Chord/Tab song: Scrape Away

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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.

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-------------------- (x1)
--------------5-----
--0--5--7--8-----8--
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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--
------ --------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
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--0--5--0--0--5--0-------------------------
--------------------0--5--0--0--5--0-------
-------------------------------------------

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)


[Bb5] [(A] [bass)]

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----------------------------------
----------------------------------
--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--
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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.