Scrape Away
heliocentric@breathe.com
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.
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--------------5-----
--0--5--7--8-----8--
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then
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-------------------- for all of the song
-----------5-------- except the chorus
--5--7--8-----8-----
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Then when the guitar comes in - it plays something like this:
riff 1 (N.C.)
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------ --------------------------------------
------ --0--5--0--0--5--0--------------------
--5p0- --------------------0--5--0--0--5--0--
------ --------------------------------------
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--0--5--0--0--5--0-------------------------
--------------------0--5--0--0--5--0-------
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then during the verse (riff 2) is played like this:
N.c.
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--0--5--0--0--5--0---------------------
--------------------0--5--0--0--5--0---
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(palm mute)
B(bass)
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--8-------------------------------
--8-------------------------------
--6-------------------------------
Ooh - you need to get away -
BDm
-----------------------------10---
-----------------------------10---
-----------------------------10---
--8--------------------------12---
--8--------------------------12---
--6-------------------------------
Ooh - you need a change of PACE.
DFDFDFFDm
-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--
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DFDFDF
--------------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--
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p.h.
-(9)-
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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.