Sails Of Charon Scorpions backing track and tabs

THE SAILS OF CHARON - Transcribed by Andrew Theo

[Section A1]
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[Section A2]
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[Section B1 Rythym]
C B D C
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[Section B2]
C/B B B C/B B B C B/C B B C C C
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A|-----------------3/2--2--2--3/2--2--2--3--3/2--2--2--3--3--3-----last-5-cho|
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[Section B2]
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[Section C1]
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G|---------9-------8-------5--4--5-----------7--5--4--2--5--4--2-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------5--4-----4-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------7----|
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D|-5--7-----------------7--5--4---------4~--4--5--7--5--4-----4--5/11--|
A|-------------------------------7-------------------------7-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Section C2]
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e|---------------10---------------8-----------------------------5------------|
B|-10-8\7--7--8-----8--7\5--4--5-----5--4-----------7--------------8--7--5---|
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[Section C3]
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B|--10----------------------------10~-------------10-7-----7-------|
G|1----------------------------11-----------------------8----------|
D|-----------------13-14--------------9--9--8--7--------------10\--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Section D1]
Two guitar harmony - lower guitar
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B|----------7--------------------------4--7--------------4--7--------------4-|
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e|----5--8--5--5----6--9--6--6-----6--7--10-7--7-----7--8--11-8--8-----8--9--|
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e|12-9--9-----9--|
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D|---------------|
A|---------------|
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[Section D2]
upper guitar
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B|----------13-------------------------10-13-------------10-13-------------10|
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A|-------------|
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[Section E]
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[Section F1]
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------4-----------4--4-----4-----4--5--7--5--4----|
D|----------5--5--4--5--4--5--7-----7--5--4--5--5--7--5--7-----------------7-|
A|-9--7--5--7--7--6--7-----------------------------9-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------7--8-----8--|
B|-5-----------7--5--------7--8--10-------10----|
G|----7--5--4--------7--5-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
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************************************

| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato

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Band: Scorpions
Album: Taken By Force
Song: The Sails Of Charon

Copyright (c) (RCA) (1979)
Version 1.0 - (06/06/05)

. - 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

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E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--/9-9p7-------------7--------2---------------2-----9-7---------7---|
A-2-------10--9--9-10---3--3-5---2--2-2/3--3-5---2-2-----10-9-10---6\|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rpt

E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--/9-7---------7----/9-7---------7\-9-7---------7-|
A-2-----10-9-10---3-2-----10-9-10--------10-9-10---|
E--------------------------------------------------|

E--------------|
B--------------|
G--------------|
D-10\9-/12-\10-|
A-10\9-/12-\10-|
E-8-\7-/10-\8--|

Main Riff

E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-10\9-9-9-x-10\9-9-9-x-10\9-9-9-x-101010-|
A-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-101010-|
E-8-\7-7-----8-\7-7-----8-\7-7-----8-8-8--|

E-------------------------------------------|
B------------8-\7-7-7---8-\7-7-7---8-/10\8--|
G------------9-\8-8-8---9-\8-8-8---9-/11\9--|
D-10\9-9-9-x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10/12\10-|
A-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10/12\10-|
E-8-\7-7------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
E[-------------------7---8-\7-7-7---8-/10\8--|
B[------------8-\7-7-7---8-\7-7-7---8-/10\8--|
G[-9-\8-8-8---9-\8-8-8---9-\8-8-8---9-/11\9--|
D[-10\9-9-9-x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10/12\10-|
A[-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10/12\10-|
E[-8-\7-7------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[----------------------------------12/14\12-|
B[----------------------------------13/15\13-|
G[-------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
E[-------------------7---8-\7-7-7---8-/8-\8--|
B[------7-7---8-\7-7-7---8-\7-7-7---8-/8-\8--|
G[-9-\8-8-8---9-\8-8-8---9-\8-8-8---9-/9-\9--|
D[-10\9-9-9-x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10/10\10-|
A[-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10/10\10-|
E[-8-\7-7------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[-12\111111---------------------------------|
B[-13\121212---------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------|

Backing for guitar solo

E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-10\9-9-9-x-10\9-9-9-x-10\9-9-9-x-101010-|
A-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-10\9-9---x-101010-|
E-8-\7-7-----8-\7-7-----8-\7-7-----8-8-8--| Rpt 8 X

Verse Riff

Riff A
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G-4--4---2-2-4-5--4--4---2-5\4-2-|
D-4--4---2-2-4-5--4--4---2-5\4-2-|
A-2--2---0-0-2-3--2--2---0-3\2-0-|
E--------------------------------| Rpt 5 X

Riff B
E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G-4--4---2-2-4-5-4-2-0-2-0---0-------------|
D-4--4---2-2-4-5-----------4---4-2-4-2-0---|
A-2--2---0-0-2-3-------------------------3-|
E------------------------------------------|

Rpt Riff A 3 X

Riff C

E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G-4--4---2-2-4-5-4-2-0-2-0---0---------2-4-|
D-4--4---2-2-4-5-----------4---4-2-4/5-----|
A-2--2---0-0-2-3---------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|

Chorus

Guitar 1
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E[---------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------4-7-5-4---|
D[-------------2-5-4-2----------4-5----------7-|
A[-3--2-3--2-3---------3-3--2-3----------------|
E[---------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
E[---------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------------|
G[---------------0--------------------4--------|
D[-2--1-2--0-2-4---4-2-0-2--1-2-4-5-7---7-5-4--|
A[---------------------------------------------|
E[---------------------------------------------|

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E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------8-7-----7-------5-7/8/10/12-13\12-10-13-12---|
G----------4-5-7-5-4-------9-7---9-7\5------------------------------|
D-5--4-5-7-----------7----------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rpt Riff A and Riff B
Rpt Riff A and Riff C
Rpt Chorus

E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G-4--4---2-2-4-5--4--4-2-2-2-5\4-2-|
D-4--4---2-2-4-5--4--4-2-2-2-5\4-2-|
A-2--2---0-0-2-3--2--2-0-0-0-3\2-0-|
E----------------------------------|

Rpt Riff B
Rpt Riff and and Riff

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E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--/9-9p7-------------7--------2---------------2-----9-7---------7---|
A-2-------10--9--9-10---3--3-5---2--2-2/3--3-5---2-2-----10-9-10---6\|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
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E[------------------------------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------------------------------|
G[------------------------------------------------------------|
D[--/9-9p7-------------7--------2-----------------------------|
A[-2-------10--9--9-10---3--3-5---2--2-2/3------5------7------|
E[------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[------------------------------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------------------------------|
G[------------------------------------------------------------|
D[---------------------------------------2------4------5------|
A[------------------------------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
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E[----------------------------|
B[----------------------------|
G[----------------------------|
D[----------------------------|
A[-9------10---12--9---10-----|
E[----------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[----------------------------|
B[----------------------------|
G[-------------5---7---9---11-|
D[-7------9-------------------|
A[----------------------------|
E[----------------------------|

Rpt Verse

Additional guitar in Verse

With wah
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E----------------------------------------------------|
B-10-10-12-13-12-------------------------------------|
G----------------11\-9-9-11-12-11\8------------------|
D-----------------------------------7-7-9-10-9\7\5\4-|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
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E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D-9-\4-\2-2-4-5-4---------------4--2-2-4-5---|
A------------------2--0-0-2-3-2--------------|
E--------------------------------------------|

Rpt Chorus

Guitar 1
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------|
G[--------------2----------------4-5p4------------4-5-7/9-7-5\4-|
D[--------2-4-5---5-4--------5-7-------7-5-4--2-4---------------|
A[-5--3-5-------------5--3-5------------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------------|
G[--------------2----------------4-5p4------------4-5-7/9-7-5\4-|
D[------4-2-4-5---5-4-4--2-4-5-7-------7-5-7--5-7---------------|
A[-5--3---------------------------------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------12-13-15-13-12-10\8-7---8\7-----7-8-10p7-|
G-9-10-12-10-12-14-----------------------9-----9-8----------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

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E------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E-8----------------------(8)---------------------|

h ~~~~~~~
E----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------4--------(4)--------|
D-/7---5-7p5\4\------------4--------(4)--------|
A---------------0-3\2------2--------(2)--------|
E----------------------------------------------|

Clean guitar

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------1--1-3-5-0---0--1--1-0---0------------------|
G----------------------------------------------2----4\2\0-----------|
D----5---5-4-2-1--1-2-3-----------------------------5\4\2-4\2/4/5-4-|
A-2/--------------------3--3-3-3-2---2--3--3-3-3-2--------5\4/5/7-6-|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rpt to fade

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