#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #Unless specified otherwise, this is NOT an official tab from the band members.# #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature Band: Scorpions Album: Taken By Force Song: Sails Of Charon Copyright (c) (RCA) (1979) Version 1.0 - (06/06/05) 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 ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ E--------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------------------------| D--/9-9p7-------------7--------2---------------2-----9-7---------7---| A-2-------10--9--9-10---3--3-5---2--2-2/3--3-5---2-2-----10-9-10---6\| E--------------------------------------------------------------------| Rpt E--------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------| D--/9-7---------7----/9-7---------7\-9-7---------7-| A-2-----10-9-10---3-2-----10-9-10--------10-9-10---| E--------------------------------------------------| E--------------| B--------------| G--------------| D-10\9-/12-\10-| A-10\9-/12-\10-| E-8-\7-/10-\8--| Main Riff E-----------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------| D-10\9-9-9-x-10\9-9-9-x-10\9-9-9-x-101010-| A-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-101010-| E-8-\7-7-----8-\7-7-----8-\7-7-----8-8-8--| E-------------------------------------------| B------------8-\7-7-7---8-\7-7-7---8-/10\8--| G------------9-\8-8-8---9-\8-8-8---9-/11\9--| D-10\9-9-9-x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10/12\10-| A-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10/12\10-| E-8-\7-7------------------------------------| Guitar 1 E[-------------------7---8-\7-7-7---8-/10\8--| B[------------8-\7-7-7---8-\7-7-7---8-/10\8--| G[-9-\8-8-8---9-\8-8-8---9-\8-8-8---9-/11\9--| D[-10\9-9-9-x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10/12\10-| A[-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10/12\10-| E[-8-\7-7------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 E[----------------------------------12/14\12-| B[----------------------------------13/15\13-| G[-------------------------------------------| D[-------------------------------------------| A[-------------------------------------------| E[-------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 E[-------------------7---8-\7-7-7---8-/8-\8--| B[------7-7---8-\7-7-7---8-\7-7-7---8-/8-\8--| G[-9-\8-8-8---9-\8-8-8---9-\8-8-8---9-/9-\9--| D[-10\9-9-9-x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10/10\10-| A[-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10/10\10-| E[-8-\7-7------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 E[-12\111111---------------------------------| B[-13\121212---------------------------------| G[-------------------------------------------| D[-------------------------------------------| A[-------------------------------------------| E[-------------------------------------------| Backing for guitar solo E-----------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------| D-10\9-9-9-x-10\9-9-9-x-10\9-9-9-x-101010-| A-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-101010-| E-8-\7-7-----8-\7-7-----8-\7-7-----8-8-8--| Rpt 8 X Verse Riff Riff A E--------------------------------| B--------------------------------| G-4--4---2-2-4-5--4--4---2-5\4-2-| D-4--4---2-2-4-5--4--4---2-5\4-2-| A-2--2---0-0-2-3--2--2---0-3\2-0-| E--------------------------------| Rpt 5 X Riff B E------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------| G-4--4---2-2-4-5-4-2-0-2-0---0-------------| D-4--4---2-2-4-5-----------4---4-2-4-2-0---| A-2--2---0-0-2-3-------------------------3-| E------------------------------------------| Rpt Riff A 3 X Riff C E------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------| G-4--4---2-2-4-5-4-2-0-2-0---0---------2-4-| D-4--4---2-2-4-5-----------4---4-2-4/5-----| A-2--2---0-0-2-3---------------------------| E------------------------------------------| Chorus Guitar 1 ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ E[---------------------------------------------| B[---------------------------------------------| G[-----------------------------------4-7-5-4---| D[-------------2-5-4-2----------4-5----------7-| A[-3--2-3--2-3---------3-3--2-3----------------| E[---------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ E[---------------------------------------------| B[---------------------------------------------| G[---------------0--------------------4--------| D[-2--1-2--0-2-4---4-2-0-2--1-2-4-5-7---7-5-4--| A[---------------------------------------------| E[---------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~ E-------------------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------8-7-----7-------5-7/8/10/12-13\12-10-13-12---| G----------4-5-7-5-4-------9-7---9-7\5------------------------------| D-5--4-5-7-----------7----------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| Rpt Riff A and Riff B Rpt Riff A and Riff C Rpt Chorus E----------------------------------| B----------------------------------| G-4--4---2-2-4-5--4--4-2-2-2-5\4-2-| D-4--4---2-2-4-5--4--4-2-2-2-5\4-2-| A-2--2---0-0-2-3--2--2-0-0-0-3\2-0-| E----------------------------------| Rpt Riff B Rpt Riff and and Riff ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ E--------------------------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------------------------| D--/9-9p7-------------7--------2---------------2-----9-7---------7---| A-2-------10--9--9-10---3--3-5---2--2-2/3--3-5---2-2-----10-9-10---6\| E--------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ E[------------------------------------------------------------| B[------------------------------------------------------------| G[------------------------------------------------------------| D[--/9-9p7-------------7--------2-----------------------------| A[-2-------10--9--9-10---3--3-5---2--2-2/3------5------7------| E[------------------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E[------------------------------------------------------------| B[------------------------------------------------------------| G[------------------------------------------------------------| D[---------------------------------------2------4------5------| A[------------------------------------------------------------| E[------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E[----------------------------| B[----------------------------| G[----------------------------| D[----------------------------| A[-9------10---12--9---10-----| E[----------------------------| [Guitar 2 [ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E[----------------------------| B[----------------------------| G[-------------5---7---9---11-| D[-7------9-------------------| A[----------------------------| E[----------------------------| Rpt Verse Additional guitar in Verse With wah ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~ E----------------------------------------------------| B-10-10-12-13-12-------------------------------------| G----------------11\-9-9-11-12-11\8------------------| D-----------------------------------7-7-9-10-9\7\5\4-| A----------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------| ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~ E--------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------| D-9-\4-\2-2-4-5-4---------------4--2-2-4-5---| A------------------2--0-0-2-3-2--------------| E--------------------------------------------| Rpt Chorus Guitar 1 E[--------------------------------------------------------------| B[--------------------------------------------------------------| G[--------------2----------------4-5p4------------4-5-7/9-7-5\4-| D[--------2-4-5---5-4--------5-7-------7-5-4--2-4---------------| A[-5--3-5-------------5--3-5------------------------------------| E[--------------------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 E[--------------------------------------------------------------| B[--------------------------------------------------------------| G[--------------2----------------4-5p4------------4-5-7/9-7-5\4-| D[------4-2-4-5---5-4-4--2-4-5-7-------7-5-7--5-7---------------| A[-5--3---------------------------------------------------------| E[--------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------| B------------------12-13-15-13-12-10\8-7---8\7-----7-8-10p7-| G-9-10-12-10-12-14-----------------------9-----9-8----------| D-----------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------| E-8----------------------(8)---------------------| h ~~~~~~~ E----------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------| G--------------------------4--------(4)--------| D-/7---5-7p5\4\------------4--------(4)--------| A---------------0-3\2------2--------(2)--------| E----------------------------------------------| Clean guitar E-------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------1--1-3-5-0---0--1--1-0---0------------------| G----------------------------------------------2----4\2\0-----------| D----5---5-4-2-1--1-2-3-----------------------------5\4\2-4\2/4/5-4-| A-2/--------------------3--3-3-3-2---2--3--3-3-3-2--------5\4/5/7-6-| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| Rpt to fade END Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature