Bad Motor Scooter Montrose
Composed by Sammy Hagar
Lyrics at Sammy Hagar's official site:
See below for slide suggestions.
Tuning: Standard
Resolve motorcycle revs on D
Verse
e --3---------------------I B --3---7---------7-------I G --0---7-9-10-9--7-9-10--I D --2---5---------5-------I A --3---------------------I E ------------------------I
[C9] [D] [D]
Chorus
e --------------------------I B ----------7-----------10--I G --2---4---7---2---4---10--I D --3---5---7---3---5---10--I A --3---5---5---3---5---9---I E --1---3-------1---3---10--I
[F] [G] [D] [F] [G] [D7#9]
e -------------------------I B ----------7-----------7--I G --2---4---7---2---4---7--I D --3---5---7---3---5---7--I A --3---5---5---3---5---5--I E --1---3-------1---3------I
[F] [G] [D] [F] [G] [D]
Chorus before bridge (x4 before transition notes)
e --3------------I B --3---7--------I G --0---7--------I D --2---7--------I A --3---5--------I E ---------1--3--I
[C9] [D]
Solo
e ----------I B --7---10--I G --7---10--I D --7---10--I A --5---9---I E ------10--I
[D] [D7#9]
[End]
e ------3--------------I B ------0---------5\3--I G --2---0---------5\3--I D --3---0---------5\3--I A --3---2---------7\5--I E --1---3--------------I
F G(hold) D C
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 G and
bashing away with a slide, Coricidin bottle, lighter, mike
stand, etc.
e = 2 steps down to d
B = same
G = same
D = same
A = 2 steps down to G
E = 2 steps down to D
The chord patterns in this tuning:
[D]
e -----I
B --7--I
G --7--I
D --7--I
A --7--I
E -----I
[C9]
e --5--I
B --8--I
G --5--I
D --5--I
A --5--I
E -----I
D (verse riff)
e ---------------I B ---------------I G --7------------I D --7--9--10--9--I A --7------------I E ---------------I
F (also D7#9)
e ------I B ------I
G --10--I
D --10--I
A --10--I
E --10--I
[G]
e ------I B ------I
G --12--I
D --12--I
A --12--I
E --12--I
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