Band: Scorpions
Album: Taken By Force
Song: Sails Of Charon
Copyright (c) (RCA) (1979)
Version 1.0 - (06/06/05)
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 E A D G B E
Intro
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E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--/9-9p7-------------7--------2---------------2-----9-7---------7---|
A-2-------10--9--9-10---3--3-5---2--2-2/3--3-5---2-2-----10-9-10---6|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--/9-7---------7----/9-7---------7-9-7---------7-|
A-2-----10-9-10---3-2-----10-9-10--------10-9-10---|
E--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------|
B--------------|
G--------------|
D-109-/12-10-|
A-109-/12-10-|
E-8-7-/10-8--|
Main Riff
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B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-109-9-9-x-109-9-9-x-109-9-9-x-101010-|
A-109-9---x-109-9---x-109-9---x-101010-|
E-8-7-7-----8-7-7-----8-7-7-----8-8-8--|
E-------------------------------------------|
B------------8-7-7-7---8-7-7-7---8-/108--|
G------------9-8-8-8---9-8-8-8---9-/119--|
D-109-9-9-x-109-9---x-109-9---x-10/1210-|
A-109-9---x-109-9---x-109-9---x-10/1210-|
E-8-7-7------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E[-------------------7---8-7-7-7---8-/108--|
B[------------8-7-7-7---8-7-7-7---8-/108--|
G[-9-8-8-8---9-8-8-8---9-8-8-8---9-/119--|
D[-109-9-9-x-109-9---x-109-9---x-10/1210-|
A[-109-9---x-109-9---x-109-9---x-10/1210-|
E[-8-7-7------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[----------------------------------12/1412-|
B[----------------------------------13/1513-|
G[-------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E[-------------------7---8-7-7-7---8-/8-8--|
B[------7-7---8-7-7-7---8-7-7-7---8-/8-8--|
G[-9-8-8-8---9-8-8-8---9-8-8-8---9-/9-9--|
D[-109-9-9-x-109-9---x-109-9---x-10/1010-|
A[-109-9---x-109-9---x-109-9---x-10/1010-|
E[-8-7-7------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[-12111111---------------------------------|
B[-13121212---------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------|
Backing for guitar solo
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-109-9-9-x-109-9-9-x-109-9-9-x-101010-|
A-109-9---x-109-9---x-109-9---x-101010-|
E-8-7-7-----8-7-7-----8-7-7-----8-8-8--| Rpt 8 X
Verse Riff
Riff A
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B--------------------------------|
G-4--4---2-2-4-5--4--4---2-54-2-|
D-4--4---2-2-4-5--4--4---2-54-2-|
A-2--2---0-0-2-3--2--2---0-32-0-|
E--------------------------------| Rpt 5 X
Riff B
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B------------------------------------------|
G-4--4---2-2-4-5-4-2-0-2-0---0-------------|
D-4--4---2-2-4-5-----------4---4-2-4-2-0---|
A-2--2---0-0-2-3-------------------------3-|
E------------------------------------------|
Rpt Riff A 3 X
Riff C
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B------------------------------------------|
G-4--4---2-2-4-5-4-2-0-2-0---0---------2-4-|
D-4--4---2-2-4-5-----------4---4-2-4/5-----|
A-2--2---0-0-2-3---------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
Chorus
Guitar 1
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E[---------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------4-7-5-4---|
D[-------------2-5-4-2----------4-5----------7-|
A[-3--2-3--2-3---------3-3--2-3----------------|
E[---------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
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E[---------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------------|
G[---------------0--------------------4--------|
D[-2--1-2--0-2-4---4-2-0-2--1-2-4-5-7---7-5-4--|
A[---------------------------------------------|
E[---------------------------------------------|
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E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------8-7-----7-------5-7/8/10/12-1312-10-13-12---|
G----------4-5-7-5-4-------9-7---9-75------------------------------|
D-5--4-5-7-----------7----------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Riff A and Riff B
Rpt Riff A and Riff C
Rpt Chorus
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G-4--4---2-2-4-5--4--4-2-2-2-54-2-|
D-4--4---2-2-4-5--4--4-2-2-2-54-2-|
A-2--2---0-0-2-3--2--2-0-0-0-32-0-|
E----------------------------------|
Rpt Riff B
Rpt Riff and and Riff
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E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--/9-9p7-------------7--------2---------------2-----9-7---------7---|
A-2-------10--9--9-10---3--3-5---2--2-2/3--3-5---2-2-----10-9-10---6|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
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E[------------------------------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------------------------------|
G[------------------------------------------------------------|
D[--/9-9p7-------------7--------2-----------------------------|
A[-2-------10--9--9-10---3--3-5---2--2-2/3------5------7------|
E[------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
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E[------------------------------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------------------------------|
G[------------------------------------------------------------|
D[---------------------------------------2------4------5------|
A[------------------------------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
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E[----------------------------|
B[----------------------------|
G[----------------------------|
D[----------------------------|
A[-9------10---12--9---10-----|
E[----------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[----------------------------|
B[----------------------------|
G[-------------5---7---9---11-|
D[-7------9-------------------|
A[----------------------------|
E[----------------------------|
Rpt Verse
Additional guitar in Verse
With wah
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E----------------------------------------------------|
B-10-10-12-13-12-------------------------------------|
G----------------11-9-9-11-12-118------------------|
D-----------------------------------7-7-9-10-9754-|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
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E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D-9-4-2-2-4-5-4---------------4--2-2-4-5---|
A------------------2--0-0-2-3-2--------------|
E--------------------------------------------|
Rpt Chorus
Guitar 1
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------|
G[--------------2----------------4-5p4------------4-5-7/9-7-54-|
D[--------2-4-5---5-4--------5-7-------7-5-4--2-4---------------|
A[-5--3-5-------------5--3-5------------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------|
G[--------------2----------------4-5p4------------4-5-7/9-7-54-|
D[------4-2-4-5---5-4-4--2-4-5-7-------7-5-7--5-7---------------|
A[-5--3---------------------------------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------12-13-15-13-12-108-7---87-----7-8-10p7-|
G-9-10-12-10-12-14-----------------------9-----9-8----------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
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E------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E-8----------------------(8)---------------------|
h ~~~~~~~
E----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------4--------(4)--------|
D-/7---5-7p54------------4--------(4)--------|
A---------------0-32------2--------(2)--------|
E----------------------------------------------|
Clean guitar
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------1--1-3-5-0---0--1--1-0---0------------------|
G----------------------------------------------2----42
