Band: Scorpions
Album: Blackout
Song: Now!
Copyright (c) (Harvest) (1982)
Version 1.0 - (10/04/06)
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 <> - harmonic
Tunning E A D G B E
Main Riff
Guitar 1 [---PM---] [---PM---] [---PM---] E[-------------------------------------------------------------|B[-------------------------------------------------------------|G[-------------------------------------------------------------|D[-5-2-------------2---2-----------2-----2-----------5---5---5-|A[-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-3p0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-3p0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-3-x-3-x-3-|E[-------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 [ [---PM---] [---PM---] [---PM---]E[-------------------------------------------------------------|B[-------------------------------------------------------------|G[---------------------------------------------------5---5---5-|D[-5-2-------------2---2-----------2-----2-----------5---5---5-|A[-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-3p0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0-3p0-3p0-0-0-0-0-0---x---x---|E[-------------------------------------------------------------| Rpt 4 X
Chorus
Guitar 1E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|B[-3----------------------------(3)----------------------------------|G[-0----------------------------(0)----------------------------------|D[-0----------------------------(0)----------------------------------|A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|E[-3----------------------------(3)----------------------------------|
[Guitar 2E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|D[-------------------------------------------------------------------|A[-5----------------------------(5)----------------------------------|E[-3----------------------------(3)----------------------------------|
Lead break
E---------------------------------------------------------|B-5-5-----------5-5-----------5-5-------------------------|G-5-5-----------5-5-----------5-5-----------9-9-7-7-5-5---|D-----7p5-7p5-7-----7p5-7p5-7-----7p5-7p5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7p5-|A---------------------------------------------------------|E---------------------------------------------------------| Rpt
Rpt Verse and chorus
Guitar solo(backing for solo is verse structure)
E-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--15b-----|B-16b16b16b16b16b16b16b16b16b16-15b15b15b15b-----17b-|G----------------------------------------------------|D----------------------------------------------------|A----------------------------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------|
E-17-17---17-17---17-17---17-17-20b-r-20b20-18-17-----------------------|B------20b-----20b-----20b------------------------15-14-13--------------|G----------------------------------------------------------13-12-10br-\-|D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------15----------17--|B-----------------------------------------15--15-17-----|G--------------------------7p5-7/9p7-9------16----------|D-777777710p77710p7777p5-7------------------------------|A-------------------------------------------------------|E-------------------------------------------------------|
with wah ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ E-10p8-10p8-10p8-10p8-10\-18fb----12---------------------------|B-10p8-10p8-10p8-10p8-10\------15b---15br15p13-15p13-----------|G----------------------------------------------------14--------|D--------------------------------------------------------------|A--------------------------------------------------------------|E--------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------17-------------------------------|B-12-13/15/17----17\15-13p12-10----------------|G-------------------------------12-14p12-------|D----------------------------------------14-12-|A----------------------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|B----------------------------<12>-----------------------------------|G-0-------trem dive----------<12>-----------------------------------|D-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|A-----------------------------------------0-----trem dive-----------|E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Mid 8
Guitar 1E[----------------------------|B[----------------------------|G[-5--5--0--0--7--7--2--2--2--|D[-5--5--0--0--7--7--2--2--2--|A[-3--3--------5--5--0--0--0--|E[-------3--3-----------------|
[Guitar 2E[----------------------------|B[----------------------------|G[-5-(5)-0-(0)-7-(7)-2-(2)----|D[-5-(5)-0-(0)-7-(7)-2-(2)----|A[-3-(3)-------5-(5)-0-(0)----|E[-------3-(3)----------------|
Guitar 1E[--------------------------------------------------|B[--------------------------------------------12-12-|G[-5--5--0--0--7--7--9-9-9-9-9---9---9--9-9-9-12-12-|D[-5--5--0--0--7--7--9-9-9-9-9---9---9--9-9-9-12-12-|A[-3--3--------5--5--7-7-7-7-7---7---7--7-7-7-------|E[-------3--3------------------0---0---0------------|
[Guitar 2E[--------------------------------------------------|B[--------------------------------------------12-12-|G[-5-(5)-0-(0)-7-(7)-9-9-9-9-9---9---9--9-9-9-12-12-|D[-5-(5)-0-(0)-7-(7)-9-9-9-9-9---9---9--9-9-9-12-12-|A[-3-(3)-------5-(5)-7-7-7-7-7---7---7--7-7-7-------|E[-------3-(3)-----------------0---0---0------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|B-5-5-----------5-5-----------5-5-------------------------|G-5-5-----------5-5-----------5-5-----------9-9-7-7-5-5---|D-----7p5-7p5-7-----7p5-7p5-7-----7p5-7p5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7p5-|A---------------------------------------------------------|E---------------------------------------------------------| Rpt
Rpt verse
Rpt chorus
E-------------------------------------------------------------|B-5-5-----------5-5-----------5-5---------------8-------------|G-5-5-----------5-5-----------5-5-----------5/9---9\7-7bp5----|D-----7p5-7p5-7-----7p5-7p5-7-----7p5-7p5-7----------------7--|A-------------------------------------------------------------|E-------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Chorus
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|B-------------------------------------------------------------------|G-2----2----2----2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----(2)----|D-2----2----2----2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----(2)----|A-0----0----0----0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----(0)----|E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro lead ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~phphphphphphphphphphphphphphphE-----------------------------------------------------------------|B-----------------------------------------------------------------|G-4b-4b-4b-4b-etc------r4-4-4-4-4-4-4p2p0-4p2p0-------------------|D-----------------------------------------------4p2p0-4p2p0-------|A-----------------------------------------------------------4p2p0-|E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------/--/----17---17---17---17---17---17---17-15-14-13--|B-5-6p5-3-/--/---20b--20b--20b--20b--20b--20b--20b-------------|G--------------------------------------------------------------|D--------------------------------------------------------------|A--------------------------------------------------------------|E--------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 ~~~ ~~~~~~~ph phphphph phphphphE[--------------------------------------------------|B[-15-15brp13---------------------------------------|G[------------14------7b-r7-6-5-----2------------2--|D[------------------------------7-----2-1-0------2--|A[------------------------------------------3b---0--|E[--------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2E[--------------------------------------------------|B[--------------------------------------------------|G[--------------2------(2)------2-------(2)------2--|D[--------------2------(2)------2-------(2)------2--|A[--------------0------(0)------0-------(0)------0--|E[--------------------------------------------------|
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