Scorpions - China White Chords & Tabs

 

China White Chords & Tabs

Scorpions Chords & Tabs

Version: 3 Type: Tab

China White Tab

   
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 swell
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 1
E----------------------|
B----------------------|
G----------------------|
D---9-9-9---12---5--7--|
A---7-7-7---10---3--5--|
E-0-------0----0-------|
 Guitar 2
E----------------------|
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----------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/scorpions/china_white_tab_ver_3.html ]
  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 1
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-4---------------------(4)----------------------7-5-7-5-7-5---|
D[-4---------------------(4)----------------------7-5-7-5-7-5---|
A[-2---------------------(2)------------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-4---------------------(4)------------------------------------|
D[-4---------------------(4)------------------------------------|
A[-2---------------------(2)------------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|

  Guitar 1
E[----------------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------------------------|
G[-4---------------------(4)----------------------7-5-7-5---|
D[-4---------------------(4)----------------------7-5-7-5---|
A[-2---------------------(2)--------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
E[----------------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------------------------|
G[-4---------------------(4)--------------------------------|
D[-4---------------------(4)--------------------------------|
A[-2---------------------(2)--------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------------------------| Rpt

  Guitar 1
E[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 2
E[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-4---------------------(4)------------------------------------------|
D[-4---------------------(4)------------------------------------------|
A[-2---------------------(2)------------------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Rpt Main Riff 4 X with lead fills

 clean sitar esq tone
E-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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