Band: Scorpions
Album: Virgin Killer
Song: Pictured Life
Copyright (c) (RCA) (1977)
Version 1.0 - (26/06/06)
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 Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Intro
Guitar 1
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[-8------6------4---------------(4)-----------------|
[-7------5------3---------------(3)-----------------|
[-5------3------1---------------(1)-----------------|
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[Guitar 2
[ PM PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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[-5--3---5--3---5-----------------------------------|
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[Guitar 3
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[---------------------------------12----------------|
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Guitar 1
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[-8------6------4----------------(4)----------------|
[-7------5------3----------------(3)----------------|
[-5------3------1----------------(1)----------------|
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[Guitar 2
[ PM PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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[-8--7---8--7---8--------------------------------\--|
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[Guitar 3
[-13fb13-13fb13-13fb----r10-12p10----10-12p10-12p10-|
[---------------------------------12----------------|
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Guitar 1
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[-8------6------4-------------------(4)-------------------|
[-7------5------3-------------------(3)-------------------|
[-5------3------1-------------------(1)-------------------|
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[Guitar 2
[ PM PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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[-55-3---55-3---5-------------------------------7---------|
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[Guitar 3
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Guitar 1
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[-8------6------4--------------------(4)------------------|
[-7------5------3--------------------(3)------------------|
[-5------3------1--------------------(1)------------------|
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[Guitar 2
[ PM PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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[-77-5---7--5---7p5--7--8--7------------------------------|
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[Guitar 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[/18-17-18-17--1817-18-20-18------------------------------|
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Verse
Riff A
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|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
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Verse interlude
Guitar 1
G F D# D C
h h h h h h h h
[-10-11p10-11p10\8--9-p8--9-p8-\6-8-p6-8p-6\5-6p5-6p5-|
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[Guitar 2
[ h h h h h h h h
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[-12-13p12-13p12\10-12p10-12p10\8-10p8-10p8\7-8p7-8p7-|
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[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/scorpions/74699.html ]
A# A D# D
Guitar 1
h h h h
[-3-5p3-5p3\1-3p1-3p1-----------3-5p3-2----------(2)----------------|
[---------------------4-6p4-6p4-------------------------------------|
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[Guitar 2
[ h h h h
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[-5-7p5-7p5\3-5p3-5p3\2-3p2-3p2-5-7p5-7----------(7)----------------|
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[Guitar 3
[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------------10-11p10-11p10-|
[-----------------------------------------8p7-8p7-8p7----------------|
[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
h h h h h h h h h h h h
[---------------10-11p10-11p10-11p10-11p10-14-15p14-15p14-15p14-15p14-15--|
[11p10-11p10-11-----------------------------------------------------------|
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[Guitar 4
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Rpt Riff A
Rpt Interlude
Chorus
Guitar 1
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[-8--8\7/8-----------------|
[-7--7\6/7---8-------------|
[-5--5\4/5---8-\7-\5-\3----|
[----------x-6-\5-\3-\1----|
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[Guitar 2
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[------------6--5--3--1----|
[--------------------------| Rpt 2 X
Guitar 1
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[-8--8\7/8--------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
[-7--7\6/7---8----------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
[-5--5\4/5---8-\7-\5-\3-3---(3)---7---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
[----------x-6-\5-\3-\1-1---(1)---5---5-------------------|
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[Guitar 2
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[------------5--3--1--0-----------------------------------|
[-----------------------1---------/5----------------------|
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Rpt Chorus
Guitar solo
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|-/12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-12----------------------------7-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------10-8-7-pb7r--7-5-7/8\7---|
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Rpt Verse
Rpt Chorus
Guitar solo
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|-13fb-13--13fb--r-13----13----------13-------|
|---------------------15----15-13-15----15----|
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Guitar 1
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[-13-13fb-13-13fb-13--15fb--r-13----13----------13------------------|
[--------------------------------15----15-13-15----15---------------|
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[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
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[-------------------------------------------------------7-----------|
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Guitar 1
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[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[----------------------------------------------------------------|
[-7------8--------10--------10b--r--p8---------------------------|
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|-r-13----13----------13-----13-13fb-13-13fb-13--13fb--r-13-|
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|----13----------13-----13-13fb-13-13fb-13--15fb--r-13-|
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|----13----------13------------|
|-15----15-13-15----15---------|
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A# D
Guitar 1
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[--------------4---5-------7-------------4-------------|
[-5----------------------------------------------------|
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[Guitar 2
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[--------------7---8b------10------------8-------------|
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Rpt Intro as fade out
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