Big City Nights

Scorpions

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Key:

Album: Love At First Sting

Version 1.0 - (09/04/06)

Transcribed By: Steve
Email:          *


.  - palm mute           /  - slide 
up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - 
vibrato
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
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost 
note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note         - Trill

Tunning E A D G B E


 Intro

    [PM]

E-------------------------------
B-------------------------------
G------------1010\9-7-5---------
D------------1010\9-7-5---------
A-7-----8-7\-8-8-\7-5-3---5-5-7-
E-5-5-5-5-5\------------x-3-3-3-

E|--8-8-8-8-8-8-7--|         
B|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|         
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|         
D|-----------------|         
A|5\---------------|         
E|3\---------------| Rpt 4 X 

 Intro guitar solo
                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   h

E--------------------------------
B--------------------------------
G--------------pb7-r7---(7)----4-
D----------5-7-------------------
A-0-3-5/7------------------------
E--------------------------------

E|------------| 
B|------------| 
G|5p4---4-----| 
D|----7---5\2-| 
A|------------| 
E|------------| 


E-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G--------------pb7-r7---(7)---
D----------5-7----------------
A-0-3-5/7---------------------
E-----------------------------

E|------------------------------------| 
B|15br13--15p13----13-15b-------------| 
G|--------------14--------14----(14)--| 
D|------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------| 



 Verse

  Guitar 1
    [------PM-----] [------PM-----] 
[------PM-----] [------PM-----]
E[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-2-------------------------------5---------------7---------------|
A[-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E[-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [[----PM---]  PM [----PM---]  PM
E[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------5--6\5----8-8\7-----------|
G[-------------------------------------5-5--5-5----7-7-7-----------|
D[-----------7---7-----------7---7-----5-----------------------7---|
A[-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0---5/7---------------------8-9-----|
E[-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

  Guitar 1
        PM       PM     PM      PM  
   PM        PM    PM       PM
E[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-2------2--2-2-------------------5------5--5-5---7------7--7-7---|
A[-0----0-0--0-0-0-3------3--3-3---3----3-3--3-3-3-5----5-5--5-5-5-|
E[-----------------1----1-1--1-1-1---------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
E[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------6-5-----------------------|
G[-7--7-7--7-5-----7--7-7--7-5-----5--5--5-5-5-----7--7------------|
D[-7--7-7--7-7-----7--7-7--7-7-----5--5------5-----7--7--------7---|
A[---------------------------------------------------------8-9-----|
E[-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  Guitar 1
        PM       PM     PM      PM  
   PM        PM
E[----------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------------------|
G[----------------------------------------------------|
D[-2------2--2-2-------------------5------5--5-5---9--|
A[-0----0-0--0-0-0-3------3--3-3---3----3-3--3-3-3-7--|
E[-----------------1----1-1--1-1-1-----------------0--|
 [Guitar 2
E[----------------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------6-5----------|
G[-7--7-7--7-5-----7--7-7--7-5-----5--5--5-5-5--------|
D[-7--7-7--7-7-----7--7-7--7-7-----5--5------5--------|
A[-------------------------------------------------7--|
E[-------------------------------------------------0--|


  Guitar 1
E[------------------------|
B[------------------------|
G[-9-9----9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D[-9-9----9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A[-7-7-x--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E[------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [               ~~~~~
E[------------------------|
B[--------7b-7b7b7b---r\--|
G[------------------------|
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D[-9-9--------------------|
A[-7-7--------------------|
E[-0-0-x------------------|

 Chorus

    [PM]

E-------------------------------
B-------------------------------
G------------1010-9-7\5---------
D------------1010-109\7---------
A-7-----8-7\-8-8----------5-5-7-
E-5-5-5-5-5\------------x-3-3-3-

E|--8-8-8-8-8-8-7--|         
B|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|         
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|         
D|-----------------|         
A|5\---------------|         
E|3\---------------| Rpt 2 X 

 Chorus lead fills

    ph ph ph ph ph ph ph

E---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G---10-10-10-10----10-12p10-------
D-x-------------12----------12-10-
A---------------------------------
E---------------------------------

E|----| 
B|----| 
G|----| 
D|7---| 
A|0---| 
E|----| 


  ph  ph ph phphphph~~~~~~~~~~~~~

E---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G-10b-----------------------------
D-----12-10\8---------------------
A---------------------------------
E-------------8-7-6-5-------------

 Rpt Verse

      PM       PM     PM       PM

E---------------------------------
B--------1------------------------
G--------2------------------------
D-2---------2-2-------------------
A-0----0----0-0-0-3------3--3-3---
E-----------------1----1-1--1-1-1-

E|--------------------------------| 
B|------5--6\5----8-8\7-----------| 
G|----5-5--5-5----7-7-7-----------| 
D|----5-----------------------7---| 
A|5/7---------------------8-9-----| 
E|--------------------------------| 


E---------------------------------
B--------1------------------------
G--------2------------------------
D-2---------2-2-------------------
A-0----0----0-0-0-3------3--3-3---
E-----------------1----1-1--1-1-1-

E|----------------5-5-4---5-4-----| 
B|------5--6\5----5-5-5---5-5-----| 
G|----5-5--5-5--------------------| 
D|----5---------------------------| 
A|5/7-----------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------| 

  Guitar 1
        PM       PM     PM      PM  
   PM        PM    PM       PM
E[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-2------2--2-2-------------------5------5--5-5---7------7--7-7---|
A[-0----0-0--0-0-0-3------3--3-3---3----3-3--3-3-3-5----5-5--5-5-5-|
E[-----------------1----1-1--1-1-1---------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
E[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------6-5-----------------------|
G[-7--7-7--7-5-----7--7-7--7-5-----5--5--5-5-5-----7--7------------|
D[-7--7-7--7-7-----7--7-7--7-7-----5--5------5-----7--7--------7---|
A[---------------------------------------------------------8-9-----|
E[-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  Guitar 1
        PM       PM     PM      PM  
   PM        PM
E[----------------------------------------------------|
B[----------------------------------------------------|
G[----------------------------------------------------|
D[-2------2--2-2-------------------5------5--5-5---9--|
A[-0----0-0--0-0-0-3------3--3-3---3----3-3--3-3-3-7--|
E[-----------------1----1-1--1-1-1-----------------0--|
 [Guitar 2
E[----------------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------6-5----------|
G[-7--7-7--7-5-----7--7-7--7-5-----5--5--5-5-5--------|
D[-7--7-7--7-7-----7--7-7--7-7-----5--5------5--------|
A[-------------------------------------------------7--|
E[-------------------------------------------------0--|

  Guitar 1
E[------------------------|
B[------------------------|
G[-9-9----9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D[-9-9----9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A[-7-7-x--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E[------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [                  ph ph
E[-----------------------------------|
B[--------12--12-14-12---------------|
G[--------12b----------12b12bp9------|
D[-9-9--------------------------11---|
A[-7-7-------------------------------|
E[-0-0-x-----------------------------|


 Rpt Chorus

 Chorus lead fills
                                  h

E---------------------------------
B---------------------------5br-3-
G-----3-----3-----3---------5br-3-
D-5p3---5p3---5p3---5-3-----------
A-----------------------5-3-------
E---------------------------------

E|------------| 
B|5-3b--------| 
G|5-3b-3p-----| 
D|--------3---| 
A|------------| 
E|------------| 


E---------------------------------
B-17b17-15-17-17b17-15-17-17b-11b-
G-17b17-15-17-17b17-15-17-17b-----
D---------------------------------
A---------------------------------
E---------------------------------

E|-----------------| 
B|-----------------| 
G|12-10------------| 
D|------12-10-8-7--| 
A|-----------------| 
E|-----------------| 


  ph      h   h                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~        

E-------------------------------
B-------------------------------
G-7b-p5p4-5p4-7p5p4---7-5p4-----
D-------------------5-------7-5-
A-------------------------------
E-------------------------------

E|--------7---------------| 
B|---8-8-8b-8-8b----------| 
G|7b----------------------| 
D|------------------------| 
A|------------------------| 
E|------------------------| 


E-8-8-8-8-8-8-7--| 
B-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| 
G-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| 
D----------------| 
A----------------| 
E----------------| 

  Guitar 1
E[------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------|
G[---------9--\------------5---\4-----|
D[---------9--\-5---(5)----5---\4-----|
A[---------7--\-5---(5)----3---\2-----|
E[-3-2-0--------3---(3)---------------|
 [Guitar 2
E[------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------|
G[---------9--\-0---(0)----5---\4-----|
D[---------9--\-0---(0)----5---\4-----|
A[---------7--\------------3---\2-----|
E[-3-2-0------------------------------|

  Guitar 1
E[---------------------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------------------------|
G[---------9--\------------5---/7------------(7)-----------|
D[---------9--\-5---(5)----5---/7------------(7)-----------|
A[---------7--\-5---(5)----3---/5------------(5)-----------|
E[-3-2-0--------3---(3)------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
E[---------------------------------------------------------|
B[---------------------------------------5------7-----5-7--|
G[---------9--\-0---(0)----5---/7--------5------7-----5-7--|
D[---------9--\-0---(0)----5---/7----5-7----5-7---5-7------|
A[---------7--\------------3---/5--------------------------|
E[-3-2-0---------------------------------------------------|


 Backing for guitar solo

 Main riff 2 X

E---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G---------------------------------
D-------------------------5----5--
A-7----7--7-7-3----3--3-3-3--x-3--
E-5--x-5--5-5-1--x-1--1-1---------

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


E---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G---------------------------------
D-------------------------5----5--
A-7----7--7-7-3----3--3-3-3--x-3--
E-5--x-5--5-5-1--x-1--1-1---------

E|-----------------| 
B|-----------------| 
G|------------9-9--| 
D|5-5-9----9--9-9--| 
A|3-3-7--x-7--7-7--| 
E|----0----0--0-0--| 

 Rpt above riffs

 Guitar solo

                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   h

E--------------------------------
B--------------------------------
G--------------pb7-r7---(7)----4-
D----------5-7-------------------
A-0-3-5/7------------------------
E--------------------------------

E|------------| 
B|------------| 
G|5p4---4-----| 
D|----7---5\2-| 
A|------------| 
E|------------| 

  Guitar 1
                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~     
                    ~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------15br13--15p13----13-15b---------------|
G[--------------pb7-r7---(7)-----------------14--------14----(14)--\-|
D[----------5-7------------------------------------------------------|
A[-0-3-5/7-----------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2                          
                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-------------------------------------------------------------20----|
B[-----------------------------------------------------20b-r20b--20b-|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|


E--------------------------------
B-22b-20-18-17-17-18p17----17\15-
G-----------------------19-------
D--------------------------------
A--------------------------------
E--------------------------------

E|---------22b----22-20-19-17---------| 
B|----------------------------20b-----| 
G|17-16-------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------| 


E-------------------------------
B-17----------------------------
G----17-16-17p16----16----------
D----------------19----17-14-13-
A-------------------------------
E-------------------------------

E|----------------------| 
B|-----------------5----| 
G|------7b7b7bp5---5----| 
D|12\10----------7---7--| 
A|----------------------| 
E|----------------------| 


E-----5--------------5----8-------
B---5---8b---------5---8b---8b----
G-7b-------------7b---------------
D---------------------------------
A---------------------------------
E---------------------------------

E|-----5-----8-5------| 
B|---5---5-8b--8b-----| 
G|-7b-----------------| 
D|--------------------| 
A|--------------------| 
E|--------------------| 


E--------------------------------
B-5-----------------------20b-20-
G-5--2p0-------------------------
D--------2p0---------------------
A------------3/5---b-------------
E--------------------------------

E|---------------------------------
B|18-17-18p15-17-13----15b-15b-15b-
G|------------------12-------------
D|---------------------------------
A|---------------------------------
E|---------------------------------

----| 
15b-| 
----| 
----| 
----| 
----| 


 Backing for end of solo

E------------------------|     
B------------------------|     
G-9-9----9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|     
D-9-9----9--9-9-9-9-9-9--|     
A-7-7-x--7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|     
E------------------------| Rpt 


E---------------------------------
B-15-15p13----13-15br-------------
G----------14---------14----------
D---------------------------------
A---------------------------------
E---------------------------------

E|-----------------| 
B|-----------------| 
G|-----(14)--------| 
D|-----------------| 
A|-----------------| 
E|-----------------| 

 Rpt chorus to fade with tese lead 
fills

   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  h   h     h       ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

E------------------------------
B-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b-0-1p0---0-----
G-5b-5b-5b-5b-5b-------2---0---
D----------------------------2-
A------------------------------
E------------------------------

E|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--------------------| 
D|--------------------| 
A|0/3-5/7-------------| 
E|--------------------| 


    ~~~~~~~~~~~~ phphphphphphph

E--------------------------------
B------------------------------0-
G--------7br-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
D-5--7---------------------------
A--------------------------------
E--------------------------------

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|2p0------| 
D|----2p0--| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 

  Guitar 1
          
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[------------------------8------------------------------------------|
G[---------------------7b---7br----------------4-5p4---4-------------|
D[-------------5--7----------------------------------7---5-2/7-------|
A[-0/3-5/7-----------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2                   
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------15---------------------------------------|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 3
 [                            h h t 
h h t   h     h
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[----------------------------2-5-7/2-5-7/2-5p2-2-5p2-\--------------|
D[----------------------------------------------------\--------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Guitar 1
          
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[--------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------|
G[---------------------7b---7br---------------|
D[-------------5--7---------------------------|
A[-0/3-5/7------------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [       
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[--------------------------------------------|
B[-------------8--10---15b--15----------------|
G[-2/5-7/9------------------------------------|
D[--------------------------------------------|
A[--------------------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------|

  Guitar 1
          
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------|
G[---------------------7b---7br----------------4-5p4---4-------|
D[-------------5--7----------------------------------7---5-2/7-|
A[-0/3-5/7-----------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [       
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------8--10---15b--15----------------1213p12--12------|
G[-2/5-7/9-------------------------------------------14--12----|
D[-------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------|

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Composition: Klaus Meine and Rudolf Schenker

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