------------12-------------| G |----------11/12-------12-----14---16-| D |----x-x-x-11/12-12-14----14--14---16-| A |-----------------------------12---14-| E |-0-----------------------------------| CHORUS 2: E |--------------------------------0--------------0- B |---12-10--9--7--7---------------5--5-----5-----5- G |-9-----9--9--9--8--6--6/86--4-------4-4---4-4--- D |------------------------------------------------- A |------------------------------------------------- E |------------------------------------------------- E |--------------------------------0---------------------------------| B |---12-10--9--7--7---------------5--5-----5-----5/7----------------| G |-9-----9--9--9--8--6--6/86--4-------4-4---4-4-----4----5---7--14-| D |-----------------------------------------------------2--5---7--14-| A |--------------------------------------------------------3---5--12-| E |------------------------------------------------------------------| SOLO 1: E |------------------------------------------------------------------- B |--14b16--14b16--14b16--14b16--14b16--14b16r14---------------------- G |--14b16--14b16--14b16--14b16--14b16--14b16r14-12----12-14-12----12- D |-------------------------------------------------14----------14---- A |------------------------------------------------------------------- E |------------------------------------------------------------------- E |------------------------------------------------------------------- B |------------------------------------------------------------------- G |-------------------------12-12-9----9------------------------------ D |--14-12----12-14--12--14---------12---12-9-9-------12-12-14-14-12-- A |--------14-----------------------------------12/13----------------- E |------------------------------------------------------------------- E |--------------------------------------| B |--12-12-12-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-15b17~| G |--12-12-12-14-14-14-14-12-12-12-------| D |--------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------| E |--------------------------------------| CHORUS 3: E |--------------------------------0--------------0- B |---12-10--9--7--7---------------5--5-----5-----5- G |-9-----9--9--9--8--6--6/86--4-------4-4---4-4--- D |------------------------------------------------- A |------------------------------------------------- E |------------------------------------------------- E |--------------------------------0----------------------| B |---12-10--9--7--7---------------5--5-----5-----5/7-----| G |-9-----9--9--9--8--6--6/86--4-------4-4---4-4-----4---| D |-----------------------------------------------------2-| A |-------------------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------| SOLO 2: Repeat 2x E |---------------------------------------------12-14-16-14-12-- B |o--------------------------12-12-14-14-16-16----------------- G |---9-9-9-11-11-13-13-14-14----------------------------------- D |------------------------------------------------------------- A |o------------------------------------------------------------ E |------------------------------------------------------------- E |--12-14-16-14-12-16-14-12-16-14-12-16-14-12-12---| B |------------------------------------------------o| G |-------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------------o| E |-------------------------------------------------| E |---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- B |--12-12-12-10-10-10-12-12-12-10-10-10-9-9-10-10-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9- G |------------------------------------------------------------------ D |------------------------------------------------------------------ A |------------------------------------------------------------------ E |------------------------------------------------------------------ E |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--- B |--7-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--- G |---------------------------------------------------------------- D |---------------------------------------------------------------- A |---------------------------------------------------------------- E |---------------------------------------------------------------- E |--0-2-4-2-0-4-2-0-4-2-0-4-2-0-4-2-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-- B |-------------------------------------4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-- G |------------------------------------------------------ D |------------------------------------------------------ A |------------------------------------------------------ E |------------------------------------------------------ E |----------------------------------------------------- B |--2-0-0-0-2-0-0-4-0-0-2-0-0-4-0-0-2-0-0-0------------ G |------------------------------------------1---2-1-1-- D |------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-- A |----------------------------------------------------- E |----------------------------------------------------- E |--14-14-14----12-12-16-16-16-12-12-14-12-12-12-12----| B |--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----| G |-----------------------------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------------------------| E |-----------------------------------------------------| ...................................................................... GUITAR 2 Tuning (low to high): EBEG#BE A slide is used for this part. INTRO: E |------------------------------------------- B |------------------------------------------- G#|------------------------------------------- E |--5-7-x-x-x-x-3-0-----0----5-7-x-x-x-x-3--- B |------------------------------------------- E |------------------0-0---------------------- E |-------------------------------------------------- B |-------------------------------------------------- G#|-------------------------------------------------- E |--5-7-x-x-x-x-3-0-----0----5-7-x-x-3-0-3-0-----0-- B |-------------------------------------------------- E |------------------0-0----------------------0-0---- E |---------------------------------------------- B |---------------------------------------------- G#|---------------------------------------------- E |--5-7-5-3-5-0-3-0---0---5-7-5-3-5-0-3-0---0--- B |---------------------------------------------- E |------------------x---------------------x----- E |------------------------------------------| B |------------------------------------------| G#|------------------------------------------| E |--5-7-5-3-5-0-3-0---0---5-7-5-3-5-0-0-3---| B |------------------------------------------| E |------------------x-----------------------| VERSE 1: E |--/12--10--8-------0----/12--10--8----------------------- B |--/12--10--8-------0----/12--10--8----------------------- G#|--/12--10--8-------0----/12--10--8----------------------- E |------------------------------------------------3-5--x-x-3-5- B |------------------------------------------------------------- E |-----------------/-0-----------------------/--0-------------- E |-----------------------------------------------5-5--5-7-7-7--| B |-----------------------------------------------5-5--5-7-7-7--| G#|-----------------------------------------------5-5--5-7-7-7--| E |-------x-x-3-5--x-x----------3-5--x-x-3-5------5-5--5-7-7-7--| B |--------------------3-3b4----------------------5-5--5-7-7-7--| E |--3-----------------3-3-------------------3-0--5-5--5-7-7-7--| CHORUS 1: E |----------------------------------------------------------- B |--12-12-12--------12-12-12-14-12------12-12-12------------- G#|-----------8-8-8-----------------12------------8-10-8-10--- E |----------------------------------------------------------- B |----------------------------------------------------------- E |----------------------------------------------------------- E |----------------------------------------------------------- B |--12-12-12-14-12------12-12-12--------12-12-12-14-12------- G#|-----------------12------------8-8-8-----------------12---- E |----------------------------------------------------------- B |----------------------------------------------------------- E |----------------------------------------------------------- E |-----------------------------------------------------/12----| B |--12-12-12--------12-12-12-14-12---------------------/12----| G#|-----------8-8-8-----------------12------------------/12----| E |----------------------------------------8--10--5------------| B |------------------------------------x-x-8--10--5------------| E |----------------------------------------8--10--5------------| VERSE 2: E |--/12--10--8-------0----/12--10--8----------------------- B |--/12--10--8-------0----/12--10--8----------------------- G#|--/12--10--8-------0----/12--10--8----------------------- E |------------------------------------------------3-5--x-x-3-5- B |------------------------------------------------------------- E |-----------------/-0-----------------------/--0-------------- E |-----------------------------------------------5-5--5-7-7-7--| B |-----------------------------------------------5-5--5-7-7-7--| G#|-----------------------------------------------5-5--5-7-7-7--| E |-------x-x-3-5--x-x----------3-5--x-x-3-5------5-5--5-7-7-7--| B |--------------------3-3b4----------------------5-5--5-7-7-7--| E |--3-----------------3-3-------------------3-0--5-5--5-7-7-7--| CHORUS 2: E |----------------------------------------------------------- B |--12-12-12--------12-12-12-14-12------12-12-12------------- G#|-----------8-8-8-----------------12------------8-10-8-10--- E |----------------------------------------------------------- B |----------------------------------------------------------- E |----------------------------------------------------------- E |----------------------------------------------------------- B |--12-12-12-14-12------12-12-12--------12-12-12-14-12------- G#|-----------------12------------8-8-8-----------------12---- E |----------------------------------------------------------- B |----------------------------------------------------------- E |----------------------------------------------------------- E |-----------------------------------------------5-----| B |--12-12-12--------12-12-12-14-12---------------5-----| G#|-----------8-8-8-----------------12------------------| E |----------------------------------------8--10--------| B |------------------------------------x-x-8--10--------| E |----------------------------------------8--10--------| SOLO 1: E |---------------------------------------------------------------- B |---------------------------------------------------------------- G#|-------------------------/7--5/75------------------------------ E |--/5--/5--/5-/5--/5--/5--/7--5/75--53-0-53-0-53-53-0-53-0- B |--/5--/5--/5-/5--/5--/5--/7--5/75--53-0-53-0-53-53-0-53-0- E |--/5--/5--/5-/5--/5--/5--/7--5/75--53-0-53-0-53-53-0-53-0- E |---------------------12---| B |------------------12------| G#|--------------/12---------| E |-3-0-/7---5---------------| B |-3-0-/7---5---------------| E |-3-0-/7---5---------------| CHORUS 3: E |----------------------------------------------------------- B |--12-12-12--------12-12-12-14-12------12-12-12------------- G#|-----------8-8-8-----------------12------------8-10-8-10--- E |----------------------------------------------------------- B |----------------------------------------------------------- E |----------------------------------------------------------- E |-------------------------------------------------------------- B |--12-12-12-14-12------12-12-12-----------12-12-12-14-12------- G#|-----------------12------------8-10-8-10----------------12---- E |-------------------------------------------------------------- B |-------------------------------------------------------------- E |-------------------------------------------------------------- E |----------------------------------------| B |--12-12-12------------12-12-12-14-12----| G#|-----------8-10-8-10-----------------12-| E |----------------------------------------| B |----------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------| SOLO 2: E |----------------------------------------------------------- B |--------------------12-12-12------------12-12-12-14-12----- G#|--10--8--7-5--3--3-----------8-10-8-10-----------------12-- E |----------------------------------------------------------- B |----------------------------------------------------------- E |----------------------------------------------------------- E |----------------------------------------------------------- B |--------------------12-12-12------------12-12-12-14-12----- G#|--10--8--7-5--3--3-----------8-10-8-10-----------------12-- E |----------------------------------------------------------- B |----------------------------------------------------------- E |----------------------------------------------------------- E |-------------------------------------------------------- B |------------------------------------12-12-12------------ G#|--10--8--7-5--3--3-5--3--3-5--3--3-----------8-10-8-10-- E |-------------------------------------------------------- B |-------------------------------------------------------- E |-------------------------------------------------------- E |----------------------------------------------------------------| B |--12-12-12-14-12-----------------------12-12-12-12/14-12/14-12--| G#|-----------------12--10--8--7-5--3--3------------------------0--| E |----------------------------------------------------------------| B |----------------------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------------------|
