E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
                             Scissor Man - XTC
E|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
Tabbed by: Jonathan Apps

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---------------|




EDD LE 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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|





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| /   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