Band: Scorpions
Album: Virgin Killer
Song: Catch Your Train
Copyright (c) (RCA) (1977)
Version 1.0 - (DATE)
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 Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Main Riff
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|-10-10--10-1010-10--10--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-9--9---9--9-9--9---9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-7--7---7--7-7--7---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------| Rpt 4 X
Solo
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/14---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(14)---\12-------------to feedback--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ h ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-b----------------11p9-11----9----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------11----------------------------------\-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------\-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------\-|
~~~~~~~~
|-------------------------12-14-15b------b------20fb--20b------|
|-------12-14-15-12-14-15--------------------------------------|
|-12-14--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
h h h ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-15-19p15-19p15\14-12-14p12-------------------------|
|----------------------------15-14-------------------|
|----------------------------------14----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
Verse
Riff A
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10------------(10)------------\6-------------(6)---------------/-|
|-9-------------(9)-------------\5-------------(5)---------------/-|
|-7-------------(7)-------------\3-------------(3)---------------/-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Main Riff once
Solo with wah
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ h h h h ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8fb---------8fb-8fb8fb8fb-10fbr--8p5-5-4-5-3\1---1b---------------|
|------------------------------------------------2------2-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Riff A
Rpt Main Riff
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/7fb---------------------------------------------to feedback------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
|-3------------------3---------------------------------------|
|-3------10--10--10--3------10--10--10-----------------------|
|-0---0--9---9---9---0---0--9---9---9---10-10---10-9--9---9--|
|-0---0--7---7---7---0---0--7---7-x-7---10-10---10-9--9---9--|
|--------0------------------0-----------8--8--x-8--7--7-x-7--|
|-3------------------3---------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-------------------------|
[-10-10-------10-10101010-|
[-9--9--------9--9-9-9-9--|
[-7--7--x-x-7-7--7-7-7-7--|
[-------------------------|
[-------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-------------------------|
[-------------------------|
[------------------2---2--|
[-2--2--x-x------2-2-4-2--|
[-0--0------0-0--0--------|
[-------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-3------------------3-----------------------------------------|
[-3------10--10--10--3------10--10--10-------------------------|
[-0---0--9---9---9---0---0--9---9---9---10-10---10-9--9---9--9-|
[-0---0--7---7---7---0---0--7---7-x-7---10-10---10-9--9---9--9-|
[--------0------------------0-----------8--8--x-8--7--7-x-7--7-|
[-3------------------3-----------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~
[--------------------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------16b---------|
[--------------------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar solo
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12fb-----------------------------------to feedback----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~
|-------------------14-15-17-15-14-----------------------------|
|-------12-14-15/17----------------17-15-14-12----12-14-14-----|
|-12-14----------------------------------------14--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-11-12-----11-9-11-11p9-9b-r--------------------|
|-----------------------------------11-----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Verse with lead fills
|14-15p14----14----------14-15p14----14----------14-15p14----14----------|
|---------17----17-16-17----------17----17-16-17----------17----17-16-17-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~
|----------15-17p15-------------------------------------------|
|-16-17-19-----------17p15-17p15p13----13-15----13------------|
|-----------------------------------14-------14----14-13-12---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-12p10----------|
|-------12--10---|
|----------------|
Rpt Chorus with additions
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/scorpions/49067.html ]
Guitar 1
[-------------------------|
[-10--10------10-10101010-|
[-9------9----9--9-9-9-9--|
[-7--------7--7--7-7-7-7--|
[-------------------------|
[-------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[[------PM------]
[-------------------------|
[-------------------------|
[----------------2-2-2-2--|
[-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
[-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
[-------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-3------------------3-----------------------------------------|
[-3------10--10--10--3------10--10--10-------------------------|
[-0---0--9---9---9---0---0--9---9---9---10-10---10-9--9-12-10--|
[-0---0--7---7---7---0---0--7---7-x-7---10-10---10-9--9-12-10--|
[--------0------------------0-----------8--8--x-8--7--7-10-8---|
[-3------------------3-----------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~
[--------------------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------16b---------|
[--------------------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[---------------------------------------------|
[-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------|
[-9-9-9-9-9--------------------------12-10----|
[-9-9-9-9-9--------------------------12-10----|
[-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------10-8-----|
[---------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~
[----------15fb--r-15p1212--------------------|
[---------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------15-14-12-14-------|
[---------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------|
[-0--(0)--0-----------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-----------------------------------------|
[-8-8-8-8-8-------------------------------|
[-9-9-9-9-9----------------------12-10----|
[-9-9-9-9-9----------------------12-10----|
[-7-7-7-7-7----------------------10-8-----|
[-----------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~
[----------22fb--22fb-22b22fbr22-22b------|
[-----------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------|
[-0--(0)--0-------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[---------------------------------------------------|
[-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------------|
[-9-9-9-9-9---------------------------------9\7-----|
[-9-9-9-9-9---------------------------------9\7-----|
[-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------7\5-----|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~
[---------/15---------------------------------------|
[-------------15p12----15p12------------------------|
[-------------------15-------15-14-12----14-12------|
[-------------------------------------14------------|
[---------------------------------------------------|
[-0--(0)--0-----------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[----------------------------------|
[-10-10-10-10-10-------------------|
[-10-10-10-10-10-------------------|
[-10-10-10-10-10-------------------|
[-8--8--8--8--8--------------------|
[----------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[
[-------910------------------------|
[-101112---12-11-12-13/15-16-15-13-|
[----------------------------------|
[----------------------------------|
[----------------------------------|
[----------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[----------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------|
[-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------|
[-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------|
[-10-10-10-10-10-------------------------|
[----------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[
[-------------12-------------12-13-12----|
[-12-13-14-15----15-13-14-15----------15-|
[----------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------|
Guitar solo
|------------------------------/17-15----------------------------------|
|-8b---8b8b-8-14-14--8b8b-14-12-------15-14-15-14-12-14-12-------------|
|-9b---9b9b-9-16b16b-9b9b----------------------------------14-12-14-12-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-12-11-------11-------------------------------------------11-14-|
|----------14-12----14-12-11-14-12-11-12-11----------11-12-14-------|
|-------------------------------------------10-12-14----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~ ~~~~
|----------------------------------------------------12/15-14----12-|
|----------------------------------12-15-14----12-15----------15----|
|-12b---11-12p11-11----------12-14----------14----------------------|
|-------------------14-14b------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~ h
|-17----------------12--------------------------------10-------|
|----19-17----------12-15-14-12\10--------------10-12----12p10-|
|----------19-18-16----------------12-11-11--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~
|--------------------------------------------19fb---r-17-15-19p15-|
|--------------------10-11-12p11p10----10-------------------------|
|-12p11p9----9-11-12----------------12----------------------------|
|---------12------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
|-19p15-14-15-12-14-14b-----15-\-------------13-16-------------|
|--------------------------------------11-14-------------12-15-|
|-------------------------------/10-12-------------10-13-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-------11-14-14-17------9---22fb-----------------|
|-10-13-------------9-11--------------------------|
|--------------------------9----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Backing for solo
|---------------3--3--|
|-1010--1010-10-3--3--|
|-9-9---9-9--9--0--0--|
|-7-7-x-7-7--7--0--0--|
|---------------------|
|---------------3--3--| Rpt 4 X
|---------------------|
|-1010--1010-10-------|
|-9-9---9-9--9--5--5--|
|-7-7-x-7-7--7--5--5--|
|---------------3--3--|
|---------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-7-7-x-7-7--7--5--5-/-|
|-7-7-x-7-7--7--5--5-/-|
|-5-5---5-5--5--3--3-/-|
|----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-x-7-7--7------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-x-7-7--7-3-3-3-5-5---5-5--5-3-3-3-2----------(2)--------------|
|-5-5---5-5--5-3-3-3-5-5---5-5--5-3-3-3-2----------(2)--------------|
|--------------1-1-1-3-3-x-3-3--3-1-1-1-0----------(0)--------------|
Rpt Chorus 4 X with lead fills
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|----------17----1717-20fb----r-|
|-------------20b---------------|
|-14-12-------------------------|
|-------14----------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-15----15--15-15-15-15------|
|-18b---18b-18b18b18b18b-----|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|--------202020202020--------|
|--------191919191919--------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
~~~~~
|---------------------|
|----------1010101010-|
|----------9-9-9-9-9--|
|----------7-7-7-7-7--|
|-x-3-2---------------|
|---------------------|
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