Band: The Scorpions
Album: Blackout
Song: Blackout
Copyright (c) (Harvest) (1982)
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 E A D G B E
Intro
E---------------------|
B---------------------|
G-9-x-9-x-9-9-x-9-x-9-|
D-9-x-9-x-9-9-x-9-x-9-|
A-7-x-7-x-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
E---------------------| Rpt 6 X
Trem dive
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-0\----------------------(0)---------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-x-15-17-17-17-17-x-15-|
D16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-x-16-16-16-16-16-x-16-|
A14--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt
Guitar 1
E[------------------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------------------|
G[-7---------------------(7)----------------------|
D[-7---------------------(7)----------------------|
A[-5---------------------(5)----------------------|
E[------------------------------------------------|
[
[Guitar 2
[ Slight trem dive Trem dive
E[------------------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------0\---------------------|
D[-0----------(0)---------------------------------|
A[------------------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------------------|
Verse
Guitar 1
E[-------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-9-x-9-x-9-9-x-9-x-9-9/12-x-12-x-12-12-5-x-5-x-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-|
D[-9-x-9-x-9-9-x-9-x-9-9/12-x-12-x-12-12-5-x-5-x-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-|
A[-7-x-7-x-7-7-x-7-x-7-7/10-x-10-x-10-10-3-x-3-x-3-3-x-3-x-3-3-|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------|
[
[Guitar 2
[ h Trem vibrato ph
E[-------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-9-x-9-x-9-9-x-9------/12-----(12)-----5-x-5-x-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-|
D[-9-x-9-x-9-9-x-9---7-9/12-----(12)--12\5-x-5-x-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-|
A[-7-x-7-x-7-7-x-7-7----/10-----(10)-----3-x-3-x-3-3-x-3-x-3-3-|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E[-------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-9-x-9-x-9-9-x-9-x-9-9/12-x-12-x-12-12-5-x-5-x-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-|
D[-9-x-9-x-9-9-x-9-x-9-9/12-x-12-x-12-12-5-x-5-x-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-|
A[-7-x-7-x-7-7-x-7-x-7-7/10-x-10-x-10-10-3-x-3-x-3-3-x-3-x-3-3-|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------|
[
[Guitar 2
[ h Trem vibrato ph ph ph ph ph ph ph
E[---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------5-6p5---------------|
G[-9-x-9-x-9-9-x-9------/12-----(12)-----5-x-5-----------7p5-7brp5-----|
D[-9-x-9-x-9-9-x-9---7-9/12-----(12)--12\5-x-5-3/5-----------------7p5-|
A[-7-x-7-x-7-7-x-7------/10-----(10)-----3-x-3-x-----------------------|
E[-----------------0---------------------------------------------------|
Bridge
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/scorpions/blackout_tab_ver_4.html ]
Guitar 1
E[----------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------------------|
G[-7------------(7)------------5-x-5-x-5-5-x-5-x-5-5--|
D[-7------------(7)------------5-x-5-x-5-5-x-5-x-5-5--|
A[-5------------(5)------------3-x-3-x-3-3-x-3-x-3-3--|
E[----------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ trem dips [-----ph----]
E[----------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------------------|
G[-7------------(7)------------5-x-5-x-5--------------|
D[-7------------(7)------------5-x-5-x-5--------------|
A[-5------------(5)------------3-x-3-x-3-3p2---3p2----|
E[-------------------------------------------5-----5--|
Both Guitars
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G-7------------(7)------------5-x-5-x-5-5------------|
D-7------------(7)------------5-x-5-x-5-5------------|
A-5------------(5)------------3-x-3-x-3-3------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E[-------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-9-x-9-x-9-9-x-9-x-9-9/12-x-12-x-12-12-5-x-5-x-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-|
D[-9-x-9-x-9-9-x-9-x-9-9/12-x-12-x-12-12-5-x-5-x-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-|
A[-7-x-7-x-7-7-x-7-x-7-7/10-x-10-x-10-10-3-x-3-x-3-3-x-3-x-3-3-|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------|
[
[Guitar 2
[ ph~~ ph~~ h t
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------7/9/12-----(12)-----5-x-5-x-5-9-12p9-17/rpt 4 x-|
D[---------------5---7/9/12-----(12)--12\5-x-5-x-5-------------------|
A[---7p5-5---7p5-------------------------3-x-3-x-3-------------------|
E[-0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E[-------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-9-x-9-x-9-9-x-9-x-9-9/12-x-12-x-12-12-5-x-5-x-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-|
D[-9-x-9-x-9-9-x-9-x-9-9/12-x-12-x-12-12-5-x-5-x-5-5-x-5-x-5-5-|
A[-7-x-7-x-7-7-x-7-x-7-7/10-x-10-x-10-10-3-x-3-x-3-3-x-3-x-3-3-|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------|
[
[Guitar 2
[ ph~~ ph~~ ph
E[----------------------------------------------------------<5>-|
B[-------------------------------------------------------<5>----|
G[-------------------7/9/12-----(12)-----5-x-5-x-5----<5>-------|
D[---------------5---7/9/12-----(12)--12\5-x-5-x-5-<5>----------|
A[---7p5-5---7p5-------------------------3-x-3-x-3--------------|
E[-0------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Bridge
Chorus
E-----------------------------|
B-8-7\------------------------|
G-9-7\------------------------|
D-9-7\------------------------|
A-7-5\----3p2p0---0-----------|
E-----0-0-------3---3p2p0-0-0-| Rpt 7 X
~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G-9-7\---------------------------------------------9-|
D-9-7\---------------------------------------------9-|
A---5\----3-2-0----3-2-0----3-2-0------------------7-|
E-----0-0-------3--------3--------3-------(3)--------|
Rpt Intro and Verse.
Last time.
ph~~ ph~~ ph
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------15--15---------|
G-------------------7/9/12-----(12)-----5-x-5-x-5-14b-14br\12----|
D---------------5---7/9/12-----(12)--12\5-x-5-x-5-------------14-|
A---7p5-5---7p5-------------------------3-x-3-x-3----------------|
E-0--------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Chorus
Backing for guitar solo
E---------------------|
B-8---8---8-8---8---8-|
G-9-x-9-x-9-9-x-9-x-9-|
D-9-x-9-x-9-9-x-9-x-9-|
A-7-x-7-x-7-7-x-7-x-7-|
E---------------------| Rpt 8 X
Rpt Bridge
Rpt Chorus 2 X
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