Band: Scorpions
Album: Blackout
Song: Now!
Copyright (c) (Harvest) (1982)
Version 1.0 - (10/04/06)
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
Main Riff
Guitar 1
[---PM---] [---PM---] [---PM---]
E[-------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-5-2-------------2---2-----------2-----2-----------5---5---5-|
A[-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-3p0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-3p0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-3-x-3-x-3-|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ [---PM---] [---PM---] [---PM---]
E[-------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------|
G[---------------------------------------------------5---5---5-|
D[-5-2-------------2---2-----------2-----2-----------5---5---5-|
A[-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-3p0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-3p0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0---x---x---|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------| Rpt 4 X
Chorus
Guitar 1
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-3----------------------------(3)----------------------------------|
G[-0----------------------------(0)----------------------------------|
D[-0----------------------------(0)----------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-3----------------------------(3)----------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-5----------------------------(5)----------------------------------|
E[-3----------------------------(3)----------------------------------|
Lead break
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B-5-5-----------5-5-----------5-5-------------------------|
G-5-5-----------5-5-----------5-5-----------9-9-7-7-5-5---|
D-----7p5-7p5-7-----7p5-7p5-7-----7p5-7p5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7p5-|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------| Rpt
Rpt Verse and chorus
Guitar solo(backing for solo is verse structure)
E-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--15b-----|
B-16b16b16b16b16b16b16b16b16b16-15b15b15b15b-----17b-|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
E-17-17---17-17---17-17---17-17-20b-r-20b20-18-17-----------------------|
B------20b-----20b-----20b------------------------15-14-13--------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------13-12-10br-\-|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------15----------17--|
B-----------------------------------------15--15-17-----|
G--------------------------7p5-7/9p7-9------16----------|
D-777777710p77710p7777p5-7------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
with wah ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~
E-10p8-10p8-10p8-10p8-10\-18fb----12---------------------------|
B-10p8-10p8-10p8-10p8-10\------15b---15br15p13-15p13-----------|
G----------------------------------------------------14--------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/scorpions/130952.html ]
E-------------17-------------------------------|
B-12-13/15/17----17\15-13p12-10----------------|
G-------------------------------12-14p12-------|
D----------------------------------------14-12-|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------<12>-----------------------------------|
G-0-------trem dive----------<12>-----------------------------------|
D-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------0-----trem dive-----------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Mid 8
Guitar 1
E[----------------------------|
B[----------------------------|
G[-5--5--0--0--7--7--2--2--2--|
D[-5--5--0--0--7--7--2--2--2--|
A[-3--3--------5--5--0--0--0--|
E[-------3--3-----------------|
[Guitar 2
E[----------------------------|
B[----------------------------|
G[-5-(5)-0-(0)-7-(7)-2-(2)----|
D[-5-(5)-0-(0)-7-(7)-2-(2)----|
A[-3-(3)-------5-(5)-0-(0)----|
E[-------3-(3)----------------|
Guitar 1
E[--------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------12-12-|
G[-5--5--0--0--7--7--9-9-9-9-9---9---9--9-9-9-12-12-|
D[-5--5--0--0--7--7--9-9-9-9-9---9---9--9-9-9-12-12-|
A[-3--3--------5--5--7-7-7-7-7---7---7--7-7-7-------|
E[-------3--3------------------0---0---0------------|
[Guitar 2
E[--------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------12-12-|
G[-5-(5)-0-(0)-7-(7)-9-9-9-9-9---9---9--9-9-9-12-12-|
D[-5-(5)-0-(0)-7-(7)-9-9-9-9-9---9---9--9-9-9-12-12-|
A[-3-(3)-------5-(5)-7-7-7-7-7---7---7--7-7-7-------|
E[-------3-(3)-----------------0---0---0------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B-5-5-----------5-5-----------5-5-------------------------|
G-5-5-----------5-5-----------5-5-----------9-9-7-7-5-5---|
D-----7p5-7p5-7-----7p5-7p5-7-----7p5-7p5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7p5-|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------| Rpt
Rpt verse
Rpt chorus
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-5-5-----------5-5-----------5-5---------------8-------------|
G-5-5-----------5-5-----------5-5-----------5/9---9\7-7bp5----|
D-----7p5-7p5-7-----7p5-7p5-7-----7p5-7p5-7----------------7--|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Chorus
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-2----2----2----2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----(2)----|
D-2----2----2----2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----(2)----|
A-0----0----0----0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----(0)----|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro lead
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~phphphphphphphphphphphphphphph
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-4b-4b-4b-4b-etc------r4-4-4-4-4-4-4p2p0-4p2p0-------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------4p2p0-4p2p0-------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------4p2p0-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------/--/----17---17---17---17---17---17---17-15-14-13--|
B-5-6p5-3-/--/---20b--20b--20b--20b--20b--20b--20b-------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
~~~ ~~~~~~~ph phphphph phphphph
E[--------------------------------------------------|
B[-15-15brp13---------------------------------------|
G[------------14------7b-r7-6-5-----2------------2--|
D[------------------------------7-----2-1-0------2--|
A[------------------------------------------3b---0--|
E[--------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[--------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------|
G[--------------2------(2)------2-------(2)------2--|
D[--------------2------(2)------2-------(2)------2--|
A[--------------0------(0)------0-------(0)------0--|
E[--------------------------------------------------|
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