Band: Scorpions
Album: Love At First Sting
Song: Bad Boys Running Wild
Copyright (c) (Harvest) (1984)
Version 1.0 - (10/07/06)
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 E A D G B E
Intro
With delay
h h h h h
|-12\-/5-6-8p6p5------------------------------------------------|
|----------------8-6p5------------------------------------------|
|----------------------4-5-7p5p4-2p0-------------------0-----0--|
|------------------------------------2p0-0-2---------2-----0----|
|--------------------------------------------3p2p0-3-----2------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-----0-----0---|
|---2-----0-----|
|-3-----2-------|
|---------------|
Guitar 1
E C B G D C E C B G D C
[-------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------|
[-----5-4------7-55-----5-4------7-55-|
[-2---5-4--5---7-55-2---5-4--5---7-55-|
[-2---3-2--5---5-33-2---3-2--5---5-33-|
[-0-x------3-x------0-x------3-x------|
[Guitar 2 pick scrape
[-------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------|
[-2----------------(2)----------------|
[-2----------------(2)-----------\-\--|
[-0----------------(0)------------\-\-|
Guitar 1
E C B G D C E C B G D C
[-------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------|
[-----5-4------7-55-----5-4------7-55-|
[-2---5-4--5---7-55-2---5-4--5---7-55-|
[-2---3-2--5---5-33-2---3-2--5---5-33-|
[-0-x------3-x------0-x------3-x------|
[Guitar 2. trem dive pull upon trem
[-------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------<9>-----|
[-2-2--------------(2)----------------|
[-2-2--------------(2)----------------|
[-0-0--------------(0)----------------|
Main Riff
[-------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------|
[-----5-44-----7-55-----5-44-----7-55-|
[-2---5-44-5---7-55-2---5-44-5---7-55-|
[-2---3-22-5---5-33-2---3-22-5---5-33-|
[-0-x------3-x------0-x------3-x------| Rpt 2 X
Lead fill
ph phph phph
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-2b--2b2br2r2p0-|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
Verse
|----------------3-2-2-2------------------------------|
|-------------3--3-3-3-3-----1-1-1-----------1--------|
|-------4-4-4-2--2-------2---2-2-2-0-2-----0----------|
|-2---2-2-2-2-0----------2---------2-2---2-------0----|
|-2---2-2----------------0-x-----------3-------2------|
|-0-x-0-0------------------------------------------3p-|
|----------------3-----00--------------------------------|
|-------------3--3---3----3------1-1-1-----------1-------|
|-------4-4-4-2--2-2-------2-2---2-2-2-0-2-----0-------0-|
|-2---2-2-2-2-0--------------2---------2-2---2-------0---|
|-2---2-2--------------------0-x-----------3-------2-----|
|-0-x-0-0------------------------------------------------|
Bridge
[------PM------]
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5----(5)--------------------5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3----(3)------------5-5-5-5-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-------------3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
Rpt Main Riff
|----------------3--3-2------------------------------|
|-------------3--3--3-3-------7bp5----------1--------|
|-------4-4-4-2--2------2---5-7bp5--------0----------|
|-2---2-2-2-2-0---------2---7------7\---2-------0----|
|-2---2-2---------------0-x-----------3-------2------|
|-0-x-0-0-----------------------------------------3p-|
|----------------3-----00--------------------------------|
|-------------3--3---3----3------1-1-1-----------1-------|
|-------4-4-4-2--2-2-------2-2---2-2-2-0-2-----0-------0-|
|-2---2-2-2-2-0--------------2---------2-2---2-------0---|
|-2---2-2--------------------0-x-----------3-------2-----|
|-0-x-0-0------------------------------------------------|
Bridge
[------PM------]
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5----(5)--------------------5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3----(3)------------5-5-5-5-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-------------3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
Chorus
[------PM-------]
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-9-7-9\7/9------------------------------------------|
|-9-7-9\7/9-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-7-5-7\5/7---7-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-----------x-5-3-x----------------------------------| Rpt
Lead fill
phphphphphph~~~
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-3-22-1p0-------|
|----------3-----|
Rpt Main Riff
ph~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-------------------------------------------|
|-15fb----------12b--12----------14-12------|
|---------------12b-----15-14p12-14-12------|
|---------------------------------------14\-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
2nd Verse
~~
|----------------3-----00--------------------------------|
|-------------3--3---3----3------1-1-1-----------1-------|
|-------4-4-4-2--2-2-------2-2---2-2-2-0-2-----0---------|
|-2---2-2-2-2-0--------------2---------2-2---2-------0---|
|-2---2-2--------------------0-x-----------3-------2-----|
|-0-x-0-0----------------------------------------------3-|
ph phphphphph
|----------------3-----00--------------------------------|
|-------------3--3---3----3------1-1-1-------------------|
|-------4-4-4-2--2-2-------2-2---2-2-2-0-2---------------|
|-2---2-2-2-2-0--------------2---------2-2---0-2-5-4-----|
|-2---2-2--------------------0-x-----------3-------------|
|-0-x-0-0--------------------------------------------3---|
Rpt Bridge
Rpt Chorus with lead fills
h h ph h h ph h h ph~~~
|----------------------------|
|-------8-------8-------8----|
|----------------------------|
|-7-8-9---7-8-9---7-8-9------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
~~~~~~ ~~~
|--------------------------|
|-14b--------------12b--\--|
|-14b---14brp12----12b--\--|
|---------------14---------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
~~~~~
|-12--------------------------12-----------------------|
|-15b---------15p12-----12-15----15-12-------14p12-----|
|-------------------14b----------------14-12-14p12-14b-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
ph ph ph ph ph
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-14-13-12-10-12b-r-|
|-------------------|
~~~~~~~~~
|-17fb------17fbrp15-----------------|
|--------------------17--------------|
|-----------------------16-15-14-12--|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-5---------------------------(5)-----------------------------------|
[-3---------------------------(3)-----------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-12----------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------PM------]ph
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--pullup-on trem-rest finger over 7th fret to--\-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------create harmonic--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Backing for guitar solo
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------3----(0)-------------------------------|
|--------------2----(0)----2----(0)--------0----------|
|-2----(0)-----0----(0)----2----(0)------2------0-----|
|-2----(0)-----------------0----(0)----3------2-------|
|-0----(0)----------------------------------------3p--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------3----(0)-------------------------------|
|--------------2----(0)----2----(0)--------0----------|
|-2----(0)-----0----(0)----2----(0)------2------0-----|
|-2----(0)-----------------0----(0)----3------2-------|
|-0----(0)--------------------------------------------|
[------PM------]
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5----(5)--------------------5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3----(3)------------5-5-5-5-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-------------3-3-3-3-----------------------------|
Guitar solo
ph h h phh h phh h ph~~
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4-4p2p0-------2-4p2p0-------4-4p2p0-------2---\--|
|-----------------------4p2p0---------4p2p0---------4p2p0--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--trem dive---------------------------------------------------|
t t t ph~ph ~~~
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------12----14b--12-14b-\-|
|-12p2-4p2-12p2-4p2-12p2-4p2-9--12\-xxx-----------12----14b--12-14b-\-|
|-------------------------------------------12-14----14---------------|
|---------------------------------------/14---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
h
|--------------------------------------12--------------------------|
|-------12----12----12----12-15bp12-------12-----12-11-10----------|
|-12-14----14b---14b---14b----------14b------14b----------12-10-12-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~
|----------14-15-17b-------------------------------|
|-10-/-15b---------------12-----------------12b--\-|
|--------------------15b-----11-12----------12b--\-|
|----------------------------------13-14-----------|
|----------------------------------------13--------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
h h h h h h h h h h h
|---------------------------------------------------------------12\--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------8p7-12\--|
|-4-4p2p0-------2p0-------4p2p0-------------0-2-4p2p0-7p5p4----------|
|---------4p2p0-----4p2p0-------4p2p0--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------4p2p0--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt 2nd Chorus with lead fills
Guitar 1
[----------------------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------------------|
[-5---------------------------(5)--------------------------------|
[-3---------------------------(3)--------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[----------------------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------------------|
[-5---------------------------(5)----------------------/9-7/9\7\-|
[-3---------------------------(3)----------------------/7-5/7\5\-|
[----------------------------------------------------------------| Rpt
Last time
Guitar 1
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-5---------------------------(5)----------------------/9-7/9\7/9\-|
[-3---------------------------(3)----------------------/7-5/7\5/7\-|
[---------------------------------------------------------------0--|
[Guitar 2
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-5---------------------------(5)----------------------/9-7/9\7/9\-|
[-3---------------------------(3)----------------------/7-5/7\5/7\-|
[---------------------------------------------------------------0--|
Lead fill
|----------------------------------------------------10----10--10-12\-|
|-----------------------------8p7-8/10-8-10/12-10-12----12------------|
|-----------------7---7-9-7-9-----------------------------------------|
|---5---5-7-5-7/9---9-------------------------------------------------|
|-7---7---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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