Coming Home by Scorpions

Band:  Scorpions
Album: Love At First Sting
Song:  Coming Home

Copyright (c)  (EMI) (1984)
Version 1.0 - (03/07/05)

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 E A D G B E
 
 Intro
 
 Acoustic guitar fades in.
  Guitar 1
E[----------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------3-1-----------3-1-----------3-2-----------3-2------|
G[-----0-----0-------0-----0-------2-----2-------2-----2----|
D[---2---------2---2---------2---2---------2---2---------2--|
A[-3-------------3-------------0-------------0--------------|
E[----------------------------------------------------------| 
 [
 [Guitar 2
E[----------------------------------------------------------|
B[-------3-------------3-------------3-------------3--------|
G[-----0---0-(0)-----0---0-(0)-----2---2-(2)-----2---2-(2)--|
D[---2-------------2-------------2-------------2------------|
A[-3-------------3-------------0-------------0--------------|
E[----------------------------------------------------------| Rpt 4 X

  Guitar 1
E[-------3-1-0-----------3-1-0----------------------------------|
B[-----3-------3-------3-------3---------3-2-----------3-2------|
G[---2-----------2---2-----------2-----2-----2-------2-----2----|
D[-0---------------0-----------------2---------2---2---------2--|
A[---------------------------------0-------------0--------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|
 [
 [Guitar 2
E[-------3---------------3--------------------------------------|
B[-----3---3-(3)-------3---3-(3)---------3-------------3--------|
G[---2-----------2---2-----------2-----2---2-(2)-----2---2-(2)--|
D[-0---------------0-----------------2-------------2------------|
A[---------------------------------0-------------0--------------|
E[--------------------------------------------------------------|Rpt 2 X

 Rpt first part again

 Lead enters 3rd time
                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------13fbr-12-----------|
G-/6-7p6-7/9/11-9/11/12/14------12------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------14---------------14-----|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
     h~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G-12-14-------------------(14)----To feedback-------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|

 Main Riff
  
  Guitar 1
   E        C         D         B
E[-----------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------|
G[-9xx9xx9-9-5xx5xx5-5-7xx7xx7-7-4xx4xx4-4-|
D[-9xx9xx9-9-5xx5xx5-5-7xx7xx7-7-4xx4xx4-4-|
A[-----------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
E[-----------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------|
G[-9--9--9-7-9--9--9-7-9--9--9-7-9999b7777b|
D[-9--9--9-9-9--9--9-9-9--9--9-9-9999b7777b|
A[-----------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------|

  Guitar 1
E[-----------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------|
G[-9xx9xx9-9-5xx5xx5-5-7xx7xx7-7-4xx4xx4-4-|
D[-9xx9xx9-9-5xx5xx5-5-7xx7xx7-7-4xx4xx4-4-|
A[-----------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
E[-----------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------12-12-12\-|
G[-9--9--9-7-9--9--9-7-9--9--9-7-11-11-11\-|
D[-9--9--9-9-9--9--9-9-9--9--9-9-----------|
A[-----------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------|

  Guitar 1
E[-----------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------|
G[-9xx9xx9-9-5xx5xx5-5-7xx7xx7-7-4xx4xx4-4-|
D[-9xx9xx9-9-5xx5xx5-5-7xx7xx7-7-4xx4xx4-4-|
A[-----------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2                     ph               ~~
E[------------------------------------------------|
B[-------------------------------7-9p7------------|
G[-9--9--9-7-9--9--9-7-9--9--9-7-------10-9-7-9p7-|
D[-9--9--9-9-9--9--9-9-9--9--9--------------------|
A[------------------------------------------------|
E[------------------------------------------------|

  Guitar 1
E[-----------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------|
G[-9xx9xx9-9-5xx5xx5-5-7xx7xx7-7-4xx4xx4-4-|
D[-9xx9xx9-9-5xx5xx5-5-7xx7xx7-7-4xx4xx4-4-|
A[-----------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2                                    
E[--------------------------12--12--12--12---12----------------------|
B[------------------------12--15b-15b-15b-15b---15p12----12----------|
G[-9--9--9-7-9--9--9-7-/14----------------------------14----14p12----|
D[-9--9--9-9-9--9--9-9--------------------------------------------12-|
A[-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Verse

  Guitar 1
E[-----------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------|
G[-9------(9)------\5---(5)---\4---(4)---/-|
D[-9------(9)------\5---(5)---\4---(4)---/-|
A[-7------(7)------\3---(3)---\2---(2)---/-|
E[-----------------------------------------|
 [Guitar 2
 [[---PM--]~~ph~~~                 ph~~~
E[-----------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------|
G[-----99----9-----------55----4---4-------|
D[---99--99-----9\-----55--55--------------|
A[-77------7--------33---------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------| Rpt

 Bridge

 
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-4----2----2--2fbr-------------------|
D-------------------4-------(4)-------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
 Additional guitar
                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  
E------------------14-------(14)------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|

 Rpt Main Riff 4 X
 Rpt Verse and Bridge 

 Backing for guitar solo is Main Riff 4 X

 End of guitar solo
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G-0-x-0-0--7-x-7-7--7-x-7-7-\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--(4)----|
D-0-x-0-0--7-x-7-7--7-x-7-7-\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--(4)----|
A----------5--------5-------\2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--(2)----|
E-3------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------2-x-2-2-2-4-x-4-4-4/7-x-7-7-7-|
A-4-x-4-4-4-0-x-0-0-0-2-x-2-2-2/5-x-5-5-5-|
E-2-x-2-2-2-------------------------------| Rpt 3 X

E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-(6)-\-|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-\-|
E-------------------------------------------------------|

 Rpt Main Riff 4 X
 Rpt Verse and Bridge 
 Rpt Main Riff 2 X
 Rpt Bridge
 Rpt Main Riff to fade



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