Scorpions

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Scorpions

Key: Eb

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	        .  - 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 Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb 
 
 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--------------------------| 
{-------------------------------------------------| 
{-------------------------------------------------| 
{-------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
 

	        

Written by Klaus Meine/Rudolf Schenker

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