XTC – Scissor Man (Guitar Tab)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Jonathan Apps Email:[email protected] INTRO:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-----4-----5-----4-----2-----4-----0-----4-------------------------------|
D|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-------------------------------|
D|-2-----------0-----------2-----------0--------0----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3----------------------------------|

CHORUS: ("Snipping snipping snipping...") Use all alternate picking here - makes it much easier.

Palm-mute this whole line, but not too much!
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7--4--5--4--2--4--0--4-----4-----4-----4-----4--7--4--5--4--2--4--0--4----|
D|-0--0--0--0--------------2-----0-----0-----0-----0--0--0--0----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Let notes ring in the rest of the chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----8-----8-----8-----8----------------------------------------------------|
G|----8-----8-----8-----8-----------Repeat line 1----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------8-----6-----8-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------2-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1-----------3--------0--0--0--0--0----------------------------------|
G|----1-----------2-----------0--0--0--0--0----------------------------------|
D|-1--------1--0--------------5--4--5--4--5----------------------------------|
A|----------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------3--3--3--3--3-----3--------------------3--3--3--3--3----|
B|-------------------3--5--3--3--3-----3-----0--0--0--0-----3--5--3--3--3----|
G|----------------------------4--4-----------0--0--0--0--------------4--4----|
D|-0--Repeat line 3--------------4-----------4--5--4--5-----------------4----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE: ("So be good, and never poison people...")

e|--------------------------------------------------------------3------------|
B|-------3--------------------3------------3--------------------3------------|
G|----4--2--2--4--2--4--2--4--2---------4--2--2--4--2------------------------|
D|-5--4--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------5--4--0--0--0--0------------------------|
A|-5--2------------------------------5--2--------------2--0------------------|
E|-3---------------------------------3-----------------------3---------------|

MIDDLE 8: ("All self-made bad boys...")

e|-----------------------------------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------|
B|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10----------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------|
G|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10----------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9------------|
D|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                 slide up to 14 and 17 notes
e|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------1--1--1--1-----------13------17-----------|
B|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------1--1--1--1--------------------------------|
G|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------2--2--2--2------14-------17---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------/--------/-----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------/--------/------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------9---9---9---9---9---9---9------5--7--5---------------------|
B|----------------10--10--10--10--10--10--10-----5--5--5--5--7---------------|
G|----------------9---9---9---9---9---9---9---------------6--7---------------|
D|-Repeat line 1-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-5--7--5-------------5--7--5----------------------------10-----------------|
B|-5--5--5--5--7-------5--5--5--5--7------------------11---------------------|
G|----------6--7----------------6--7---------------9-------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------0--10----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|