Artist: Montrose
Title: Bad Motor Scooter
Album: Montrose
Composed by Sammy Hagar
Lyrics at Sammy Hagar's official site:
http://www.redrocker.com/montrose.html
Tabbed by music man
See below for slide suggestions.
Tab: Guitar
Tuning: Standard
Resolve motorcycle revs on D
Verse
e --3---------------------IB --3---7---------7-------IG --0---7-9-10-9--7-9-10--ID --2---5---------5-------IA --3---------------------IE ------------------------I C9 D D
Chorus
e --------------------------IB ----------7-----------10--IG --2---4---7---2---4---10--ID --3---5---7---3---5---10--IA --3---5---5---3---5---9---IE --1---3-------1---3---10--I F G D F G D7#9
e -------------------------IB ----------7-----------7--IG --2---4---7---2---4---7--ID --3---5---7---3---5---7--IA --3---5---5---3---5---5--IE --1---3-------1---3------I F G D F G D
Chorus before bridge (x4 before transition notes)
e --3------------IB --3---7--------IG --0---7--------ID --2---7--------IA --3---5--------IE ---------1--3--I C9 D
Solo
e ----------IB --7---10--IG --7---10--ID --7---10--IA --5---9---IE ------10--I D D7#9
End
e ------3--------------IB ------0---------5\3--IG --2---0---------5\3--ID --3---0---------5\3--IA --3---2---------7\5--IE --1---3--------------I F G(hold) D C
Resolve on D, and head into the sunset...
Symbols:
\ = slide down
###
I've seen Hagar play the vroomy bits on a laptop pedal steel
in concert, but you can fake it by tuning to open G and
bashing away with a slide, Coricidin bottle, lighter, mike
stand, etc.
e = 2 steps down to d
B = same
G = same
D = same
A = 2 steps down to G
E = 2 steps down to D
The chord patterns in this tuning:
D
e -----IB --7--IG --7--ID --7--IA --7--IE -----I
C9
e --5--IB --8--IG --5--ID --5--IA --5--IE -----I
D (verse riff)
e ---------------IB ---------------IG --7------------ID --7--9--10--9--IA --7------------IE ---------------I
F (also D7#9)
e ------IB ------IG --10--ID --10--IA --10--IE --10--I
G
e ------IB ------IG --12--ID --12--IA --12--IE --12--I
