As Soon as the Good Times Roll
Band: Scorpions
Album: Love At First Sting
Song: As Soon As The Good Times Roll
Copyright (c) (Harvest) (1984
Version 1.0 - (02/08/06
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
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note - harmonic
pb - pre bend
Tuning E A D G B E
Intro
|-10-10-10-10-------12-12-12-12-------9--9--9--9--------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-------12-12-12-12-------10-10-10-10-------8-8-8-8-----|
|-11-11-11-11-------11-11-11-11-------9--9--9--9--------7-7-7-7-----|
|-------------------------------------7--7--7--7--------5-5-5-5-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
|-----------------------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------\-|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------\-|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
Rpt above
Guitar 1
[-10-10-10-10-------12-12-12-12-------9--9--9--9--------------------|
[-12-12-12-12-------12-12-12-12-------10-10-10-10-----------8-8-----|
[-11-11-11-11-------11-11-11-11-------9--9--9--9--------7-7-7-7-----|
[-------------------------------------7--7--7--7--------5-4-5-5-----|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------7-7---------|
[-------------------------------------------------------5-4-7-/9----|
[-----------------------------------------------------------5-/7----|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-10-10-10-10-------12-12-12-12-------9--9--9--9--------------------|
[-12-12-12-12-------12-12-12-12-------10-10-10-10-------8-8-8-8-----|
[-11-11-11-11-------11-11-11-11-------9--9--9--9--------7-7-7-7-----|
[-------------------------------------7--7--7--7--------5-5-5-5-----|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-9----------------------(9)----------------------------------------|
[-7----------------------(7)----------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-------12-12-12-12-------9--9--9--9--------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-------12-12-12-12-------10-10-10-10-------8-8-8-8-----|
|-11-11-11-11-------11-11-11-11-------9--9--9--9--------7-7-7-7-----|
|-------------------------------------7--7--7--7--------5-5-5-5-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|Rpt 2 X
|-10-10-10-10-------12-12-12-12-------9--9--9--9--------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-------12-12-12-12-------10-10-10-10-----------8-8-----|
|-11-11-11-11-------11-11-11-11-------9--9--9--9--------7-7-7-7-----|
|-------------------------------------7--7--7--7--------5-4-5-5-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
lead fill enters
|-10-10-10-10-------12-12-12-12-------9--9--9--9--------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-------12-12-12-12-------10-10-10-10-------8-8-8-8-----|
|-11-11-11-11-------11-11-11-11-------9--9--9--9--------7-7-7-7-----|
|-------------------------------------7--7--7--7--------5-5-5-5-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-8----------(8)--------------|
|-7----------(7)--------------|
|-5----------(5)--------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
Lead fill
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
|--------------------7-----------------------|
|-10-----------10b-----10p7----7-------------|
|-9b-------r-7--------------10---9p7--9--7---|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
Chorus
Guitar 1
[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[------2----4-----(4)-----4-4---7-7-7-2----------4------(2)-------|
[-5----0----2-----(2)-----2-2---5-5-5-0----5-5-5-2------(2)-------|
[-3----------------------------------------3-2-3------------------|
[Guitar 2
[--------------------10--14-14------------------------------------|
[--------------10-12-----15-15----------------------10------------|
[---------------------------------------------------9b-rp7--------|
[----------------------------------------------------------9p7----|
[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[------2----4-----(4)-----4-4---7-7-7-2---------------------------|
[-5----0----2-----(2)-----2-2---5-5-5-0----5-5-5------(5)---------|
[-3----------------------------------------3-2-3------(3)---------|
[Guitar 2
[--------------------10--14-14------------------------------------|
[--------------10-12-------15-15----------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
pick scrape
|-----------------------7-|
|-----------------------7-|
|-------------------------|
|-2---(2)-----------------|
|-0---(0)---X/------------|
|-------------------------|
Guitar solo
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
|-------------------------5----------------------------------5---------|
|-5b-brp3-----------------5-5-----brp3-5---feedback----5-----5-5b-brp3-|
|---------4------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|------------------5------------------5b---fb-----------------|
|------------------5-5---brp3-5---p3--------------------------|
|-4--feedback-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Verse with fills
Clean tone
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-7-9-------------|
|-----7-9--7-9----|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
Light overdrive
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|------------------------------------------------|
|-5/7\5---8----/10-----12------------------------|
|-4/6\4---7----/9------11------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~
|-----------------------------|
|-10--------10----------------|
|-9b---p7-9-9b----------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
---PM--
~~~~~~~~
|------------------------------------------------|
|---10fb------1ofb\-----------7------------------|
|--------------------10-9-7---7-7----------------|
|-9-------------------------9-----9p7------------|
|-------------------------------------9-8-7-5----|
|---------------------------------------------7--|
Rpt Chorus with lead fills
h ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|--------------------------12------10p9-10p9----17fb---------------\-|
|---------3-3---------15b--------------------12----------------------|
|-x-x----------4-4---------------------------------------------------|
|-x-x-2-4----------4-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|--------20fb-------------19-19--17-14---------------------|
|-17-b---------------------------------15-15b--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
Mid 8
Guitar 1
[-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-9--9--9--9----------|
[-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-|
[-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7-|
[-------------------------7--7--7--7--5-5-5-5-|
[---------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[---------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------|
[-4--------------(4)--------------------------|
[-2--------------(2)--------------------------|
[---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-9--9--9--9-----------|
[-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8--|
[-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7--|
[-------------------------7--7--7--7--5-5-5-5--|
[----------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[----------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------7-------7-|
[------------------------------------7-9-7---7-|
[-4--------------(4)-----------------------9---|
[-2--------------(2)---------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-9--9--9--9-----------|
[-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8--|
[-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7--|
[-------------------------7--7--7--7--5-5-5-5--|
[----------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[----------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------7-----7---|
[------------------------------------7-9-7-7-9-|
[-4--------------(4)---------------------------|
[-2--------------(2)---------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------| Rpt
Guitar 1
[-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-9--9--9--9-------------|
[-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-----8------|
[-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--7-7-7------|
[-------------------------7--7--7--7--5-4-5-7/9--|
[-------------------------------------------5/7--|
[------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[------------------------------------------------|
[-----------------------------------------8------|
[-------------------------------------7-7-7------|
[-4--------------(4)------------------5-4-5-7/9--|
[-2--------------(2)------------------------5/7--|
[------------------------------------------------|
Backing for solo
[-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-9--9--9--9-----------|
[-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8--|
[-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7--|
[-------------------------7--7--7--7--5-5-5-5--|
[----------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------| Rpt 4 X
|---------------------------|
|-8----------(8)------------|
|-7----------(7)------------|
|-5----------(5)------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
Guitar solo
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ph ~~~~ ~~~~
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10b------------r\-12-14-14br-------14br---12-14-14br--12------15--|
|----------------------------------------------------------14-b-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
|----------------------------12-------------17-----------------------|
|--------------15--------12b----12fb----/17b---17b-17b-17-17b------r-|
|-14b-------14b---14fb-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~
|--------------14-17--------------------12-------------12----------|
|-14-15-p14-12-------14--14-15p14-12-15----15p14-12-14----15-14----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~ ~~~
|-17b-17fb--r--14----------17---------------------------------------|
|-----------------15-12-13----14-14----\-15-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------16p14-16-14----16-14--|
|---------------------------------------------------------16--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~
|---22fb-22fb----r-22-21-19p17-19p17---22-------------|
|------------------------------------22b--22fb--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-/---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Chorus with lead fills
Guitar 1
[-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-9--9--9--9-------------|
[-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8----|
[-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7----|
[-------------------------7--7--7--7--5-5-5-5----|
[------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------|
[-------------11-9--7--9--------------7-7-7------|
[-4-----------11-11-9--11-2-----------5-4-5-7-9--|
[-2-----------------------0-----------------5-7--|
[------------------------------------------------| Rpt to fade
Outro solo
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-10--------9---------------------------------------|
|-13b-------12b--------12---------7-----------------|
|----------------------14b--------9b-----r9------\--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------| Rpt to fade
END
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