• Song:

    Paint Pastel Princess

  • Artist:

    Silverchair

  • Album:

    1999-08-12: Melbourne P...

Paint Pastel Princess

Transcribed by:
Denis Bourdon (e-mail: denis.bourdon@ensimag.imag.fr)

Alternative tuning; Open Db: Db-Ab-Db-Ab-Db-Db low to high
from standard tuning, from low to high:
* tune down the low E string to Db (3 half-steps down)
* tune down the A string to Ab (1 half-step down)
* tune down the D string to Db (1 half-step down)
* tune up the G string to Ab (1 half-step up)
* tune up the B string to Db (2 half-steps up)
* tune down the high E string to Db (3 half-steps down), so that the two strings are the same 

[0:00]
Db|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
Db|-----4-----5-----7-------7-------|-----4-----5-----7-----5-----5---|
Ab|---5----/7----/9-----9-----9---9-|---5----/7----/9-----4-----4---4-|
Db|-0-----0-----0-----0---0-----0---|-0-----0-----0-----0-------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
|-----4-----5-----7-------7-------|-----4-----5-----7-----5-----5---|
|---5----/7----/9-----9-----9---9-|---5----/7----/9-----4-----4---4-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0---0-----0---|-0-----0-----0-----0-------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|
|-----5-----5--------5-----5--------5-----5---|
|---4-----4---4----4-----4---4----4-----4---4-|
|-0--------------0--------------0-------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

[0:19]
  D5                                                  F5            E5
|-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--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-|-4--4--4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4--|--0---0--0---0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--|--8---8--8---8-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--|-10--10-10--10-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--|--8---8--8---8-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--|--------------------------------|
It's only self rejection
With a mean left

  D5                   D5-                            F5            E5
|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-6-|-6--6--6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--|--0---0--0---0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-|-4--4--4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4--|--0---0--0---0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--|--8---8--8---8-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--|-10--10-10--10-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--|--8---8--8---8-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--|--------------------------------|

  F5            G5
|--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--0--0--0--0-|-4--4--4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-|
|--8---8--8---8-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-|
|-10--10-10--10-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|
|--8---8--8---8-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|
|----------------------------------------|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|
Cold carbon copied coping
And it's mean theft
That's been left behind

[0:41]
   Acoustic (play eight times each chord)
         Bm       D          x4
   ||----0--------0----------||
   ||----0--------0----------||
   ||-o--2--------0--------o-||
(  ||-o--4--------0--------o-||
(  ||----2--------0----------||
(  ||-------------0----------||
(
(  Electric guitar           x4
(  ||------------------------||
(  ||------------------------||
(  ||-o--------------------o-||
   ||-o--------------------o-||
   ||----2-/4--5-------------||
   ||-------------0--2--4----||
Paint pastel princess
Bo and arapax
The shelves when they're broken
I'll beg you, beg you

[1:04]
|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
|-----4-----5-----7-------7-------|-----4-----5-----7-----5-----5---|
|---5----/7----/9-----9-----9---9-|---5----/7----/9-----4-----4---4-|
|-0-----0-----0-----0---0-----0---|-0-----0-----0-----0-------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[1:10]
  D5                       D5add4                     F5            E5
|-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--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-|-6--6--6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--|--0---0--0---0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--|--8---8--8---8-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--|-10--10-10--10-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--|--8---8--8---8-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--|--------------------------------|
Waste life when youth is sweeter, neater
Content with contents

  D5                       D5add4                     F5            E5
|-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--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-|-6--6--6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--|--0---0--0---0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-|-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--|--8---8--8---8-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--|-10--10-10--10-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--|--8---8--8---8-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--|--------------------------------|

  F5            G5
|--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--0--0--0--0-|-4--4--4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-|
|--8---8--8---8-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-|
|-10--10-10--10-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|
|--8---8--8---8-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|
|----------------------------------------|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-|
Cultures cringing at accents
And it's too tense, camp out

[1:33]
   Acoustic (play eight times each chord)
         Bm       D          x4
   ||----0--------0----------||
   ||----0--------0----------||
   ||-o--2--------0--------o-||
(  ||-o--4--------0--------o-||
(  ||----2--------0----------||
(  ||-------------0----------||
(
(  Electric guitar           x4
(  ||------------------------||
(  ||------------------------||
(  ||-o--------------------o-||
   ||-o--------------------o-||
   ||----2-/4--5-------------||
   ||-------------0--2--4----||
She tastes the candy
Sugarless, cancerous
Crave cocaine cop shows
I'll beg you, beg you

[1:55]
||----0-x-0-x-0--0-0--0-|-0-x-0-x-0--0-0--0----|| x4
||----4-x-7-x-9--9-9--9-|-9-x-7-x-5--5-5--5----||
||-o--5---5---7--7-7--7-|-7---5---4--4-4--4--o-||
||-o--0---0---0--0-0--0-|-0---0---0--0-0--0--o-||
||----------------------|----------------------||
||----------------------|----------------------||
But it's all the same to me (x4)

[2:18]
|-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-|-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-|
|-6--6--4-6--6--4-6-7-|-6--6--4-6--6--4-6-4-|
|-4--4--4-4--4--4-4-4-|-4--4--4-4--4--4-4-4-|
|-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---------------|
|-6--6--4-6--6--4-6-7-|-6--6---------------|
|-4--4--4-4--4--4-4-4-|-4--4---------------|
|-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-|-0--0--0-3-5-7--7-0-|
|---------------------|-------0-3-5-7--7-0-|
|---------------------|-------0-3-5-7--7-0-|
                              |->distortion on

[2:29]
      F G A   D                       x4 F G A F D
||----------------7-6-4--2-4-6-4-4----||-----------|
||------------------------------------||-----------|
||-o--------------------------------o-||-----------|
||-o--3-5-7-7-0---------------------o-||-3-5-7-3-0-|
||----3-5-7-7-0-----------------------||-3-5-7-3-0-|
||----3-5-7-7-0-----------------------||-3-5-7-3-0-|
                 |violin arranged|
                 |  for guitar   |

[2:46]
      D                 F G#F#D#D    x3 D             F G#F#D#
||-----------------------------------||-----------------------|
||-----------------------------------||-----------------------|
||-o-------------------------------o-||-----------------------|
||-o--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-3-6-4-1-0--o-||-0-0-0--0-0-0--3-6-4-1-|
||----0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-3-6-4-1-0----||-0-0-0--0-0-0--3-6-4-1-|
||----0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-3-6-4-1-0----||-0-0-0--0-0-0--3-6-4-1-|
      ***    ***    ***                 ***    ***              *:palm mute

[3:05]
||------------------------------------|-------------------------0----------|| x2
||--------4-----5-----7-------7-------|-----4-----5-----7-----5-----5------||
||-o----5----/7----/9-----9-----9---9-|---5----/7----/9-----4-----4---4--o-||
||-o--0-----0-----0-----0---0-----0---|-0-----0-----0-----0--------------o-||
||------------------------------------|------------------------------------||
||------------------------------------|------------------------------------||

[3:16]
||----0-x-0-x-0------|-0-x-0-x-0--0-0--0----|| x2
||----4-x-7-x-9------|-9-x-7-x-5--5-5--5----||
||-o--5---5---7------|-7---5---4--4-4--4--o-||
||-o--0---0---0--0-0-|-0---0---0--0-0--0--o-||
||---------------0-0-|----------------------||
||---------------0-0-|----------------------||

[3:25]                                         x4
||----0-x-0-x-0--0-0--0-|-0-x-0-x-0--0-0--0----||-0-|
||----4-x-7-x-9--9-9--9-|-9-x-7-x-5--5-5--5----||-5-| (keep this chord)
||-o--5---5---7--7-7--7-|-7---5---4--4-4--4--o-||-4-|
||-o--0---0---0--0-0--0-|-0---0---0--0-0--0--o-||-0-|
||----------------------|----------------------||---|
||----------------------|----------------------||---|
But it's all the same to me (x4)

[3:57]
   Acoustic (play eight times each chord)
         Bm       D          x4 B5
   ||----0--------0----------||---|
   ||----0--------0----------||---|
   ||-o--2--------0--------o-||-2-|
(  ||-o--4--------0--------o-||-4-|
(  ||----2--------0----------||-2-|
(  ||-------------0----------||---|
(
(  Electric guitar           x4
(  ||------------------------||---|
(  ||------------------------||---|
(  ||-o--------------------o-||---|
   ||-o--------------------o-||---|
   ||----2-/4--5-------------||-2-|
   ||-------------0--2--4----||---|
Paint pastel princess
Bo and arapax
The shelves when they're broken
I'll beg you, beg you
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