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Band:  Scorpions
Album: Taken By Force
Song:  Riot Of Your Time

Copyright (c)  (RCA) (1979)
Version 1.0 - (02/06/05)

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 Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb


Intro / Verse

 Acoustic guitar
  Strum these 2 chords
E-----------------------------8-------------------------------------|
B-8---------------------------7-------------------------------------|
G-9---------------------------9-------------------------------------|
D-9---------------------------9-------------------------------------|
A-7---------------------------7-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                               Rpt 12 X

 Distorted guitar enters 2nd time.
E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|
D-----------------------------|
A-77-7--------/9--------------|
E-----------------------------| Rpt

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-77-7-------/9---------------10-------------p9---------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                Rpt 4 X

 Bridge

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

 Chorus

  Guitar 1
E[---------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------|
G[-9-------12----------------------|
D[-9-------12------10------9-------|
A[-7-------10------10------9-------|
E[-----------------8-------7-------|
 [Guitar 2
 [ ~~~~~~  ~~~~~~  ~~~~~~      ~~
E[---------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------|
G[-9-------9-------9---------------|
D[---------------------------------|
A[-----7-------7------7----6-7-9---|
E[-------0-------0------0----------| Rpt

  Guitar 1
E[---------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------|
G[-9-------12----------------------|
D[-9-------12------10------9-------|
A[-7-------10------10------9-------|
E[-----------------8-------7-------|
 [Guitar 2
 [  ~~      ~~      ~~
E[---------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------|
G[-12------12------12--------------|
D[-------------------------9-------|
A[----10\7----10\7----10\7---------|
E[---------------------------------|

 Rpt Verse, Bridge and Chorus

 Backing for guitar solo (acoustic guitar also plays these chords)

E------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G-9--------7-----------------5-------|
D-9--------7--------5--------5-------|
A-7--------5--------5--------3-------|
E-------------------3----------------|

E------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G-9--------7-----------------4-------|
D-9--------7--------5--------4-------|
A-7--------5--------5--------2-------|
E-------------------3----------------| Rpt

 Guitar solo

  Guitar 1
                                                  ~~~~    ~~~
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------------9-11b-|
D[-----9----------7-9-------9---9/12------12----12-13b-------|
A[-7-10--9------10----7-9-10--10-----12\9----14--------------|
E[---------10-7----------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [                                                ~~~~~   ~~~
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----12---------1012------12--1215------15-12-15-16b-1618b-|
G[-9-12--11-----12----9-1112--12-----14\12-------------------|
D[---------12-9----------------------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
  Guitar 1
                              ~~~~                       ~~~
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
B[----13-14------------------16b--x\-------------------------|
G[-12-------11-------12-11-9------x\-----5\4-----------------|
D[-------------12\9--------------------5-----4--/12-9-10/13--|
A[-----------------------------------7---------5-------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [                           ~~~~~                       ~~~~
E[-15-20-19-14-------15-14-1223b-----------------------------|
B[-------------15\12---------------------1312---/15-1213/16--|
G[-----------------------------------9-12----117-------------|
D[-----------------------------------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------------------|


   Guitar 1
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[--------------------|
B[--------------------|
G[-9--11--12--14--16--|
D[--------------------|
A[--------------------|
E[--------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-12-14--15--17--19--|
B[--------------------|
G[--------------------|
D[--------------------|
A[--------------------|
E[--------------------|



  Guitar 1
E[----------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------|
G[-----9-------------7--------------------|
D[-----9-------------7--------------------|
A[-777-7---------555-5--------0-2-3-5-3-2-|
E[----------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
E[----------------------------------------|
B[-----17\-----------15\------------------|
G[----------------------------------------|
D[----------------------------7-9-1012109-|
A[----------------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 3
E[-----24\-----------22\------------------|
B[----------------------------------------|
G[----------------------------------------|
D[----------------------------------------|
A[----------------------------------------|
E[----------------------------------------|


  Guitar 1
                                                      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-----9-------------7-----------------------------------------------|
D[-----9-------------7--------------------------5--------------------|
A[-777-7---------555-5--------0-2-3-5-3-2-5-7-8---8-7-8------(8)-----|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----17\-----------15\---------------------------------------------|
G[----------------------------------------7-9-1012109-10-----(10)----|
D[----------------------------7-9-1012109----------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 3
E[-----24\-----------22\---------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------------------16b-----r------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rpt intro guitar chords to fade with ad lib guitar and drums.




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