Band: Scorpions
Album: Animal Magnetism
Song: Don't Make No Promises(Your Body Can't Keep)
Copyright (c) (Harvets) (1982)
Version 1.0 - (10/07/06)
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
Main Riff
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7--7-------7-7--7-------7-7--7---------------|
|-7-7--7-------7-7--7-------7-7--7-------10-\5---|
|--------0-3p0--------0-3p0--------0-3p0-8--\3---|
|------------------------------------------------| Rpt 4 X
Verse
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--------------------5-5--5-5-5---|
|-7------------------5-5--5-5-5---|
|-5----3/5----5/7----3-3--3-3-3---|
|----x-1/3--x-3/5--x--------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--------------------5-5---/6--|
|-7------------------5-5---/6--|
|-5----3/5----5/7----3-3---/4--|
|----x-1/3--x-3/5--x-----------|
Rpt above
Rpt Main Riff 4 X
Rpt Verse
Chorus
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-10--(10)----1012---(12)---12\5-5-5-5-7-7--7-7-7--|
|-10--(10)----1012---(12)---12\5-5-5-5-7-7--7-7-7--|
|-8---(8)-----8-10---(10)---10\3-3-3-3-5-5--5-5-5--|
|--------------------------------------------------| Rpt 3 X
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-10--(10)----1012---(12)---12\5-5-5-5-|
|-10--(10)----1012---(12)---12\5-5-5-5-|
|-8---(8)-----8-10---(10)---10\3-3-3-3-|
|--------------------------------------|
Backing for solo is main riff 4 x
Guitar solo
|-------1010-----------1010----------------------------10-----------|
|-------1010-12br10----1010-12br10-12p10-13b--13p10-------13p10-----|
|-5-b-/------12br10-12------12br10-12p10------------12----------12p-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
|-----------1010------------------------------15b--fb----13-------|
|-----------1010-12br12-10-------12br10---------------------15-15-|
|-10-12bp10------12br12-10-10----12br10-12-10---------------------|
|-----------------------------12----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~
|-------------------------------------------------------13p12p10-|
|-13-15------13-15p13----15--15-15p13----------------------------|
|---------14b---------14----14b-------14-12fbrp10-12-10----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/scorpions/49089.html ]
|-12p10----10-----------------------------------------------|
|-------13----13p11-13p11-10-11p10p8-10p8----8--------------|
|-----------------------------------------10---10-9-10p9-7\-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
phph
|----------------------------------------|
|--6-6-6-66------------------------------|
|-5--5-5-55-7-5--------------------------|
|---------------7-6-5-3-3-5p3-7-5--------|
|---------------------------------5--\---|
|----------------------------------------|
Rpt Verse with lead fills
|-17---------------\---|
|-20b-------------r\---|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-pb12-r----10--|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
Rpt Chorus with lead fills
|----------|
|-10-10----|
|-10-10----|
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|
|--------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10--------------|
|-12b12b12b12b-12p10-------|
|--------------------12-\--|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
[-PM-]
|----------------8--------------------10-----------10-----10-------|
|----------665-8b--8b-6---------6-6-\----13p10-13b----13fb---13p10-|
|-----5----555--------5---5-----5-5-\------------------------------|
|-\-7---7---------------7---7p5------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
ph ph~~~~ ph ~~~~
|-----10-------------------------------------------------------|
|-13b----13p10-13fb---13b----13fb-r-10-12-------12-10-10b--10b-|
|-----------------------------------------11----------10b--10b-|
|--------------------------------------------12----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12b-b-10----------12b-----10----10-13----13p10--13----10-13---10-|
|-12b-b-10----------12b-----10-12b------12b---12b----12------12b---|
|----------12-12\--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
h h h h
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13---10-13---10-13---10----10-13----10-13----10-13----10-13-|
|---12b-----12b-----12b---12-------12-------12-------12-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
h h h h h h h h
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----10-13----10-13----10-13----10-13----10-13----10-13----10-13----10-13-|
|-12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt
~~~~~~~~ph ph ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
|------------------------------------------------------15fb---13-20fb----|
|-15fb----13-------------------------------------10-13-------------------|
|-------------13-14-13-12----12br10--12br10-12b--------------------------|
|-------------------------15---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
To fade
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