Pictured Life Scorpions
Band: Scorpions
Album: Virgin Killer
Song: Pictured Life
Copyright (c) (RCA) (1977)
Version 1.0 - (26/06/06)
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
p - pre bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note - harmonic
Tuning Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Intro
Guitar 1
[---------------------------------------------------| [-8------6------4---------------(4)-----------------| [-7------5------3---------------(3)-----------------| [-5------3------1---------------(1)-----------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ PM PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [-5--3---5--3---5-----------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3
[-13fb13-13fb13-13fb----r10-12p10----10-12p10-12p10-| [---------------------------------12----------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[---------------------------------------------------| [-8------6------4----------------(4)----------------| [-7------5------3----------------(3)----------------| [-5------3------1----------------(1)----------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ PM PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [-8--7---8--7---8--------------------------------\--| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3
[-13fb13-13fb13-13fb----r10-12p10----10-12p10-12p10-| [---------------------------------12----------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[---------------------------------------------------------| [-8------6------4-------------------(4)-------------------| [-7------5------3-------------------(3)-------------------| [-5------3------1-------------------(1)-------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ PM PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [-55-3---55-3---5-------------------------------7---------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3
[-13fb13-13fb13-13fb----r15fb-10-12p10----10-12p10-12p10--| [--------------------------------------12-----------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[---------------------------------------------------------| [-8------6------4--------------------(4)------------------| [-7------5------3--------------------(3)------------------| [-5------3------1--------------------(1)------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ PM PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [-77-5---7--5---7p5--7--8--7------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[/18-17-18-17--1817-18-20-18------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
Riff A
|-------------------------------------------------| |-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| |-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| |-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
Verse interlude
Guitar 1
[G] h h [F] h h[D#] h [D] h [C] h h
[-10-11p10-11p10\8--9-p8--9-p8-\6-8-p6-8p-6\5-6p5-6p5-| [-----------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ h h h h h h h h
[-----------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------| [-12-13p12-13p12\10-12p10-12p10\8-10p8-10p8\7-8p7-8p7-| [-----------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------|
G[A#]uitar 1[A] [D#] [D]
h h h h
[-3-5p3-5p3\1-3p1-3p1-----------3-5p3-2----------(2)----------------| [---------------------4-6p4-6p4-------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ h h h h
[-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-5-7p5-7p5\3-5p3-5p3\2-3p2-3p2-5-7p5-7----------(7)----------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 3
[--------------------------------------------------------------------| [-----------------------------------------------------10-11p10-11p10-| [-----------------------------------------8p7-8p7-8p7----------------| [--------------------------------------------------------------------| [--------------------------------------------------------------------| [--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
h h h h h h h h h h h h
[---------------10-11p10-11p10-11p10-11p10-14-15p14-15p14-15p14-15p14-15--| [11p10-11p10-11-----------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 4
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[--------------17------------------------22-------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Riff A
Rpt Interlude
Chorus
Guitar 1
[--------------------------| [-8--8\7/8-----------------| [-7--7\6/7---8-------------| [-5--5\4/5---8-\7-\5-\3----| [----------x-6-\5-\3-\1----| [--------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~
[--------------------------| [--------------------------| [--------------------------| [--------------------------| [------------6--5--3--1----| [--------------------------| Rpt 2 X
Guitar 1
[---------------------------------------------------------| [-8--8\7/8--------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| [-7--7\6/7---8----------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| [-5--5\4/5---8-\7-\5-\3-3---(3)---7---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| [----------x-6-\5-\3-\1-1---(1)---5---5-------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~
[---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------| [------------5--3--1--0-----------------------------------| [-----------------------1---------/5----------------------| [---------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Chorus
Guitar solo
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----11-13-13fb-13-13fb-13-12-----------------pb11r-11------10-11-10-| |-/12-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| |----10-11-10---\-8fb-r8-8fb-r8---------------------------------------| |-12----------------------------7-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------10-8-7-pb7r--7-5-7/8\7---| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Verse
Rpt Chorus
Guitar solo
~~~
|-13fb-13-13fb-13--13fb--r-13----13----------13-----13-13fb-13---| |-----------------------------15----15-13-15----15---------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~
|-13fb-13--13fb--r-13----13----------13-------| |---------------------15----15-13-15----15----| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
~~~~~~~~~~~~
[-13-13fb-13-13fb-13--15fb--r-13----13----------13------------------| [--------------------------------15----15-13-15----15---------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
[-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------7-----------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------| [-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
[-------------------------------------13-13fb-13-13fb-13--13fb---| [----------------------------------------------------------------| [----------------------------------------------------------------| [----------------------------------------------------------------| [----------------------------------------------------------------| [----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[----------------------------------------------------------------| [-7------8--------10--------10b--r--p8---------------------------| [----------------------------------------------------------------| [----------------------------------------------------------------| [----------------------------------------------------------------| [----------------------------------------------------------------| |-r-13----13----------13-----13-13fb-13-13fb-13--13fb--r-13-| |------15----15-13-15----15---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |----13----------13-----13-13fb-13-13fb-13--15fb--r-13-| |-15----15-13-15----15---------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~
|----13----------13------------| |-15----15-13-15----15---------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------|
G[A#]uitar 1[D]
[------------------------------------------------------| [------------------------------------------------------| [--------------4---5-------7-------------4-------------| [-5----------------------------------------------------| [------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
[------------------------------------------------------| [--------------7---8b------10------------8-------------| [-11---------------------------------------------------| [------------------------------------------------------| [------------------------------------------------------| [------------------------------------------------------|
Rpt Intro as fade out
END
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