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 - 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 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-----------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ h E-----------------------------------------------------------------| 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 h 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[------2-3p2\1-2-------2-3p2\1-2--2-3-2\1-2-3-2----| 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[------2-3p2\1-2-------2-3p2\1-2--2-3-2\1-2-3-2----| 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----10\9----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[------2-3p2\1-2-------2-3p2\1-2--2-3-2\1-2-3-2----| 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 h ~~~~ 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----15\12--------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------12\x-121212------------12-12b12b-------------------| G-----12b--12b---12\x-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------------------------------------------------------------------| END