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Band: Scorpions
Album: Love at First Sting
Song: Rock You Like a Hurricane
Copyright (c) (Harvest) (1984)
Version 1.0 - (05/04/06)
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 <> - harmonic
Tunning E A D G B E
Intro / Main Riff
E--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G-9-9-9\-----------5--7-7/-|
D-9-9-9\-5-5--7-7--5--7-7/-|
A-7-7-7\-5-5--7-7--3--5-5/-|
E--------3-3--5-5----------| Rpt 7 X
Enters 3rd time
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-99999x9x9x9x99999x9x9x9x99999x9x9x9-|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E[-------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------|
G[-9-9-9-9-9-x9-x9-x9x-9-9-9-9-9-x9-x--|
D[-------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3
E[-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0----|
B[-1212121212x12x12x12x1212121212x12x--|
G[-------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E[----------------------------|
B[-12-10-12p10----------------|
G[-------------12-11-9-8-7----|
D[-------------------------7--|
A[----------------------------|
E[----------------------------|
[Guitar 3
E[----------------------------|
B[-8--7--8-p8-----------------|
G[-------------9--7-----------|
D[-------------------9-8-7----|
A[-------------------------10-|
E[----------------------------|
Guitar solo
Guitar 1
~~~~~~~~ h ~~~~~~~~~~
E[----15---------15-14-15p14-12-------15-------------|
B[-15b--15b---------------------15-15b---15b---------|
G[---------------------------------------------------|
D[---------------------------------------------------|
A[---------------------------------------------------|
E[---------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~ h ~~~~~~~~~~~
E[---------------19-17-19p17----------19-------------|
B[----15---------------------20-19-19b---19b---------|
G[-14b--14b------------------------------------------|
D[---------------------------------------------------|
A[---------------------------------------------------|
E[---------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
~~~~~~
E[-17b-r17-15-17b------22fb-22fb-22b22fbr-19-22-19\17-20-19-17-----|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------20--|
G[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[-21b-r21-19-21b--------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ h
E-19-20-19-17---/22-12----12-----12---12--12--12--12---12-17p12-|
B-------------20-------15b---15b----15b-15b-15b-15b-15b---------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|
B-15-12----------------------------|
G-------14-12-11-------------------|
D----------------14-12-------------|
A----------------------14-13-12\10-|
E----------------------------------|
Last time
E-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G-9-9-9\-----------5--7-7--------(7)------\-|
D-9-9-9\-5-5--7-7--5--7-7--------(7)------\-|
A-7-7-7\-5-5--7-7--3--5-5--------(5)------\-|
E--------3-3--5-5---------------------------|
Verse
[------------------PM-------------------]
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D----------9-9-9-9-9-9----------9-9\7-7-7-|
A-10101010-7-7-7-7-7-7-10101010-7-7\5-5-5-|
E-8-8-8-8--------------8-8-8-8------------|
[------------------PM-------------------]
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D----------9-9-9-9-9-9----------7-7-7-7-7-|
A-10101010-7-7-7-7-7-7-10101010-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-8-8-8-8--------------8-8-8-8------------|
Rpt 4 X
Guitar fill
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-----<12>-0------------------------------|
B-<12>------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
[-------------PM-------------] pick scrape
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D----------9-9-9-9-9-9----------7------(7)--\-\---|
A-10101010-7-7-7-7-7-7-10101010-5------(5)---\-\--|
E-8-8-8-8--------------8-8-8-8--------------------|
Chorus
Rpt Main Riff 3 X
E-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G-9-9-9\-----------5--7-7--------(7)------\-|
D-9-9-9\-5-5--7-7--5--7-7--------(7)------\-|
A-7-7-7\-5-5--7-7--3--5-5--------(5)------\-|
E--------3-3--5-5---------------------------|
Verse
[------------------PM-------------------]
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D----------9-9-9-9-9-9----------9-9\7-7-7-|
A-10101010-7-7-7-7-7-7-10101010-7-7\5-5-5-|
E-8-8-8-8--------------8-8-8-8------------|
[------------------PM-------------------]
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D----------9-9-9-9-9-9----------7-7-7-7-7-|
A-10101010-7-7-7-7-7-7-10101010-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-8-8-8-8--------------8-8-8-8------------|
Rpt 2 X
Guitar 1
[----PM----] [----PM----]
E[----------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------|
G[----------------------------------------|
D[---------9-9-9-9-9-9---------9-9\7-7-7--|
A[-0-2-3---7-7-7-7-7-7-0-2-3---7-7\5-5-5--|
E[----------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[----------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------|
G[-------------9\----------------9\7-7----|
D[-------------9\----------------9\7-7----|
A[----------------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[----PM----] [----PM----]
E[----------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------|
G[----------------------------------------|
D[---------9-9-9-9-9-9---------7-7-7-7-7--|
A[-0-2-3---7-7-7-7-7-7-0-2-3---5-5-5-5-5--|
E[----------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[----------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------|
G[-------------9\----------------7\-------|
D[-------------9\----------------7\-------|
A[----------------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[----PM----] [----PM----]
E[----------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------|
G[----------------------------------------|
D[---------9-9-9-9-9-9---------9-9\7-7-7--|
A[-0-2-3---7-7-7-7-7-7-0-2-3---7-7\5-5-5--|
E[----------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[----------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------8-7------|
G[-------------9\----------------7-7------|
D[-------------9\-------------------------|
A[----------------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[----PM----]
E[---------------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------------------|
G[---------------------------------------------------|
D[---------9-9-9-9-9-9---------7-------(7)-----------|
A[-0-2-3---7-7-7-7-7-7-0-2-3---5-------(5)-----------|
E[---------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[---------------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------9-9\------------7-------(7)-----------|
D[-------------9-9\------------7-------(7)-----------|
A[-----------------------------5-------(5)-----------|
E[---------------------------------------------------|
Pre Chorus Lead Fill
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E------------------------------------------------------|
B-------15b-------15b-15b-15b-15brp12-15fb---------\---|
G-14---------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Chorus 2 X
Chorus Lead fills
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E----------------------|
B-15fb--------------\--|
G----------------------|
D----------------------|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-12--12--12--12-------|
B-15fb15fb15fb15fb--\--|
G----------------------|
D----------------------|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-12-------------------|
B-15fb--------------\--|
G----------------------|
D----------------------|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|
Guitar 1
E[------------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------------|
G[-9-9---------(9)---------7-----(7)--------|
D[-9-9---------(9)---------7-----(7)--------|
A[-7-7---------(7)---------5-----(5)--------|
E[------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-12-12--15-17fb17fb17-15------------------|
B[-15b15b-----------------------------------|
G[-------------------------14---------b-----|
D[------------------------------------------|
A[------------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------15---------b-----|
G[------------------------------------------|
D[------------------------------------------|
A[------------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------------|
Guitar solo
Backing for solo is main riff
h h t h t h t h h pick scrape
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-12-15p12-15p12-17/-12-15p12-17/-12-15p12-17/-12-15p12-15p12-\-\---|
G--------------------------------------------------------------\-\--|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[----------PM----------] ph~~~~ph~~~~
E---------------------------------1010-1212-1515-17fb---------------|
B----------88-1010-1212-1010-1212----------------------15fb--15brp--|
G----77-99----------------------------------------------------------|
D-99----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-12--------------------------------------------------------|
B----15b-12----------14br---------14br--------14br----------|
G-----------14-12----14br14p12----14br4p12----14br14p12-----|
D-----------------14-----------14----------14-----------14--|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
ph~~~
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------|
G[----------------------7-9p7------9-11p9--------12-14p12-|
D[-------------12----/9-------9/11--------11-/14----------|
A[-10-11-12-13--------------------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 ph~~~
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------15-----------------------------------------|
G[--------------------------------------------------------|
D[--------------------------------------------------------|
A[--------------------------------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------12--------15-17p15----/22--|
B-----12-15p12-/12----15-/17----------17/-----|
G-/12-----------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E----22--------------------------------------22-22fb--------|
B-22fb--22fb--22br\-----------12-15/17-19/22fb--------------|
G-----------------------12-14-------------------------------|
D--------------------14-------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E----------------17-------------17-19-20-22fb--22fb--22b22fb-----|
B----------15-------17-17-19-20----------------------------------|
G-12-14-12----12-------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
h h
E-19-22-19\17-19-17\15\14-17-19p17\15\14----------------|
B----------------------------------------11-12p11-------|
G-------------------------------------------------12----|
D----------------------------------------------------14-|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
phphphph phphphphphph ph ph ph ~~~~~~~~~
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-12p11-12p11-------12-11----------------------------------------7b-------|
G-------------12----------12-------0-2-2brp0-2p0---0-2--3--4--5--7b-------|
D----------------14----------14--2---------------2------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse with vocals and drums on own.
E--------|
B--------|
G-7--7---|
D-7--7---|
A-5--5---|
E--------|
Guitar 1
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
E[-----------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------|
D[-----------------------------------------|
A[-0-2-3---------------0-2-3---------------|
E[-----------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[[------------------PM-------------------]
E[-----------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------|
D[----------9-9-9-9-9-9----------9-9\7-7-7-|
A[-10101010-7-7-7-7-7-7-10101010-7-7\5-5-5-|
E[-8-8-8-8--------------8-8-8-8------------|
[Guitar 3
E[----------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------|
G[-------------9\----------------9\7\-----|
D[-------------9\----------------9\7\-----|
A[----------------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
E[-----------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------|
D[-----------------------------------------|
A[-0-2-3---------------0-2-3---------------|
E[-----------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[[------------------PM-------------------]
E[-----------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------|
D[----------9-9-9-9-9-9----------5-5-7-7-7-|
A[-10101010-7-7-7-7-7-7-10101010-5-5-5-5-5-|
E[-8-8-8-8--------------8-8-8-8------------|
[Guitar 3
E[-----------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------7\------|
G[-------------9\------------------7\------|
D[-------------9\--------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[----PM----]
E[---------------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------------------|
G[---------------------------------------------------|
D[---------9-9-9-9-9-9---------7-------(7)-----------|
A[-0-2-3---7-7-7-7-7-7-0-2-3---5-------(5)-----------|
E[---------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 pick scrape
E[---------------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------9-9\------------7-------(7)------\-\--|
D[-------------9-9\------------7-------(7)-------\-\-|
A[-----------------------------5-------(5)--------\-\|
E[---------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Chorus 2 X
Chorus Lead fills
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-12--12---------------|
B-15fb15fb----------\--|
G----------------------|
D----------------------|
A----------------------|
E----------------------| Rpt 4 x
phph
E-----------12---------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------9----9-9-9-9-9-x9-x9-x9x-9-9-9-9-9-x9-x-9-x-9-9-9-9-9-x9-x-9-|
D-----2-7--------------------------------------------------------------|
A-0-3------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
t t t pick scrape
E----12---------12---------12---------12----------------------------|
B-------15p12------15p12------15p12------15p12-15b--17/-17/-17/-\---|
G-14b---------14b--------14b--------14b-------------------------\---|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------1212-1515-17fb17b-----|
B--------------------------1212------1212-1515-------------------15b-|
G----------------1212-1414------1414---------------------------------|
D------1212-1414-----------------------------------------------------|
A-1414---------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-12-----------------------|
B----15-12-----------------|
G----------14-12-----------|
D----------------14-12-----|
A----------------------14--|
E--------------------------|
E----------|
B----------|
G-9-9-9\---|
D-9-9-9\---|
A-7-7-7\---|
E----------|
END
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