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Thursday
“Paris in Flames”
Drop D tuning
Intro x2
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|-------10----------10----------8---------8h10-8----
|----------10----------10---------9--------------9--
|-8-8-8-------8-8-8-------7-7-7-----7-7-7-----------
|-8-8-8-------8-8-8-------7-7-7-----7-7-7-----------
|-8-8-8-------8-8-8-------7-7-7-----7-7-7-----------
Verse x4
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|-------10-------10-----10--------10-------10-----10-
|-------10-------10-----10--------10-------10-----10-
|-8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8----
|-8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8----
|-8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8-----8-8-8----8-8-8----8-8----
|=pm=| |=pm=| |pm| |=pm=| |=pm=| |pm|
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|-------8-------8-----8--------8-------8-----8--
|-------9-------9-----9--------9-------9-----9--
|-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7----
|-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7----
|-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7----
|=pm=| |=pm=| |pm| |=pm=| |=pm=| |pm|
Pre Chorus x4
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|-8--8--8-8-8--7-7-7-7-7-0------------------7--
|-8--8--8-8-8--7-7-7-7-7-0------7-----7-7h8----
|-8--8--8-8-8--7-7-7-7-7-0-0-7h8--7h8----------
Chorus
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|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-
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|-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
|-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
|-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
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|-*0--
|-*0--
|-*0--
*Let ring.
Interlude x2
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|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
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Riff A x8
|-3h5----------
|-----3h5------
|---------0h2--
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Repeat Chorus and end with
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|-0--------------------
|-0-------7-----7-7h8--
|-0-0-7h8---7h8--------
Repeat Verse x1 then…
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|-8-8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--
|-8-8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--
|-8-8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--
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Bridge (clean with flanger)
|-10-----10-13-10-----15--15-13-12--12h13-12--
|-10-----10--------13-------------------------
|----10------------12-------------------------
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(Bass solo)
Riff 2 (with light distortion)
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|-10----9----7-----7----
|-x-----x----x-----x----
|-8-----7----5--3--5----
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Listen closely for the "3" above: it's there.
Repeat Riff A for 35(?) measures. It's tough to tell exactly how many times
to play this. Just listen and improvise.
Outro x2
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
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|-4-4-4-4--
|-x-x-x-x--
|-2-2-2-2--
|-0-0-0-0--
End the song with this familiar riff.
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|-0-------------------7----
|-0-------7-----7-7h8------
|-0-0-7h8---7h8------------
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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No Picture
Sir Stuff Professional |
#1 by Sir Stuff at Apr 18, 1972 at 3:30 AM EST |
| fletcher has a point. dickheads like that make the world dumber. and dont point fingers, we've all dont it before | |
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CJ Wanna Be |
#2 by CJ West at Nov 16, 1973 at 2:21 PM EST |
| this song was inspired by a movie that was based on the Stonewall Inn Riots that occured in 1969. A drag bar in Greenwich Village (in the lower east side) in Manhattan, New York City was raided by cops and the customers of the club defended themselves, and a riot occurred. The rain imagery, and the whole "discard this message" part is about the event being erased from the consciousness of many. the song is about standing up, about refusing to be oppressed, it's about forcing your existence on the people who supress it. to respond to "sentimentalf0ol"....the world is too tollerant? people die because of their religion, color of their skin, sexual orientation, and the world is too tollerant? you're an idiot. until i feel like i can express myself without being self conscious or fearing for my safety, i will continue to call you an idiot. | |
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Jon Lead Player |
#3 by Jon Zell at Mar 5, 1974 at 12:28 PM EST |
| i think this is my favorite song on Full Collapse. i wish i knew what was being screamed toward the end between "burn this city down" and the last "discard this message." i hope they do this live. | |
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Avinash Average |
#4 by Avinash Dutta at May 23, 1976 at 3:08 PM EST |
| I know that this song was named for the drag queens in NYC. Is it saying that the end of the world will be homophobia? Is that what we must get over? They don't think that we will ever except this though. Frankly I don't agree with them-- there's a lot more stuff that will end the world before a lack of tollerence. If anything sometimes we are too tollerant if you ask me. | |
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Bodom Lake Murd Average |
#5 by Bodom Lake Murderer at Mar 29, 1977 at 1:29 AM EST |
| Right on you guys....But we all know songs were written so that every person can interprit it in his or her own way. Not all are as openminded as you two and I. Lets not call him names, he will get it one day. Rock on Thursday, Cursive and At the Drive-in. | |
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Jay Dizzle Wanna Be |
#6 by Jay Dizzle holden at Feb 26, 1979 at 9:50 PM EST |
| fuck yeah moonsoon3, good call. "the world is too tolerant" wow that sounds exactly like the illogical bullshit that president bush would say. it just doesnt make any sense. Also I what I thought the song was about (and after reading the comments apperantly it is) is that Paris in Flames symbolizes destroying somehting ideal and beautiful. I guess it really was about destroying some gay people's lives. The story behind these lyrics alone, make this my new favorite song. | |
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by fires light Rhythm Player |
#7 by by fires light she cried at Mar 17, 1980 at 4:47 AM EST |
| this is definitly one of their best songs.if you havnt seen them live go see them! iv'e seen them twice and both times they were amazing. | |
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Jimmy Average |
#8 by Jimmy Dresbach at Aug 13, 1997 at 8:00 AM EST |
| fletcher has a point. dickheads like that make the world dumber. and dont point fingers, we've all dont it before | |
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Dan Lead Player |
#9 by Dan archy at Oct 22, 2001 at 11:28 PM EST |
| Ok you know what, so many of you have an opinion, but are too ready to resort to insults by calling people idiots and such. You come off like a (sorry for this) a bunch of jackasses intolerant to a disagreeing opinion. Also, not that i agree with the comment about too much tolerance, but i thought i'd throw this out: Why don't we be tolerant to adults who have sex with 10 year olds? what about those who want to have sex with animals, or sex in public. ALl i'm saying is that there CAN be too much tolerance. Also, please don't respond to this post with a bunch of F-You's, i'm just stating an opinion | |
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