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11 February 2001, 2.27pm
SCRAPE AWAY by THE JAM
Written by Paul Weller
From the LP 'Sound Affects' (Polydor, 1980)
Chords used:
Dm9: 10-x-10-10-10-12
F: x-8-10-10-10-x and/or 133211
Bb: 688766
A: 577655
Dm: 10-12-12-10-10-10
The main bass riff is:
n.c.
then
Then when the guitar comes in - it plays something like this:
riff 1 (N.C.)
then during the verse (riff 2) is played like this:
N.c.
(palm mute)
[Bb5] [(A] [bass)]
Ooh - you need to get away -
[Bb5] [Dm]
Ooh - you need a change of PACE.
[Dm] [F] [Dm] [F] [Dm] [F] [F] [Dm]
[Dm] [F] [Dm] [F] [Dm] [F]
p.h.
[-(9)-]
[-----]
[-----]
[-----]
[-----]
[-----]
You who is scraping away
(feedback)
You who is scraping away
(french dialogue)
N.c.
This tab is nowhere near perfect but is pretty close.
11 February 2001, 2.27pm
SCRAPE AWAY by THE JAM
Written by Paul Weller
From the LP 'Sound Affects' (Polydor, 1980)
Chords used:
Dm9: 10-x-10-10-10-12
F: x-8-10-10-10-x and/or 133211
Bb: 688766
A: 577655
Dm: 10-12-12-10-10-10
The main bass riff is:
n.c.
--------------------
--------------------
-------------------- (x1)
--------------5-----
--0--5--7--8-----8--
--------------------
then
--------------------
--------------------
-------------------- for all of the song
-----------5-------- except the chorus
--5--7--8-----8-----
--------------------
Then when the guitar comes in - it plays something like this:
riff 1 (N.C.)
------ --------------------------------------
------ --------------------------------------
------ --------------------------------------
------ --0--5--0--0--5--0--------------------
--5p0- --------------------0--5--0--0--5--0--
------ --------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
--0--5--0--0--5--0-------------------------
--------------------0--5--0--0--5--0-------
-------------------------------------------
then during the verse (riff 2) is played like this:
N.c.
---------------------------------------
---------------------------------------
---------------------------------------
--0--5--0--0--5--0---------------------
--------------------0--5--0--0--5--0---
---------------------------------------
(palm mute)
[Bb5] [(A] [bass)]
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
--8-------------------------------
--8-------------------------------
--6-------------------------------
Ooh - you need to get away -
[Bb5] [Dm]
-----------------------------10---
-----------------------------10---
-----------------------------10---
--8--------------------------12---
--8--------------------------12---
--6-------------------------------
Ooh - you need a change of PACE.
[Dm] [F] [Dm] [F] [Dm] [F] [F] [Dm]
-10------------10----10------------10--
-10--10----10--10----10--10----10--10--
-10--10----10--10----10--10----10--10--
-12--10----10--12----12--10----10--12--
-12---8-----8--12----12---8-----8--12--
---------------------------------------
[Dm] [F] [Dm] [F] [Dm] [F]
--------------10-------------------10----10------
--------------10--10-----------10--10----10--10--
--------------10--10-----------10--10----10--10--
--------------12--10-----------10--12----12--10--
--------------12---8------------8--12----12---8--
-------------------------------------------------
p.h.
[-(9)-]
[-----]
[-----]
[-----]
[-----]
[-----]
A -----------------------0--------
You who is scraping away
(feedback)
You who is scraping away
e --0-0--0--
(french dialogue)
N.c.
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-------6-----6-----6-----------------------------
--7-------7-----7-----7/9----10-10--9--9---\7---- (repeat til fade)
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This tab is nowhere near perfect but is pretty close.