Paper Cages

Franz Ferdinand

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Paper Cages

Written by Julian Corrie/Franz Ferdinand/Bob Hardy/Alex Kapranos/Sam Potter/Paul Thomson
Key: Gm
Paper Cages Key DmDm
Paper Cages Key D#mD#m
Paper Cages Key EmEm
Paper Cages Key FmFm(one step down)
Paper Cages Key F#mF#m(half step down)
Paper Cages Key GmGm(original key)
Paper Cages Key G#mG#m(half step up)
Paper Cages Key AmAm(one step up)
Paper Cages Key A#mA#m
Paper Cages Key BmBm
Paper Cages Key CmCm
Paper Cages Key C#mC#m
	  		
Intro 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| 
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---| 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8/10-10-10-10/11-11-11-11--| 
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/8--8--8--8-/9--9--9--9---| 

e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| 
E|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| 


Instrumental 1 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---x-6~-------------6~---------x--------------------6~---6-x----------------------------6-6---6~-----------| 
G|---x----7-7-5-7-x-x----7-7-5-7-x-------5--7~-5-x-7-----7-----5-x-7--------5--7--5-x-7-------7---5-x-7------| 
D|---------------------------------5h6h7------------------------------5h6h7----------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Main riff 
e|----------------------------------| 
B|------6--5------------------------| 
G|------------7--5--3-2-------------| 
D|----------------------3~-5~-------| 
A|----------------------------(5)---| 
E|----------------------------------| 

Verse 
No guitar during the first verse, but it could be played palm-muting the following bass notes or  
power chords:         
  Gm                 Bb              F 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------| 
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------| 

Chorus 
    Dm                                  Gm 
e|--5---5---x--5-5-x--5---5---x--5-5-x--3---3---x--3-3-x--3---3---x--3-3-x--| 
B|--6---6---x--6-6-x--6---6---x--6-6-x--3---3---x--3-3-x--3---3---x--3-3-x--| 
G|--7---7---x--7-7-x--7---7---x--7-7-x--3---3---x--3-3-x--3---3---x--3-3-x--| 
D|--7---7---x--7-7-x--7---7---x--7-7-x--5---5---x--5-5-x--5---5---x--5-5-x--| 
A|--5---5---x--5-5-x--5---5---x--5-5-x--5---5---x--5-5-x--5---5---x--5-5-x--| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

    Bb                                   Main Riff 
e|--6---6---x--6-6-x--6---6---x--6-6-x------------------------------| 
B|--6---6---x--6-6-x--6---6---x--6-6-x----6--5----------------------| 
G|--7---7---x--7-7-x--7---7---x--7-7-x----------7--5--3-2-----------| 
D|--8---8---x--8-8-x--8---8---x--8-8-x--------------------3~-5~-----| 
A|--8---8---x--8-8-x--8---8---x--8-8-x--------------------------(5)-| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Instrumental 2 
e|---------------------------------------| 
B|------10--------------------10---------| 
G|-/12------10~-----10--12-12----10~-----| 
D|--------------12-------------------12~-| x3 
A|---------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------| 

Main riff 
e|----------------------------------| 
B|------6--5------------------------| 
G|------------7--5--3-2-------------| 
D|----------------------3~-5~-------| 
A|----------------------------(5)---| 
E|----------------------------------| 

verse 2 
    Bb                      Gm                       F 
e|-6---x-6-----6---x-6-----3---x-3-----3---x-3------1---x-1-----1---x-1------1---x-1-----1---x-1--| 
B|-6---x-6-----6---x-6-----3---x-3-----3---x-3------1---x-1-----1---x-1------1---x-1-----1---x-1--| 
G|-7---x-7-----7---x-7-----3---x-3-----3---x-3------2---x-2-----2---x-2------2---x-2-----2---x-2--| 
D|-8---x-8-----8---x-8-----5---x-5-----5---x-5------3---x-3-----3---x-3------3---x-3-----3---x-3--|  
A|-8---x-8-----8---x-8-----5---x-5-----5---x-5------3---x-3-----3---x-3------3---x-3-----3---x-3--| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus 
   
    Dm                                  Gm 
e|--5---5---x--5-5-x--5---5---x--5-5-x--3---3---x--3-3-x--3---3---x--3-3-x--| 
B|--6---6---x--6-6-x--6---6---x--6-6-x--3---3---x--3-3-x--3---3---x--3-3-x--| 
G|--7---7---x--7-7-x--7---7---x--7-7-x--3---3---x--3-3-x--3---3---x--3-3-x--| 
D|--7---7---x--7-7-x--7---7---x--7-7-x--5---5---x--5-5-x--5---5---x--5-5-x--| 
A|--5---5---x--5-5-x--5---5---x--5-5-x--5---5---x--5-5-x--5---5---x--5-5-x--| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

    Bb                                   Main Riff 
e|--6---6---x--6-6-x--6---6---x--6-6-x------------------------------| 
B|--6---6---x--6-6-x--6---6---x--6-6-x----6--5----------------------| 
G|--7---7---x--7-7-x--7---7---x--7-7-x----------7--5--3-2-----------| 
D|--8---8---x--8-8-x--8---8---x--8-8-x--------------------3~-5~-----| 
A|--8---8---x--8-8-x--8---8---x--8-8-x--------------------------(5)-| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Instrumental 3 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------3---------3-x-5~-------3-------3b4-----------3--------3-x-3~~--|  
A|--3h4h5---x-3h4h5--------3h4h5---3h4h5-----5---3h4h5----3h4h5---x------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Main riff 
e|----------------------------------| 
B|------6--5------------------------| 
G|------------7--5--3-2-------------| 
D|----------------------3~-5~-------| 
A|----------------------------(5)---| 
E|----------------------------------| 

Pre-Chorus 
Guitar 1: 
   C                 
e|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| x3 
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 
E|----------------------------------| 

Guitar 2 : 
Main riff 
e|----------------------------------| 
B|------6--5------------------------| 
G|------------7--5--3-2-------------| 
D|----------------------3~-5~-------| x3 
A|----------------------------(5)---| 
E|----------------------------------| 

Chorus 
    Dm                                    Bb 
e|--5---5---x--5-5-x--5---5---x--5-5-x----6---6---x--6-6-x--6---6---x--6-6-x-| 
B|--6---6---x--6-6-x--6---6---x--6-6-x----6---6---x--6-6-x--6---6---x--6-6-x-| 
G|--7---7---x--7-7-x--7---7---x--7-7-x----7---7---x--7-7-x--7---7---x--7-7-x-| 
D|--7---7---x--7-7-x--7---7---x--7-7-x----8---8---x--8-8-x--8---8---x--8-8-x-| 
A|--5---5---x--5-5-x--5---5---x--5-5-x----8---8---x--8-8-x--8---8---x--8-8-x-| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

    Gm                                    A 
e|--3---3---x--3-3-x--3---3---x--3-3-x----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| 
B|--3---3---x--3-3-x--3---3---x--3-3-x----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| 
G|--3---3---x--3-3-x--3---3---x--3-3-x----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----| 
D|--5---5---x--5-5-x--5---5---x--5-5-x----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| 
A|--5---5---x--5-5-x--5---5---x--5-5-x----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

    Dm                                     
e|--5---| 
B|--6---| 
G|--7---| 
D|--7---| let ring 
A|--5---| 
E|------| 



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| /    Slide up 
| x    Dead note 
| ~    Vibrato 
| h    Hammer-on 
| (n)  Ghost note 
| b    Bend 

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