Scorpions - "Hell Cat" Guitar Tab
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Band: Scorpions
Album: Virgin Killer
Song: Hellcat
Copyright (c) (RCA) (1977)
Version 1.0 - (02/080/06)
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
pb - pre bend
Tuning Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Intro
~ ~~
|---0-0-/12-0-0-12/19------------------0-0------------|
|---5-5--------------------------------5-5------------|
|-----------------------7-9p7-trill-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------2p0---5--|
|------------------------------------------------2----|
|-0-------------------0-------------0------3----------|
~ ~~
|---0-0-/12-0-0-12/19------------------0-0------------|
|---5-5--------------------------------5-5------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------2p0------|
|-----------------------5-7p5-trill--------------2/5--|
|-0-------------------0-------------0------3----------|
~ ~~
|---0-0-/12-0-0-12/19------------------0-0--------------|
|---5-5--------------------------------5-5--------------|
|-----------------------7-9p7-trill----------7brp5------|
|--------------------------------------------7brp5------|
|--------------------------------------------------7-5--|
|-0-------------------0-------------0------3------------|
~~~~
|---0-0-/12-0----------------------------|
|---5-5----------------------------------|
|-------------7-7------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------2-------0-0-1-2--|
|-0------------------x\---2-3-4----------|
Main Riff
Both guitars one with wah
~~
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-9-------------------------|
|-----11-------9-9-9-10-10--|
|--------11-12--------------|
|---------------------------| Rpt 4 X
|-/1313131313-------------------|
|-/1212121212-------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------9-9-9-10-10-|
|-------------11-12-------------|
|-------------------------------| Rpt 3 X
Guitar 1
[---------------------------|
[-121212121212121212121212--|
[-131313131313131313131313--|
[-141414141414141414141414--|
[---------------------------|
[---------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-161616161616161616161616--|
[-161616161616161616161616\-|
[---------------------------|
[---------------------------|
[---------------------------|
[---------------------------|
Verse
Guitar 1 ~~~~~
[------------------------------------------------------15\-----17\--|
[------------------------------------------------------17\-----19\--|
[-----9-------------------------------9--11b-9----------------------|
[-11-----9-11---\-----------------11--------------------------------|
[-----------------2-2-----4-4----------------------2-2-----4-4------|
[-----------------0-0-x-x-2-2-x-x------------------0-0-----2-2------|
[Guitar 2 ~~~~~~
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-----9-------------------------------9-----------------------------|
[----------------------------------------11b-9----------------------|
[-11-----9-11---\-----------------11--------------------------------|
[-----------------2-2-----4-4----------------------2-2-----4-4------|
[-----------------0-0-x-x-2-2-x-x------------------0-0-x-x-2-2-x-x--|
Guitar 1 ~~~~~
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-----9-------------------------------9--11b-9--------------------------|
[-11-----9-11---\-----------------11------------------------------------|
[-----------------2-2-----4-4---------------------11\7-6-7-8--9-9/10-11-|
[-----------------0-0-x-x-2-2-x-x---------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 ~~~~~~
[-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-----9-------------------------------9---------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------11b-9--------------------------|
[-11-----9-11---\-----------------11------------------------------------|
[-----------------2-2-----4-4---------------------11\7-6-7-8--9-9/10-11-|
[-----------------0-0-x-x-2-2-x-x---------------------------------------|
Rpt Main riff
Guitar 1
~~
[---------------------------|
[---------------------------|
[-9-------------------------|
[-----11-------9-9-9-10-10--|
[--------11-12--------------|
[---------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[---------------------------|
[-9\------------------------|
[-9\------------------------|
[--------------9-9-9-10-10--|
[--------11-12--------------|
[---------------------------| Rpt 4 X
~~~~~~~~
|-12-x----------------------|
|---------------------------|
|------9--------------------|
|--------------9-9-9-10-10--|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------| Rpt 3 X
|-161616161616161616161616-|
|-141414141414141414141414-|
|-131313131313131313131313-|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
Mid 8
|-----3------4------10-------------------|
|-----3------4------10b-----10b-rp8------|
|-----------------------------------9p7--|
|----------------------------------------|
|-2-2----4-4----9-9----------------------|
|-0-0----2-2----7-7----------------------| Rpt
|-----3------4------10-------------------|
|-----3------4------10b------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-2-2----4-4----9-9----------------------|
|-0-0----2-2----7-7----------------------| Rpt
Guitar 1
[---0-/12---------------0------------------0-/19-------------|
[---5--------------------------------------5-----------------|
[---------9-----7---9-----/4\2-------------------9------7-7\-|
[-----------7-9---9---------------------------------7-9------|
[------------------------------5-7p5trill--------------------|
[-0-------------------0------------------0-------------------|
[ Guitar 2
[-----/12---------------0-/12--------------0-/19-------------|
[---0-------------------5------------------5-----------------|
[---9---------9----\-----------9-----\--------------9------\-|
[------------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------|
[-0--------------------------------------0-------------------|
Guitar 1
h ~~
[---0---------------------00/19-----------|
[---5---------------------00--------------|
[-----2b-2b---------------------9------7--|
[----------------------------------7-9----|
[-----------5-7p5trill--------------------|
[-0---------------------0-----------------|
[Guitar 2
[---0-/19-----------------00/19-----------|
[---5---------------------00--------------|
[-----------9---------\------------9----\-|
[-----------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------|
[-0---------------------0-----------------| Rpt
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-22-2-3-4-5-6-7-|
|-00-0-1-2-3-4-5-|
Backing for solo
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------6-p4-------------|
|-----------------------------------6-5-4-2-----|
|-4-4-4-444p2---2-3--4-4-4-444--------------2-3-|
|-------------4---------------------------------|
[PM] [PM]
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------6-p4-------------|
|-------------------------------6-5-4-2-----|
|-4-4-4-4p2---2-3--4-4-4-4--------------2-3-|
|-------------4-----------------------------| Rpt 3 X
Guitar solo
with wah ~~~~
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17fb---r--14p12-----------------------------------------12b-------|
|-----------------13-12p11----11-12---------------------------pb11r-|
|--------------------------14-------14----11-111-11-11-11-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~ ~~~~
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------17fb-17b---17-b-r14-17p14-|
|-9-11p9-11b--9----1111-9-11-9-1111-9-11b----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17p14----14--17b17b17b17fb17fb--17fb---r----17br17p14-17p14-|
|-------16----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-13-16p13-13-13-16--11brp9-11-9----------------|
|--------------------------------9-11-11-11-11--|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Rpt Verse
Guitar 1 ~~~~~
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-----9-------------------------------9--11b-9----------------------|
[-11-----9-11---\-----------------11--------------------------------|
[-----------------2-2---\-4-4---\------------------2-2-----4-4------|
[-----------------0-0---\-2-2---\------------------0-0-x-x-2-2-x--x-|
[Guitar 2 ~~~~~~
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-----9-------------------------------9-----------------------------|
[----------------------------------------11b-9----------------------|
[-11-----9-11---\-----------------11--------------------------------|
[-----------------2-2---\-4-4---\------------------2-2-----4-4------|
[-----------------0-0---\-2-2---\------------------0-0-x-x-2-2-x-x--|
Guitar 1 ~~~~~
[-------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
[-----9-------------------------------9--11b-9----|
[-11-----9-11---\-----------------11--------------|
[-----------------2-2---\-4-4---------------------|
[-----------------0-0---\-2-2---x-----------------|
[Guitar 2 ~~~~~
[-------------------------------------------------|
[-----9-------------------------------9-----------|
[----------------------------------------11b-9----|
[-11-----9-11---\-----------------11--------------|
[-----------------2-2-----4-4---------------------|
[-----------------0-0---\-2-2---\-----------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-76-7p6-7-8--9-9/10-11--|
|------------------------|
Rpt Main Riff
~~~~
|-----3------4------10------10-11p10-7-------|
|-----3------4------10b----------------8-----|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-2-2----4-4----9-9--------------------------|
|-0-0----2-2----7-7--------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-----3------4------10-------------------|
[-----3------4------10b---------7-----7--|
[---------------------------7-9-7-7-9-7--|
[----------------------------------------|
[-2-2----4-4----9-9----------------------|
[-0-0----2-2----7-7----------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-----3------4------10-------------------|
[-----3------4------10b------------------|
[------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-|
[----------------------------------------|
[-2-2----4-4----9-9----------------------|
[-0-0----2-2----7-7----------------------|
Guitar 1
[-----3------4------10----------1515-------10-|
[-----3------4------10b--------------10-12----|
[---------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------|
[-2-2----4-4----9-9---------------------------|
[-0-0----2-2----7-7---------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-----3------4------10------------15-------10-|
[-----3------4------10b-----10-12----10-12----|
[---------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------|
[-2-2----4-4----9-9---------------------------|
[-0-0----2-2----7-7---------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-----3------5------3------6------5------7-/-build to ascending noise-|
[-----3------5------3------6------5------7-/--------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-2-2----4-4----3-3----5-5----4-4----6-6------------------------------|
[-0-0----2-2----1-1----3-3----2-2----4-4------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-----15-----17-----15-----17------15----17/-build to ascending noise-|
[-----17-----19-----17-----19------17----19/--------------------------|
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