Band: Scorpions
Album: Lovedrive
Song: Coast To Coast
Copyright (c) (RCA) (1979)
Version 1.0 - (03/08/05)
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/backing riff
Guitar 1
[PM] PM
E[--------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------|
G[-9----9-----9-------------------|
D[-9----9-----9-9--9-9-9-9--9-----|
A[-7----7-7-7-7-10-7-9-7-10-7-7---|
E[--------0-0-----------------0---|
[Guitar 2
E[--------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------|
G[-9----9-----9-------------------|
D[-9----9-----9-9--9-9-9-9--9-----|
A[-7----7-----7-10-7-9-7-10-7-----|
E[--------------------------------| Rpt numerous times
Guitar 3 enters over backing riff to create Verse.
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------10----(10)----|
G-9-7-7----7-7-5----(5)----9-7-7----7-7-11----(11)----|
D-9-9-9----9-9-5----(5)----9-9-9----9-9---------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------| Rpt
E---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------8-8-8--8-8--|
G-9-9-9-9---5-5-5--5-5--7-7-7-7---9-9-9--9-9--|
D-9-9-9-9---5-5-5--5-5--9-9-9-9---------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
B-10-10-10-10--------------8-8-8---8---10-10--8\-|
G-11-11-11-11--5-5-5--5-5--9-9-9-7-9-7-11-11--9\-|
D--------------5-5-5--5-5--------9---9-----------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
E-----------------------------------------|
B-8-------------------8-------------------|
G-9--12---\5-5-5-/9---9--12---\7-7-7-/9---|
D-9--12---\5-5-5-/9---9--12---\7-7-7-/9---|
A-7--10---\3-3-3-/7---7--10---\5-5-5-/7---|
E-----------------------------------------|
[--------------PM--------------]
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B-8-------------------8-----------------------------------------|
G-9--12---\5-5-5-/9---9--12-------------------------------------|
D-9--12---\5-5-5-/9---9--12---\7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A-7--10---\3-3-3-/7---7--10---\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus lead line
~~~~ h h ~~~~~
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G---4--/5-4-5p4\2---2-0-2p0-----------|
D-2---------------5---------4-0-2-----|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
~~~~
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---4--/7br5--4-2--4-5-2-4--|
D-2-------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|
~~~~ h h ~~~~~
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G---4--/5-4-5p4\2---2-0-2p0-----------|
D-2---------------5---------4-0-2-----|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
~~~~ Pick scrape
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G---4--2--------------------2-2-2-2-2-\--|
D-2------------------------------------\-|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|
Rpt Verse and Chorus
Last time
D
h
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------5-7p5---5-7/8/10-8-10-12/13-|
G---4-------0-2-4/5p4-2-4/5/7-------7---------------------|
D-2---4p2p0-----------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-------------------------------10-12/14-12--14--12-------------\--|
B-7-8p7---7-8-10/12-13p12-12-13------------------------------------|
G-------9----------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 To feedback
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-9-----------------------------(9)---------------------------------|
D[-9-----------------------------(9)---------------------------------|
A[-7-----------------------------(7)---------------------------------|
E[-0-----------------------------(0)---------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ Slides using blues bottle
E[-22\---------------------------------------------------------------|
B[------------14\----------------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------9\------------------------------------------|
D[---------------------------------5\--------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[---------------------------------------------0----------(0)--------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/scorpions/16894.html ]
Guitar 1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-14------------------(14)---------\--------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-9-7-9---------(9)------------------9-7-9---------(9)--------------|
D[-9-9-9---------(9)------------------9-9-9---------(9)--------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-12------------------(12)-----------14-----------------(14)--------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-9-7-9---------(9)------------------9-7-9---------(9)--------------|
D[-9-9-9---------(9)------------------9-9-9---------(9)--------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------------------------------x\-|
Guitar solo(Backing is Chorus Riffs)
~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~
E--------------12-14-14br15------------------------------------|
B-15b-----------------------12----12---------------------------|
G---------------------------------14b-r14-12-11----------------|
D-----------------------------------------------12-------------|
A--------------------------------------------------14-13-12-10-|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G----------------------|
D----------------------|
A-12brp10--12p10-------|
E----------------12-\--|
E----12----------12--------------------------------------------|
B-------15-12-------15-12--------------------------------------|
G-14b---------14b---------15p14p12----14-12--------------------|
D----------------------------------14-------14-12--------------|
A-------------------------------------------------1414-13-14---|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-12--------------------------------------------|
A----14-12----12----14-13-12-10-----------------|
E----------15--------------------10---(10)------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------11-12-14-9-------------|
D----------------10-12-14------------------------|
A-------10-12-14---------------------------------|
E-12-14------------------------------------------|
Rpt Verse with this additional guitar
E-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------5-4-5-------------------------|
A-7-6-7-----7-6-7--------7-6-7-----7-6-7-5-4-5--|
E-----------------------------------------------| Rpt
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------5-4--------|
A-7-6-7\2---3-2-3-0-----5-4-5\2----/7-6-----7-6-7--|
E--------------------------------------------------|
~~~~
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-7-5-7--4---5-4-5-4-5p4---4-5----5-4-5-4---5-4-5p4-4-5-7-5-4-(4)---|
A------------------------7----------------7-------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Chorus
Additional guitar line in Chorus.
~~~~ ~~~
E-----------------------------------------------|
B--/12--10-12-13-13-13p12-10\8-10-8-10p8\7------|
G-9----------------------------------------7----|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|
~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~
E-----------------------------------------------|
B--/12--12-13-15-13-12-10----12-13-10-12--------|
G-9---------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|
~~~~ ~~~
E-----------------------------------------------|
B--/12--10-12-13-13-13p12-10\8-10-8-10p8\7------|
G-9----------------------------------------7----|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|
~~~ ~~~~
E-----------------------------------------------------------7-8-7---|
B--/12------------------------------------------5-7-5-7-8-7---------|
G-9-----------0-2-4-5-2-4-0-2-4-0-2-4/5-2-4-5-7---------------------|
D-------0-2-4-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Verse to fade
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