Band: Scorpions Album: Love At First Sting Song: As Soon As The Good Times Roll Copyright (c) (Harvest) (1984) Version 1.0 - (02/08/06) 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 - harmonic pb - pre bend Tuning E A D G B E Intro |-10-10-10-10-------12-12-12-12-------9--9--9--9--------------------| |-12-12-12-12-------12-12-12-12-------10-10-10-10-------8-8-8-8-----| |-11-11-11-11-------11-11-11-11-------9--9--9--9--------7-7-7-7-----| |-------------------------------------7--7--7--7--------5-5-5-5-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 |-----------------------------| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------\-| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------\-| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| Rpt above Guitar 1 [-10-10-10-10-------12-12-12-12-------9--9--9--9--------------------| [-12-12-12-12-------12-12-12-12-------10-10-10-10-----------8-8-----| [-11-11-11-11-------11-11-11-11-------9--9--9--9--------7-7-7-7-----| [-------------------------------------7--7--7--7--------5-4-5-5-----| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------7-7---------| [-------------------------------------------------------5-4-7-/9----| [-----------------------------------------------------------5-/7----| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 [-10-10-10-10-------12-12-12-12-------9--9--9--9--------------------| [-12-12-12-12-------12-12-12-12-------10-10-10-10-------8-8-8-8-----| [-11-11-11-11-------11-11-11-11-------9--9--9--9--------7-7-7-7-----| [-------------------------------------7--7--7--7--------5-5-5-5-----| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-9----------------------(9)----------------------------------------| [-7----------------------(7)----------------------------------------| |-10-10-10-10-------12-12-12-12-------9--9--9--9--------------------| |-12-12-12-12-------12-12-12-12-------10-10-10-10-------8-8-8-8-----| |-11-11-11-11-------11-11-11-11-------9--9--9--9--------7-7-7-7-----| |-------------------------------------7--7--7--7--------5-5-5-5-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|Rpt 2 X |-10-10-10-10-------12-12-12-12-------9--9--9--9--------------------| |-12-12-12-12-------12-12-12-12-------10-10-10-10-----------8-8-----| |-11-11-11-11-------11-11-11-11-------9--9--9--9--------7-7-7-7-----| |-------------------------------------7--7--7--7--------5-4-5-5-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| lead fill enters |-10-10-10-10-------12-12-12-12-------9--9--9--9--------------------| |-12-12-12-12-------12-12-12-12-------10-10-10-10-------8-8-8-8-----| |-11-11-11-11-------11-11-11-11-------9--9--9--9--------7-7-7-7-----| |-------------------------------------7--7--7--7--------5-5-5-5-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-8----------(8)--------------| |-7----------(7)--------------| |-5----------(5)--------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| Lead fill ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ |--------------------7-----------------------| |-10-----------10b-----10p7----7-------------| |-9b-------r-7--------------10---9p7--9--7---| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| Chorus Guitar 1 [-----------------------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------------------| [------2----4-----(4)-----4-4---7-7-7-2----------4------(2)-------| [-5----0----2-----(2)-----2-2---5-5-5-0----5-5-5-2------(2)-------| [-3----------------------------------------3-2-3------------------| [Guitar 2 [--------------------10--14-14------------------------------------| [--------------10-12-----15-15----------------------10------------| [---------------------------------------------------9b-rp7--------| [----------------------------------------------------------9p7----| [-----------------------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 [-----------------------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------------------| [------2----4-----(4)-----4-4---7-7-7-2---------------------------| [-5----0----2-----(2)-----2-2---5-5-5-0----5-5-5------(5)---------| [-3----------------------------------------3-2-3------(3)---------| [Guitar 2 [--------------------10--14-14------------------------------------| [--------------10-12-------15-15----------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------------------| pick scrape |-----------------------7-| |-----------------------7-| |-------------------------| |-2---(2)-----------------| |-0---(0)---X/------------| |-------------------------| Guitar solo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ |-------------------------5----------------------------------5---------| |-5b-brp3-----------------5-5-----brp3-5---feedback----5-----5-5b-brp3-| |---------4------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |------------------5------------------5b---fb-----------------| |------------------5-5---brp3-5---p3--------------------------| |-4--feedback-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| Rpt Verse with fills Clean tone |-----------------| |-----------------| |-7-9-------------| |-----7-9--7-9----| |-----------------| |-----------------| Light overdrive ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |------------------------------------------------| |-5/7\5---8----/10-----12------------------------| |-4/6\4---7----/9------11------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~ |-----------------------------| |-10--------10----------------| |-9b---p7-9-9b----------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| ~~~~~~~~ [---PM--] |------------------------------------------------| |---10fb------1ofb\-----------7------------------| |--------------------10-9-7---7-7----------------| |-9-------------------------9-----9p7------------| |-------------------------------------9-8-7-5----| |---------------------------------------------7--| Rpt Chorus with lead fills h ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |--------------------------12------10p9-10p9----17fb---------------\-| |---------3-3---------15b--------------------12----------------------| |-x-x----------4-4---------------------------------------------------| |-x-x-2-4----------4-------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |--------20fb-------------19-19--17-14---------------------| |-17-b---------------------------------15-15b--------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| Mid 8 Guitar 1 [-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-9--9--9--9----------| [-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-| [-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-| [-------------------------7--7--7--7--5-5-5-5-| [---------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [---------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------| [-4--------------(4)--------------------------| [-2--------------(2)--------------------------| [---------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 [-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-9--9--9--9-----------| [-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8--| [-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7--| [-------------------------7--7--7--7--5-5-5-5--| [----------------------------------------------| [----------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [----------------------------------------------| [------------------------------------7-------7-| [------------------------------------7-9-7---7-| [-4--------------(4)-----------------------9---| [-2--------------(2)---------------------------| [----------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 [-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-9--9--9--9-----------| [-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8--| [-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7--| [-------------------------7--7--7--7--5-5-5-5--| [----------------------------------------------| [----------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [----------------------------------------------| [------------------------------------7-----7---| [------------------------------------7-9-7-7-9-| [-4--------------(4)---------------------------| [-2--------------(2)---------------------------| [----------------------------------------------| Rpt Guitar 1 [-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-9--9--9--9-------------| [-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-----8------| [-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--7-7-7------| [-------------------------7--7--7--7--5-4-5-7/9--| [-------------------------------------------5/7--| [------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------8------| [-------------------------------------7-7-7------| [-4--------------(4)------------------5-4-5-7/9--| [-2--------------(2)------------------------5/7--| [------------------------------------------------| Backing for solo [-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-9--9--9--9-----------| [-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8--| [-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7--| [-------------------------7--7--7--7--5-5-5-5--| [----------------------------------------------| [----------------------------------------------| Rpt 4 X |---------------------------| |-8----------(8)------------| |-7----------(7)------------| |-5----------(5)------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| Guitar solo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ph ~~~~ ~~~~ |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-10b------------r\-12-14-14br-------14br---12-14-14br--12------15--| |----------------------------------------------------------14-b-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ |----------------------------12-------------17-----------------------| |--------------15--------12b----12fb----/17b---17b-17b-17-17b------r-| |-14b-------14b---14fb-----------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~ |--------------14-17--------------------12-------------12----------| |-14-15-p14-12-------14--14-15p14-12-15----15p14-12-14----15-14----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~ ~~~ |-17b-17fb--r--14----------17---------------------------------------| |-----------------15-12-13----14-14----\-15-------------------------| |---------------------------------------------16p14-16-14----16-14--| |---------------------------------------------------------16--------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ |---22fb-22fb----r-22-21-19p17-19p17---22-------------| |------------------------------------22b--22fb--------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-/---------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| Rpt Chorus with lead fills Guitar 1 [-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-9--9--9--9-------------| [-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8----| [-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7----| [-------------------------7--7--7--7--5-5-5-5----| [------------------------------------------------| [------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [------------------------------------------------| [------------------------------------------------| [-------------11-9--7--9--------------7-7-7------| [-4-----------11-11-9--11-2-----------5-4-5-7-9--| [-2-----------------------0-----------------5-7--| [------------------------------------------------| Rpt to fade Outro solo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |-10--------9---------------------------------------| |-13b-------12b--------12---------7-----------------| |----------------------14b--------9b-----r9------\--| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| Rpt to fade END