Scissor Man


------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scissor Man - XTC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Jonathan Apps Email:apps@ugs.com Tuning: standard 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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************