'When The Smoke Is Going Down' by Scorpions - Guitar Tutorial
Gtp chords: When The Smoke Is Going Down
Song lyrics:
Riff A (Opening): -----1--------3--1--0-----|-----1-----------0--------|-- --------3--------------3--|--------3-----------3-----|-- -----------2--------------2-----------2--|-- --0--------------------------------------|-- --------------------------|--1-----------3-----------|-- -----------------------------------------|-- Riff B: ----1--------1--------0---|-----0--------0--------0--|-- -------3--------3---------|--------1--------1--------|-- ----------2--------2------0--------0-----|-- -0---------------------------------------|-- --------------------------|--3-----------------------|-- -----------------------------------------|-- During the verses, alternate between Riff B and Riff A. Chorus (with heavy distortion): (A Maj) (D Min) (Eb Maj) (D Min) I climb the stage again tonight, and the place seems still alive (C Maj) (D Min) When the smoke is going down... Also, here´s my version of the solo (not on the previous post): ======================================================================= Here 10/11 means slide from 10 to 11 10/(12) means play 10 and bend a whole step to 12 10/(12)10 means play 10, bend a whole step up, then release bend to come back down (22)20 means pre-bend to 22, play, then release to 20 Vertical lines are not bar lines, but only divide things up logically ======================================================================= ----------------8---------|---------8--10/(12)10------|- ---8--8--10/11------------|--10/11-----------------10--|- -------------------9--10-------------------|- -------------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------------|- ---------------15--------------|----------15/(17)15----------|- ---15--17--18------17----------|--17--18--------------15--17--|- -----------------------17-------------------------|- ---------------------------14---------------------|- --------------------------------------------------|- --------------------------------------------------|- ( approx. ) (1/4 step bend) ---17--18--20--22--20--22-----20--22----|--10--------|- ----------------------------------------|----10------|- ----------------------------------------|------10----|- ----------------------------------------|--------12--|- -----------------------------------------|- -----------------------------------------|- ---20--20--20--20--|--17/(18)17------------------------------------ ----------------------18--20--18--20--20/(22)--(22)20-- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------|- ---18--17--18--|--18/(20)18--17------|- ----------------------19--|- --------------------------|- --------------------------|- --------------------------|-