Band: Scorpions
Album: Taken By Force
Song: Riot Of Your Time
Copyright (c) (RCA) (1979)
Version 1.0 - (02/06/05)
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 Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Intro / Verse
Acoustic guitar Strum these 2 chordsE-----------------------------8-------------------------------------|B-8---------------------------7-------------------------------------|G-9---------------------------9-------------------------------------|D-9---------------------------9-------------------------------------|A-7---------------------------7-------------------------------------|E-------------------------------------------------------------------| Rpt 12 X
Distorted guitar enters 2nd time.E-----------------------------|B-----------------------------|G-----------------------------|D-----------------------------|A-77-7--------/9--------------|E-----------------------------| Rpt
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|B-------------------------------------------------------------------|G-------------------------------------------------------------------|D-------------------------------------------------------------------|A-77-7-------/9---------------10-------------p9---------------------|E-------------------------------------------------------------------| Rpt 4 X
Bridge
Guitar 1E[--------------------------------------------------------------|B[--------------------------------------------------------------|G[--------------------------------------------------------------|D[-5--------4--------5---------4---------5----------(5)---------|A[-3--------2--------3---------2---------3----------(3)---------|E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2E[--------------------------------------------------------------|B[--------------------------------------------------------------|G[--------------------------------------------------------------|D[-5--------4--2--4--5/7-5-4-5p4--2--5-/7-5p4-7-5p4-7-5p4-7-5p4-|A[--------------------------------------------------------------|E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
Guitar 1E[---------------------------------|B[---------------------------------|G[-9-------12----------------------|D[-9-------12------10------9-------|A[-7-------10------10------9-------|E[-----------------8-------7-------|
[Guitar 2 [ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~E[---------------------------------|B[---------------------------------|G[-9-------9-------9---------------|D[---------------------------------|A[-----7-------7------7----6-7-9---|E[-------0-------0------0----------| Rpt
Guitar 1E[---------------------------------|B[---------------------------------|G[-9-------12----------------------|D[-9-------12------10------9-------|A[-7-------10------10------9-------|E[-----------------8-------7-------|
[Guitar 2 [E[---------------------------------|B[---------------------------------|G[-12------12------12--------------|D[-------------------------9-------|A[----10\7----10\7----10\7---------|E[---------------------------------|
Rpt Verse, Bridge and Chorus
Backing for guitar solo
E------------------------------------|B------------------------------------|G-9--------7-----------------5-------|D-9--------7--------5--------5-------|A-7--------5--------5--------3-------|E-------------------3----------------|
E------------------------------------|B------------------------------------|G-9--------7-----------------4-------|D-9--------7--------5--------4-------|A-7--------5--------5--------2-------|E-------------------3----------------| Rpt
Guitar solo
Guitar 1 ~~~~ ~~~E[-----------------------------------------------------------|B[-----------------------------------------------------------|G[-----------------------------------------------------9-11b-|D[-----9----------7-9-------9---9/12------12----12-13b-------|A[-7-10--9------10----7-9-10--10-----12\9----14--------------|E[---------10-7----------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 [ ~~~~~ ~~~E[-----------------------------------------------------------|B[-----12---------1012------12--1215------15-12-15-16b-1618b-|G[-9-12--11-----12----9-1112--12-----14\12-------------------|D[---------12-9----------------------------------------------|A[-----------------------------------------------------------|E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 ~~~~ ~~~E[-----------------------------------------------------------|B[----13-14------------------16b--x\-------------------------|G[-12-------11-------12-11-9------x\-----5\4-----------------|D[-------------12\9--------------------5-----4--/12-9-10/13--|A[-----------------------------------7---------5-------------|E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 [ ~~~~~ ~~~~E[-15-20-19-14-------15-14-1223b-----------------------------|B[-------------15\12---------------------1312---/15-1213/16--|G[-----------------------------------9-12----117-------------|D[-----------------------------------------------------------|A[-----------------------------------------------------------|E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~E[--------------------|B[--------------------|G[-9--11--12--14--16--|D[--------------------|A[--------------------|E[--------------------|
[Guitar 2 [ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~E[-12-14--15--17--19--|B[--------------------|G[--------------------|D[--------------------|A[--------------------|E[--------------------|
Guitar 1E[----------------------------------------|B[----------------------------------------|G[-----9-------------7--------------------|D[-----9-------------7--------------------|A[-777-7---------555-5--------0-2-3-5-3-2-|E[----------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2E[----------------------------------------|B[-----17\-----------15\------------------|G[----------------------------------------|D[----------------------------7-9-1012109-|A[----------------------------------------|E[----------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3E[-----24\-----------22\------------------|B[----------------------------------------|G[----------------------------------------|D[----------------------------------------|A[----------------------------------------|E[----------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|G[-----9-------------7-----------------------------------------------|D[-----9-------------7--------------------------5--------------------|A[-777-7---------555-5--------0-2-3-5-3-2-5-7-8---8-7-8------(8)-----|E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|B[-----17\-----------15\---------------------------------------------|G[----------------------------------------7-9-1012109-10-----(10)----|D[----------------------------7-9-1012109----------------------------|A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3E[-----24\-----------22\---------------------------------------------|B[----------------------------------------------------16b-----r------|G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|D[-------------------------------------------------------------------|A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt intro guitar chords to fade with ad lib guitar and drums.
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