Blackout Tab

"Blackout"

by Scorpions

Off the album, Blackout

regular tuning

transcribed by Rob Schenk

intro  (guitar 1)
------------------------------
------------------------------
-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-9-------------
-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-9--(continue pattern)
-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-7-------------
------------------------------

guitar 2
------------------------------------------------------------------
-------(4X-15-15-15-15-)--17-17-17-17-15-15-17-17-17-17-15-15-
-----------16-16-16-16---16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
-0-dive-----------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------
-15/13----------h------------
-16/14--------0-5-dive--------
--------0-dive-----------------
------------------------------
------------------------------

verse

----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-
-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-
-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-3-x-3-x-2-x-3-x-3-x-3-
-----------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-
-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-
-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-3-x-3-x-2-x-3-x-3-x-3-
-----------------------------------------------------------------

prechorus

------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
-7-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5------------
-7-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5------------
-5-x-3-x-3-x-2-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-5-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3------------
------------------------------------------------------------

chorus

-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------
-9-7------------------------9-7---
-9-7------------------------9-7----repeat
-7-5-----3-2-0---0----------7-5----
-----0-0-------3---3-2-0-0---------

----------------------------------
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
-----3-2-0----3-2-0----3-2-0-----
-0-0-------3v-------3v--------3b-

rhythm during solo

follow guitar 1 intro,  then prechorus


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"Blackout"

by Scorpions

Off the album, Blackout

regular tuning

transcribed by Rob Schenk

intro  (guitar 1)
------------------------------
------------------------------
-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-9-------------
-9-x-9-x-x-9-x-9--(continue pattern)
-7-x-7-x-x-7-x-7-------------
------------------------------

guitar 2
------------------------------------------------------------------
-------(4X-15-15-15-15-)--17-17-17-17-15-15-17-17-17-17-15-15-
-----------16-16-16-16---16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
-0-dive-----------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------
-15/13----------h------------
-16/14--------0-5-dive--------
--------0-dive-----------------
------------------------------
------------------------------

verse

----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-
-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-
-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-3-x-3-x-2-x-3-x-3-x-3-
-----------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-
-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-
-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-3-x-3-x-2-x-3-x-3-x-3-
-----------------------------------------------------------------

prechorus

------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
-7-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5------------
-7-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-5-x-5------------
-5-x-3-x-3-x-2-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-5-x-3-x-3-x-3-x-3------------
------------------------------------------------------------

chorus

-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------
-9-7------------------------9-7---
-9-7------------------------9-7----repeat
-7-5-----3-2-0---0----------7-5----
-----0-0-------3---3-2-0-0---------

----------------------------------
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
----------------------------------
-----3-2-0----3-2-0----3-2-0-----
-0-0-------3v-------3v--------3b-

rhythm during solo

follow guitar 1 intro,  then prechorus