When the Smoke Is Going Down Scorpions
Band: Scorpions
Album: Blackout
Song: When The Smoke Is Going Down
Copyright (c) (Harvest) (1982)
Version 1.0 - (12/07/06)
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
Clean guitar
|---1-----3-1-0-----1-------0-------| |-----3---------3-----3-------3-----| |-------2---------------2-------2---| |-0---------------------------------| |-----------------1-------3---------| |-----------------------------------| Rpt 6 X
Guitar 1
[---1-----3-1-0-----1-------0-------| [-----3---------3-----3-------3-----| [-------2---------------2-------2---| [-0---------------------------------| [-----------------1-------3---------| [-----------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-------------------------8---------| [-------------------------10--------| [-------------------------9---------| [-----------------------------------| [-----------------------------------| [-----------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[---1-------1-----0---0-----0-----0--| [-----3-------3---------1-----1------| [-------2-------2---------0-----0----| [-0----------------------------------| [-------------------3----------------| [------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-10---------------------------------| [-10---------------------------------| [-9----------------------------------| [------------------------------------| [------------------------------------| [------------------------------------| |---1-----3-1-0-----1-------0-------| |-----3---------3-----3-------3-----| |-------2---------------2-------2---| |-0---------------------------------| |-----------------1-------3---------| |-----------------------------------| |---1-------1-----0---0-----0-----0--| |-----3-------3---------1-----1------| |-------2-------2---------0-----0----| |-0----------------------------------| |-------------------3----------------| |------------------------------------| |---1-----3-1-0-----1-------0-------| |-----3---------3-----3-------3-----| |-------2---------------2-------2---| |-0---------------------------------| |-----------------1-------3---------| |-----------------------------------|
Rpt above 3 X
Chorus
Guitar 1 distorted ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[----------------------------------------------------------------| [--------------------------------3------(3)----------------------| [--------------------------------2------(3)----------------------| [-2--------------(2)-------------0------(0)------8-------------x-| [-0--------------(0)---------------------------------------------| [----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[----------------------------------1-----1-----0---3-----3-------| [---2-----2-----2-2-----2-----2------3-----3---------4-----4--/5-| [-----2-----2-------2-----2------------2-----2---------3-----3/4-| [-------2-----2-------2-----2------------------------------------| [----------------------------------------------------------------| [----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[---1-------1-----0---0-----0-----0--| [-----3-------3---------1-----1------| [-------2-------2---------0-----0----| [-0----------------------------------| [-------------------3----------------| [------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[------------------------------------| [-3----------------------------------| [-2-----------------5----------------| [-0---------------x-5----------------| [-------------------3----------------| [------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[---1-----3-1-0-----1-------0-------| [-----3---------3-----3-------3-----| [-------2---------------2-------2---| [-0---------------------------------| [-----------------1-------3---------| [-----------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-----------------------------------| [-3--------(3)----------------------| [-2--------(2)----------------------| [-0--------(0)----------------------| [-----------------------------------| [-----------------------------------|
[Guitar 3 clean tone
[-----------------------------------| [-----------------13--\---8-b-------| [-----------------------------------| [-----------------------------------| [-----------------------------------| [-----------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[---1-----3-1-0-----1-------0-------| [-----3---------3-----3-------3-----| [-------2---------------2-------2---| [-0---------------------------------| [-----------------1-------3---------| [-----------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-----------------------------------| [-8br6------------13\-----8b--------| [-----------------------------------| [-----------------------------------| [-----------------------------------| [-----------------------------------|
Rpt Verse guitar 2 plays the below
[D] [A#] [C]
|-1-0-3-1-0-------1-0----------| |-3-3-3-3---3-----------3------| |-2-2-----------2---------2----| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------|
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
|----------------------------------------| |-13--\-------8b-------------8/10--------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|
[D] [A#] [C]
|-1-1-0-3-1-0-------1-0----------| |-3-3-3-3-3---3-----------3------| |-2-2-2-----------2---------2----| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
|----------------------------| |-13--\-------8b-------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------|
Rpt Chorus
Clean solo
h h h h
|---------------------------------------------------------| |-8b-----10-11-13--------------------10-11-13--15b---r----| |------------------9-/10-------------------------------14-| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
|-----------15--------------------------------13--15b------r-------| |-15-17-18------17------------------------17-----------------15-17-| |------------------17--14------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~ let notes ring out
|-17--18-20--20fb-21-20fb-21-20fb-------------10-------------| |------------------------------------------------10----------| |---------------------------------------------------10-------| |------------------------------------------------------12----| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------20-20-20-20-20-20------17-18-17-17\15\13--15fb---| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-8-10-7------------------------------------------------------| |--------8-8/10-----------------------------------------------| |-pb15-r-13-12-13-13b--13-12--------| |----------------------------15b----| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
Rpt Chorus
[D] [A#] [C] [D]
|-----------------1-0---1------------3-1-0--------------------------| |--3-3-3-3-3--------------3----3-3-3-3-3---3-13---\--8-/10----8p6---| |----2-2-2-2----2-----------2----2-2-2-2--------------------------7-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 h
[---1-----3-1-0------1----------0---------------1-3------(3)--------| [-----3---------3-------3----------3----------3----------(3)--------| [-------2------------------2----------2-----2------------(2)--------| [-0---------------------------------------0--------------(0)--------| [-----------------1-----------3-------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2 h
[---------3-1-0---------------------------------1-3------(3)--------| [---3-3-3-3-3---3-----------------------------3----------(3)--------| [-----2-2-2-2-------------------------------2------------(2)--------| [-----------------------------------------0--------------(0)--------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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