Band: Scorpions
Album: Fly to the Rainbow
Song: Far Away
Copyright (c) (RCA) (1974)
Version 1.0 - (12/06/06)
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
p - pre bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - harmonic
Tuning Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Into
Clean tone
Guitar 1
[----8-----8---8-8-----8\6---0-6---0-6---0-6---0--|
[------8-----8-----8-------6-----6-----6-----6----|
[--------9-----------9----------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-------------17---------------------15-----------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[---5-----5-----5-----5-----------------------------------|
[-5---5-----5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5-----5-----5-0-1-|
[-------5-----5-----5---------3-----3-----3-----3---------|
[-------------------------------5-----5-----5-----5-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[---------------------------------------------10----------|
[-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10/11-8--8--8--8--8--8----8-11-----|
[---------------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-8-----8----8----8-----8-----6---0-6---0-6---0-6---0--|
[---8-----8---8-8---8-----8-----6-----6-----6-----6----|
[-----9-----9---------9-----9--------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-8-----8---------8-----8-------------------15---------|
[---8-----8-----8---8-----8----------------------------|
[-----9-----9-9-------9-----9--------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-5-----5-----5-----5-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
[---5-----5-----5-----5-----3-5---3-5---3-5---3-5--|
[-----5-----5-----5-----5--------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[------------------12--------------------10--------|
[--------------------------------------------11----|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-0-----0-----0-----0-----6---0-6---0-6---0-6---0--|
[---1-----1-----1-----1-----6-----6-----6-----6----|
[-----0-----0-----0-----0--------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[---------------17--15------------------15---------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
[--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-5-----5-----5-----5-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|
[---5-----5-----5-----5-----3-5---3-5---3-5---3-5-|
[-----5-----5-----5-----5-------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[------------------12--------------------10--8----|
[-------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[----8-----8---8-8-----8\6---0-6---0-6---0-6---0--|
[------8-----8-----8-------6-----6-----6-----6----|
[--------9-----------9----------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-------------17--15--17---------------15-13------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[---0-1---0-1---0-1---0-1---5-----5-----5-----5------|
[-3-----3-----3-----3-----0---5-----5-----5-----5----|
[-------------------------------5-----5-----5-----5--|
[----------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[------------15--12----------------------12----------|
[-------------------------------------10-------------|
[----------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-3-----3-----3-----3-------0-3----|
[---3-5---3-5---3-5---3-5-3-----3--|
[----------------------------------|
[----------------------------------|
[----------------------------------|
[----------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[--------10----8----10-------------|
[------8----88---88----------------|
[----------------------------------|
[----------------------------------|
[----------------------------------|
[----------------------------------|
Guitar 1 repeats above backing pattern with these lead fills
|--------17--15--17----------|
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|--------15--13--15----------|
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|--------10--8-10------------|
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|--------17--15--17----16-16-16-|
|-------------------------------|
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|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--------15--13--15----------|
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|------12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
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|---10-----8--10-------------|
|------8---------------------|
|--------7-------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|--------17--17--------------|
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|--------15--13--------------|
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|--------17--15--17----------|
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|--------15--13--15----------|
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Distortion on
[------------PM---------------]
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Riff A Backing for solo
[-PM-] [-PM-] [-PM-] [-PM-]
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------5-------------------------------------|
|-------5----------4----------5----------1----|
|-5-5-5-5----------5----------7----------2----|
|-3-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-5----7-7-7-7----2-2-2-2----|
|------------3-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-5-xx-0-0-0-0----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/scorpions/far_away_tab.html ]
[-PM-] [-PM-] [-PM-]
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------5--------------------------6-6--6-6-6-|
|-------5----------4----------5----7-7--7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5----------5----------7----7-7--7-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-5----7-7-7-7----5-5--5-5-5-|
|------------3-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-5-xx------------|
[-PM-] [-PM-] [-PM-] [-PM-]
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------5-------------------------------------|
|-------5----------4----------5----------1----|
|-5-5-5-5----------5----------7----------2----|
|-3-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-5----7-7-7-7----2-2-2-2----|
|------------3-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-5-xx-0-0-0-0----|
[-PM-] [-PM-] [-PM-]
|---------------------------------|
|-------5-------------------------|
|-------5----------4----------5---|
|-5-5-5-5----------5----------7---|
|-3-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-5----7-7-7-7---|
|------------3-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-5---|
|-----------------------------|
|-6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6--6----|
|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7--7----|
|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7--7----|
|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5----|
|-----------------------------|
Guitar solo with wah
h ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|----------------5--------------------------------------------------|
|-----1-3b--3b-5b--3br3-1-3-5-13fb-10-10----------------------------|
|-0-2------------------------------------12-9-9---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------12-10-7-----10------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
h~~~ h
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----13----------------8--------------10-13-15fb-15-13-15p13\12-13-12-|
|-12b---12b-12-9-----7b--7br5-5-7---\/--------------------------------|
|----------------10---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
h~~~ h ~~~~
|-----------------15------------15fb-15-12-15p12---17fb---17fb--r---|
|-10\8-10---\/15fb---15fb-15-13-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~
|-15-17-12-15bp1212-\-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------10---13fb--13fb-r10-----8-10-8-----------|
|--------------------/----9---------------/9-9--------9\7-----\-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------10p8-----------------------------------------------5---------|
|-/9-9------9-8-7---------7br-5-----5---------5-------5-7---5-------|
|-----------------10-9-7----------7-----5-7-----7-5-7---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
[-PM-] [-PM-] [-PM-] [-PM-]
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------5-------------------------------------|
|-------5----------4----------5----------1----|
|-5-5-5-5----------5----------7----------2----|
|-3-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-5----7-7-7-7----2-2-2-2----|
|------------3-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-5-xx-0-0-0-0----|
[-PM-] [-PM-] [-PM-]
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------5--------------------------6-6--6-6-6-|
|-------5----------4----------5----7-7--7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5----------5----------7----7-7--7-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-5----7-7-7-7----5-5--5-5-5-|
|------------3-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-5-xx------------|
[-PM-] [-PM-] [-PM-] [-PM-]
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------5-------------------------------------|
|-------5----------4----------5----------1----|
|-5-5-5-5----------5----------7----------2----|
|-3-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-5----7-7-7-7----2-2-2-2----|
|------------3-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-5-xx-0-0-0-0----|
[-PM-] [-PM-]
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------2----------7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
|-------3----------7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3----7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-1-1-1-1-xx/5-5-5-5-xx-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[-PM-] [-PM-] [-PM-] [-PM-]
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------5-------------------------------------|
|-------5----------4----------5----------1----|
|-5-5-5-5----------5----------7----------2----|
|-3-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-5----7-7-7-7----2-2-2-2----|
|------------3-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-5-xx-0-0-0-0----|
[-PM-] [-PM-] [-PM-]
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------5--------------------------6-6--6-6-6-|
|-------5----------4----------5----7-7--7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5----------5----------7----7-7--7-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-5----7-7-7-7----5-5--5-5-5-|
|------------3-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-5-xx------------|
[-PM-] [-PM-] [-PM-] [-PM-]
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------5-------------------------------------|
|-------5----------4----------5----------1----|
|-5-5-5-5----------5----------7----------2----|
|-3-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-5----7-7-7-7----2-2-2-2----|
|------------3-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-5-xx-0-0-0-0----|
[-PM-] [-PM-]
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5------------------------------------|
|-------2----------5------------------------------------|
|-------3----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-xx-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-1-1-1-1-xx------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
2nd Guitar solo with wah
h ~~~ ~~ ~~ h
|------------------------5---------------8b-8fb-8-5-8p5-------------|
|--------------------8b----8-5---------5----------------8-----------|
|---------5-5-7-5--7-----------7-7---7--------------------7brp5-----|
|-5-7-5-7-------------------------------------------------------7---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------7-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
|-----------------------------15-15fb-----17-20fb--r20p17-----|
|--------------10/-15fb151515---------/20b----------------20--|
|-/9-12--9-12-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~ h h h
|-----------------------12-15p12-15p12-15p12-15-15fb-15--------|
|-15br15-13----15-17b-----------------------------------15/17--|
|-----------14-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
h
|------------------------17-15--12----------------------19fb-r------|
|-13-15p13-----15-13\/17-----------15b15-13----15p13-----------17\--|
|----------14-------------------------------14-------14-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
h
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------8-8-8-88-10fbr8-10br8-------------8---------------|
|----5---/9-----------------------7br5-5-7--/9--9-8-7-7p5---5-|
|-/7---7--------------------------------------------------7---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|--------------------------------------------|
|------------5-------------------------------|
|----5---7-5---7p5---7-5---------------------|
|-/7---7-----------7-----7-5-5/7-------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
Rpt Verse
Clean guitar(chords are played by keyboards)
C D# G# A#
|-------1-0----------4-3-----8---8--10----10-|
|-----1-----1------4-----4-----9-------11----|
|---0------------3---------0-----------------|
|--------------1-----------------------------|
|-3------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
C D# G# G
|-------1-0----------4-3-----8---8--7---7-|
|-----1-----1------4-----4-----9------8---|
|---0------------3---------0--------------|
|--------------1--------------------------|
|-3---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
Rpt to fade
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