Band: Scorpions Album: Virgin Killer Song: Pictured Life Copyright (c) (RCA) (1977) Version 1.0 - (26/06/06) Transcribed By: Steve Email: stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com . - palm mute / - slide up to - slide down to ~ - vibrato h (x2444x@1)- hammer on b (x24432@1)- Bend p - pull off Suffixes for bend t - tap f (133111@1)- full bend h- (x2444x@1)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 Intro Guitar 1 [---------------------------------------------------| [-8------6------4---------------(4)-----------------| [-7------5------3---------------(3)-----------------| [-5------3------1---------------(1)-----------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [ PM PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [-5--3---5--3---5-----------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 3 [-13fb13-13fb13-13fb----r10-12p10----10-12p10-12p10-| [---------------------------------12----------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 [---------------------------------------------------| [-8------6------4----------------(4)----------------| [-7------5------3----------------(3)----------------| [-5------3------1----------------(1)----------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [ PM PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [-8--7---8--7---8----------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 3 [-13fb13-13fb13-13fb----r10-12p10----10-12p10-12p10-| [---------------------------------12----------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 [---------------------------------------------------------| [-8------6------4-------------------(4)-------------------| [-7------5------3-------------------(3)-------------------| [-5------3------1-------------------(1)-------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [ PM PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [-55-3---55-3---5-------------------------------7---------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 3 [-13fb13-13fb13-13fb----r15fb-10-12p10----10-12p10-12p10--| [--------------------------------------12-----------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 [---------------------------------------------------------| [-8------6------4--------------------(4)------------------| [-7------5------3--------------------(3)------------------| [-5------3------1--------------------(1)------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [ PM PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [-77-5---7--5---7p5--7--8--7------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [/18-17-18-17--1817-18-20-18------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| Verse Riff A |-------------------------------------------------| |-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| |-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--5--5--5--5--5--5--| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| Verse interlude Guitar 1 G (320003@1) F (133211@1) D# (x43121@3) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h[-10-11p10-11p108--9-p8--9-p8-6-8-p6-8p-65-6p5-6p5-| (x2444x@1)[-----------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [ h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h[-----------------------------------------------------| (x2444x@1)[-----------------------------------------------------| [-12-13p12-13p1210-12p10-12p108-10p8-10p87-8p7-8p7-| [-----------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------| A# (x1333x@1) A (x02220@1) D# (x43121@3) D (xx0232@1)Guitar 1 h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h[-3-5p3-5p31-3p1-3p1-----------3-5p3-2----------(2)----------------| (x2444x@1)[---------------------4-6p4-6p4-------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [ h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h[-------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2444x@1)[-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-5-7p5-7p53-5p3-5p32-3p2-3p2-5-7p5-7----------(7)----------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 3 [--------------------------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------10-11p10-11p10-| [-----------------------------------------8p7-8p7-8p7----------------| [--------------------------------------------------------------------| [--------------------------------------------------------------------| [--------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h (x2444x@1) h[---------------10-11p10-11p10-11p10-11p10-14-15p14-15p14-15p14-15p14-15--| (x2444x@1)[11p10-11p10-11-----------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 4 [ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [--------------17------------------------22-------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rpt Riff A Rpt Interlude Chorus Guitar 1 [--------------------------| [-8--87/8-----------------| [-7--76/7---8-------------| [-5--54/5---8-7-5-3----| [----------x-6-5-3-1----| [--------------------------| [Guitar 2 [ ~~~~~~~~~~~ [--------------------------| [--------------------------| [--------------------------| [--------------------------| [------------6--5--3--1----| [--------------------------| Rpt 2 X Guitar 1 [---------------------------------------------------------| [-8--87/8--------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| [-7--76/7---8----------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| [-5--54/5---8-7-5-3-3---(3)---7---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| [----------x-6-5-3-1-1---(1)---5---5-------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [ ~~~~~~~~~~~ [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [------------5--3--1--0-----------------------------------| [-----------------------1---------/5----------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| Rpt Chorus Guitar solo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----11-13-13fb-13-13fb-13-12-----------------pb11r-11------10-11-10-| |-/12-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |----10-11-10----8fb-r8-8fb-r8---------------------------------------| |-12----------------------------7-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------10-8-7-pb7r--7-5-7/87---| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| Rpt Verse Rpt Chorus Guitar solo ~~~ |-13fb-13-13fb-13--13fb--r-13----13----------13-----13-13fb-13---| |-----------------------------15----15-13-15----15---------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~ |-13fb-13--13fb--r-13----13----------13-------| |---------------------15----15-13-15----15----| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ [-13-13fb-13-13fb-13--15fb--r-13----13----------13------------------| [--------------------------------15----15-13-15----15---------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------7-----------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 [-------------------------------------13-13fb-13-13fb-13--13fb---| [----------------------------------------------------------------| [----------------------------------------------------------------| [----------------------------------------------------------------| [----------------------------------------------------------------| [----------------------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [----------------------------------------------------------------| [-7------8--------10--------10b--r--p8---------------------------| [----------------------------------------------------------------| [----------------------------------------------------------------| [----------------------------------------------------------------| [----------------------------------------------------------------| |-r-13----13----------13-----13-13fb-13-13fb-13--13fb--r-13-| |------15----15-13-15----15---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |----13----------13-----13-13fb-13-13fb-13--15fb--r-13-| |-15----15-13-15----15---------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~ |----13----------13------------| |-15----15-13-15----15---------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| A# (x1333x@1) D (xx0232@1)Guitar 1 [------------------------------------------------------| [------------------------------------------------------| [--------------4---5-------7-------------4-------------| [-5----------------------------------------------------| [------------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [------------------------------------------------------| [--------------7---8b------10------------8-------------| [-11---------------------------------------------------| [------------------------------------------------------| [------------------------------------------------------| [------------------------------------------------------| Rpt Intro as fade out END