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Bad Motor Scooter by Sammy Hagar

Bad Motor Scooter tab by Sammy Hagar

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Title: Bad Motor Scooter
Album: Live and Loud (also "Montrose")

Composed by Sammy Hagar
Lyrics at Sammy Hagar's official site:
http://www.redrocker.com/montrose.html
Tabbed by Chris Clark from the original studio version

See below for slide suggestions.

Comments and crits to: [email protected]


Tab: Guitar

Tuning: Standard

Resolve motorcycle revs on Chord diagramD MajorD
Verse

e --3---------------------I
Chord diagramBB --3---7---------7-------I
Chord diagramG+G --0---7-9-10-9--7-9-10--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --2---5---------5-------I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --3---------------------I
Chord diagramE MajorE ------------------------I
    Chord diagramC9C9  Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramD MajorD


Chorus

e --------------------------I
Chord diagramBB ----------7-----------10--I
Chord diagramG+G --2---4---7---2---4---10--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --3---5---7---3---5---10--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --3---5---5---3---5---9---I
Chord diagramE MajorE --1---3-------1---3---10--I
    Chord diagramFF   Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramFF   Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramD7#9D7#9

e -------------------------I
Chord diagramBB ----------7-----------7--I
Chord diagramG+G --2---4---7---2---4---7--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --3---5---7---3---5---7--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --3---5---5---3---5---5--I
Chord diagramE MajorE --1---3-------1---3------I
    Chord diagramFF   Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramFF   Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramD MajorD
Chorus before bridge (x4 before transition notes)

e --3------------I
Chord diagramBB --3---7--------I
Chord diagramG+G --0---7--------I
Chord diagramD MajorD --2---7--------I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --3---5--------I
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------1--3--I
    Chord diagramC9C9  Chord diagramD MajorD


Solo

e ----------I
Chord diagramBB --7---10--I
Chord diagramG+G --7---10--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --7---10--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --5---9---I
Chord diagramE MajorE ------10--I
    Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramD7#9D7#9

End

e ------3--------------I
Chord diagramBB ------0---------5\3--I
Chord diagramG+G --2---0---------5\3--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --3---0---------5\3--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --3---2---------7\5--I
Chord diagramE MajorE --1---3--------------I
    Chord diagramFF   G(hold)   Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC

Resolve on D, and head into the sunset...

Symbols:
\ = slide down


I've seen Hagar play the vroomy bits on a laptop pedal steel
in concert, but you can fake it by tuning to open Chord diagramG+G and
bashing away with a slide, Coricidin bottle, lighter, mike
stand, etc.

e = 2 steps down to d
Chord diagramBB = same
Chord diagramG+G = same
Chord diagramD MajorD = same
Chord diagramA augmentedA = 2 steps down to Chord diagramG+G
Chord diagramE MajorE = 2 steps down to Chord diagramD MajorD

The chord patterns in this tuning:

Chord diagramD MajorD

e -----I
Chord diagramBB --7--I
Chord diagramG+G --7--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --7--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --7--I
Chord diagramE MajorE -----I

Chord diagramC9C9

e --5--I
Chord diagramBB --8--I
Chord diagramG+G --5--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --5--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --5--I
Chord diagramE MajorE -----I

Chord diagramD MajorD (verse riff)

e ---------------I
Chord diagramBB ---------------I
Chord diagramG+G --7------------I
Chord diagramD MajorD --7--9--10--9--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --7------------I
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------I

Chord diagramFF (also Chord diagramD7#9D7#9)

e ------I
Chord diagramBB ------I
Chord diagramG+G --10--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --10--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --10--I
Chord diagramE MajorE --10--I

Chord diagramG+G

e ------I
Chord diagramBB ------I
Chord diagramG+G --12--I
Chord diagramD MajorD --12--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA --12--I
Chord diagramE MajorE --12--I

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