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
~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~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-10\9-/12-\10-|A-10\9-/12-\10-|E-8-\7-/10-\8--|
Main Riff
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E-------------------------------------------|B------------8-\7-7-7---8-\7-7-7---8-/10\8--|G------------9-\8-8-8---9-\8-8-8---9-/11\9--|D-10\9-9-9-x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10/12\10-|A-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10/12\10-|E-8-\7-7------------------------------------|
Guitar 1E[-------------------7---8-\7-7-7---8-/10\8--|B[------------8-\7-7-7---8-\7-7-7---8-/10\8--|G[-9-\8-8-8---9-\8-8-8---9-\8-8-8---9-/11\9--|D[-10\9-9-9-x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10/12\10-|A[-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10/12\10-|E[-8-\7-7------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2E[----------------------------------12/14\12-|B[----------------------------------13/15\13-|G[-------------------------------------------|D[-------------------------------------------|A[-------------------------------------------|E[-------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1E[-------------------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[-10\9-9-9-x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10/10\10-|A[-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10/10\10-|E[-8-\7-7------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2E[-12\111111---------------------------------|B[-13\121212---------------------------------|G[-------------------------------------------|D[-------------------------------------------|A[-------------------------------------------|E[-------------------------------------------|
Backing for guitar solo
E-----------------------------------------|B-----------------------------------------|G-----------------------------------------|D-10\9-9-9-x-10\9-9-9-x-10\9-9-9-x-101010-|A-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-101010-|E-8-\7-7-----8-\7-7-----8-\7-7-----8-8-8--| Rpt 8 X
Verse Riff
Riff AE--------------------------------|B--------------------------------|G-4--4---2-2-4-5--4--4---2-5\4-2-|D-4--4---2-2-4-5--4--4---2-5\4-2-|A-2--2---0-0-2-3--2--2---0-3\2-0-|E--------------------------------| Rpt 5 X
Riff BE------------------------------------------|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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Chorus
Guitar 1 ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~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 [ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~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[---------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~E-------------------------------------------------------------------|B----------------------8-7-----7-------5-7/8/10/12-13\12-10-13-12---|G----------4-5-7-5-4-------9-7---9-7\5------------------------------|D-5--4-5-7-----------7----------------------------------------------|A-------------------------------------------------------------------|E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Riff A and Riff B
Rpt Riff A and Riff C
Rpt Chorus
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Rpt Riff B
Rpt Riff and and Riff
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Guitar 1 ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ 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 [ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~E[------------------------------------------------------------|B[------------------------------------------------------------|G[------------------------------------------------------------|D[---------------------------------------2------4------5------|A[------------------------------------------------------------|E[------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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 ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~ E----------------------------------------------------|B-10-10-12-13-12-------------------------------------|G----------------11\-9-9-11-12-11\8------------------|D-----------------------------------7-7-9-10-9\7\5\4-|A----------------------------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------|
~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~ 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 1E[--------------------------------------------------------------|B[--------------------------------------------------------------|G[--------------2----------------4-5p4------------4-5-7/9-7-5\4-|D[--------2-4-5---5-4--------5-7-------7-5-4--2-4---------------|A[-5--3-5-------------5--3-5------------------------------------|E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2E[--------------------------------------------------------------|B[--------------------------------------------------------------|G[--------------2----------------4-5p4------------4-5-7/9-7-5\4-|D[------4-2-4-5---5-4-4--2-4-5-7-------7-5-7--5-7---------------|A[-5--3---------------------------------------------------------|E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|B------------------12-13-15-13-12-10\8-7---8\7-----7-8-10p7-|G-9-10-12-10-12-14-----------------------9-----9-8----------|D-----------------------------------------------------------|A-----------------------------------------------------------|E-----------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~E------------------------------------------------|B------------------------------------------------|G------------------------------------------------|D------------------------------------------------|A------------------------------------------------|E-8----------------------(8)---------------------|
h ~~~~~~~E----------------------------------------------|B----------------------------------------------|G--------------------------4--------(4)--------|D-/7---5-7p5\4\------------4--------(4)--------|A---------------0-3\2------2--------(2)--------|E----------------------------------------------|
Clean guitar
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|B-----------------------1--1-3-5-0---0--1--1-0---0------------------|G----------------------------------------------2----4\2\0-----------|D----5---5-4-2-1--1-2-3-----------------------------5\4\2-4\2/4/5-4-|A-2/--------------------3--3-3-3-2---2--3--3-3-3-2--------5\4/5/7-6-|E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt to fade
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