• Song:

    Life Is Like A River

  • Artist:

    Scorpions

Band:  Scorpions
Album: In Trance
Song:  Life is Like a River

Copyright (c)  (RCA) (1976)
Version 1.0 - (08/03/06)

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 Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
 
 Intro

   E (022100@1)                                                B (x2444x@1) Guitar 1
       h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)     h (x2444x@1)     h (x2444x@1)       ~~~
E[-12-15p1210-12-108--10-8-7--8--75--7--53----------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[----------------------------------------------7b9---9-7------------|
D[--------------------------------------------------------9-7b---r---|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [     h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)     h (x2444x@1)     ~~~~
E[-15-17p1514-15p1412-14p1210-12p108-10p87-------7--------------|
B[----------------------------------------------7b8----10-8-7b---r---|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|

             A (x02220@1)                 E (022100@1)     B (x2444x@1) Guitar 1
         ~~~~                    ~~~~~~~~
E[-----------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------------|
D[-7-5-2/4----4-4/7----------5br---------7b--7b--7b-/--|
A[------------------0--2--3------7---------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [      ~~~~         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~               
E[-----------------------------------------------------|
B[------------7-7/10-------pb13r-8-------7b--7b--7b----|
G[-9-7-7---------------7--9----------------------------|
D[------------------10---------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------------|

   E (022100@1)                             B (x2444x@1) Guitar 1
                           ~~~       ~~~~
E[-12-12p10----12---------7---pb14r-14---12----12-14--|
B[----------12----8-7-8-10------------------15--------|
G[----------------------------------------------------|
D[----------------------------------------------------|
A[----------------------------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [                        ~~~~       ~~~~
E[---------------------------------------------------|
B[-12-12p10----12-------7-8---pb12r-12---13-12-13-15--|
G[----------12----9-8-9-------------------------------|
D[----------------------------------------------------|
A[----------------------------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------------------|


  A (x02220@1) Guitar 1
       h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)     h (x2444x@1)     h (x2444x@1)       
E[-12-15p1210-12-108--10-8-7--8--75--7--53--|
B[-----------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------|
D[-----------------------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [     h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)     h (x2444x@1)    
E[-15-17p1514-15p1412-14p1210-12p108-10p87--|
B[-----------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------|
D[-----------------------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------|

                             E (022100@1)       B (x2444x@1)Guitar 1
      h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)             ~~~
E-8--10-8-7--8--75--7--53----------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------7b9---9-7------------|
D--------------------------------------9-7b---r---|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
 Guitar 2
      h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)             ~~~~
E-12-14p1210-12p108-10p87-------7--------------|
B----------------------------7b8----10-8-7b---r---|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|

 Verse

 Clean guitar with stereo tremelo effect

  E (022100@1)               D (xx0232@1)           G (320003@1)            CE---------7-7-7-------------------------3-----------0-1p0----| (x32010@1)B-------8-------------7-8p7-8p7-------3-----3-------------1--|
G-----9----------9-------------------4--------4--------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|

              AE-----------------5-75------------------| (x02220@1)B-3-3/53-31----------------------------|
G-------------2---------7-----5--9b------|
D----------------------------------------|
A-------------------------5-7------------|
E----------------------------------------|

  E (022100@1)            D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)        BE----------------------------8-----------| (x2444x@1)B----------------------------8-----------|
G---7-9-9/12-9--7-9-------/9--5-4------|
D---9-9-9/12-9--9-9---------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|

  E (022100@1)               D (xx0232@1)                    G (320003@1)        
E-------------------------2-3p2----2-------------------3--|
B---/12/1512--x----x-----------3----3---------3-----3----|
G--------------------------------------2---------4--------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|
  C (x32010@1)             A (x02220@1)                E (022100@1)          DE--0-----------------------------------5-5-7-7/10-/12/15-15--| (xx0232@1)B--1--3-3/53-31-----------------5----7-7-8-8/12-/13/17-17--|
G-----------------2------5--4--7-----------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------5-7-------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|

 C (x32010@1)          BE---0-1p0---------2-----| (x2444x@1)B----------1------------|
G---------------4-------|
D-----------------------|
A-----------------------|
E-----------------------|


   E (022100@1)                             B (x2444x@1) Guitar 1
                          ~~~       ~~~~
E[-12-12p10----12---------7---pb14r-14---12----12-14--|
B[----------12----8-7-8-10------------------15--------|
G[----------------------------------------------------|
D[----------------------------------------------------|
A[----------------------------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [                        ~~~~       ~~~~
E[----------------------------------------------------|
B[-12-12p10----12-------7-8---pb12r-12---13-12-13-15--|
G[----------12----9-8-9-------------------------------|
D[----------------------------------------------------|
A[----------------------------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------------------|

   A (x02220@1) Guitar 1
       h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)     h (x2444x@1)     h (x2444x@1)       
E[-12-15p1210-12-108--10-8-7--8--75--7--53--|
B[-----------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------|
D[-----------------------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [     h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)     h (x2444x@1)    
E[-15-17p1514-15p1412-14p1210-12p108-10p87--|
B[-----------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------|
D[-----------------------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------|

                              E (022100@1)       B (x2444x@1) Guitar 1
       h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)             ~~~
E[-8--10-8-7--8--75--7--53----------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------|
G[----------------------------7b9---9-7------------|
D[--------------------------------------9-7b---r---|
A[-------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [     h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)      h (x2444x@1)             ~~~~
E[-12-14p1210-12p108-10p87-------7--------------|
B[----------------------------7b8----10-8-7b---r---|
G[-------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------|


  Guitar 1

E[-19----17----15----14----12----10----8----7---------------7--------|
B[----20----19----17----15----14----12---10---8-5-7-8-pb10r---10-8-7-|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [
E[-15----14----12----10----8-----7-----5----3---2--------------------|
B[----17----15----13----12----10----8----7----5---3-5--5b------------|
G[----------------------------------------------------------9-7------|
D[---------------------------------------------------------------9-9-|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Guitar 1
                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-------------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------pb10r--7----------7--------------|
G[-9-7-7--9/11--------9----------------------------------|
D[-------------10--12------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [                        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------|
D[-9-7----5/7-----------pb5-r--2----------7--------------|
A[-----9-------0---2--3----------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------|


 2nd verse

 Clean guitar with stereo tremelo effect

  E (022100@1)            D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)           C (x32010@1)               AE------------------------------3--------------------------------| (x02220@1)B------------------7/87---------3---3-----------1/3/5-531----|
G------------------------7-7-------4-------------------------2--|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
                          E (022100@1)                     C (x32010@1)    hE--5-7p5------------------------------------0---------------| (x2444x@1)B--------5------------------------------3-0---0-------6p5---|
G----------5--------7-7------7/9---7-----------------------|
D----------------5--9-9------9/10--9-----------------------|
A------------5-7--------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

 turn volume up
E---------------------------------|
B--------0--(0)-------------------|
G-4---------(4)------Drum fill----|
D-4---------(4)-------------------|
A-2---------(2)-------------------|
E---------------------------------|

 Chorus

  Guitar 1
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
B[-5----(5)----7----(7)-----------------------------------|
G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)-----|
D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)-----|
A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----10101010101010-9--7----(7)-----|
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2 with wah
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------|
G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)----|
D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)----|
A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----10101010101010-9--7----(7)----|
E[--------------------------------------------------------|

  Guitar 1
E[-----------------------------------------------------|
B[-5----(5)----7----(7)----8-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8---|
G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9---|
D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9---|
A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E[-----------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2 with wah
E[-----------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------|
G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E[-----------------------------------------------------|

  Guitar 1
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
B[-5----(5)----7----(7)-----------------------------------|
G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)-----|
D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)-----|
A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----10101010101010-9--7----(7)-----|
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2 with wah
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------|
G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)----|
D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)----|
A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----10101010101010-9--7----(7)----|
E[--------------------------------------------------------|

  Guitar 1
E[---------------------------------------------------|
B[-5----(5)----7----(7)------------------------------|
G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9----(9)----5-5-5-5-5--7--|
D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9----(9)----5-5-5-5-5--7--|
A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----7----(7)----3-3-3-3-3--5--|
E[---------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2 with wah
E[---------------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------------------|
G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9----(9)------------------|
D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9----(9)------------------|
A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----7----(7)------------------|
E[---------------------------------------------------|

 Guitar solo

  E (022100@1)             D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)             C (x32010@1)            A (x02220@1)                   ph~~~~~~~                 ~~~~~~~~~      ~~~~~
E------------------------------------------------------14-15------|
B-12-15-12----------10b-------12-15-12-------15b-------------17---|
G----------14-12-11--------------------14-12----------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  E (022100@1)                     C (x32010@1)              B (x2444x@1)        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-14-15-22fb---------r-19------------pb17-r17--17b--|
B-------------------------17-17-20------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
  E (022100@1)          D (xx0232@1)                                G (320003@1)      ~~~~~
E-----------12-------------12-----12-15-12----12--22fb-r-19-17-15-|
B-15b-15b------15-12-----12---15b----------15---------------------|
G--------------------14b------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  C (x32010@1)         A (x02220@1)             E (022100@1)       C (x32010@1)         B (x2444x@1)  ~~~~~~~~~     h~~~          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-17---17b-r-----------------8fb--r8--7-7---8-10-pb10r----10b----|
G---------------------------9-------------------------------------|
D--------------9-10---10-12---------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  B (x2444x@1)                                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

E-12-------------12-------12-------12-----------------------------|
B----15-12-----12-------12-------12---15b--------(15b)------------|
G----------14b------14b------14b----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|

 Rpt chorus with additional guitar below

 Guitar 2 with wah
                          G (320003@1)      F#E
                           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G-5----(5)----7----(7)------------------------------|
D-5----(5)----7----(7)---/9--------97-5------42---|
A-3----(3)----5----(5)------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
  C (x32010@1)         D (xx0232@1) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D-2-------4-5-4-----------9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A-------------------5----7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

 Guitar 2
   C (x32010@1)         D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1)      F#E
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  h~~~~~~~h~~
E[-------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------|
D[-----------------------7-9------7-97-5------42-|
A[-3------5-/7-5-----7/9---------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 3
 [ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-22b22b22b22br19---------|
B[-15b15b15b15b17b17b17b17b------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------|

 Outro

  Guitar 1
E[----------------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------------------------|
G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9-----------(9)------------------|
D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9-----------(9)------------------|
A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----7-----------(7)------------------|
E[----------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2 with wah
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------------------|
D[-2------------4-----------6--4-6/76/7/9-7/9/11-9-11/12----|
A[-----------------------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar
 [  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
E[-12-12-12-----14-14-14----16-------------------------------|
B[-15b15b15b----17b17b17b---19b------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------------------|
D[-----------------------------------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|

    h (x2444x@1)    h (x2444x@1)   h (x2444x@1)   h (x2444x@1)   h (x2444x@1) 
E-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------|
D-9-11p97-9p76-7p64-6p42-4p21-2--------|
A-------------------------------------2-----|
E-------------------------------------------|


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