Artist: Linkin Park
Song: Papercut
Album: Hybrid Theory
Originally Transcribed by: Ryan Sanders ([email protected])
Corrected/added to by: Barrett Bonnar ([email protected])
Date: February 5, 2001

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TUNING: Tune guitar down half-step, and then Drop-D
        (Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, eb)

INTRO

eb|-10----12----13----12----  play this 4 times, and continue it
Bb|----10----10----10----10-  while another guitar plays the next
Gb|-------------------------  part...
Db|-------------------------
Ab|-------------------------
Db|-------------------------

This happens @ 0:10, 0:48, 1:26
CHORUS
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|-----10-10--9-9/5-5-|
Db|-0-0----------------|
Ab|-0-0--8--8--7-7/3-3-|
Db|-0-0----------------|


This Happens @ 0:22, 0:35, 0:42
VERSE1a
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|-1-1-3-0-0-0--8-8-88-8-7-7-| Play this on the 1st,5th and 7th
Ab|-1-1-3-0-0-0--8-8-88-8-7-7-| time through. The pm'd "1-1-3" is
Db|-1-1-3-0-0-0--8-8-88-8-7-7-| usually played by just the bass.
    . . . . . .  . . .. . . .   6th time though, noone plays the 1-1-3
   [-----------pm------------]


VERSE 1b
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|  Play this on the 2nd,3rd, and 4th
Gb|---------------------|  time through.
Db|-0-0-0--8-8-88-8-7-7-| 
Ab|-0-0-0--8-8-88-8-7-7-|
Db|-0-0-0--8-8-88-8-7-7-|
           . . .. . . .
           [----pm----]


CHORUS                      
eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|  Guitar2 plays INTRO over this part
Gb|-----10-10--9-9/5-5-|
Db|-0-0----------------|
Ab|-0-0--8--8--7-7/3-3-|
Db|-0-0----------------|


This happens @ 1:00, 1:39, 1:52, 1:55, 1:58, 3:03    
RIFF1                      |--PLAY-INTRO---|
   eb|-------------|         
   Bb|-------------|  
   Gb|-------------|  Sometimes, the INTRO is
   Db|-1-1-3-0-0-0-|  being playing in background
   Ab|-1-1-3-0-0-0-|
   Db|-1-1-3-0-0-0-|
"Beneath my skin..."
       . . . . . .
      [-----pm----]

Then @ 2:01 this leads into the next part:   
RIFF2 
 eb|-----------------------------------------|
 Bb|-----------------------------------------| Another Guitar also  
 Gb|-----------------------------------------| plays the intro over 
 Db|-1-1-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| this part as well.
 Ab|-1-1-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 Db|-1-1-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
     [--------------palm mute---------------] 

Start letting up on the palm mute towards the end
                                 
VERSE2
eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------|  Repeat (x7) 
Db|-8-88-8-8-8/10-10-1010-55-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-| 
Ab|-8-88-8-8-8/10-10-1010-55-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-|
Db|-8-88-8-8-8/10-10-1010-55-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-|

Next to last time through VERSE2 (2:50), play this instead

VERSE2b
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|   
Db|-8-88-8-8-8/10-10-1010-8-88-8-8-8/10-10-10-| 
Ab|-8-88-8-8-8/10-10-1010-8-88-8-8-8/10-10-10-|
Db|-8-88-8-8-8/10-10-1010-8-88-8-8-8/10-10-10-|

Then play VERSE2 once more and then:

OUTRO

         eb|-------------|
         Bb|-------------|
         Gb|-------------|  End with this:
         Db|-1-1-3-0-0-0-|
         Ab|-1-1-3-0-0-0-|
         Db|-1-1-3-0-0-0-|
"Right Beneath my skin..."
             . . . . . .
             [----pm---]

ORDER:
------
INTRO
CHORUS
VERSE1a
VERSE1b (x3)
VERSE1a
VERSE1b (no bass either)
VERSE1a
VERSE1b
CHORUS
VERSE1a (x5)
VERSE1b
VERSE1a (x2)
CHORUS  (x4)
RIFF1
CHORUS  (x4)
RIFF1
INTRO
RIFF1
INTRO
RIFF1
INTRO
RIFF2
VERSE2  (x7)
VERSE2b
VERSE2
OUTRO

This is my first attempt at a Tab, I hope it is helpful to someone :)