Band: Scorpions Album: In Trance Song: Life is Like a River Copyright (c) (RCA) (1976) Version 1.0 - (08/03/06) 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 Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb Intro E B Guitar 1 h h h h h ~~~ E[-12-15p12\10-12-10\8--10-8-\7--8--7\5--7--5\3----------------------| B[-------------------------------------------------------------------| G[----------------------------------------------7b9---9-7------------| D[--------------------------------------------------------9-7b---r---| A[-------------------------------------------------------------------| E[-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [ h h h h h ~~~~ E[-15-17p15\14-15p14\12-14p12\10-12p10\8-10p8\7-------7--------------| B[----------------------------------------------7b8----10-8-7b---r---| G[-------------------------------------------------------------------| D[-------------------------------------------------------------------| A[-------------------------------------------------------------------| E[-------------------------------------------------------------------| A E B Guitar 1 ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ E[-----------------------------------------------------| B[-----------------------------------------------------| G[-----------------------------------------------------| D[-7-5-2/4----4-4/7----------5br---------7b--7b--7b-/--| A[------------------0--2--3------7---------------------| E[-----------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E[-----------------------------------------------------| B[------------7-7/10-------pb13r-8-------7b--7b--7b----| G[-9-7-7---------------7--9----------------------------| D[------------------10---------------------------------| A[-----------------------------------------------------| E[-----------------------------------------------------| E B Guitar 1 ~~~ ~~~~ E[-12-12p10----12---------7---pb14r-14---12----12-14--| B[----------12----8-7-8-10------------------15--------| G[----------------------------------------------------| D[----------------------------------------------------| A[----------------------------------------------------| E[----------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [ ~~~~ ~~~~ E[---------------------------------------------------| B[-12-12p10----12-------7-8---pb12r-12---13-12-13-15--| G[----------12----9-8-9-------------------------------| D[----------------------------------------------------| A[----------------------------------------------------| E[----------------------------------------------------| A Guitar 1 h h h h h E[-12-15p12\10-12-10\8--10-8-\7--8--7\5--7--5\3--| B[-----------------------------------------------| G[-----------------------------------------------| D[-----------------------------------------------| A[-----------------------------------------------| E[-----------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [ h h h h h E[-15-17p15\14-15p14\12-14p12\10-12p10\8-10p8\7--| B[-----------------------------------------------| G[-----------------------------------------------| D[-----------------------------------------------| A[-----------------------------------------------| E[-----------------------------------------------| E B Guitar 1 h h h ~~~ E-8--10-8-\7--8--7\5--7--5\3----------------------| B-------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------7b9---9-7------------| D--------------------------------------9-7b---r---| A-------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 h h h ~~~~ E-12-14p12\10-12p10\8-10p8\7-------7--------------| B----------------------------7b8----10-8-7b---r---| G-------------------------------------------------| D-------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------| Verse Clean guitar with stereo tremelo effect E D G C E---------7-7-7-------------------------3-----------0-1p0----| B-------8-------------7-8p7-8p7-------3-----3-------------1--| G-----9----------9-------------------4--------4--------------| D------------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------| A E-----------------5-7\5------------------| B-3-3/5\3-3\1----------------------------| G-------------2---------7-----5--9b------| D----------------------------------------| A-------------------------5-7------------| E----------------------------------------| E D C B E----------------------------8-----------| B----------------------------8-----------| G---7-9-9/12-\9--7-9-------/9--5\-4------| D---9-9-9/12-\9--9-9---------------------| A----------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------| E D G E-------------------------2-3p2----2-------------------3--| B---/12/15\12--x----x-----------3----3---------3-----3----| G--------------------------------------2---------4--------| D---------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------| C A E D E--0-----------------------------------5-5-7-7/10-/12/15-15--| B--1--3-3/5\3-3\1-----------------5----7-7-8-8/12-/13/17-17--| G-----------------2------5--4--7-----------------------------| D------------------------------------------------------------| A--------------------5-7-------------------------------------| 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D[---------------------------------------------------------------9-9-| A[-------------------------------------------------------------------| E[-------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E[-------------------------------------------------------| B[----------------------pb10r--7----------7--------------| G[-9-7-7--9/11--------9----------------------------------| D[-------------10--12------------------------------------| A[-------------------------------------------------------| E[-------------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 [ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E[-------------------------------------------------------| B[-------------------------------------------------------| G[-------------------------------------------------------| D[-9-7----5/7-----------pb5-r--2----------7--------------| A[-----9-------0---2--3----------------------------------| E[-------------------------------------------------------| 2nd verse Clean guitar with stereo tremelo effect E D G C A E-------<12>-----------------------3--------------------------------| B----<12>--------------7/8\7---------3---3-----------1/3/5-5\3\1----| G-<12>-----------------------7-7-------4-------------------------2--| D-------------------------------------------------------------------| A-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| E C h E--5-7p5------------------------------------0---------------| B--------5------------------------------3-0---0-------6p5---| G----------5--------7-7------7/9---\7-----------------------| D----------------5--9-9------9/10--\9-----------------------| A------------5-7--------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------| turn volume up E---------------------------------| B--------0--(0)-------------------| G-4---------(4)------Drum fill----| D-4---------(4)-------------------| A-2---------(2)-------------------| E---------------------------------| Chorus Guitar 1 E[--------------------------------------------------------| B[-5----(5)----7----(7)-----------------------------------| G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)-----| D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)-----| A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----10101010101010-9--7----(7)-----| E[--------------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 with wah E[--------------------------------------------------------| B[--------------------------------------------------------| G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)---\-| D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)---\-| A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----10101010101010-9--7----(7)---\-| E[--------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 E[-----------------------------------------------------| B[-5----(5)----7----(7)----8-8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8---| G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9---| D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9-9-9-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9-9---| A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---| E[-----------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 with wah E[-----------------------------------------------------| B[-----------------------------------------------------| G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9-9-9-9-9-9-\-9-9-9-9-9-9-\-| D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9-9-9-9-9-9-\-9-9-9-9-9-9-\-| A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----7-7-7-7-7-7-\-7-7-7-7-7-7-\-| E[-----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 E[--------------------------------------------------------| B[-5----(5)----7----(7)-----------------------------------| G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)-----| D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)-----| A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----10101010101010-9--7----(7)-----| E[--------------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 with wah E[--------------------------------------------------------| B[--------------------------------------------------------| G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)---\-| D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----12121212121212-11-9----(9)---\-| A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----10101010101010-9--7----(7)---\-| E[--------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 E[---------------------------------------------------| B[-5----(5)----7----(7)------------------------------| G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9----(9)----5-5-5-5-5--7--| D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9----(9)----5-5-5-5-5--7--| A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----7----(7)----3-3-3-3-3--5--| E[---------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2 with wah E[---------------------------------------------------| B[---------------------------------------------------| G[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9----(9)------------------| D[-5----(5)----7----(7)----9----(9)------------------| A[-3----(3)----5----(5)----7----(7)------------------| 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