Status Quo
Paper Plane
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---|
E|6-13-13-13-13-13-13---|
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