Guitar

"Grabbin' a guitar!"

- Nick

The Paddle is a close combat weapon found in Left 4 Dead 2.

It appears in the following chapters:
 * Dark Carnival
 * The Parish
 * Dead Air

Official Description
Ready to shred some infected? This six-string melee weapon will let you make beautiful music on any nearby zombie skulls you happen to connect with.

The Guitar is classified as a Bludgeoning weapon and will throw blood up on the user's screen. It is capable of decapitating a Common Infected.

Pros

 * Has a wide sweep, allowing it to take down many Infected at once.
 * Very commonly encountered, especially at The Concert and other Dark Carnival chapters.

Cons

 * Long reset time after delivering a swing.
 * One of the four slowest melee weapons.
 * Like most melee weapons, it cannot cut a Smoker's tongue.
 * Not recommended for killing Boomers due to bile showering attacker and any nearby Survivors

Achievements
See main article: Achievements