Big City Nights
Band: Scorpions
Album: Love At First Sting
Song: Big City Nights
Copyright (c) (Harvest) (1984
Version 1.0 - (09/04/06
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 - Trill
Tunning E A D G B E
Intro
PM
E---------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-7--|
B---------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
G------------1010\9-7-5-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D------------1010\9-7-5--------------------------|
A-7-----8-7\-8-8-\7-5-3---5-5-7-5\---------------|
E-5-5-5-5-5\------------x-3-3-3-3\---------------| Rpt 4 X
Intro guitar solo
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ h
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------pb7-r7---(7)----4-5p4---4-----|
D----------5-7-----------------------7---5\2-|
A-0-3-5/7------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------15br13--15p13----13-15b-------------|
G--------------pb7-r7---(7)-----------------14--------14----(14)--|
D----------5-7----------------------------------------------------|
A-0-3-5/7---------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
Guitar 1
---------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
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-----
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
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[------------------------|
D[-9-9--------------------|
A[-7-7--------------------|
E[-0-0-x------------------|
Chorus
PM
E---------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-7--|
B---------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
G------------1010-9-7\5-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D------------1010-109\7--------------------------|
A-7-----8-7\-8-8----------5-5-7-5\---------------|
E-5-5-5-5-5\------------x-3-3-3-3\---------------| 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----------12-10-7---|
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------------------------------5--6\5----8-8\7-----------|
G--------2----------------------------5-5--5-5----7-7-7-----------|
D-2---------2-2-----------------------5-----------------------7---|
A-0----0----0-0-0-3------3--3-3---5/7---------------------8-9-----|
E-----------------1----1-1--1-1-1---------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------5-5-4---5-4-----|
B--------1------------------------------5--6\5----5-5-5---5-5-----|
G--------2----------------------------5-5--5-5--------------------|
D-2---------2-2-----------------------5---------------------------|
A-0----0----0-0-0-3------3--3-3---5/7-----------------------------|
E-----------------1----1-1--1-1-1---------------------------------|
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-3-5-3b--------|
G-----3-----3-----3---------5br-3-5-3b-3p-----|
D-5p3---5p3---5p3---5-3-------------------3---|
A-----------------------5-3-------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
B-17b17-15-17-17b17-15-17-17b-11b------------------|
G-17b17-15-17-17b17-15-17-17b-----12-10------------|
D---------------------------------------12-10-8-7--|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
ph h h ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E---------------------------------------7---------------|
B----------------------------------8-8-8b-8-8b----------|
G-7b-p5p4-5p4-7p5p4---7-5p4-----7b----------------------|
D-------------------5-------7-5-------------------------|
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--5-5-7----7--7-7--|
A-7----7--7-7-3----3--3-3-3--x-3--3-3-5--x-5--5-5--|
E-5--x-5--5-5-1--x-1--1-1--------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------9-9--|
D-------------------------5----5--5-5-9----9--9-9--|
A-7----7--7-7-3----3--3-3-3--x-3--3-3-7--x-7--7-7--|
E-5--x-5--5-5-1--x-1--1-1-------------0----0--0-0--|
Rpt above riffs
Guitar solo
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ h
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------pb7-r7---(7)----4-5p4---4-----|
D----------5-7-----------------------7---5\2-|
A-0-3-5/7------------------------------------|
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-----------------------------------------22b----22-20-19-17---------|
B-22b-20-18-17-17-18p17----17\15-----------------------------20b-----|
G-----------------------19-------17-16-------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~ ~~
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-17---------------------------------------------5----|
G----17-16-17p16----16----------------7b7b7bp5---5----|
D----------------19----17-14-13-12\10----------7---7--|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
E-----5--------------5----8------------5-----8-5------|
B---5---8b---------5---8b---8b-------5---5-8b--8b-----|
G-7b-------------7b----------------7b-----------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-5-----------------------20b-20-18-17-18p15-17-13----15b-15b-15b-15b-|
G-5--2p0-------------------------------------------12-----------------|
D--------2p0----------------------------------------------------------|
A------------3/5---b--------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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---------------(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------------------------------0/3-5/7-------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~ phphphphphphph
E-----------------------------------------|
B------------------------------0----------|
G--------7br-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---2p0------|
D-5--7-------------------------------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[-------------------------------------------------------------|
To Fade
END
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