Scorpions - "Life's Like A River" Guitar Tab
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Band: Scorpions
Album: In Trance
Song: Life's Like a River
Copyright (c) (RCA) (1976)
Version 1.0 - (08/03/06)
Transcribed By: Steve
Email: stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com
. - 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
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tunning Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Intro
E B
Guitar 1
h h h h h ~~~
E[-12-15p12\10-12-10\8--10-8-\7--8--7\5--7--5\3----------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[----------------------------------------------7b9---9-7------------|
D[--------------------------------------------------------9-7b---r---|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ h h h h h ~~~~
E[-15-17p15\14-15p14\12-14p12\10-12p10\8-10p8\7-------7--------------|
B[----------------------------------------------7b8----10-8-7b---r---|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A E B
Guitar 1
~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
E[-----------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------------|
D[-7-5-2/4----4-4/7----------5br---------7b--7b--7b-/--|
A[------------------0--2--3------7---------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-----------------------------------------------------|
B[------------7-7/10-------pb13r-8-------7b--7b--7b----|
G[-9-7-7---------------7--9----------------------------|
D[------------------10---------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------------|
E B
Guitar 1
~~~ ~~~~
E[-12-12p10----12---------7---pb14r-14---12----12-14--|
B[----------12----8-7-8-10------------------15--------|
G[----------------------------------------------------|
D[----------------------------------------------------|
A[----------------------------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~ ~~~~
E[---------------------------------------------------|
B[-12-12p10----12-------7-8---pb12r-12---13-12-13-15--|
G[----------12----9-8-9-------------------------------|
D[----------------------------------------------------|
A[----------------------------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------------------|
A
Guitar 1
h h h h h
E[-12-15p12\10-12-10\8--10-8-\7--8--7\5--7--5\3--|
B[-----------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------|
D[-----------------------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ h h h h h
E[-15-17p15\14-15p14\12-14p12\10-12p10\8-10p8\7--|
B[-----------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------|
D[-----------------------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------|
E B
Guitar 1
h h h ~~~
E-8--10-8-\7--8--7\5--7--5\3----------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------7b9---9-7------------|
D--------------------------------------9-7b---r---|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
h h h ~~~~
E-12-14p12\10-12p10\8-10p8\7-------7--------------|
B----------------------------7b8----10-8-7b---r---|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
Verse
Clean guitar with stereo tremelo effect
E D G C
E---------7-7-7-------------------------3-----------0-1p0----|
B-------8-------------7-8p7-8p7-------3-----3-------------1--|
G-----9----------9-------------------4--------4--------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
A
E-----------------5-7\5------------------|
B-3-3/5\3-3\1----------------------------|
G-------------2---------7-----5--9b------|
D----------------------------------------|
A-------------------------5-7------------|
E----------------------------------------|
E D C B
E----------------------------8-----------|
B----------------------------8-----------|
G---7-9-9/12-\9--7-9-------/9--5\-4------|
D---9-9-9/12-\9--9-9---------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|
E D G
E-------------------------2-3p2----2-------------------3--|
B---/12/15\12--x----x-----------3----3---------3-----3----|
G--------------------------------------2---------4--------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
C A E D
E--0-----------------------------------5-5-7-7/10-/12/15-15--|
B--1--3-3/5\3-3\1-----------------5----7-7-8-8/12-/13/17-17--|
G-----------------2------5--4--7-----------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------5-7-------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
C B
E---0-1p0---------2-----|
B----------1------------|
G---------------4-------|
D-----------------------|
A-----------------------|
E-----------------------|
E B
Guitar 1
~~~ ~~~~
E[-12-12p10----12---------7---pb14r-14---12----12-14--|
B[----------12----8-7-8-10------------------15--------|
G[----------------------------------------------------|
D[----------------------------------------------------|
A[----------------------------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~ ~~~~
E[----------------------------------------------------|
B[-12-12p10----12-------7-8---pb12r-12---13-12-13-15--|
G[----------12----9-8-9-------------------------------|
D[----------------------------------------------------|
A[----------------------------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------------------|
A
Guitar 1
h h h h h
E[-12-15p12\10-12-10\8--10-8-\7--8--7\5--7--5\3--|
B[-----------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------|
D[-----------------------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ h h h h h
E[-15-17p15\14-15p14\12-14p12\10-12p10\8-10p8\7--|
B[-----------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------|
D[-----------------------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------|
E B
Guitar 1
h h h ~~~
E[-8--10-8-\7--8--7\5--7--5\3----------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------|
G[----------------------------7b9---9-7------------|
D[--------------------------------------9-7b---r---|
A[-------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ h h h ~~~~
E[-12-14p12\10-12p10\8-10p8\7-------7--------------|
B[----------------------------7b8----10-8-7b---r---|
G[-------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E[-19----17----15----14----12----10----8----7---------------7--------|
B[----20----19----17----15----14----12---10---8-5-7-8-pb10r---10-8-7-|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[
E[-15----14----12----10----8-----7-----5----3---2--------------------|
B[----17----15----13----12----10----8----7----5---3-5--5b------------|
G[----------------------------------------------------------9-7------|
D[---------------------------------------------------------------9-9-|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-------------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------pb10r--7----------7--------------|
G[-9-7-7--9/11--------9----------------------------------|
D[-------------10--12------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------|
D[-9-7----5/7-----------pb5-r--2----------7--------------|
A[-----9-------0---2--3----------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------|
2nd verse
Clean guitar with stereo tremelo effect
E D G C A
E-------<12>-----------------------3--------------------------------|
B----<12>--------------7/8\7---------3---3-----------1/3/5-5\3\1----|
G-<12>-----------------------7-7-------4-------------------------2--|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E C
h
E--5-7p5------------------------------------0---------------|
B--------5------------------------------3-0---0-------6p5---|
G----------5--------7-7------7/9---\7-----------------------|
D----------------5--9-9------9/10--\9-----------------------|
A------------5-7--------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
turn volume up
E---------------------------------|
B--------0--(0)-------------------|
G-4---------(4)------Drum fill----|
D-4---------(4)-------------------|
A-2---------(2)-------------------|
E---------------------------------|
Chorus
Guitar 1
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
B[-5----(5)----7----(7)-----------------------------------|
G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)-----|
D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)-----|
A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----10101010101010-9--7----(7)-----|
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 with wah
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------|
G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)---\-|
D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)---\-|
A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----10101010101010-9--7----(7)---\-|
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E[-----------------------------------------------------|
B[-5----(5)----7----(7)----8-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8---|
G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9---|
D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9---|
A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E[-----------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 with wah
E[-----------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------|
G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9-9-9-9-9-9-\-9-9-9-9-9-9-\-|
D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9-9-9-9-9-9-\-9-9-9-9-9-9-\-|
A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----7-7-7-7-7-7-\-7-7-7-7-7-7-\-|
E[-----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
B[-5----(5)----7----(7)-----------------------------------|
G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)-----|
D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)-----|
A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----10101010101010-9--7----(7)-----|
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 with wah
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------|
G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)---\-|
D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)---\-|
A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----10101010101010-9--7----(7)---\-|
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E[---------------------------------------------------|
B[-5----(5)----7----(7)------------------------------|
G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9----(9)----5-5-5-5-5--7--|
D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9----(9)----5-5-5-5-5--7--|
A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----7----(7)----3-3-3-3-3--5--|
E[---------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 with wah
E[---------------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------------------|
G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9----(9)------------------|
D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9----(9)------------------|
A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----7----(7)------------------|
E[---------------------------------------------------|
Guitar solo
E D G C A
ph~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
E------------------------------------------------------14-15------|
B-12-15-12----------10b-------12-15-12-------15b-------------17---|
G----------14-12-11--------------------14-12----------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E C B
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-14-15-22fb---------r-19------------pb17-r17--17b--|
B-------------------------17-17-20------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
E D G
~~~~~
E-----------12-------------12-----12-15-12----12--22fb-r-19-17-15-|
B-15b-15b------15-12-----12---15b----------15---------------------|
G--------------------14b------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C A E C B
~~~~~~~~~ h~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-17---17b-r-\----------------8fb--r8--7-7---8-10-pb10r----10b----|
G---------------------------9-------------------------------------|
D--------------9-10---10-12---------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-12-------------12-------12-------12-----------------------------|
B----15-12-----12-------12-------12---15b--------(15b)------------|
G----------14b------14b------14b----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt chorus with additional guitar below
Guitar 2 with wah
G F#E
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G-5----(5)----7----(7)------------------------------|
D-5----(5)----7----(7)---/9--------9\7-5------4\2---|
A-3----(3)----5----(5)------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
C D
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-\-9-9-9-9-9-9-\-|
D-2-------4-5-4-----------9-9-9-9-9-9-\-9-9-9-9-9-9-\-|
A-------------------5---\-7-7-7-7-7-7-\-7-7-7-7-7-7-\-|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
C D G F#E
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ h~~~~~~~h~~
E[-------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------|
D[-----------------------7-9------7-9\7-5------4\2-|
A[-3------5-/7-5-----7/9---------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-22b22b22b22br19---------|
B[-15b15b15b15b17b17b17b17b------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------|
Outro
Guitar 1
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------------|
G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9-----------(9)-------------------|
D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9-----------(9)-------------------|
A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----7-----------(7)-------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 with wah
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------------------|
D[-2------------4-----------6--4-6/7\6/7/9-7/9/11-9-11/12----|
A[-----------------------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-12-12-12-----14-14-14----16-------------------------------|
B[-15b15b15b----17b17b17b---19b------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------------------|
D[-----------------------------------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
h h h h h
E-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------|
D-9-11p9\7-9p7\6-7p6\4-6p4\2-4p2\1-2--------|
A-------------------------------------2-----|
E-------------------------------------------|
END
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