Band: Scorpions
Album: Virgin Killers
Song: Crying Days
Copyright (c) (RCA) (1977)
Version 1.0 - (18/02/06)
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 <> - Trill
Tunning Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Intro
Guitar 1
~~~ ~~~ ph ph~~~ ph~~with wah~~~~~to feedback
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------------12fb---8-------(8)-\-|
G[--------------pb11rp10---9-7-9----------------12fb-----------------|
D[-7---8-10----------------------10-7--------------------------------|
A[----------10------------------------7-----5------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------8-5--------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-10---10108-----8-8\7----7-7\5-------5-5\3------3-3-2------(2)-----|
D[-10---10108-----8-8\7----7-7\5-------5-5\3------3-3-2------(2)-----|
A[-8----8-8\6-----6-6\5----5-5\3-------3-3\1------1-1-0------(0)-----|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Let notes ring out
E-----10----(10)-----|
B--------9--(9)------|
G---7-------(7)------|
D-0---------(0)------|
A--------------------|
E--------------------| Rpt
Guitar 1
~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------13fb-fb13r--------------------------|
G[-5----3-2-3-pb3--r\2--\-----10------------10-------9fb-r----(9)----|
D[------------------------/12----------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-10---10108----8-8\7----7-7\5-------5-5\3------3-3-2------(2)------|
D[-10---10108----8-8\7----7-7\5-------5-5\3------3-3-2------(2)------|
A[-8----8-8\6----6-6\5----5-5\3-------3-3\1------1-1-0------(0)------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Let notes ring out
E-----10----(10)-----|
B--------9--(9)------|
G---7-------(7)------|
D-0---------(0)------|
A--------------------|
E--------------------| Rpt 4 X
Guitar 1
E[-------------------|
B[-------------------|
G[-8-8---5-5---8-8---|
D[-8-8---5-5---8-8---|
A[-6-6---5-5---6-6---|
E[-------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[-1111--1010--1111--|
B[-1010--9-9---1010--|
G[-8-8---7-7---8-8---|
D[-------------------|
A[-------------------|
E[-------------------|
Guitar 1
~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ with wah ~~~~~
E[------------------------------------12br---------------------------|
B[-10fb---------r\---------------------------------------------------|
G[----------------10fb--------r9-----------9/10\9--------------------|
D[------------------------------------------------9br--\7--9-9br9--\-|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 Let chords ring out
E[--------1-----------------1------------------1---------------------|
B[--------3-----------------3------------------3---------------------|
G[-2------2--------2--------2---------2--------2-----------2---------|
D[-0---------------0------------------0--------------------0---------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
h
E[--------------------------|
B[--------------------------|
G[--------------------------|
D[-7-9p7\5------------------|
A[---------8-7--8-7--(7)----|
E[--------------------------|
Guitar 2
E[-1------------------------|
B[-3------------------------|
G[-2------------------------|
D[--------------------------|
A[--------------------------|
E[--------------------------|
Verse
Guitar 1 clean
E[-10-12-13-12-10-12-10-12-13-12-10-12-10-12-13-15-13-12--|
B[--------------------------------------------------------|
G[--------------------------------------------------------|
D[--------------------------------------------------------|
A[--------------------------------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 clean
E[---------1-------------------1-----------------1--------|
B[-3-------3---------3---------3--------3--------3--------|
G[-2-------2---------2---------2--------2--------2--------|
D[-0-----------------0------------------0-----------------|
A[--------------------------------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E[-5-7-8-7-5-7-5-3-5-3-1-0------|
B[------------------------------|
G[------------------------------|
D[------------------------------|
A[------------------------------|
E[------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~
E[------------------------------|
B[-1-------------------0-0-0-0--|
G[-2-------------------4-4-4-4--|
D[-2-------9------7-------------|
A[-0----------------------------|
E[------------------------------|
Guitar 1 clean
E[-10-12-13-12-10-12-10-12-13-12-10-12-10-12-13-15-13-12--|
B[--------------------------------------------------------|
G[--------------------------------------------------------|
D[--------------------------------------------------------|
A[--------------------------------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 clean
E[---------1-------------------1-----------------1--------|
B[-3-------3---------3---------3--------3--------3--------|
G[-2-------2---------2---------2--------2--------2--------|
D[-0-----------------0------------------0-----------------|
A[--------------------------------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E[-5-7-8-7-5-7-5-3-5-3-1-0------|
B[------------------------------|
G[------------------------------|
D[------------------------------|
A[------------------------------|
E[------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[
E[-0----------------------------|
B[-1---------------1p0-0-0-0-0--|
G[-2-------------------4-4-4-4--|
D[-2----------------------------|
A[-0----------------------------|
E[------------------------------|
Chorus
With phaser
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/scorpions/69202.html ]
E-1----1---------3----1----1---------0---0-----|
B-3----3----1----1----3----3----1------1---1---|
G-2----2----2----2----2----2----2--------------|
D-0---------2---------0---------2--------------|
A-----------0-------------------0--------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
E-1----1---------3----1---------(1)------------|
B-3----3----1----1----3---------(3)------------|
G-2----2----2----2----2---------(2)------------|
D-0---------2---------0---------(0)------------|
A-----------0----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
Backing for guitar solo
E------1---------1---------------------------------|
B-3----3----3------3-----3----3----3----3----------|
G-2----2----2--------2---3----3----3------3--------|
D-0---------0----------0-5----5----5--------5------|
A------------------------5---------5----------5----|
E------------------------3---------3---------------| Rpt 4 X
Guitar solo with wah
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-------------------------------------/15-17-20fb---20fb-r20fb------|
B-15b---------15b-15fb------r-13----\0------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-20fb-----r20-----\--12b-----r12-----12br\10-----------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------13-11-13-11-10-11---|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~ ~~~~~ h
E-13b-r-12-13-12-10-10-12-12-----------------10-13p10-12----10-----|
B----------------------------13-13--13b---13b------------13----10--|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------13-15fb-r-10-13-13-12-10-10b--|
B-13--------------------------------------|
G----12br10-------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------------------|
D[-----------------5-7-8-7-5-7br-----------------------------|
A[-6-------------6-------------5-\3/5--------5/6\5/6\5/6\5---|
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------------|
G[-8------8------8------8------7------7------7------7--------|
D[-8------8------8------8------7------7------7------7--------|
A[-6--x-x-6--x-x-6--x-x-6--x-x-5--x-x-5--x-x-5--x-x-5--x-x---|
E[-----------------------------------------------------------| Rpt 3 X
Guitar 1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------------------|
D[-----------------5-7-8-7-5-7br-----------------------------|
A[-6-------------6-------------5-----------(5)---------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------------|
G[-8------8------8------8------7-----------(7)---------------|
D[-8------8------8------8------7-----------(7)---------------|
A[-6--x-x-6--x-x-6--x-x-6--x-x-5-----------(5)---------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
Let notes ring out
E-----10----(10)-----|
B--------9--(9)------|
G---7-------(7)------|
D-0---------(0)------|
A--------------------|
E--------------------| Rpt 4 X
Guitar 1
E[-------------------|
B[-------------------|
G[-8-8---5-5---8-8---|
D[-8-8---5-5---8-8---|
A[-6-6---5-5---6-6---|
E[-------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[-1111--1010--1111--|
B[-1010--9-9---1010--|
G[-8-8---7-7---8-8---|
D[-------------------|
A[-------------------|
E[-------------------|
Guitar 1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------------------|
D[-----------------5-7-8-7-5-7br-----------------------------|
A[-6-------------6-------------5-\3/5--------5/6\5/6\5/6\5---|
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------------|
G[-8------8------8------8------7------7------7------7--------|
D[-8------8------8------8------7------7------7------7--------|
A[-6--x-x-6--x-x-6--x-x-6--x-x-5--x-x-5--x-x-5--x-x-5--x-x---|
E[-----------------------------------------------------------| Rpt 4 X
Outro
The bass implies the chords
Clean guitar
G D# D
E---6-----8---6-0---6-----6---5----------|
B-----8-----8---------8---------7--------|
G-------7---------------8---------7p0----|
D-5--------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------| Rpt to fade
Outro lead fills
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E--x-10-13-13br-13-10-----10---------(10)--------------|
B-x-------------------13-------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-20pbr18-20b-20b-20p18--------------------------------|
B-----------------------20-20------(20)-----\----------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|
h ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-pb15rp13-15-13--------------------10-13p10---------------|
B----------------15-13-13br11----13------------------------|
G-----------------------------12---------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
END