• Song:

    Slice Paper Wrists

  • Artist:

    Poison The Well

  • Album:

    Opposite of December / ...

Song: Slice Paper Wrists
Artists: Poison the Well
Album: Distance Only Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Transcribed by:Tom Moore

Standard Tuning

INTRO A 
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|     
D-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|   
A-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E----------------------------------|  

INTRO B
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|    
G-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-3-3-2-2-3-3-2-2--|     
D-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0-1-1-0-0--|          
A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|    

FILL A
E--------------------------|
B--------3--0--------3--0--|    
G--------------------------|
D-----2-----------2--------|    
A---3-----------3----------|
E-0-----------0------------|    

LEAD 1
E--------------------------------------|
B-4-------4s7------7-6--7-9---4---4-5--|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|

RHYTHM 1
(Just the chords for the verse, not how many times)
E-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G-------------------------|
D-2---0---0------3--------|
A-2---2---0------3--------|
E-0---3---2------1--------|

BREAKDOWN
E---------------|
B---------------|
G---------------|
D-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
A-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
E-0-0--0-0-0-0--|

RIFF A 
(I think there's used some pedals in this)
E--9---9---9---9s10---|
B----9---9---9-9s10---|
G---------------------|
D---------------------|
A---------------------|
E---------------------|

RIFF B
E------------------|
B------------------|    
G------------------|
D------3--2--------|    
A-2-2--------2-2---|
E-0-0--------0-0---|    

RIFF C (in a weird rhythm)
"As I ask..."
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|    
G----------------------------------|
D----------------------------------|    
A-222222---222-----222222---222----|
E-000000---000-----000000---000----|    

RIFF D1     
"I remember the day..."				
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|     
G------------------------------------5-----5--|    
D--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-----5--|    
A--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----2--|
E---------------------------------------------|    

RIFF D2
"The sun went out..."
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|     
G------------------------------------5-----5--|    
D--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-----5--|    
A--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----5--|
E---------------------------------------------|    

Riff D3
"It halted all progression..."
E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|    
G--2---2-2-2--2-0---0-0-0--0---------------------------|    
D--2---2-2-2--2-2---2-2-2--2-3---3-3-3---3h5---5-5-5---|       
A--0---0-0-0--0h3---3-3-3--3-3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3-3---|
E------------------------------------------------------|    

Riff D4
E------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|    
G--2---2-2-2--2-0---0-0-0--0-5---5-5-5---5-------------|    
D--2---2-2-2--2-2---2-2-2--2-5---5-5-5---5-0---0-0-0---|       
A--0---0-0-0--0h3---3-3-3--3-3---3-3-3---3-2---2-2-2---|
E------------------------------------------------------|    

Outro Picking (without distortion)
E--------------------------------------5-----------|
B--------------------------------------------------|    
G--------0-------------0---------------------------|
D-----2----2------3------3------5-----5------------|    
A------2-----2-------3-----3------5-----5----------|
E--0-----------1--------------3-------------3------|    

Rhythm Outro
E----------------------|
B----------------------|    
G--7---8---4---6-------|
D--7---8---4---6-------|    
A--5---6---2---4-------|
E----------------------|    

Breakdown Outro
"sincerely yours.."
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-0-0-----|
D--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-0-0-----|  
A--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-2-2-2-2-----|
E--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------|
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