Def Leppard – Paper Sun (Guitar Solo Tab)

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tabbed by jjhand [Intro]
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-3----1h3p1p0--1--3----4--|----3--3------------------|
G|-0----0--------0--0----0--|----0--0------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-3----1h3p1p0--1--3----1--|----0--0------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-3----3--------3--3----3--|----0--0------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[Intro Riff 2]
   Rhythm
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-4-----------------------|
G|-------------------------|-3----------5------------|
D|-5-----------3-----------|-1----------5------------|  play 4x
A|-5-----------3-----------|------------3------------|
E|-3-----------1-----------|-------------------------|

   Lead                 let last notes ring
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7b8r7b8-----7---5-------|-------------------------|  play 2x
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------6b8r6-------6b8r6--|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----5-----------5--------|-------------------------|  play 2x
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Verse]
e|------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
B|-3--------------4-|----3--3-----------|-3----------------|--------------------|
G|-0--------------0-|----0--0-----------|----------------5-|-\4--4--------------| play 2x
D|------------------|-------------------|-3----------------|--------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|----------------6-|-\5--5--------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
[PreChorus]
e|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-3-----1--0--1--3-----4--|-------4------4------4------|-3-----1--0--1--3--------|
G|-0-----0--0--0--0-----3--|---3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-0-----0--0--0--0-----5--|
D|-------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------5--|
A|-------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------3--|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
                            PM * *    * *    * *    * *

e|----------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-3-----1--0--1--3-----4--|-------4------4------4------|
G|-------5------5------5------|-0-----0--0--0--0-----3--|---3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|
D|---5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
  PM * *    * *    * *    * *                            PM * *    * *    * *    * *
[Chorus]
   Rhythm
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-4-----------------------|
G|-------------------------|-3----------5------------|
D|-5-----------3-----------|-1----------5------------|  play 4x
A|-5-----------3-----------|------------3------------|
E|-3-----------1-----------|-------------------------|
|
 | Lead                 let notes ring
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7b8r7b8-----7---5---5---|-------------------------|  play 4x
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Verse 2]
e|------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
B|-3--------------4-|----3--3-----------|-3----------------|--------------------|
G|-0--------------0-|----0--0-----------|----------------5-|-\4--4--------------| play 2x
D|------------------|-------------------|-3----------------|--------------------|
A|------------------|-------------------|----------------6-|-\5--5--------------|
E|------------------|-------------------|------------------|--------------------|
[Verse 2 Overdub]
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------7N-|---12N~------------------|
D|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------7-----|
D|-5-----------------------|-5V--------------5---5---|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|----------------------7N-|---12N~------------------|
D|-5-----------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|--10V~~~~~~--------------|
B|-------------------------|---8V~~~~~~--------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[PreChorus 2]
e|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-3-----1--0--1--3-----4--|-------4------4------4------|-3-----1--0--1--3--------|
G|-0-----0--0--0--0-----3--|---3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-0-----0--0--0--0-----5--|
D|-------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------5--|
A|-------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------3--|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
                            PM * *    * *    * *    * *

e|----------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-3-----1--0--1--3-----4--|-------4------4------4------|
G|-------5------5------5------|-0-----0--0--0--0-----3--|---3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|
D|---5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
  PM * *    * *    * *    * *                            PM * *    * *    * *    * *
[Chorus 2]
   Rhythm
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-4-----------------------|
G|-------------------------|-3----------5------------|
D|-5-----------3-----------|-1----------5------------|  play 4x
A|-5-----------3-----------|------------3------------|
E|-3-----------1-----------|-------------------------|
|
 | Lead                 let notes ring
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7b8r7b8-----7---5---5---|-------------------------|  play 4x
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Bridge Riff 1]
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|---------------2---4---5---|
D|-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4-------|-4-4-4-4-------2---4---5---| play 2x
A|-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4-------|-4-4-4-4-------0---2---3---|
E|-2-2-2-2---4-5-2-2-2-2---4-5-|-2-2-2-2---4-5-------------|
            PM**           ***             ***

e|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4-------|---------------4---3---6---|
D|-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4-------|-4-4-4-4-------4---3---6---|
A|-2-2-2-2---3-5-2-2-2-2---3-5-|-4-4-4-4---3-5-2---1---4---|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|---------------6----5----4----2---4--6--|
D|-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4-------|-4-4-4-4-------6----5----4----2---4--6--|
A|-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4-------|-4-4-4-4-------4----3----2----0---2--4--|
E|-2-2-2-2---4-5-2-2-2-2---4-5-|-2-2-2-2---4-5--------------------------|
            PM**           ***             ***   6 beats in this bar
[Bridge Riff 2 Lead] play 2x
e|-------0-----------0-----|--------------------------|
B|-3--3-----3-----3-----3--|/8------------------------|
G|-------------1-----------|----9---------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------10--7--------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|

e|-------0-----------0-----|/8------------------------|
B|-3--3-----3-----3-----3--|----8---------------------|
G|-------------1-----------|-------9------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------7---------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|
[Bridge Riff 2 Rhythm] play 4x
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-3-----------------------|-------------3-3-3---3-3-|
G|-2-----------------------|-------------2-2-2---2-2-|
D|-0-----------------------|-------------0-0-0---0-0-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Solo 1]
e|-15~~~~~------------15----------|----15-----18b20------18p15---------------|
B|----------------------18-16-15~~|------18-15----------------18-16-18-15----|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------17-|
D|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-15-------------18--------16\15-|-15~-------------------------------------------|
G|----15-17-14-15-----------------|-----------------15h17p15-14-15-17-14-15-------|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------15-17-|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-18-17-18-17h18p17----17----------------------------|
B|-------------------18----18----15-18----15-18-------|
G|----------------------------17-------17-------14-15-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-18-----18p16p15h16--15h16p15----------------------|
G|-----------------------------17--15--17b18r-15--15-|
D|----------------------------------------------17---|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|-------18--18p16p15--15----18b20----------|
G|-17-15-------------17---15----------------|
D|---------------------------------17p15\12-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
G|-15-12-15-12--12-15-12-15-12--12-15-12--12---------------------0-|/12~~----|
D|------------15--------------15--------15--15-12-15-12-10-10b12r--|---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
[Solo Rhythm Part]
e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----5--5--5-------6--6--6-------5--5----|-----5--5--5-------3--3--3-------3--3----|
E|-----3--3--3-------3--3--3-------3--3----|-----3--3--3-------3--3--3-------3--3----|

e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----5--5--5-------6--6--6-------6--6----|-----5--5--5-------3--3--3-------5--5----|
E|-----3--3--3-------3--3--3-------3--3----|-----3--3--3-------3--3--3-------3--3----|

e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----5--5--5-------6--6--6-------5--5----|-----5--5--5-------3--3--3-------3--3----|
E|-----3--3--3-------3--3--3-------3--3----|-----3--3--3-------3--3--3-------3--3----|

e|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-----5--5--5-------6--6--6-------6--6----|-----5--5--5--------3----3----3---------|
E|-----3--3--3-------3--3--3-------3--3----|-----3--3--3--------3----3----3----1----|
[Final PreChorus]
e|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-3-----1--0--1--3-----4--|-------4------4------4------|-3-----1--0--1--3--------|
G|-0-----0--0--0--0-----3--|---3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|-0-----0--0--0--0-----5--|
D|-------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------5--|
A|-------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------3--|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
                            PM * *    * *    * *    * *

e|----------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-3-----1--0--1--3-----4--|-------4------4------4------|
G|-------5------5------5------|-0-----0--0--0--0-----3--|---3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|
D|---5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
  PM * *    * *    * *    * *                            PM * *    * *    * *    * *
[Final Chorus]
   Rhythm
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-4-----------------------|
G|-------------------------|-3----------5------------|
D|-5-----------3-----------|-1----------5------------|  play 4x
A|-5-----------3-----------|------------3------------|
E|-3-----------1-----------|-------------------------|
|
 | Lead                 let notes ring
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7b8r7b8-----7---5---5---|-------------------------|  play 4x
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Outro Solo Part 1] Slide occurs on last beat of Chorus
e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------6h7p6-------------------|-6---7---6---7--/9-------6---7--|
D|--------------9----------------|--------------------------------|
A|-----------------9~~~----------|--------------------------------|
E|-/15\--------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
B|-7---------------10--------------|-----------------10brb12~~~------|
G|-----7---6---7-------7---6---7---|-----7---6---7-------------------| continue
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| at part 2
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Outro Solo Part 1 Rhythm]
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0------|
D|----4-----4-----4-----4--|----4-----4-----4-----4---|  play 2x
A|-2-----------0-----------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-3-----------0------------|

[Outro Solo Part 2] 
e|----------10-12----10-12-13-13b15~~---|-13-12-----------------------------|
B|-13b15----------13--------------------|-------13---------13b15~~~~~\------|
G|--------------------------------------|----------12-10-9------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e|--------------------12-13-15-13-12-----12-13-15-13-12-----12-|
B|-13brb15~---------15--------------15-13--------------15-13---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-13-15-13-12-----12-13-13-12--------------------------20b22--|
B|------------15-13-----------15-13--22pbr20b22~~~~------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
[Outro Solo Part 2 Rhythm]
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3------|
G|----2-----2-----0-----0--|----0-----0-----0-----0---|
D|-0-----------------------|--------------------------|  play 2x
A|-------------3-----------|-1------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------3------------|
[Outro Solo Part 3]
e|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------8-11--------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-10b12-------10b12-10p8-10p8-7h8p7~---|-7---8---8PH---------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|--------------8------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-----------------10--------------|
E|--------------------------------------|---------------------10--11~~~\--|

e|-8--8--8--8--8----10-10-10h11-11-11-11-/13-13-|-13/15-15-15-15-15-18-15-18b20---18pb20~~--|
B|-8--8--8--8--8----11-11-11----11-11-11-/11-11-|-11/13-13-13-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
[Outro Solo Part 3 Rhythm]
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------3h4--------3----|-------1-----------1---|-------3h4--------3----|-------1----------1----|
G|----0----------0-------|----0----------0-------|----0----------0-------|----0----------0-------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-3----------1----------|-----------------------|-3----------1----------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-4----------1----------|-----------------------|-4----------4----------|
[Outro Solo Ending]
e|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-12h13p12---12------------12h13p12---12--15b17~~~-|-12h13p12---12------------12h13p12---12--15b17~~~-|
G|---------14----12-14--------------14--------------|---------14----12-14--------------14--------------|
D|--------------------15----------------------------|--------------------15----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-12h13p12--12-13-16-13p12--------12-13h16p13-12h13p12----------------|-------------------------------|
G|---------14--------------14-13h14--------------------14p13~~---------|-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--14~~~~-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------(12\)-----|-------------------------------|
[Outro Solo Ending Rhythm]
e|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|
B|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|
D|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|--------------------------------|
B|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|--------------------------------|
G|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|--------------------------------|
D|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-2------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
************************************ | (n) Ghost note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | > Accented note | t Tapping | b Bend | br Bend release | pb Pre-bend | pbr Pre-bend, then release | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | PM Palm mute | TR Trill | V Volume swell - note starts quiet and swells to loud | N Natural Harmonic | PH Pinch Harmonic ************************************