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 bridge
E---------------------------------|
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/ flanger
E[---------------------------------------|
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 2
E[---------------------------------------|
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 scrape
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
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[-------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/scorpions/dark_lady_tab.html ]
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
h
E[-------------------------------------------------|
B[-15b15-15r\12-12-12------------------------------|
G[--------------------13-13-13-9-9-9-7--(7)-7p6-7--|
D[-------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 h
E[-------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------|
G[-12b12-12r\9--9--9-------------------------------|
D[--------------------9--9--9--6-6-6---------------|
A[-----------------------------------9--(9)-9p7-9--|
E[-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
h
E[-----------------------------14br-14--(14)-14p12-14--|
B[-15b15-15r\12-12-12----------------------------------|
G[--------------------13-13-13-------------------------|
D[-----------------------------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 h
E[-----------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------|
G[-12b12-12r\9--9--9-----------------7--(7)--7-p6--7---|
D[--------------------9--9--9--6-6-6-------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
h
E[-----------------------------14br-14--(14)-14p12-12----|
B[-15b15-15r\12-12-12------------------------------------|
G[--------------------13-13-13---------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 h trem dive
E[-------------------------------------------------------|
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 2
E[---------------------------------------------------------|
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 1
E[----------------------------------------------------------------|
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 2
E[----------------------------------------------------------------|
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 feedback
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-\\--------2---------------------------(2)-------------------------|
A--\\-------2---------------------------(2)-------------------------|
E-----------0---------------------------(0)-------------------------|
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