The Paper Kites – Never Heard A Sound (Guitar Solo Tab)

Capo 2 Video Lesson
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Chords

[OPENING]
    C       C/B     Am              F
e |----------------------------------------------------------------- r|
B |-----1-------1-------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1----- e|
G |-----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--- p|
D |-------2-------0-------2-------2-------3-------3-------3-------3- e|
A |-3-------0h2-----0-----------------------3---------------3------- a|
E |-------------------------0-------1---------------1--------------- t|

[VERSE 1]
    C       C/G     C       **      G               F               Am
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----1-----1---------1---------------0-----0---------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1-----|
G |-----0-------0-------0-----0---0-----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
D |-------2-------2-------2---------------0-------0-------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-------2-|
A |-3---------------3-------3---0-----------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E |---------3-----------------------3-------3-------1-------1---------------------------------------|
                            Bring me up                     w/ your loving
** Sam Bentley plays little ascending and descending riffs as transitions between chords (normally G to C). I have denoted these with the asterisks. You can also cut out these riffs (intermittently or all together) and just pick through the chord descending through the strings (ie: B->G->D).
    Dm              G       **      C       C/G     F
e |-----1-----1---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----3-------3-------0---------------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1-----|
G |-------2-------2-----0-----0---0-----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
D |-0-------0-------------0---------------2-------2-------3-------3-------3-------3-|
A |-------------------------0---2---3-----------------------3---------------3-------|
E |-----------------3-----------------------3-------1---------------1---------------|
        It's been a long       time waiting   I     know

    G       **      C               G               Am
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----0---------------1-----1---------0-------0-------1-----1-----|
G |-----0-----0---0-----0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2---|
D |-------0---------------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2-|
A |---------0---2---3-------------------------------0-------0-------|
E |-3-----------------------3-------3-------0h3---------------------|
    Keep    in  my  eyes,           still   by-and-by       No  I ..

    F               C               G               Am
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----1-----1---------1-----1---------0-----0---------1-----1-----|
G |-----2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2---|
D |-------3-------3-------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2-|
A |-----------------3-------3-----------------------0-------0-------|
E |-1-------1-----------------------3-------3-----------------------|
 .. never   heard a sound           Never   heard a song

    Am              F               C               G       **
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1---------0-----------|
G |-----2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-----0---0-|
D |-------2-------2-------3-------3-------2-------2-------0---------|
A |-0-------0-----------------------3-------3---------------0---2---|
E |-----------------1-------1-----------------------3---------------|
            I said  'mmm'                           all     the day ..

[INTERLUDE 1] -- SAME AS OPENING
    C       C/B     Am              F
e |----------------------------------------------------------------- r|
B |-----1-------1-------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1----- e|
G |-----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--- p|
D |-------2-------0-------2-------2-------3-------3-------3-------3- e|
A |-3-------0h2-----0-----------------------3---------------3------- a|
E |-------------------------0-------1---------------1--------------- t|
 .. long

[VERSE 2] -- SAME AS VERSE 1
    C       C/G     C       **      G                 F               Am
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----1-----1---------1---------------0-----0---------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1-----|
G |-----0-------0-------0-----0---0-----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
D |-------2-------2-------2---------------0-------0-------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-------2-|
A |-3---------------3-------3---0-----------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E |---------3-----------------------3-------3-------1-------1---------------------------------------|
                            Tell me how                     do I    answer?

    Dm              G       **      C       C/G     F
e |-----1-----1---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----3-------3-------0---------------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1-----|
G |-------2-------2-----0-----0---0-----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
D |-0-------0-------------0---------------2-------2-------3-------3-------3-------3-|
A |-------------------------0---2---3-----------------------3---------------3-------|
E |-----------------3-----------------------3-------1---------------1---------------|
            Walk the green      line right  to your door

    G       **      C               G               Am
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----0---------------1-----1---------0-------0-------1-----1-----|
G |-----0-----0---0-----0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2---|
D |-------0---------------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2-|
A |---------0---2---3-------------------------------0-------0-------|
E |-3-----------------------3-------3-------0h3---------------------|
    May-    be  w/  age             comes   better  days    Will we ..

    F               C               G               Am
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----1-----1---------1-----1---------0-----0---------1-----1-----|
G |-----2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2---|
D |-------3-------3-------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2-|
A |-----------------3-------3-----------------------0-------0-------|
E |-1-------1-----------------------3-------3-----------------------|
 .. ever  know it's right?          Ever  feel it's wrong

    Am              F               C               G       **
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1---------0-----------|
G |-----2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-----0---0-|
D |-------2-------2-------3-------3-------2-------2-------0---------|
A |-0-------0-----------------------3-------3---------------0---2---|
E |-----------------1-------1-----------------------3---------------|
            I said  'mmm'                           all     the day ..

[INTERLUDE 2 / SOLO]
    C       C/B     Am              F
e |----------------------------------------------------------------- r|
B |-----1-------1-------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1----- e|
G |-----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--- p|
D |-------2-------0-------2-------2-------3-------3-------3-------3- e|
A |-3-------0h2-----0-----------------------3---------------3------- a|
E |-------------------------0-------1---------------1--------------- t|
 .. long

    G
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----|
G |-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|

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

    C               F               C               F               G
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1---------0-----0---------0-----------|
G |-----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-----0---0-|
D |-------2-------2-------3-------3-------2-------2-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0---------|
A |-3-------3-----------------------3-------3-----------------------------------------------0---2---|
E |-----------------1-------1-----------------------1-------1-------3-------3-------3---------------|

    C       C/B     Am              F
e |----------------------------------------------------------------- r|
B |-----1-------1-------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1----- e|
G |-----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--- p|
D |-------2-------2-------2-------2-------3-------3-------3-------3- e|
A |-3-------0h2-----0-----------------------3---------------3------- a|
E |-------------------------0-------1---------------1--------------- t|

[VERSE 3] -- SAME AS VERSE 1
    C       C/G     C       **      G               F               Am
e |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----1-----1---------1---------------0-----0---------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1-----|
G |-----0-------0-------0-----0---0-----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
D |-------2-------2-------2---------------0-------0-------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-------2-|
A |-3---------------3-------3---0-----------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E |---------3-----------------------3-------3-------1-------1---------------------------------------|
                            Will it grow                    is it passing?

    Dm              G       **      C       C/G     F
e |-----1-----1---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----3-------3-------0---------------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1-----|
G |-------2-------2-----0-----0---0-----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
D |-0-------0-------------0---------------2-------2-------3-------3-------3-------3-|
A |-------------------------0---2---3-----------------------3---------------3-------|
E |-----------------3-----------------------3-------1---------------1---------------|
            Hard to say         and hard to ignore

    G       **      C               G               Am
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----0---------------1-----1---------0-------0-------1-----1-----|
G |-----0-----0---0-----0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2---|
D |-------0---------------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2-|
A |---------0---2---3-------------------------------0-------0-------|
E |-3-----------------------3-------3-------0h3---------------------|
    Still   you I   find,           most    of the  time    And you're ..

    F               C               G               Am
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----1-----1---------1-----1---------0-----0---------1-----1-----|
G |-----2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------2-------2---|
D |-------3-------3-------2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2-|
A |-----------------3-------3-----------------------0-------0-------|
E |-1-------1-----------------------3-------3-----------------------|
 .. rolling in my   head            Rolling in my   song

    Am              F               C               G       **
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1---------0-----------|
G |-----2-------2-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-----0---0-|
D |-------2-------2-------3-------3-------2-------2-------0---------|
A |-0-------0-----------------------3-------3---------------0---2---|
E |-----------------1-------1-----------------------3---------------|
            I said  'mmm'                           all     the day ..

[OUTRO]
    C       C/B     Am              F
e |----------------------------------------------------------------- r|
B |-----1-------1-------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1----- e|
G |-----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--- p|
D |-------2-------0-------2-------2-------3-------3-------3-------3- e|
A |-3-------0h2-----0-----------------------3---------------3------- a|
E |-------------------------0-------1---------------1--------------- t|
 .. long

    C       C/B     Am              Am/G           Am/F#
e |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----1-------1-------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1-----|
G |-----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
D |-------2-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-|
A |-3-------0h2-----0-------0---------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------3-------3-------2-------2-------|

    Am/F
e |----------------- r|
B |-----1-----1----- e|
G |-----2-------2--- p|
D |-------2-------2- e|
A |----------------- a|
E |-1-------1------- t|
[BONUS] Sam Bentley plays the guitar only throughout the song. The guitar is tuned down a half step on each string with a capo on the 5th fret. You can create the same sound in standard tuning with the capo on the 4th fret. The song is played the exact same way except for the solo, which is added below:
    C       C/B     Am              F
e |----------------------------------------------------------------- r|
B |-----1-------1-------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1----- e|
G |-----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--- p|
D |-------2-------0-------2-------2-------3-------3-------3-------3- e|
A |-3-------0h2-----0-----------------------3---------------3------- a|
E |-------------------------0-------1---------------1--------------- t|
 .. long

    G
e |-----------------------3-----------------------------------------|
B |-----0-----0-----0h1-----1---1p0-----0-----0---------0-----0-----|
G |-----0-------0---0---------0---------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D |-------0-------0-----0-----------------0-------0-------0-------0-|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-3-------3-----------------------3-------3-------3-------3-------|

    G
e |-----------------------3-----------------------------------------|
B |-----0-----0-----0h1-----1---1p0-----0-----0---------0-----------|
G |-----0-------0---0---------0---------0-------0-------0-----0---0-|
D |-------0-------0-----0-----------------0-------0-------0---------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------0---2---|
E |-3-------3-----------------------3-------3-------3---------------|

    C               F               C               F               G
e |-----------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------------------------------------|
B |-----1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------0-----0---------0-----------|
G |-----0---------0-----2---------2-----0---------0-----2---------2-----0-------0-------0-----0---0-|
D |-------2---------------3---------------2---------------3---------------0-------0-------0---------|
A |-3-------3-----------------------3-------3-----------------------------------------------0---2---|
E |-----------------1-------1-----------------------1-------1-------3-------3-------3---------------|

    C       C/B     Am              F
e |----------------------------------------------------------------- r|
B |-----1-------1-------1-----1---------1-----1---------1-----1----- e|
G |-----0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--- p|
D |-------2-------2-------2-------2-------3-------3-------3-------3- e|
A |-3-------0h2-----0-----------------------3---------------3------- a|
E |-------------------------0-------1---------------1--------------- t|
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