Status Quo – Paper Plane (Guitar Tab)
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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 d u d d d d d d d d d d d d u d u with your middle-finger, then your indexfinger, your pinky and from there 3x you shift to the Bb5 E||-------------------|------------------|| 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 d d d d d d d d d d d 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-
d u d u d d d d d u d u d d d d 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---|
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