Bad Boys Running Wild Tab by Scorpions

Bad Boys Running Wild tab by Scorpions

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Intermediate

Band:  Scorpions
Album: Love At First Sting
Song:  Bad Boys Running Wild

Submitted by Ethridge

.  - 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
                         p  - pre bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note         - harmonic

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Tuning E A D G B E

 Intro

 With delay
         h h     h       h h
|-12-/5-6-8p6p5------------------------------------------------|
|----------------8-6p5------------------------------------------|
|----------------------4-5-7p5p4-2p0-------------------0-----0--|
|------------------------------------2p0-0-2---------2-----0----|
|--------------------------------------------3p2p0-3-----2------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|


|---------------|
|---------------|
|-----0-----0---|
|---2-----0-----|
|-3-----2-------|
|---------------|

 Guitar 1
  E   C B  G   D C   E   C B  G   D C
[-------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------|
[-----5-4------7-55-----5-4------7-55-|
[-2---5-4--5---7-55-2---5-4--5---7-55-|
[-2---3-2--5---5-33-2---3-2--5---5-33-|
[-0-x------3-x------0-x------3-x------|
[Guitar 2                     pick scrape
[-------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------|
[-2----------------(2)----------------|
[-2----------------(2)--------------|
[-0----------------(0)--------------|

 Guitar 1
  E   C B  G   D C   E   C B  G   D C
[-------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------|
[-----5-4------7-55-----5-4------7-55-|
[-2---5-4--5---7-55-2---5-4--5---7-55-|
[-2---3-2--5---5-33-2---3-2--5---5-33-|
[-0-x------3-x------0-x------3-x------|
[Guitar 2. trem dive      pull upon trem
[-------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------|
[-2-2--------------(2)----------------|
[-2-2--------------(2)----------------|
[-0-0--------------(0)----------------|

 Main Riff


[-------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------|
[-----5-44-----7-55-----5-44-----7-55-|
[-2---5-44-5---7-55-2---5-44-5---7-55-|
[-2---3-22-5---5-33-2---3-22-5---5-33-|
[-0-x------3-x------0-x------3-x------| Rpt 2 X

 Lead fill

  ph  phph phph
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-2b--2b2br2r2p0-|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|

 Verse

|----------------3-2-2-2------------------------------|
|-------------3--3-3-3-3-----1-1-1-----------1--------|
|-------4-4-4-2--2-------2---2-2-2-0-2-----0----------|
|-2---2-2-2-2-0----------2---------2-2---2-------0----|
|-2---2-2----------------0-x-----------3-------2------|
|-0-x-0-0------------------------------------------3p-|

|----------------3-----00--------------------------------|
|-------------3--3---3----3------1-1-1-----------1-------|
|-------4-4-4-2--2-2-------2-2---2-2-2-0-2-----0-------0-|
|-2---2-2-2-2-0--------------2---------2-2---2-------0---|
|-2---2-2--------------------0-x-----------3-------2-----|
|-0-x-0-0------------------------------------------------|

 Bridge
              [------PM------]
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5----(5)--------------------5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3----(3)------------5-5-5-5-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-------------3-3-3-3-----------------------------|

 Rpt Main Riff

|----------------3--3-2------------------------------|
|-------------3--3--3-3-------7bp5----------1--------|
|-------4-4-4-2--2------2---5-7bp5--------0----------|
|-2---2-2-2-2-0---------2---7------7---2-------0----|
|-2---2-2---------------0-x-----------3-------2------|
|-0-x-0-0-----------------------------------------3p-|

|----------------3-----00--------------------------------|
|-------------3--3---3----3------1-1-1-----------1-------|
|-------4-4-4-2--2-2-------2-2---2-2-2-0-2-----0-------0-|
|-2---2-2-2-2-0--------------2---------2-2---2-------0---|
|-2---2-2--------------------0-x-----------3-------2-----|
|-0-x-0-0------------------------------------------------|

 Bridge
              [------PM------]
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5----(5)--------------------5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3----(3)------------5-5-5-5-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-------------3-3-3-3-----------------------------|

 Chorus

                   [------PM-------]
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-9-7-97/9------------------------------------------|
|-9-7-97/9-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-7-5-75/7---7-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-----------x-5-3-x----------------------------------| Rpt

 Lead fill

 phphphphphph~~~
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-3-22-1p0-------|
|----------3-----|

 Rpt Main Riff

  ph~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-------------------------------------------|
|-15fb----------12b--12----------14-12------|
|---------------12b-----15-14p12-14-12------|
|---------------------------------------14-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|

 2nd Verse
                                                       ~~
|----------------3-----00--------------------------------|
|-------------3--3---3----3------1-1-1-----------1-------|
|-------4-4-4-2--2-2-------2-2---2-2-2-0-2-----0---------|
|-2---2-2-2-2-0--------------2---------2-2---2-------0---|
|-2---2-2--------------------0-x-----------3-------2-----|
|-0-x-0-0----------------------------------------------3-|

                                          ph phphphphph
|----------------3-----00--------------------------------|
|-------------3--3---3----3------1-1-1-------------------|
|-------4-4-4-2--2-2-------2-2---2-2-2-0-2---------------|
|-2---2-2-2-2-0--------------2---------2-2---0-2-5-4-----|
|-2---2-2--------------------0-x-----------3-------------|
|-0-x-0-0--------------------------------------------3---|

 Rpt Bridge
 Rpt Chorus with lead fills

    h h ph  h h ph  h h ph~~~
|----------------------------|
|-------8-------8-------8----|
|----------------------------|
|-7-8-9---7-8-9---7-8-9------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|

   ~~~~~~            ~~~
|--------------------------|
|-14b--------------12b----|
|-14b---14brp12----12b----|
|---------------14---------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
         ~~~~~
|-12--------------------------12-----------------------|
|-15b---------15p12-----12-15----15-12-------14p12-----|
|-------------------14b----------------14-12-14p12-14b-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

  ph ph ph ph ph
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-14-13-12-10-12b-r-|
|-------------------|

   ~~~~~~~~~
|-17fb------17fbrp15-----------------|
|--------------------17--------------|
|-----------------------16-15-14-12--|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|


 Guitar 1
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-5---------------------------(5)-----------------------------------|
[-3---------------------------(3)-----------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-12----------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-------------------------------------------------------------------|

  [------PM------]ph
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--pullup-on trem-rest finger over 7th fret to---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------create harmonic--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


 Backing for guitar solo
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------3----(0)-------------------------------|
|--------------2----(0)----2----(0)--------0----------|
|-2----(0)-----0----(0)----2----(0)------2------0-----|
|-2----(0)-----------------0----(0)----3------2-------|
|-0----(0)----------------------------------------3p--|

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------3----(0)-------------------------------|
|--------------2----(0)----2----(0)--------0----------|
|-2----(0)-----0----(0)----2----(0)------2------0-----|
|-2----(0)-----------------0----(0)----3------2-------|
|-0----(0)--------------------------------------------|

[------PM------]
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5----(5)--------------------5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3----(3)------------5-5-5-5-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-------------3-3-3-3-----------------------------|



 Guitar solo
               ph h     h     phh     h     phh     h     ph~~
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------4-4p2p0-------2-4p2p0-------4-4p2p0-------2-----|
|-----------------------4p2p0---------4p2p0---------4p2p0--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--trem dive---------------------------------------------------|


  t         t        t       ph~ph                       ~~~
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------12----14b--12-14b--|
|-12p2-4p2-12p2-4p2-12p2-4p2-9--12-xxx-----------12----14b--12-14b--|
|-------------------------------------------12-14----14---------------|
|---------------------------------------/14---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
     h
|--------------------------------------12--------------------------|
|-------12----12----12----12-15bp12-------12-----12-11-10----------|
|-12-14----14b---14b---14b----------14b------14b----------12-10-12-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                             ~~~~
|----------14-15-17b-------------------------------|
|-10-/-15b---------------12-----------------12b---|
|--------------------15b-----11-12----------12b---|
|----------------------------------13-14-----------|
|----------------------------------------13--------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
    h     h     h   h     h     h     h       h h     h     h
|---------------------------------------------------------------12--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------8p7-12--|
|-4-4p2p0-------2p0-------4p2p0-------------0-2-4p2p0-7p5p4----------|
|---------4p2p0-----4p2p0-------4p2p0--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------4p2p0--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Rpt 2nd Chorus with lead fills



 Guitar 1
[----------------------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------------------|
[-5---------------------------(5)--------------------------------|
[-3---------------------------(3)--------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[----------------------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------------------|
[----------------------------------------------------------------|
[-5---------------------------(5)----------------------/9-7/97-|
[-3---------------------------(3)----------------------/7-5/75-|
[----------------------------------------------------------------| Rpt


 Last time
 Guitar 1
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-5---------------------------(5)----------------------/9-7/97/9-|
[-3---------------------------(3)----------------------/7-5/75/7-|
[---------------------------------------------------------------0--|
[Guitar 2
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[------------------------------------------------------------------|
[-5---------------------------(5)----------------------/9-7/97/9-|
[-3---------------------------(3)----------------------/7-5/75/7-|
[---------------------------------------------------------------0--|

 Lead fill

|----------------------------------------------------10----10--10-12-|
|-----------------------------8p7-8/10-8-10/12-10-12----12------------|
|-----------------7---7-9-7-9-----------------------------------------|
|---5---5-7-5-7/9---9-------------------------------------------------|
|-7---7---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

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