• Song:

    Im Going Mad

  • Artist:

    Scorpions

Band:  Scorpions
Album: Lonesome Crow
Song:  I'm Going Mad

Copyright (c)  (RCA) (1972)
Version 1.0 - (04/04/06)

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
*  - 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

 Drums

 Tap edge of pick down strings

E-----------|
B-----------|
G-x--------|
D---x------|
A------x---|
E-----------|

  Main riff

E-----------------------|
B-7---7-7---7-7---5-5---|
G-9---9-9---9-9---7-7---|
D-9---9-9---9-9---7-7---|
A-7-x-7-7-x-7-7-x-5-5---|
E-----------------------| Rpt 4 X

 Rpt 8 X for backing to guitar solo

 Guitar solo

E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-7--7--7--7p6---6----------------6-7p6---6-7-77-7-7--|
D--------------9---7--7p6---6-7-9-------9-------------|
A-------------------------9---------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
  ~~~~~~~~~         ~~~~~~~~~~~~   hE-----------------------------------------------------------------| (x2444x@1)B-12b--8b------8---10b-10b--8b------------------------------------|
G----------9-9---9-------------9p7-9p7-7-6-7-6---6----------------|
D----------------------------------------------9---7-7p6---6------|
A--------------------------------------------------------9---7----|
E--------------------------------------------------------------0--|


                           ~~~~~~  h (x2444x@1)  h (x2444x@1) h~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E---------------------------------------------7---7-----------------|
B-------------------------8b-8b--5-7p-5-7p5-7fb-7fb-7fb-10b-10b-10b-|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------6-9-6-9-------------------------------------------|
A-----7-9p7---7-9---------------------------------------------------|
E-7-8-------9-------------------------------------------------------|

   ~~~~~                   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~      
E--------------------12---15fb-15fb-15fb---------|
B-10fb-r-10p888-10-/12-12------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|




  Guitar 1
E[--------------------------------------------------|
B[-8--8----(8)-----8--8----(8)----------------------|
G[-9--9----(9)-----9--9----(9)----------------------|
D[-9--9----(9)-----9--9----(9)----------------------|
A[-7-------(7)-----7-------(7)----------------------|
E[-0-------(0)-----0-------(0)----------------------|
 [Guitar 2
E[--------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------|
G[--------------------------------------------------|
D[--------------------------------------------------|
A[------2-3p21-2-------2-3p21-2--2-3-21-2-3-2----|
E[-0--0------------0--0--------------------------3--|


  Guitar 1
E[-----------------------|
B[-7---7-7---7-7---5-5---|
G[-9---9-9---9-9---7-7---|
D[-9---9-9---9-9---7-7---|
A[-7-x-7-7-x-7-7-x-5-5---|
E[-----------------------|
 [Guitar 2
E[-7---7-7---7-7---5-----|
B[-7---7-7---7-7---5-----|
G[-9-x-9-9-x-9-9-x-7-7/--|
D[-----------------------|
A[-----------------------|
E[-----------------------| Rpt 20 X


  Guitar 1
E[--------------------------------------------------|
B[-8--8----(8)-----8--8----(8)----------------------|
G[-9--9----(9)-----9--9----(9)----------------------|
D[-9--9----(9)-----9--9----(9)----------------------|
A[-7-------(7)-----7-------(7)----------------------|
E[-0-------(0)-----0-------(0)----------------------|
 [Guitar 2
E[--------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------|
G[--------------------------------------------------|
D[--------------------------------------------------|
A[------2-3p21-2-------2-3p21-2--2-3-21-2-3-2----|
E[-0--0------------0--0--------------------------3--|

 Backing for 2nd solo

E----------------------------------------|
B-7---7-7---5---5-5---3---3-3---5---5-5--|
G-9---9-9---7---7-7---4---4-4---6---6-6--|
D-9---9-9---7---7-7---5---5-5---7---7-7--|
A-7-x-7-7-x-5-x-5-5-x-5---5-5---7---7-7--|
E---------------------3-x-3-3-x-5-x-5-5--|

E------------------------------------------------|
B-7---7-7---12---12-12---10---10-10---7---7-7----|
G-9---9-9---14---14-14---12---12-12---8---8-8----|
D-9---9-9---14---14-14---12---12-12---9---9-9----|
A-7-x-7-7-x-12-x-12-12-x-10-x-10-10-x-9---9-9----|
E-------------------------------------7-x-7-7-x--|

E-----------------------------------------|
B-7---7-7---5---5-5---3---3-3---5---5-5---|
G-9---9-9---7---7-7---4---4-4---6---6-6---|
D-9---9-9---7---7-7---5---5-5---7---7-7---|
A-7-x-7-7-x-5-x-5-5-x-5---5-5---7---7-7---|
E---------------------3-x-3-3-x-5-x-5-5-x-|

E------------------------------------------------|
B-7---7-7---12---12-12---10---10-10---9---9-9----|
G-9---9-9---14---14-14---12---12-12---11--1111---|
D-9---9-9---14---14-14---12---12-12---11--1111---|
A-7-x-7-7-x-12-x-12-12-x-10-x-10-10-x-9-x-9-9-x--|
E------------------------------------------------|

 Guitar solo
                                                                  ~~
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------9-10p9----9---------|
A----9-10--9-10p9----9-10-10--9-10p9----9-10-10--------12---10-9----|
E-12--------------12-----------------12---------------------------7-|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------9-10p9----9--------------9-10p9----9---------|
A-9-10-10p9----9-10-10--------12---10-9----9-10--------12---10-9----|
E-----------12--------------------------12-----------------------12-|


         ~~~~~~~~
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------7-9-9b-9b-9br9p7---7-------------------------------|
D-----------9-9-------------------9---10-10p9----9------------------|
A-9-10-9--------------------------------------12---10-10p9----9/10-|
E--------7-------------------------------------------------12-------|
    ~~~~~        PM
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------9-9-10----10-----------------|
A-9----9-10-10p9----9-10-10p9----9-10---------12----109----9-------|
E---7------------12-----------12-------------------------12---0-----|

  Guitar 1
E[--------------------------------------------------|
B[-8--8----(8)-----8--8----(8)----------------------|
G[-9--9----(9)-----9--9----(9)----------------------|
D[-9--9----(9)-----9--9----(9)----------------------|
A[-7-------(7)-----7-------(7)----------------------|
E[-0-------(0)-----0-------(0)----------------------|
 [Guitar 2
E[--------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------|
G[--------------------------------------------------|
D[--------------------------------------------------|
A[------2-3p21-2-------2-3p21-2--2-3-21-2-3-2----|
E[-0--0------------0--0--------------------------3--|


  Guitar plays the same but heavily muted with wah
E----------------------------------------|
B-7---7-7---5---5-5---3---3-3---5---5-5--|
G-9---9-9---7---7-7---4---4-4---6---6-6--|
D-9---9-9---7---7-7---5---5-5---7---7-7--|
A-7-x-7-7-x-5-x-5-5-x-5---5-5---7---7-7--|
E---------------------3-x-3-3-x-5-x-5-5--|

E-----------------------------------------|
B-7---7-7---5-x-5-5-x-3-x-3-3-x-7-x-7-7---|
G-9---9-9---6---6-6---4---4-4---8---8-8---|
D-9---9-9---7---7-7---5---5-5---9---9-9---|
A-7-x-7-7-x-7---7-7---5---5-5---9---9-9---|
E-----------5-x-5-5-x-3-x-3-3-x-7-x-7-7-x-|

 Rpt 4 X

 Outro guitar solo
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E------------------------------------------------------|
B-15fb-15fb-15fb-15fb15fb15b15fb-15fbr12----12-12-12---|
G------15fb------------------------------14-14b14b14b--|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|

   ~~
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12|
G-14b---------14b---------14b---------14b---------14b---------14b--------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-15fb15fb-15fb15fb-12-----12--------------------------|
B----------------------15fb---15fb----15fb-------------|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|

   ~~~~~~~~~~~~   h    h       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-------------------------------10----------------------------------------|
B-10b---10fb--r-8-10p8-10p8---10b--10b-12b----12b----12b---------13fb13fb-|
G--------------------------------------12b----12b----12b----14b-----------|
D------------------------------------------14-----14-----14---------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   ~~~    h (x2444x@1)  h (x2444x@1)    ~~~~
E--------------------15b---------------------------------|
B-----12-15p12------------12-15p12----12-----------------|
G-14b----------14p12---------------14----14b-12-14----12-|
D--------------------------------------------------14----|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-14fb14fb14fb14fb-------------14fb14fb--------13-14-13-14-13-14-13-14-|
D----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|

         ~~~~~~
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-13-----------14-13-14-13----12p11----11----------------------11-12-|
D----14-12-----------------14-------14----12-12p11----11-12-14-------|
A--------------------------------------------------14----------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B-15b15b-15b-----------------------r----------------------------|
G------------------------------------13-14-13-14-13-14-13-14-13-|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|


E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------17--------------------------------|
G--------14-13-14-13-------14/15----1512--------12-11----12-11----|
D-14-12--------------14-12----------------14-12--------12-------12-|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                              ~~~~~
E-----------------------------------------------------12----12------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------15b--|
G-12-11-------11-12-11----11-12-14-12-11-12--14b---14b---14b--------|
D-------12-14----------14-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|



E----12----12----12----12----12-15b15b--------------------------|
B-15b---15b---15b---15b---15b----------15b-15b--12b-12b-12b-12b-|
G-----------------------------------------------12b-12b-12b-12b-|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|

     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------15---15-15--15fb15fb15fb15fb15fbr15b15b15b15b12--|
G--------14b--14b---14b----------------------------------12--|
D-14-14------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|

       ~~   ~~~   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-------------------------------------------------15b----15b--15b-r-|
B--------12------12x-121212------------12-12b12b-------------------|
G-----12b--12b---12x-121212-14b-14br14-12-12b12b-------------------|
D-/14---------14----------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

              ~~~~
E-15p12---12-----------------------------------------------------|
B-------15b--15b------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------14b-r12-------------12-14b-12---------------|
D----------------------------14-12-14-14-----------14--12-14p12--|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------12b---12b------|
G-11b11b----9b9fb-9b--11br9-11b-14b14b---12----14p12------12b---12b------|
D-------------------------------------14----14-------14-14---14-----1414-|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   ~~~~~~~~
E----15----15-15----------------------------------------------------|
B-15b---15b------12b--------------14b-14b-14b-14b-------------------|
G----------------12b----12-14b14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-14p12----14--12---|
D--------------------14---------------------------------14----------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|


   ~~~~~~~~~           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~        Fade out
E------------------12-15b15b-15b-15b-15b15br15-13-12---------------|
B----15-12---12-15-----------------------------------15-12-----12--|
G-14b------------------------------------------------------14b-----|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|


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