Band: Scorpions
Album: Blackout
Song: China White
Copyright (c) (Harvest) (1982)
Version 1.0 - (31/03/06)
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 <> - Trill
Tunning E A D G B E
Intro
Bass and drums on own
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|B-------------------------------------------------------------------|G----9-9-9---12----------------------(12)------------------------\--|D----9-9-9---12----------------------(12)--to feedback-----------\--|A-7--7-7-7---10----------------------(10)------------------------\--|E-0--------0--------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt 4 X
Main Riff
Guitar 1 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ E[------------------------------------------------------|B[------------------------------------------------------|G[-----------12------------9-----------10----------12-7-|D[---9-9-9---12----9-9-9---7---9-9-9---8---9-9-9---10-7-|A[---7-7-7---10----7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7--------|E[-0-------0-----0-------0---0-------0---0-------0------|
[Guitar 2 [ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ E[------------------------------------------------------|B[------------------------------------------------------|G[------------------------------------------------------|D[---9-9-9---------9-9-9---7---9-9-9---8---9-9-9---5--7-|A[---7-7-7---10----7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7---3--5-|E[-0-------0-----0-------0---0-------0---0-------0------| Rpt 4 X
Verse
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|B-------------------------------------------------------------------|G-9--------------------------(9)------------------------------------|D-9--------------------------(9)------------------------------------|A-7--------------------------(7)------------------------------------|E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Main Riff 4 X
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|B-------------------------------------------------------------------|G-9--------------------------(9)------------------------------------|D-9--------------------------(9)------------------------------------|A-7--------------------------(7)------------------------------------|E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Main Riff 4 X volume swellE-------------------------------------------------------------------|B-------------------------------------------------------------------|G-9--------------------------(9)---------------------9-/------------|D-9--------------------------(9)---------------------9<-------------|A-7--------------------------(7)---------------------7-\------------|E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Main Riff 3 X
Guitar 1 ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ E[-------------------------------------------------------|B[-------------------------------------------------------|G[-----------12------------9-----------10------12--------|D[---9-9-9---12----9-9-9---7---9-9-9---8---x-x-10-5--7---|A[---7-7-7---10----7-7-7-------7-7-7-------x-x----3--5---|E[-0-------0-----0-------0---0-------0---0---------------|
[Guitar 2 [ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ E[-------------------------------------------------------|B[-------------------------------------------------------|G[-------------------------------------------------------|D[---9-9-9---------9-9-9---7---9-9-9---8---x-x-x--5--7---|A[---7-7-7---10----7-7-7-------7-7-7-------x-x-x--3--5---|E[-0-------0-----0-------0---0-------0---0---------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|B--------------------------------------------------|G--------------------------------------------------|D-x-x-x-5--7--x-x-x-5----------(5)-----------------|A-x-x-x-3--5--x-x-x-3----------(3)-----------------|E--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar solo Backing
Guitar 1E----------------------|B----------------------|G----------------------|D---9-9-9---12---5--7--|A---7-7-7---10---3--5--|E-0-------0----0-------|
Guitar 2E----------------------|B----------------------|G----------------------|D---5p4----------5--7--|A-------5/7----7-3--5--|E-0--------------------| Rpt
Guitar solo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~E---15--15-15151515151515-15-15p12----12--------------------------------|B--x---x---------------------------15----15-15fbr16-------r-12-13-------|G-x---x-----------------------------------------------------12----12-14-|D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
h ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ [PM]E----------------------------------------------------------------|B-10br10-8\7-8p7---7-8fb---------r8-7---8b--8-7------------------|G----------------9--------------------9---------7----------------|D-------------------------------------------------9-7-----(7)--\-|A----------------------------------------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------|
ph ph ph ph~~~ h h ~~~~~~~E-----------------------------------------------7-----------------|B---------------------------------------------8---8-12\10-10b-----|G-22-2-2-2-2b-----------------4-5p4---4-5-7/9---------------------|D---------------4/5\4-2-4/5/7-------7-----------------------------|A-----------------------------------------------------------------|E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~ h ~~~~~E---12-12-14-15-17fb-17-15-14-15p14-14-----------------------------|B--12----------------------------------15-17fb--r15----15-17p15----|G-12------------------------------------------------16----------16-|D------------------------------------------------------------------|A------------------------------------------------------------------|E------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~E------------17fb-17fb-17fb17fb17fb-----r14-15-15fb-r-14p12-14-15-|B-15--------------------------------------------------------------|G----16--\--------------------------------------------------------|D-----------------------------------------------------------------|A-----------------------------------------------------------------|E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~E-22----------------12------------------------|B----19---\-12-13-15br-13-12\10-12-10fb---r\--|G---------------------------------------------|D---------------------------------------------|A---------------------------------------------|E---------------------------------------------|
ph ph ph ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~E---------------------------|B---------------------------|G-2b0-----------------------|D-----2p0-------------------|A---------2p0---------------|E-------------3b--r---------|
Mid 8
Guitar 1E[--------------------------------------------------------------|B[--------------------------------------------------------------|G[-4---------------------(4)----------------------7-5-7-5-7-5---|D[-4---------------------(4)----------------------7-5-7-5-7-5---|A[-2---------------------(2)------------------------------------|E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2E[--------------------------------------------------------------|B[--------------------------------------------------------------|G[-4---------------------(4)------------------------------------|D[-4---------------------(4)------------------------------------|A[-2---------------------(2)------------------------------------|E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1E[----------------------------------------------------------|B[----------------------------------------------------------|G[-4---------------------(4)----------------------7-5-7-5---|D[-4---------------------(4)----------------------7-5-7-5---|A[-2---------------------(2)--------------------------------|E[----------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2E[----------------------------------------------------------|B[----------------------------------------------------------|G[-4---------------------(4)--------------------------------|D[-4---------------------(4)--------------------------------|A[-2---------------------(2)--------------------------------|E[----------------------------------------------------------| Rpt
Guitar 1E[--------------------------------------------------------------------|B[--------------------------------------------------------------------|G[-4---------------------(4)----------------------7-5-7-5---7-5-7-5---|D[-4---------------------(4)----------------------7-5-7-5---7-5-7-5---|A[-2---------------------(2)------------------------------------------|E[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2E[--------------------------------------------------------------------|B[--------------------------------------------------------------------|G[-4---------------------(4)------------------------------------------|D[-4---------------------(4)------------------------------------------|A[-2---------------------(2)------------------------------------------|E[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Main Riff 4 X with lead fills
clean sitar esq toneE-0-----------------------------------|B---0--------------3------------------|G----------0-2-4/5---5-------5---5----|D--------4----------------------------|A-------------------------------------|E-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|B-------------------------------------|G-\4----------------------------------|D-------------------------------------|A-------------------------------------|E-------------------------------------|
E-0-----------------------------------|B---0--------------3------------------|G----------0-2-4/5---5-------5---5----|D--------4----------------------------|A-------------------------------------|E-------------------------------------|
E----------------0--------------------|B------------------0------------------|G-\4----------------------------------|D-------------------------------------|A-------------------------------------|E-------------------------------------|
Rpt Main Riff to fade with additional guitar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~E-------------------------------------------------------------------|B-------------------------------------------------------------------|G-------------------------------------------------------------------|D-11/12-------------12-11--------------\10-------------\9-----------|A-------------------------------------------------------------------|E-------------------------------------------------------------------| Rpt
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