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Band: Scorpions
Album: Blackout
Song: China White
Copyright (c) (Harvest) (1982)
Version 1.0 - (31/03/06)
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 E A D G B E
Intro
Bass and drums on own
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----9-9-9---12----------------------(12)------------------------\--|
D----9-9-9---12----------------------(12)--to feedback-----------\--|
A-7--7-7-7---10----------------------(10)------------------------\--|
E-0--------0--------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt 4 X
Main Riff
Guitar 1
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
E[------------------------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------------------------|
G[-----------12------------9-----------10----------12-7-|
D[---9-9-9---12----9-9-9---7---9-9-9---8---9-9-9---10-7-|
A[---7-7-7---10----7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7--------|
E[-0-------0-----0-------0---0-------0---0-------0------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
E[------------------------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------------------------|
G[------------------------------------------------------|
D[---9-9-9---------9-9-9---7---9-9-9---8---9-9-9---5--7-|
A[---7-7-7---10----7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7---3--5-|
E[-0-------0-----0-------0---0-------0---0-------0------| Rpt 4 X
Verse
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-9--------------------------(9)------------------------------------|
D-9--------------------------(9)------------------------------------|
A-7--------------------------(7)------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Main Riff 4 X
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-9--------------------------(9)------------------------------------|
D-9--------------------------(9)------------------------------------|
A-7--------------------------(7)------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Main Riff 4 X
volume swell
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-9--------------------------(9)---------------------9-/------------|
D-9--------------------------(9)---------------------9<-------------|
A-7--------------------------(7)---------------------7-\------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Main Riff 3 X
Guitar 1
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
E[-------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------|
G[-----------12------------9-----------10------12--------|
D[---9-9-9---12----9-9-9---7---9-9-9---8---x-x-10-5--7---|
A[---7-7-7---10----7-7-7-------7-7-7-------x-x----3--5---|
E[-0-------0-----0-------0---0-------0---0---------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
E[-------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------|
D[---9-9-9---------9-9-9---7---9-9-9---8---x-x-x--5--7---|
A[---7-7-7---10----7-7-7-------7-7-7-------x-x-x--3--5---|
E[-0-------0-----0-------0---0-------0---0---------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D-x-x-x-5--7--x-x-x-5----------(5)-----------------|
A-x-x-x-3--5--x-x-x-3----------(3)-----------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar solo Backing
Guitar 1
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G----------------------|
D---9-9-9---12---5--7--|
A---7-7-7---10---3--5--|
E-0-------0----0-------|
Guitar 2
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G----------------------|
D---5p4----------5--7--|
A-------5/7----7-3--5--|
E-0--------------------| Rpt
Guitar solo
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E---15--15-15151515151515-15-15p12----12--------------------------------|
B--x---x---------------------------15----15-15fbr16-------r-12-13-------|
G-x---x-----------------------------------------------------12----12-14-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
h ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ [PM]
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-10br10-8\7-8p7---7-8fb---------r8-7---8b--8-7------------------|
G----------------9--------------------9---------7----------------|
D-------------------------------------------------9-7-----(7)--\-|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
ph ph ph ph~~~ h h ~~~~~~~
E-----------------------------------------------7-----------------|
B---------------------------------------------8---8-12\10-10b-----|
G-22-2-2-2-2b-----------------4-5p4---4-5-7/9---------------------|
D---------------4/5\4-2-4/5/7-------7-----------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~ h ~~~~~
E---12-12-14-15-17fb-17-15-14-15p14-14-----------------------------|
B--12----------------------------------15-17fb--r15----15-17p15----|
G-12------------------------------------------------16----------16-|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~
E------------17fb-17fb-17fb17fb17fb-----r14-15-15fb-r-14p12-14-15-|
B-15--------------------------------------------------------------|
G----16--\--------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~
E-22----------------12------------------------|
B----19---\-12-13-15br-13-12\10-12-10fb---r\--|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
ph ph ph ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G-2b0-----------------------|
D-----2p0-------------------|
A---------2p0---------------|
E-------------3b--r---------|
Mid 8
Guitar 1
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-4---------------------(4)----------------------7-5-7-5-7-5---|
D[-4---------------------(4)----------------------7-5-7-5-7-5---|
A[-2---------------------(2)------------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-4---------------------(4)------------------------------------|
D[-4---------------------(4)------------------------------------|
A[-2---------------------(2)------------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E[----------------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------------------------|
G[-4---------------------(4)----------------------7-5-7-5---|
D[-4---------------------(4)----------------------7-5-7-5---|
A[-2---------------------(2)--------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[----------------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------------------------|
G[-4---------------------(4)--------------------------------|
D[-4---------------------(4)--------------------------------|
A[-2---------------------(2)--------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------------------------| Rpt
Guitar 1
E[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-4---------------------(4)----------------------7-5-7-5---7-5-7-5---|
D[-4---------------------(4)----------------------7-5-7-5---7-5-7-5---|
A[-2---------------------(2)------------------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-4---------------------(4)------------------------------------------|
D[-4---------------------(4)------------------------------------------|
A[-2---------------------(2)------------------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Main Riff 4 X with lead fills
clean sitar esq tone
E-0-----------------------------------|
B---0--------------3------------------|
G----------0-2-4/5---5-------5---5----|
D--------4----------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-\4----------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
E-0-----------------------------------|
B---0--------------3------------------|
G----------0-2-4/5---5-------5---5----|
D--------4----------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
E----------------0--------------------|
B------------------0------------------|
G-\4----------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Rpt Main Riff to fade with additional guitar
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-11/12-------------12-11--------------\10-------------\9-----------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------| Rpt
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