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Scorpions

. - palm mute / - slide up to \ - slide down to ~ - vibrato h - hammer on b - Bend p - pull off Suffixes for bend t - tap f - full bend h - half bend ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend p - pre bend * - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend , - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note " - tremolo note <> - harmonic Tuning Intro Guitars 1 & 2 (Guitar 1 with wah) |------| |------| |-9-\--| |-9-\--| |-7-\--| |------| Main Riff Guitars 1 & 2 (Guitar 1 with wah) h ~~ h ~~ |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-------------5-/9-\7--\-------------2--4--\-| |-------------5-/9-\7--\-------------2--4--\-| |-0-2p0---0---3-/7-\5--\-0-2p0---0---0--2--\-| |-------3---3------------------3---3---------| Rpt 3 X Guitar 1 h ~~ h ~~ {---------------------------------------------------------------| {---------------------------------------------------------------| {-------------5-/9-\7--\-------------2-------(2)-----------0----| {-------------5-/9-\7--\-------------2-------(2)-------0-2---2--| {-0-2p0---0---3-/7-\5--\-0-2p0---0---0-------(0)----------------| {-------3---3------------------3---3----------------------------| {Guitar 2 {---------------------------------------------------------------| {------------------------------------2/-----slow slide----------| {------------------------------------2/-------------------------| {---------------------------------------------------------------| {---------------------------------------------------------------| {---------------------------------------------------------------| Main Riff |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |---9---9---9---7-7---9---9---9-----------| |---9---9---9---7-7---9---9---9-----------| |---7-x-7-x-7-x-5-5---7-x-7-x-7-----5-----| |-0-----------------0-----------5-7---7\--| Rpt 4 X Intro solo (Slides played with a blues bottle) ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |---------------------------------------------------------pb10----r--| |-5/--10-br8----7-8p7-----5\--------10br8-----7-8p7--7-b-------------| |----------------------------7\--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~ |--------------------------------------| |-10br10-8-8-8----7-8p7----------------| |-----------------------9-9-\6b-6b-6-6-| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| Guitar 1 {-----------------------------------| {-----------------------------------| {---7--7--7--7--\--7--7--7----------| {---7--7--7--7--\--7--7--7----------| {---5--5--5--5--\--5--5--5------5---| {-0-------------------------5-7---7-| {Guitar 2 {-----------------------------------| {-----------------------------------| {--/7------------\-/7-------------/-| {--/7------------\-/7-------------/-| {-----------------------------------| {-----------------------------------| Verse Guitar 1 {----------------------------------------| {----------------------------------------| {---9---9---9---7-7---9---9---9----------| {---9---9---9---7-7---9---9---9----------| {---7-x-7-x-7-x-5-5---7-x-7-x-7-----5----| {-0-----------------0-----------5-7---7--| {Guitar 2 { ph {----------------------------------------| {----------------------------------------| {----------------------------------------| {----------------------------------------| {---7-x-7-x-7-x-555---7-x-7-x-7-----5----| {-0-----------------0-----------5-7---7--| Rpt 4 X Chorus Both guitars with fills |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |---9---9---9---7-7---9---9---9----------| |---9---9---9---7-7---9---9---9----------| |---7-x-7-x-7-x-5-5---7-x-7-x-7-----5----| |-0-----------------0-----------5-7---7--| Rpt 2 X |------| |-12\--| |-11\--| |------| |------| |------| |-----| |-3\--| |-2\--| |-----| |-----| |-----| 2nd Verse Guitar 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~ {---------------------------------------------| {---------------------------------------------| {---9---9---9---7-77---9---9---9--------------| {---9---9---9---7-77---9---9---9--------------| {---7-x-7-x-7-x-5-55---7-x-7-x-7-5------------| {-0------------------0------------------------| {Guitar 2 { {---------------------------------------------| {---------------------------------------------| {---------------------------------------------| {---------------------------------------------| {---7-x-7-x-7-x-5-55---7-x-7-x-7-5-5-5-5-5-5b-| {-0------------------0------------------------| Guitar 1 {-----------------------------------------| {-----------------------------------------| {---9---9---9---7-77---9---9---9----------| {---9---9---9---7-77---9---9---9----------| {---7-x-7-x-7-x-5-55---7-x-7-x-7-----5----| {-0------------------0-----------5-7---7\-| { Guitar 2 { ph {-----------------------------------------| {-----------------------------------------| {-----------------------------------------| {-----------------------------------------| {---7-x-7-x-7-x-5-55---7-x-7-x-77----5----| {-0-----------------0------------5-7---7\-| Guitar 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~ {---------------------------------------------| {---------------------------------------------| {---9---9---9---7-77---9---9---9--------------| {---9---9---9---7-77---9---9---9--------------| {---7-x-7-x-7-x-5-55---7-x-7-x-7-5----------/-| {-0------------------0------------------------| {Guitar 2 { ph {---------------------------------------------| {---------------------------------------------| {---------------------------------------------| {---------------------------------------------| {---7-x-7-x-7-x-5-55---7-x-7-x-7-5b-----------| {-0------------------0------------------------| Guitar 1 {-----------------------------------------| {-----------------------------------------| {---9---9---9---7-77---9---9---9----------| {---9---9---9---7-77---9---9---9----------| {---7-x-7-x-7-x-5-55---7-x-7-x-7-----5----| {-0------------------0-----------5-7---7\-| {Guitar 2 { ph {-----------------------------------------| {-----------------------------------------| {-----------------------------------------| {-----------------------------------------| {---7-x-7-x-7-x-5-55---7-x-7-x-77----5----| {-0-----------------0------------5-7---7\-| Rpt Chorus 2 X Mid 8 Guitar 1 with wah {--------------------------------------------------------------------------| {--------------------------------------------------------------------------| {-2--(2)-----------2---2--2--2--(2)--------9---9---7-77-------9---9---7-77-| {-2--(2)-----------2---2--2--2--(2)--------9---9---7-77-------9---9---7-77-| {-0--(0)--5---4----0---0--0--0--(0)----7-x-7-x-7-x-5-55---7-x-7-x-7-x-5-55-| {---------------3--------------------0-0----------------0------------------| {Guitar 2 { ~~~~ {--------------------------------------------------------------------------| {-----------------------------2-2-2-2--------------------------------------| {-2--(2)----------------------2-2-2-2--------------------------------------| {-2--(2)------------2-------------------------------22----------------22---| {-0--(0)--5p0-4-5p4p0-5-4b-------------------5-7-7-------------5-7-7-------| {------------------------------------0-0-5-7-------3---3-0-5-7-------3---3-| Guitar 1 with wah ~~~~~~~ {----------------------------------------------------------| {----------------------------------------------------------| {-2--(2)-----------2---2--2--2--(2)-----5-5-------5--------| {-2--(2)-----------2---2--2--2--(2)-----5-5-------5--------| {-0--(0)--5---4----0---0--0--0--(0)-----3-3-------3--------| {---------------3------------------------------------------| {Guitar 2 { ~~~~ {----------------------------------------------------------| {---------------------------------2-2-2--------------------| {-2--(2)------------------2---2---2-2-2-5--(5)--------5----| {-2--(2)------------2-------------------5--(5)-------------| {-0--(0)--5p0-4-5p4p0-5-4b--4b--4b----------------3/7---7--| {----------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 with wah {------------------------------------------| {------------------------------------------| {-7-7-----------(7)------------------------| {-7-7-----------(7)----------to feedback---| {-5-5-----------(5)------------------------| {------------------------------------------| {Guitar 2 {------------------------------------------| {------------------------------------------| {-/7------------(7)------------------------| {-/7------------(7)------------------------| {------------------------------------------| {------------------------------------------| |------| |------| |-9-\--| |-9-\--| |-7-\--| |------| h ~~ h ~~ |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |-------------5-/9-\7--\-------------2--4--\-| |-------------5-/9-\7--\-------------2--4--\-| |-0-2p0---0---3-/7-\5--\-0-2p0---0---0--2--\-| |-------3---3------------------3---3---------| Rpt 3 X h ~~ h ~~ |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------5-/9-\7--\-------------2-------------(2)--------------| |-------------5-/9-\7--\-------------2-------------(2)--------------| |-0-2p0---0---3-/7-\5--\-0-2p0---0---0-------------(0)--------------| |-------3---3------------------3---3--------------------------------| Guitar 1 plays a rhythmic muted strings wah pattern under this {PM} |----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------0-1-1p0----| |-10\----------------------------2-------------| |-9-\----------------------------2----------2--| |----------------------------0-0------------0--| |----------------------------------------------| PM PM ~~ |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------0-1-1p0---------------0-1-1p0-------------------------| |-----2---------2-------2-4-4---------2--------2-4-4-4/5-5-/7-| |---2-2-----------------2-2-2------------------2-2-2----------| |-0-0-0---------------0----------------------0----------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar solo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |----------------------------------13-\-17\------------| |----------------------------pb11r---------------------| |-7b----/13b---r13---------------------------10\----4--| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ |-------------------------------------------17-16---------------------| |---------------------------------13\--18\--------12-12/15-/17b----17\| |-4-4/7---/10-\-/9---/14-\13---------------------------------------16\| |---------------/9---/------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~ ~~~ |-22fb-----22-19----19-22-19-------------17fbr15-15fb------15b------| |----------------21----------21-17-15b-\-------------17p15----17p15-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~~ |----------------------------------------------------------| |-14br12---------12----------12----------------------------| |-------14-13-14b---14-13-14b---14-13----------------------| |-------------------------------------14-------------------| |----------------------------------------14-13-12-10-12b---| |----------------------------------------------------------| phphphph ph ph~~ |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------8-7-6x5--13fb-12fb-r12p10\8-8-10-12fb-12p10----------12fb-| |-/7-9p7-------------------------------------------------12-11-12------| |--------9-7-----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| phphph~~~ h h ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |-22fb--r---------------------------------------------| |---------5---------------------------3---3fb---7b----| |---------6-----------------2-3p2-3p2-----------------| |-----------8-8---------------------------------------| |---------------6-5-4-5-------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----12-14-15p14p12-14-15-17-15-14\12-------------------------------| |-/15----------------------------------15-14-12----------------------| |-----------------------------------------------14-12-15-14p12-14p12-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 with wah ~~~~~~~ {----------------------------------------------------------| {----------------------------------------------------------| {-2--(2)-----------2---2--2--2--(2)-----5-5-------5--------| {-2--(2)-----------2---2--2--2--(2)-----5-5-------5--------| {-0--(0)--5---4----0---0--0--0--(0)-----3-3-------3--------| {---------------3------------------------------------------| {Guitar 2 { ~~~~ {----------------------------------------------------------| {---------------------------------2-2-2--------------------| {-2--(2)------------------2---2---2-2-2-5--------(5)-------| {-2--(2)------------2-------------------5--------(5)-------| {-0--(0)--5p0-4-5p4p0-5-4b--4b--4b-------------------------| {----------------------------------------------------------| {Guitar 3 {-----------------------------------------/15-17fb17fb15-17| {----------------------------------------------------------| {----------------------------------------------------------| {----------------------------------------------------------| {----------------------------------------------------------| {----------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 with wah {------------------------------------------| {------------------------------------------| {-7-7-----------(7)------------------------| {-7-7-----------(7)----------to feedback---| {-5-5-----------(5)------------------------| {------------------------------------------| {Guitar 2 {------------------------------------------| {------------------------------------------| {-/7------------(7)------------------------| {-/7------------(7)------------------------| {------------------------------------------| {------------------------------------------| Lead fill |---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------15-15fb\--| |-12\---/9\---/7\---/4\-----------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| Rpt Main riff 3 X Guitar 1 h ~~ h ~~ {---------------------------------------------------------------| {---------------------------------------------------------------| {-------------5-/9-\7--\-------------2-------(2)----------------| {-------------5-/9-\7--\-------------2-------(2)-----------0----| {-0-2p0---0---3-/7-\5--\-0-2p0---0---0-------(0)-------0-2---2--| {-------3---3------------------3---3-------------------------0--| {Guitar 2 { h ~~ h ~~ {---------------------------------------------------------------| {---------------------------------------------------------------| {-------------5-/9-\7--\-------------2-------(2)----------------| {-------------5-/9-\7--\-------------2-------(2)----------------| {-0-2p0---0---3-/7-\5--\-0-2p0---0---0-------(0)-----------5----| {-------3---3------------------3---3-------------------5/7---7\-| Rpt Chorus to end Guitar 1 {-------------------------------------------------| {-------------------------------------------------| {-7-7-7-----7-7-7-----7-7-7--------------9--\-----| {-7-7-7-----7-7-7-----7-7-7--------------9--\-----| {-5-5-5--x--5-5-5--x--5-5-5--0-2p0---0---7--\-----| {----------------------------------3---3----------| {Guitar 2 {-------------------------------------------------| {-1/-------------------------------------15fb15fb-| {-1/----------slow slide--------------------------| {-------------------------------------------------| 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