Scorpions - Bad Boys Running Wild Tab

Standard guitar tuning: 
E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


Band:  Scorpions
Album: Love At First Sting
Song:  Bad Boys Running Wild

.  - 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

 Intro
 With delay
         h h     h       h h

  
 12\ /5 6 8p6p5                                                
  
                8 6p5                                          
  
                      4 5 7p5p4 2p0                   0     0  
  
                                    2p0 0 2         2     0    
  
                                            3p2p0 3     2      
  
                                                               


  
               
  
               
  
     0     0   
  
   2     0     
  
 3     2       
  
               

 Guitar 1
  E   C B  G   D C   E   C B  G   D C

  
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[     5 4      7 55     5 4      7 55 
  
[ 2   5 4  5   7 55 2   5 4  5   7 55 
  
[ 2   3 2  5   5 33 2   3 2  5   5 33 
  
[ 0 x      3 x      0 x      3 x      
[Guitar 2                     pick scrape

  
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[ 2                (2)                
  
[ 2                (2)           \ \  
  
[ 0                (0)            \ \ 

 Guitar 1
  E   C B  G   D C   E   C B  G   D C

  
[                                     
  
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[     5 4      7 55     5 4      7 55 
  
[ 2   5 4  5   7 55 2   5 4  5   7 55 
  
[ 2   3 2  5   5 33 2   3 2  5   5 33 
  
[ 0 x      3 x      0 x      3 x      
[Guitar 2. trem dive      pull upon trem

  
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[ 2 2              (2)                
  
[ 2 2              (2)                
  
[ 0 0              (0)                

 Main Riff

  
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[     5 44     7 55     5 44     7 55 
  
[ 2   5 44 5   7 55 2   5 44 5   7 55 
  
[ 2   3 22 5   5 33 2   3 22 5   5 33 
  
[ 0 x      3 x      0 x      3 x      
 Rpt 2 X

 Lead fill

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 2b  2b2br2r2p0 
  
                
  
                
  
                

 Verse

  
                3 2 2 2                              
  
             3  3 3 3 3     1 1 1           1        
  
       4 4 4 2  2       2   2 2 2 0 2     0          
  
 2   2 2 2 2 0          2         2 2   2       0    
  
 2   2 2                0 x           3       2      
  
 0 x 0 0                                          3p 


  
                3     00                                
  
             3  3   3    3      1 1 1           1       
  
       4 4 4 2  2 2       2 2   2 2 2 0 2     0       0 
  
 2   2 2 2 2 0              2         2 2   2       0   
  
 2   2 2                    0 x           3       2     
  
 0 x 0 0                                                

 Bridge
              [------PM------]

  
                                                 
  
                                                 
  
                                                 
  
 5    (5)                    5   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
  
 3    (3)            5 5 5 5 3   3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
  
             3 3 3 3                             

 Rpt Main Riff

  
                3  3 2                              
  
             3  3  3 3       7bp5          1        
  
       4 4 4 2  2      2   5 7bp5        0          
  
 2   2 2 2 2 0         2   7      7\   2       0    
  
 2   2 2               0 x           3       2      
  
 0 x 0 0                                         3p 


  
                3     00                                
  
             3  3   3    3      1 1 1           1       
  
       4 4 4 2  2 2       2 2   2 2 2 0 2     0       0 
  
 2   2 2 2 2 0              2         2 2   2       0   
  
 2   2 2                    0 x           3       2     
  
 0 x 0 0                                                

 Bridge
              [------PM------]

  
                                                 
  
                                                 
  
                                                 
  
 5    (5)                    5   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
  
 3    (3)            5 5 5 5 3   3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
  
             3 3 3 3                             

 Chorus
                   [------PM-------]

  
                                                    
  
                                                    
  
 9 7 9\7/9                                          
  
 9 7 9\7/9                         5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5  
  
 7 5 7\5/7   7 5   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3  
  
           x 5 3 x                                  
 Rpt

 Lead fill

 phphphphphph~~~

  
                
  
                
  
                
  
                
  
 3 22 1p0       
  
          3     

 Rpt Main Riff
  ph~~~~~~~~~~~~

  
                                           
  
 15fb          12b  12          14 12      
  
               12b     15 14p12 14 12      
  
                                       14\ 
  
                                           
  
                                           

 2nd Verse
                                                       ~~

  
                3     00                                
  
             3  3   3    3      1 1 1           1       
  
       4 4 4 2  2 2       2 2   2 2 2 0 2     0         
  
 2   2 2 2 2 0              2         2 2   2       0   
  
 2   2 2                    0 x           3       2     
  
 0 x 0 0                                              3 

                                          ph phphphphph

  
                3     00                                
  
             3  3   3    3      1 1 1                   
  
       4 4 4 2  2 2       2 2   2 2 2 0 2               
  
 2   2 2 2 2 0              2         2 2   0 2 5 4     
  
 2   2 2                    0 x           3             
  
 0 x 0 0                                            3   

 Rpt Bridge
 Rpt Chorus with lead fills
    h h ph  h h ph  h h ph~~~

  
                            
  
       8       8       8    
  
                            
  
 7 8 9   7 8 9   7 8 9      
  
                            
  
                            

   ~~~~~~            ~~~

  
                          
  
 14b              12b  \  
  
 14b   14brp12    12b  \  
  
               14         
  
                          
  
                          
         ~~~~~

  
 12                          12                       
  
 15b         15p12     12 15    15 12       14p12     
  
                   14b                14 12 14p12 14b 
  
                                                      
  
                                                      
  
                                                      

  ph ph ph ph ph

  
                   
  
                   
  
                   
  
                   
  
 14 13 12 10 12b r 
  
                   

   ~~~~~~~~~

  
 17fb      17fbrp15                 
  
                    17              
  
                       16 15 14 12  
  
                                    
  
                                    
  
                                    

 Guitar 1

  
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[ 5                           (5)                                   
  
[ 3                           (3)                                   
  
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[Guitar 2

  
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  [------PM------]ph

  
                                                                   
  
 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1                                                   
  
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                                                   
  
 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0  pullup on trem rest finger over 7th fret to  \ 
  
 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3                create harmonic                    
  
                                                                   

 Backing for guitar solo

  
                                                     
  
              3    (0)                               
  
              2    (0)    2    (0)        0          
  
 2    (0)     0    (0)    2    (0)      2      0     
  
 2    (0)                 0    (0)    3      2       
  
 0    (0)                                        3p  


  
                                                     
  
              3    (0)                               
  
              2    (0)    2    (0)        0          
  
 2    (0)     0    (0)    2    (0)      2      0     
  
 2    (0)                 0    (0)    3      2       
  
 0    (0)                                            

[------PM------]

  
                                                 
  
                                                 
  
                                                 
  
 5    (5)                    5   5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 
  
 3    (3)            5 5 5 5 3   3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
  
             3 3 3 3                             

 Guitar solo
               ph h     h     phh     h     phh     h     ph~~

  
                                                                
  
                                                                
  
               4 4p2p0       2 4p2p0       4 4p2p0       2   \  
  
                       4p2p0         4p2p0         4p2p0        
  
                                                                
  
 0  trem dive                                                   

  t         t        t       ph~ph                       ~~~

  
                                                                     
  
                                                 12    14b  12 14b \ 
  
 12p2 4p2 12p2 4p2 12p2 4p2 9  12\ xxx           12    14b  12 14b \ 
  
                                           12 14    14               
  
                                       /14                           
  
                                                                     
     h

  
                                      12                          
  
       12    12    12    12 15bp12       12     12 11 10          
  
 12 14    14b   14b   14b          14b      14b          12 10 12 
  
                                                                  
  
                                                                  
  
                                                                  
                                             ~~~~

  
          14 15 17b                               
  
 10 / 15b               12                 12b  \ 
  
                    15b     11 12          12b  \ 
  
                                  13 14           
  
                                        13        
  
                                                  
    h     h     h   h     h     h     h       h h     h     h

  
                                                               12\  
  
                                                           8p7 12\  
  
 4 4p2p0       2p0       4p2p0             0 2 4p2p0 7p5p4          
  
         4p2p0     4p2p0       4p2p0                                
  
                                     4p2p0                          
  
                                                                    

 Rpt 2nd Chorus with lead fills
 Guitar 1

  
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[ 5                           (5)                                
  
[ 3                           (3)                                
  
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[Guitar 2

  
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[ 5                           (5)                      /9 7/9\7\ 
  
[ 3                           (3)                      /7 5/7\5\ 
  
[                                                                
 Rpt

 Last time
 Guitar 1

  
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[ 5                           (5)                      /9 7/9\7/9\ 
  
[ 3                           (3)                      /7 5/7\5/7\ 
  
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[Guitar 2

  
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[ 5                           (5)                      /9 7/9\7/9\ 
  
[ 3                           (3)                      /7 5/7\5/7\ 
  
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 Lead fill


  
                                                    10    10  10 12\ 
  
                             8p7 8/10 8 10/12 10 12    12            
  
                 7   7 9 7 9                                         
  
   5   5 7 5 7/9   9                                                 
  
 7   7                                                               
  
                                                                     

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