Dark Lady Tab

Band:  The Scorpions
Album: In Trance
Song:  Dark Lady
 
Copyright (c)  (RCA) (1979)
Version 1.0 - (01/07/05)
 
 
 
.  - 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 Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
 
 
 Intro
 
 Depressed trem effects
 
  Pick close to bridge
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Rpt
 
 Main Riff
 
 
   Guitar 1 w/ flanger
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------7-7-7-|
A|---------------------------------5-5-5-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
 [Guitar 2
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------7-7-7-|
A|---------------------------------5-5-5-|
E|-0-------------(0)---------------------| Rpt 4 X
 
 Verse
 
   Guitar 1
                                      h h   h h ~~~~~  h h   h h ~~~~~
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------5----7-8-9-7-8-9------|
A|---------------------------------5-6-7-5-6-7---7--------------5-7--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [                                   h h   h h ~~~~~  h h   h h ~~~~~
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------5----7-8-9-7-8-9------|
A|---------------------------------5-6-7-5-6-7---7--------------5-7--|
E|-0-------------(0)-------------------------------------------------|
 
 Rpt
 
  Bridge
                                                        Pick scrape
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------5----(5)----7----(7)----\-\--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3----(3)----5----(5)-----\-\-|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------4----(4)---------|
A|---------------------------------5----(5)----2----(2)---------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3----(3)---------------------|
 
   Guitar 2
                             ~~~~~~      h~~
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------9-9-9-----------------|
G|-------------9-9-9-------7--(7)--7p-6-7--|
D|-------6-6-6-----------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2                  ~~~~~~      h~~
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------9-9-9-----------------|
D|-------6-6-6-9-9-9-------7--(7)--7p-6-7--|
A|-7-7-7-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 1
                                ~~~~~~~     h~~
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------9-9-9-13-13-13-11-(11)-11p9-11-|
D|-6-6-6-9-9-9--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2                                 h~~
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------9--9--9--7--(7)--7p-6-7--|
D|-------6-6-6-9-9-9--------------------------|
A|-7-7-7--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 1
                                  ~~~~~~~~~     h~~~
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------9--9--9--------------------|
D|-------6-6-6-9--9--9-----------7--(7)--7p-6--7---|
A|-7-7-7-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2                        ~~~~~~~~     h~~~
E|-------7-7-7/12-12-12/16-16-16-------------------|
B|-9-9-9-------------------------15-(15)-15p14-15--|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
 
   Guitar 1
                                   ~~~~~~~~     h~~~
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------9--9--9--------------------|
G|-------------9--9--9-----------7--(7)--7p-6--7---|
D|-------6-6-6-------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2                        ~~~~~~~       h~~
E|-------7-7-7/12-12-12/16-16-16-14-(14)-14p12-14--|
B|-9-9-9-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
 Rpt Verse and Bridge
 
  Use vibrato throughout on held notes.
   Guitar 1
                                                 h
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-15b15-15r\12-12-12------------------------------|
G|--------------------13-13-13-9-9-9-7--(7)-7p6-7--|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2                                      h
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-12b12-12r\9--9--9-------------------------------|
D|--------------------9--9--9--6-6-6---------------|
A|-----------------------------------9--(9)-9p7-9--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 1
                                                     h
e|-----------------------------14br-14--(14)-14p12-14--|
B|-15b15-15r\12-12-12----------------------------------|
G|--------------------13-13-13-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2                                         h
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-12b12-12r\9--9--9-----------------7--(7)--7-p6--7---|
D|--------------------9--9--9--6-6-6-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
   Guitar 1
                                                    h
e|-----------------------------14br-14--(14)-14p12-12----|
B|-15b15-15r\12-12-12------------------------------------|
G|--------------------13-13-13---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2                                        h trem dive
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12b12-12r\9--9--9-----------------7--(7)--7-p6--7-----|
D|--------------------9--9--9--6-6-6-----------------0\--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 Backing for guitar solo
 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Rpt 6 X
 
 Rpt Verse and Bridge
 
 Rpt Guitar melody
 
  Guitar 1
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------9-9-9------------------------10-10-10-|
D|-------6-6-6-9-9-9-------------7--7--7-10-10-10----------|
A|-7-7-7-------------------8-8-8---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------9-9-9------------------------10-10-10-|
G|-------------9-9-9---------------------10-10-10----------|
D|-6-6-6-9-9-9-------------7-7-7-10-10-10------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------11-11-11-------------------------12-12-12-|
D|-------8-8-8-11-11-11-------------------9-9-9-12-12-12----------|
A|-9-9-9-------------------------10-10-10-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------11-11-11-------------------------12-12-12-|
G|-------6-6-6-11-11-11-------------------7-7-7-12-12-12----------|
D|-8-8-8-------------------------9--9--9--------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|-------12-------12/------13/-----13/-----14-------14/------15------|
B|----12-------12---/---13------13---/---14------14---/---15---------|
G|-13-------13------/14------14------/15------15------/16------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
e|-------15/------16/------17/------18/------19/------20/------21----|
B|----15---/---16---/---17---/---18---/---19---/---20---/---21-------|
G|-16------/17------/18------/19------/20------/21------/22----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  Pick scrape                                  trem dive and feedback
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-\\--------2---------------------------(2)-------------------------|
A|--\\-------2---------------------------(2)-------------------------|
E|-----------0---------------------------(0)-------------------------|
 
 
 
 
END
 
 
 
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| (n)  Ghost note
| ~    Vibrato
| \    Slide down
| p    Pull-off
| /    Slide up
| b    Bend
| br   Bend release
 
 
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