• Song:

    Paper Plane

  • Artist:

    Status Quo

  • Album:

    Pictures 40 Years Of Hi...

Status Quo
Paper Plane
this is probibaly the only full paper plane tab you can find, all of the rest are just the solo


Intro (Francis)
  + 4 +  1   2  + 3 + 4  +
E|------|------------------|-----------------| While you play Bb you're
B|------|------------------|-----------------| in the sixt position. To
G|------|------------------|-----------------| play the descending riff
D|------|------------------|-----------------| you just shift your 
A|6-5---|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8-8-10-8-8-6-5---| left-hand to the fifth
E|----8-|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-----8-| position and start with
  u du (xx0231@1) d (xx0231@1) d (xx0231@1)d (xx0231@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">d d (xx0231@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">d  d (xx0231@1)d (xx0231@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">d d (xx0231@1)d (xx0231@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">d u du (xx0231@1)  with your middle-finger,
                                               then your indexfinger, 
                                               your pinky and from there
   3x                                          you shift to the Bb5E||-------------------|------------------|| (x133xx@1)   again in sixth position 
B||*------------------|-----------------*||   
G||-------------------|------------------||
D||-------------------|------------------||
A||*8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8-8-10-8-8-6-5---*||
E||-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-----8--||


Francis' backing for the verse:

E|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
E|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|

E|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|
A|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8-8-10-8-8-6-5---|
E|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-----8-|

E|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
E|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|

E|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
E|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|

E|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
A|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|
E|------------------|------------------|

E|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|
D|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8-8-10-8-8-------|
A|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-6-5---|
E|------------------|---------------8-|

E|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
E|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|

E|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
E|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|

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

E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|8-----------------------|------------------------|
A|6-----------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|

E|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
E|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|

E|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------|-----------------|
A|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8-8-10-8-8-6-5---|
E|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-----8-|

After the first verse - repeat the last two bars twice.
After the second and third verse - replace the last bar by:

E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--10-10-10-10-10-10---|
A|8-8--8--8--8--8--8----|
E|6---------------------|





"Chordsolo" (Francis)

This solo excists of chords with the 'D-shape' and the 'E-shape'.
To experience what I mean just grab a D-chord in second position
and shift it to the tenth position. Now you have a Bb-chord.
Only the three top-strings of these chords are used. I wrote the
beats above the first two bars (as I often do) so you can read the
rhythm. The first chord begins with a slide but a very quick one.
It's called an appoggiatura. The Dutch word for it means something
like forebeat and sounds not so sophisticated. It means that you have
to play a very short note and that the time for it is taken from the 
next note. Just don't play it as a quaver but as a small part of a
quaver. If this isn't clear just let me talk nonsense and listen
carefully to the record to hear what I mean. 

  1     +  2  +  3  +  4  +   1  +  2  +  3  +  4
E|-9/10-10-10--9-10-10-10--9-|10-10-10-10-10--9-8---|
B|10/11-11-11-10-11-11-11-10-|11-11-11-11-11-10-9---|
G|-9/10-10-10--9-10-10-10--9-|10-10-10-10-10--9-8---|
D|---------------------------|----------------------|
A|---------------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------|


E|5/6-6-6-5-6-6-6-5-|6-6-6-5-6-6-6---|
B|5/6-6-6-5-6-6-6-5-|6-6-6-5-6-6-6---|
G|6/7-7-7-6-7-7-7-6-|7-7-7-6-7-7-7---|
D|------------------|----------------|
A|------------------|----------------|
E|------------------|----------------|


E|-9/10-10-10--9-10-10-10--9-|10-10-10-10-10--9-8---|
B|10/11-11-11-10-11-11-11-10-|11-11-11-11-11-10-9---|
G|-9/10-10-10--9-10-10-10--9-|10-10-10-10-10--9-8---|
D|---------------------------|----------------------|
A|---------------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------|


E|5/6-6-6-5-6-6-6-5-|6-6-6-5-6-6-6---|
B|5/6-6-6-5-6-6-6-5-|6-6-6-5-6-6-6---|
G|6/7-7-7-6-7-7-7-6-|7-7-7-6-7-7-7---|
D|------------------|----------------|
A|------------------|----------------|
E|------------------|----------------|


E|14/15-15-15-14-15-15-15-14-|15-15-15-15-15-14-13---|
B|15/16-16-16-15-16-16-16-15-|16-16-16-16-16-15-14---|
G|14/15-15-15-14-15-15-15-14-|15-15-15-15-15-14-13---|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------|

E|10/11-11-11-10-11-11-11-10-|11-11-11-10-11-11-11---|
B|10/11-11-11-10-11-11-11-10-|11-11-11-10-11-11-11---|
G|11/12-12-12-11-12-12-12-11-|12-12-12-11-12-12-12---|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------|

E|-9/10-10-10--9-10-10-10--9-|10-10-10-10-10--9-8---|
B|10/11-11-11-10-11-11-11-10-|11-11-11-11-11-10-9---|
G|-9/10-10-10--9-10-10-10--9-|10-10-10-10-10--9-8---|
D|---------------------------|----------------------|
A|---------------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------|

E|5/6-6-6-5-6-6-6-5-|6-6-6-5-6-6-6---|
B|5/6-6-6-5-6-6-6-5-|6-6-6-5-6-6-6---|
G|6/7-7-7-6-7-7-7-6-|7-7-7-6-7-7-7---|
D|------------------|----------------|
A|------------------|----------------|
E|------------------|----------------|

E|-----------------------|--------------------|
B|-----------------------|--------------------|
G|10-10-10-10-10---------|--------------------|
D|10-10-10-10-10---19-19-|19-19-18-17---------|
A|8--8--8--8--8----20-20-|20-20-19-18---------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------|

E|------------------|--------------------|
B|------------------|--------------------|
G|8-8-8-8-8---------|--------------------|
D|8-8-8-8-8---17-17-|17-17-16-15---------|
A|6-6-6-6-6---18-18-|18-18-17-16---------|
E|------------------|--------------------|


E|-9/10-10-10--9-10-10-10--9-|10-10-10-10-10--9-8---|
B|10/11-11-11-10-11-11-11-10-|11-11-11-11-11-10-9---|
G|-9/10-10-10--9-10-10-10--9-|10-10-10-10-10--9-8---|
D|---------------------------|----------------------|
A|---------------------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------|

E|5/6-6-6-5-6-6-6-6-|6----------------------|
B|5/6-6-6-5-6-6-6-6-|6----------------------|
G|6/7-7-7-6-7-7-7-7-|7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
D|------------------|--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
A|------------------|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|------------------|-----------------------|


Intro (Rick)

E|----6-----------|----------------|----6-----------|----------------|
B|----6-----------|----------------|----6-----------|----------------|
G|----7-----------|----------------|----7-----------|----------------|
D|----6-----------|----------------|----6-----------|----------------|
A|8---8-----------|----------------|8---8-----------|----------------|
E|6---6-----------|----------------|6---6-----------|----------------|

E|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|
G|7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|7-7-7--7---------|
D|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6---------|
A|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8-8-10-8---------|
E|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6---------|
  d (xx0231@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">d d (xx0231@1)d (xx0231@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">d d (xx0231@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">d  d (xx0231@1)d (xx0231@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">d d (xx0231@1)d (xx0231@1)
E|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|
G|7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|7-7-7--7---------|
D|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6---------|
A|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8-8-10-8---------|
E|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6---------|

Backing for the verse (Rick's part):

E|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|
D|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|
A|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
E|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|
    
E|--6----6----------|--6----6----------|  These two bars represent
B|--6----6----------|--6----6----------|  an important aspect of
G|7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|  Rick's Rhyhtm playing. Try to
D|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|  master it. Never asked why
A|8---10---8-8-10-8-|8---10---8-8-10-8-|  Rick always grabbed the whole
E|6---6----6-6-6--6-|6---6----6-6-6--6-|  bar-chord to play a boogie-
  du (xx0231@1)d (xx0231@1)u d (xx0231@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">d d (xx0231@1)d (xx0231@1)du (xx0231@1)d (xx0231@1)u d (xx0231@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">d d (xx0231@1)d (xx0231@1)  backing? I've never seen any-
                                          body else doing it. Let the
E|------------------|------------------|  high notes ring.
B|------------------|------------------|
G|7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|
D|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|
A|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
E|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|
    
E|--6----6----------|--6----6----------|
B|--6----6----------|--6----6----------|
G|7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|
D|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|
A|8---10---8-8-10-8-|8---10---8-8-10-8-|
E|6---6----6-6-6--6-|6---6----6-6-6--6-|

E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A|13-13-15-13-13-13-15-13-|13-13-15-13-16-13-15-13-|
E|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|

E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A|13-13-15-13-13-13-15-13-|13-13-15-13-16-13-15-13-|
E|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|

E|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|
D|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|
A|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
E|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|
    
E|--6----6----------|--6----6----------|
B|--6----6----------|--6----6----------|
G|7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|
D|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|
A|8---10---8-8-10-8-|8---10---8-8-10-8-|
E|6---6----6-6-6--6-|6---6----6-6-6--6-|

E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
A|15-15-17-15-15-15-17-15-|15-15-17-15-18-15-17-15-|
E|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|

E|11----------------------|------------------------|
B|11----------------------|------------------------|
G|12----------------------|------------------------|
D|11----------------------|------------------------|
A|13----------------------|------------------------|
E|11----------------------|------------------------|

E|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|                                          
D|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|                                          
A|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
E|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|

E|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-|
D|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|
A|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|8-8-10-8-8-8-10-8-|
E|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-|

After the first verse - repeat the last four bars.
After the second and third verse - replace the last bar by:

E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|7-14-14-14-14-14-14---|
D|6-13-13-13-13-13-13---|
A|8-15-15-15-15-15-15---|
E|6-13-13-13-13-13-13---|

Backing for the "chordsolo" (Rick):
    1   + 2  + 3   + 4  +
E||------------------------||
B||*----------------------*||
G||-6/7-7-7--7-6/7-7-7--7--||  8x
D||-5/6-6-6--6-5/6-6-6--6--||
A||*7/8-8-10-8-7/8-8-10-8-*||
E||-5/6-6-6--6-5/6-6-6--6--||

    1     +  2  +  3     +  4  +
E||--------------------------------||
B||*------------------------------*||
G||-11/12-12-12-12-11/12-12-12-12--||  4x
D||-10/11-11-11-11-10/11-11-11-11--||
A||*12/13-13-15-13-12/13-13-15-13-*||
E||-10/11-11-11-11-10/11-11-11-11--||


    1   + 2  + 3   + 4  +
E||------------------------||
B||*----------------------*||
G||-6/7-7-7--7-6/7-7-7--7--||  4x
D||-5/6-6-6--6-5/6-6-6--6--||
A||*7/8-8-10-8-7/8-8-10-8-*||
E||-5/6-6-6--6-5/6-6-6--6--||




E|---------------------|----------------|
B|---------------------|----------------|
G|14-14-14-14-14-------|----------------|
D|13-13-13-13-13-------|----------------|
A|15-15-15-15-15-------|----------------|
E|13-13-13-13-13-------|----------------|


E|---------------------|----------------|
B|---------------------|----------------|
G|12-12-12-12-12-------|----------------|
D|11-11-11-11-11-------|----------------|
A|13-13-13-13-13-------|----------------|
E|11-11-11-11-11-------|----------------|


    1   + 2  + 3   + 4  +
E||------------------------||
B||*----------------------*||
G||-6/7-7-7--7-6/7-7-7--7--||  3x
D||-5/6-6-6--6-5/6-6-6--6--||
A||*7/8-8-10-8-7/8-8-10-8-*||
E||-5/6-6-6--6-5/6-6-6--6--||


E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|7-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
D|6-13-13-13-13-13-13---|
A|8-15-15-15-15-15-15---|
E|6-13-13-13-13-13-13---|

Do you have any questions or suggestions? Sent an e-mail to:
robert.rossen@icu.nl

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