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Paper Aeroplane Tab

by Angus And Julia Stone


Paper Aeroplane
Written by Angus & Julia Stone
Corrected: November 2008

Much better then the previous version submitted.
Whole song is palm muted :)

BPM: 104
4/4

% = repeat

Tuning(Drop D#):

E
B
G
D
A
D#

INTRO:
    1 +2 +3 +4 +  1 +2 +3 +4 +  1 +2 +3 +4 +  1 +2 +3 +4 +  
E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D |----1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|
A |---2----22---|--22----22---|--2----------|-------------|
D#|-------------|-------------|---0----00---|--00----00---|

Main Riff:
    1 +2 +3 +4 +  1 +2 +3 +4 +  1 +2 +3 +4 +  1 +2 +3 +4 +  
E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-|
B |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|%|
G |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|%|
D |-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|%|
A |---2----22---|--22----22---|--2----------|-------------|%|
D#|--0----------|-------------|---0----00---|--00----00---|-|

You can play it in Drop D as well and fret the bottom string on 1 but the
above is the easiest way to play the song I think.

Here's the variation in the middle of the song :)

Variation:
E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-|
B |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|%|
G |----3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|-3-----------|-------------|%|
D |-1-----------|-------------|----1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|%|
A |---2----22---|--22----22---|--2----------|-------------|%|
D#|--0----------|-------------|---0----00---|--00----00---|-|