Band: The Scorpions
Album: In Trance
Song: Dark Lady
Copyright (c) (RCA) (1979)
Version 1.0 - (01/07/05)
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
Depressed trem effects
Pick close to bridgeE---------------------------------|B---------------------------------|G---------------------------------|D---------------------------------|A---------------------------------|E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Rpt
Main Riff
Guitar 1 w/ flangerE[---------------------------------------|B[---------------------------------------|G[---------------------------------------|D[---------------------------------7-7-7-|A[---------------------------------5-5-5-|E[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
[Guitar 2E[---------------------------------------|B[---------------------------------------|G[---------------------------------------|D[---------------------------------7-7-7-|A[---------------------------------5-5-5-|E[-0-------------(0)---------------------| Rpt 4 X
Verse
Guitar 1 h h h h ~~~~~ h h h h ~~~~~E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|D[---------------------------------------------5----7-8-9-7-8-9------|A[---------------------------------5-6-7-5-6-7---7--------------5-7--|E[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 [ h h h h ~~~~~ h h h h ~~~~~E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|D[---------------------------------------------5----7-8-9-7-8-9------|A[---------------------------------5-6-7-5-6-7---7--------------5-7--|E[-0-------------(0)-------------------------------------------------|
Rpt
Bridge Pick scrapeE--------------------------------------------------------------|B--------------------------------------------------------------|G--------------------------------------------------------------|D--------------------------------------------------------------|A---------------------------------5----(5)----7----(7)----\-\--|E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3----(3)----5----(5)-----\-\-|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|B--------------------------------------------------------------|G--------------------------------------------------------------|D---------------------------------------------4----(4)---------|A---------------------------------5----(5)----2----(2)---------|E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3----(3)---------------------|
Guitar 2 ~~~~~~ h~~E[-----------------------------------------|B[-------------------9-9-9-----------------|G[-------------9-9-9-------7--(7)--7p-6-7--|D[-------6-6-6-----------------------------|A[-7-7-7-----------------------------------|E[-----------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 ~~~~~~ h~~ E[-----------------------------------------|B[-----------------------------------------|G[-------------------9-9-9-----------------|D[-------6-6-6-9-9-9-------7--(7)--7p-6-7--|A[-7-7-7-----------------------------------|E[-----------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 ~~~~~~~ h~~E[--------------------------------------------|B[--------------------------------------------|G[-------------9-9-9-13-13-13-11-(11)-11p9-11-|D[-6-6-6-9-9-9--------------------------------|A[--------------------------------------------|E[--------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 h~~E[--------------------------------------------|B[--------------------------------------------|G[-------------------9--9--9--7--(7)--7p-6-7--|D[-------6-6-6-9-9-9--------------------------|A[-7-7-7--------------------------------------|E[--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 ~~~~~~~~~ h~~~E[-------------------------------------------------|B[-------------------------------------------------|G[----------------------9--9--9--------------------|D[-------6-6-6-9--9--9-----------7--(7)--7p-6--7---|A[-7-7-7-------------------------------------------|E[-------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 ~~~~~~~~ h~~~E[-------7-7-7/12-12-12/16-16-16-------------------|B[-9-9-9-------------------------15-(15)-15p14-15--|G[-------------------------------------------------|D[-------------------------------------------------|A[-------------------------------------------------|E[-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 ~~~~~~~~ h~~~E[-------------------------------------------------|B[----------------------9--9--9--------------------|G[-------------9--9--9-----------7--(7)--7p-6--7---|D[-------6-6-6-------------------------------------|A[-7-7-7-------------------------------------------|E[-------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 ~~~~~~~ h~~E[-------7-7-7/12-12-12/16-16-16-14-(14)-14p12-14--|B[-9-9-9-------------------------------------------|G[-------------------------------------------------|D[-------------------------------------------------|A[-------------------------------------------------|E[-------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Verse and Bridge
Use vibrato throughout on held notes. Guitar 1 hE[-------------------------------------------------|B[-15b15-15r\12-12-12------------------------------|G[--------------------13-13-13-9-9-9-7--(7)-7p6-7--|D[-------------------------------------------------|A[-------------------------------------------------|E[-------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 hE[-------------------------------------------------|B[-------------------------------------------------|G[-12b12-12r\9--9--9-------------------------------|D[--------------------9--9--9--6-6-6---------------|A[-----------------------------------9--(9)-9p7-9--|E[-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 hE[-----------------------------14br-14--(14)-14p12-14--|B[-15b15-15r\12-12-12----------------------------------|G[--------------------13-13-13-------------------------|D[-----------------------------------------------------|A[-----------------------------------------------------|E[-----------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 hE[-----------------------------------------------------|B[-----------------------------------------------------|G[-12b12-12r\9--9--9-----------------7--(7)--7-p6--7---|D[--------------------9--9--9--6-6-6-------------------|A[-----------------------------------------------------|E[-----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 hE[-----------------------------14br-14--(14)-14p12-12----|B[-15b15-15r\12-12-12------------------------------------|G[--------------------13-13-13---------------------------|D[-------------------------------------------------------|A[-------------------------------------------------------|E[-------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 h trem diveE[-------------------------------------------------------|B[-------------------------------------------------------|G[-12b12-12r\9--9--9-----------------7--(7)--7-p6--7-----|D[--------------------9--9--9--6-6-6-----------------0\--|A[-------------------------------------------------------|E[-------------------------------------------------------|
Backing for guitar solo
E---------------------------------|B---------------------------------|G---------------------------------|D---------------------------------|A---------------------------------|E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Rpt 6 X
Rpt Verse and Bridge
Rpt Guitar melody
Guitar 1
E[---------------------------------------------------------|B[---------------------------------------------------------|G[-------------------9-9-9------------------------10-10-10-|D[-------6-6-6-9-9-9-------------7--7--7-10-10-10----------|A[-7-7-7-------------------8-8-8---------------------------|E[---------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2E[---------------------------------------------------------|B[-------------------9-9-9------------------------10-10-10-|G[-------------9-9-9---------------------10-10-10----------|D[-6-6-6-9-9-9-------------7-7-7-10-10-10------------------|A[---------------------------------------------------------|E[---------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1E[----------------------------------------------------------------|B[----------------------------------------------------------------|G[----------------------11-11-11-------------------------12-12-12-|D[-------8-8-8-11-11-11-------------------9-9-9-12-12-12----------|A[-9-9-9-------------------------10-10-10-------------------------|E[----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2E[----------------------------------------------------------------|B[----------------------11-11-11-------------------------12-12-12-|G[-------6-6-6-11-11-11-------------------7-7-7-12-12-12----------|D[-8-8-8-------------------------9--9--9--------------------------|A[----------------------------------------------------------------|E[----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------12-------12/------13/-----13/-----14-------14/------15------|B----12-------12---/---13------13---/---14------14---/---15---------|G-13-------13------/14------14------/15------15------/16------------|D-------------------------------------------------------------------|A-------------------------------------------------------------------|E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------15/------16/------17/------18/------19/------20/------21----|B----15---/---16---/---17---/---18---/---19---/---20---/---21-------|G-16------/17------/18------/19------/20------/21------/22----------|D-------------------------------------------------------------------|A-------------------------------------------------------------------|E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pick scrape trem dive and feedbackE-------------------------------------------------------------------|B-------------------------------------------------------------------|G-------------------------------------------------------------------|D-\\--------2---------------------------(2)-------------------------|A--\\-------2---------------------------(2)-------------------------|E-----------0---------------------------(0)-------------------------|
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