Band: Scorpions
Album: Lovedrive
Song: Always Somewhere
Copyright (c) (RCA) (1979)
Version 1.0 - (02/07/06)
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
p - pre bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - harmonic
Tuning E A D G B E
Acoustic guitar riff A
|-----------------------3-----3-----0---0-------0-------0-----0--|
|-------1-----1-----0-----0-----0---------3-------3-------1------|
|---------0-----0-----------0-----0---------2-------2-------2----|
|-----------2-----2-------------------3-------2------------------|
|-0-2-3-----------------------------------------------0----------|
|---------------------3------------------------------------------|
Rpt 2 x before drums enter
Rpt Riff A. Guitar 2 plays the below variations
h
|-----------------------3-------5-3-----0-------0----------------|
|-------1-----1-----0-----0--/5-----5-----3-------3-----0-1------|
|---------0-----0-----------0---------------2-------2-------2----|
|-----------2-----2-------------------3-------2------------------|
|-0-2-3-----------------------------------------------0----------|
|---------------------3------------------------------------------|
Light overdrive
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-/3-------------------------|
|-/3-1---3-------------------|
|------2---------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-0-3------------|
|-1-3----3p1-----|
|-----2------2---|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
Guitar solo
~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-3b----------3-------------4b--r--4b---rp2----------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[----------------------------------------------------|
[-3b----------3-------------8fb----------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 Light overdrive
[----------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------1-1---3-1-------|
[----------------------------------2-----2-----2-0---|
[----------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------|
Verse
1st time
Guitar 1
[-----------------------3-----3-----0---0-------0-------0-----0--|
[-------1-----1-----0-----0-----0---------3-------3-------1------|
[---------0-----0-----------0-----0---------2-------2-------2----|
[-----------2-----2-------------------3-------2------------------|
[-0-2-3-----------------------------------------------0----------|
[---------------------3------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ h
[-----------------------3-------5-3-----0-------0-------0-----0--|
[-------1-----1-----0-----0--/5-----5-----3-------3-------1------|
[---------0-----0-----------0---------------2-------2-------2----|
[-----------2-----2-------------------3-------2------------------|
[-0-2-3-----------------------------------------------0----------|
[---------------------3------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------3-----3-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----|
|-------1-----1-----0-----0-----0---------1-----1-----1-----1---|
|---------0-----0-----------0-----0---------2-----2-----2-----2-|
|-----------2-----2---------------------------------------------|
|-0-2-3-------------------------------0-------------------------|
|---------------------3-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------3-----3-----0---0-------0-------0-----0--|
|-------1-----1-----0-----0-----0---------3-------3-------1------|
|---------0-----0-----------0-----0---------2-------2-------2----|
|-----------2-----2-------------------3-------2------------------|
|-0-2-3-----------------------------------------------0----------|
|---------------------3------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-----------------------3-----3-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----|
[-------1-----1-----0-----0-----0---------1-----1-----1-----1---|
[---------0-----0-----------0-----0---------2-----2-----2-----2-|
[-----------2-----2---------------------------------------------|
[-0-2-3-------------------------------0-------------------------|
[---------------------3-----------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ h
[-----------------------3-------5-------------------0-----0-----|
[-------1-----1-----0-----0--/5---5\3---------1-------1-----1---|
[---------0-----0-----------0-----------------2---------2-----2-|
[-----------2-----2---------------------------------------------|
[-0-2-3-------------------------------0-------------------------|
[---------------------3-----------------------------------------|
Guitar solo
~~~~~ ~~~~~~
|-15p13p12----13p12p10------\-|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
Volume swells ~~~~~~~~
|-----------------------------|
|-10<--12<--13<--12--8b-------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
~~~~~ ~~~~~~
|-15p13p12----15p13-----------|
|-------------------12--------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ h
|-15fb------------15fb-15--12-13p12---|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-----------------------3-----3-----0---0-------0-------0-----0--|
[-------1-----1-----0-----0-----0---------3-------3-------1------|
[---------0-----0-----------0-----0---------2-------2-------2----|
[-----------2-----2-------------------3-------2------------------|
[-0-2-3-----------------------------------------------0----------|
[---------------------3------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ h
[-----------------------3-------5-3-----0-------0----------------|
[-------1-----1-----0-----0--/5-----5-----3-------3-----0-1------|
[---------0-----0-----------0---------------2-------2-------2----|
[-----------2-----2-------------------3-------2------------------|
[-0-2-3-----------------------------------------------0----------|
[---------------------3------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/scorpions/22056.html ]
|-----------------------3-----3-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----|
|-------1-----1-----0-----0-----0---------1-----1-----1-----1---|
|---------0-----0-----------0-----0---------2-----2-----2-----2-|
|-----------2-----2---------------------------------------------|
|-0-2-3-------------------------------0-------------------------|
|---------------------3-----------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-----------------------3-----3-----0---0-------0-------0-----0--|
[-------1-----1-----0-----0-----0---------3-------3-------1------|
[---------0-----0-----------0-----0---------2-------2-------2----|
[-----------2-----2-------------------3-------2------------------|
[-0-2-3-----------------------------------------------0----------|
[---------------------3------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ h
[-----------------------3-------5-3-----0-------0-------0-----0--|
[-------1-----1-----0-----0--/5-----5-----3-------3-------1------|
[---------0-----0-----------0---------------2-------2-------2----|
[-----------2-----2-------------------3-------2------------------|
[-0-2-3-----------------------------------------------0----------|
[---------------------3------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------3-----3-----0---0-----0-----0-----0-----|
|-------1-----1-----0-----0-----0---------1-----1-----1-----1---|
|---------0-----0-----------0-----0---------2-----2-----2-----2-|
|-----------2-----2---------------------------------------------|
|-0-2-3-------------------------------0-------------------------|
|---------------------3-----------------------------------------|
Chorus
Guitar 1
[-----PM-----]
[-----------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------|
[-5---(3)-------------2---(2)-------------------|
[-3---(3)---5---(5)---0---(0)---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-\-|
[-----------3---(3)-----------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-----------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------10--10--10108-|
[---------------------------------9---9---9-9\7-|
[---------------------------------7---7---7-7\5-|
[-----------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------5---(5)---5-------------|
|-3---(3)---5---(5)---3---(3)---3--5---(5)----|
|-1---(1)---3---(3)----------------3---(3)----|
Guitar 1
[-----PM-----]
[-----------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------|
[-5---(3)-------------2---(2)-------------------|
[-3---(3)---5---(5)---0---(0)---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-\-|
[-----------3---(3)-----------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-----------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------10--10--10108-|
[---------------------------------9---9---9-9\7-|
[---------------------------------7---7---7-7\5-|
[-----------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------5---(5)---5------------------------------|
|-3---(3)---5---(5)---3---(3)---3--5-----------(5)-------------|
|-1---(1)---3---(3)----------------3-----------(3)-------------|
Guitar solo
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-15fb---------15--------12-13fb---13fb--r10-12-10-----r--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----8-10---8-8b-----8b-8-------------------------------------|
|-7b------9---------------10-9----7b--rp5----5-7-5------------|
|-----------------------------------------7--------7-------\--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
|-12-15p12-15fb------r-15-13-12------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------15---\---10-12-12b-r-12-10\8-------|
|--------------------------------------9---------------------5-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
h ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----8-b----------pb13-r--------pb15r-pb15r------------------|
|-5-7---------------------12-12--------------14---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Verse with fills
h h
|-0-3p0--------------------------|
|-----5-3-5p3--------------------|
|-------------2p0-5--------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
Just before chorus
|----------------------------|
|-13-13----------------------|
|-14-14----------------------|
|--------14-14-12------------|
|-----------------15-12\10---|
|----------------------------|
Rpt Chorus with lead fills
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-7fb-------r7p5---5-----------------|
|----------------7---7---------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-7br5-7b-------------r--|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-7b-------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
Outro guitar solo
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------10----------8-8/10-------13-/15-----15\13------|
|-7/9-------9--\-5/7---7/9---9/12--------14---------12\-|
|---------------------------------------------------12\-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
h h ~~~~~
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------10--------10-------10-10\8----3brp1-3p1-------------------------|
|-7/9-------7-9--\9---7/9-----9-\7-5------------2p0--2-p0-2p0-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------2p0-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------3-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Acoustic Guitar
|-----------------------3-----3-----0---0-------0-------0-----(0)------|
|-------1-----1-----0-----0-----0---------3-------3-----1-----(1)------|
|---------0-----0-----------0-----0---------2-------2-0-2-----(2)------|
|-----------2-----2-------------------3-------2---------2-----(2)------|
|-0-2-3-------------------------------------------------0-----(0)------|
|---------------------3------------------------------------------------|
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