Top of the Bill
Band: Scorpions
Album: In Trance
Song: Top Of The Bill
Copyright (c) (RCA) (1975
Version 1.0 - (07/07/05
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 / Main Riff
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--9-x-9-9-xxx-7-7-/-9-9-\-4-\-5-5-x-5-5-xxx-7-7-/-12\11-|
D--9-x-9-9-xxx-7-7-/-9-9-\-4-\-5-5-x-5-5-xxx-7-7-/-12\11-|
A--7-x-7-7-xxx-5-5-/-7-7-\-2-\-3-3-x-3-3-xxx-5-5-/-10\9--|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E[--------------------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------------------|
G[--9-x-9-9-xxx-7-7-/-9-9-\-4-\-5-5-x-5-5-xxx-7-7-/-12\11-|
D[--9-x-9-9-xxx-7-7-/-9-9-\-4-\-5-5-x-5-5-xxx-7-7-/-12\11-|
A[--7-x-7-7-xxx-5-5-/-7-7-\-2-\-3-3-x-3-3-xxx-5-5-/-10\9--|
E[--7---7-7-----------------------------------------------|
[
[Guitar 2
[ With delay
E[----15p12-15p12--(12)---------15p12-15p12--(12)-15br12-15p12-------|
B[-------------------------------------------------------------15p12-|
G[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G-9---(9)---9/11/12/16--(16)--/16--\14--/16-|
D-------------------------------------------|
A-7---(7)---7/9-/10/14--(14)--/14--\12--/14-|
E-------------------------------------------|
trem dive trem dive
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-12\9-9---(9)---9/11/12/14--\12\11\--------9\-------9-----(9)-----|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-10\7-7---(7)---7/9-/10/12--\10\9-\--------7\-------7-----(7)-----|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
Rpt Main Riff 8 X
Chorus
Guitar 1
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E[------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------|
G[------------------------------------|
D[-----------------------9----(9)-----|
A[-7---/9---/10---/12---\7----(7)-----|
E[------------------------------------|
[
[Guitar 2
[with Wah
E[-12---14---15----17----19---(19)----|
B[-15b--17b--18b---20b----------------|
G[------------------------------------|
D[------------------------------------|
A[------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3
E[------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------|
G[------------------------------------|
D[-9----7----5----7-----9----(9)------|
A[-7----5----3----5-----7----(7)------|
E[------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
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E[------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------|
G[------------------------------------|
D[-----------9---/12---/14---(14)-----|
A[-7---/9-----------------------------|
E[------------------------------------|
[
[Guitar 2
[with Wah
E[-12---14---15----17----19---(19)----|
B[-15b--17b--18b---20b----------------|
G[------------------------------------|
D[------------------------------------|
A[------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3
E[------------------------------------|
B[------------------------------------|
G[------------------------------------|
D[-9----7----5----7-----9----(9)------|
A[-7----5----3----5-----7----(7)------|
E[------------------------------------|
Rpt Verse and Chorus
Backing for guitar solo
E----------------|
B----------------|
G----------------|
D---9-9--99999---|
A---7-7--77777---|
E-0--------------| Rpt 16 X
Rpt Main Riff to fade
END
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