I've Got to Be Free

Scorpions

Tuning |------------------------------------------| |-----------------------12-12-121212-1414\-| |-5-----5-----5---5-----12-12-121212-1414\-| |-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-5-7-7--------------------| |---0-0---0-0---0---0-0--------------------| |------------------------------------------| ~~~ |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-5-----5-----5----------------| |-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-0-1-2--------| |---0-0---0-0---0--------------| |-----------------------3---x\-| |------------------------------------------| |-----------------------12-12-121212-1414\-| |-5-----5-----5---5-----12-12-121212-1414\-| |-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-5-7-7--------------------| |---0-0---0-0---0---0-0--------------------| |------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 ~~~ ~~~ {--------------------------------| {-------5-----5---7brbp5---------| {-5-----5-----5---7brbp5---------| {-5-7-7---7-7---5--------7-5---\-| {---0-0---0-0--------------------| {--------------------------------| {Guitar 2 { ~~~~ ~~~~ {--------------------------------| {-----------------7brbp5---------| {-5-----5-----5---7brbp5---------| {-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-7--------7-5---\-| {---0-0---0-0--------------------| {--------------------------------| Verse {PM} {PM} PM {PM}~~~ {PM} {PM} PM |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-----7-----7---7-----5--7-----7-----7---7--------------------| |---0-0---0-0---0---0-0------0-0---0-0---0---0-5-6-7-------3----| |----------------------------------------------------3-4-5---3--| Rpt Guitar 1 {PM} {PM} PM {PM}~~~ {PM} {PM} PM {-----------------------------------------------------------------| {-----------------------------------------------------------------| {-------------5---------5-----------------------------------------| {-7-----7-----5---7-----5--------7-----7-----7--------------------| {---0-0---0-0---0---0-0------------0-0---0-0---0-5-6-7-------3----| {------------------------------------------------------3-4-5---3--| {Guitar 2 { {PM} {PM} PM {PM}~~~ {PM} {PM} PM {-----------------------------------------------------------------| {-------------5---5-----------------------------------------------| {-------------5---5-----------------------------------------------| {-7-----7-----5---------5-7p5----7-----7-----7--------------------| {---0-0---0-0---0---0-0------7-6---0-0---0-0---0-5-6-7-------3----| {------------------------------------------------------3-4-5---3--| Guitar 1 {PM} {PM} PM {PM} ~~~ {PM} {PM} PM {------------------------------------------------------------------| {-------------------------7p5--------------------------------------| {-------------5---------5-7p5--------------------------------------| {-7-----7-----5---7-----5-----7p5-7-----7-----7--------------------| {---0-0---0-0---0---0-0-------------0-0---0-0---0-5-6-7-------3----| {-------------------------------------------------------3-4-5------| {Guitar 2 { {PM} {PM} PM {PM} ~~~ {PM} {PM} PM {------------------------------------------------------------------| {------------------------------------------------7b7p5-------------| {------------------------------------------------7b7p5-------------| {-7-----7-----7---7-----5----7p5-7-----7-----7---------7--5--7-----| {---0-0---0-0---0---0-0------------0-0---0-0---0-------------------| {------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus Guitar 1 ~~ {---------------------------------------------------------| {-------------------------------------10-10---------------| {------------------------4--4--4-4----9-99----------------| {------------------------5--5--5-5----7-77-----2--4p2-----| {---------------2-5------5--5--5-5--0-------/4--------4---| {-3----5------3-----5--\-3--3--3-3------------------------| {Guitar 2 { ~~~ {-15---17-------------------------------------------------| {-18b--20b---------------8--8--8-8------10----------------| {------------------------7--7--7-7--9---9------9-11p9-----| {------------------------5--5--5-5--7---7------9-11p9-11--| {------------------------------------------/11------------| {---------------------------------------------------------| Rpt Guitar 1 {----------------------------------| {--------------10-10---------------| {-4--4--4-4----9-99----------------| {-5--5--5-5----7-77-----2--4p2-----| {-5--5--5-5--0-------/4--------4---| {-3--3--3-3------------------------| {Guitar 2 { {----------------------------------| {-8--8--8-8------10----------------| {-7--7--7-7--9---9-----------------| {-5--5--5-5--7---7------2--4p2-----| {--------------------/4--------4---| {----------------------------------| Guitar 1 {----------------------------------| {--------------10-10---------------| {-4--4--4-4----9-99----------------| {-5--5--5-5----7-77-----2--4p2-----| {-5--5--5-5--0-------/4--------4---| {-3--3--3-3------------------------| {Guitar 2 { {----------------------------------| {-8--8--8-8------10----------------| {-7--7--7-7--9---9------9-11p9-----| {-5--5--5-5--7---7------9-11p9-11--| {-------------------/11------------| {----------------------------------| Guitar 1 {------------------PM-------------------} {-----------------------------------------------------| {-----------------------------------------------------| {-4--4--4-4-------------------------------------------| {-5--5--5-5-------------------------------------------| {-5--5--5-5-------------------------------------------| {-3--3--3-3--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-\--| {Guitar 2 { {------------------PM-------------------} {-----------------------------------------------------| {-8--8--8-8-------------------------------------------| {-7--7--7-7-------------------------------------------| {-5--5--5-5-----------------22--2-----22--2--22--2----| {-----------------------------22--------22-----22-----| {------------0--0--0--0--0---------0-------0-------\--| Rpt Intro, Main Riff and Verse Rpt Chorus Backing for solo |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-7-7\5\1---------5----7-7-------5-5-------| |-5-5\3\1----3-3--3----5-5--3----3-3-5-----| |------------1-1------------1--------3-----| Rpt 3 X |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------77-7p66-55-44-3\2--| |------------------------------55-5-66-77-88-9/10--------------------| |-5-5-3-1---------3--4-5-5--3----------------------------------------| |------------1-1------------1----------------------------------------| Guitar solo with wah pick scrape ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------13b------15fb----15b--------15-13-15fb----r-| |------------------------------------------------14-----------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-x\-------o-trem dive----------------------------------------------| ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |----------------------------------17-20fb---20fb---20fb---20fb-----| |-10-12p10-----10---------------------------------------------------| |----------12b----12bp10----12--------------------------------------| |------------------------12-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-20p17------------------------------------------------------| |-------20-20\-----15----13b------------18b-18p15----15------| |--------------/14----15------pb12r---------------17----17b--| |------------------------------------15----------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| h h h h h h |----10-13p10----10-13p10-13p10-13p10----10-13p10----10-13p10-------| |-13b---------13b---------------------13b---------13b---------13b---| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| h ~~~~~ h ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ |-10-13p10-15-15b----r-13--10-13p10----10-1313-13b13b------17fb-----| |-----------------------------------13------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |-r17fb----17p15-----13brp10----10-------15b---------fb-----------| |----------------------------13----13-10--------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-0-trem dive with flanger/wah-------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| Guitar 1 trem~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ trem~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ {-------------------------------------------------------------------| {-------------------------------------------------------------------| {-------------------------------------------------------------------| {-7---------------------5-----------5-------------------------------| {-------------------------------------------------------------------| {-------------------------------------------------------------------| {Guitar 2 { {PM} {PM} PM {PM}~~~ {PM} {PM} PM {-------------------------------------------------------------------| {-------------------------------------------------------------------| {-----------------------------5-------------------------------------| {-7-----7-----7---7-----5-5-7---7p5-7-----7-----7-------------------| {---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---------------0-0---0-0---0-5-6-7-------3---| {---------------------------------------------------------3-4-5---3-| Guitar 1 trem~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ trem~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ {-------------------------------------------------------------------| {-------------------------------------------------------------------| {-------------------------------------------------------------------| {-7---------------------5--------5----------------------------------| {-------------------------------------------------------------------| {-------------------------------------------------------------------| {Guitar 2 { {PM} {PM} PM {PM}~~~ {PM} {PM} PM {-------------------------------------------------------------------| {-------------------------7br5--------------------------------------| {-------------------------7br5--------------------------------------| {-7-----7-----7---7-----5------7p5-7-----7-----7--------------------| {---0-0---0-0---0---0-0--------------0-0---0-0---0-5-6-7-------3----| {--------------------------------------------------------3-4-5---3--| Rpt Main Riff with fills |--------------| |-7b--rp5------| |-7b--rp5------| |---------7p5--| |--------------| |--------------| |---------------------------| |-7b--rp5-----/12-----------| |-7b--rp5-----/9--12p10-----| |---------7p5-----12p10-10--| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-------------------------| |-7b--rp5---7b--rp5-------| |-7b--rp5---7b--rp5-------| |---------7---------7-5-7-| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |--------------| |-7b-------r5--| |-7b-------r5--| |--------------| |--------------| |--------------| Rpt Chorus 2 X Fade out Guitar 1 {----------------------------------------------------------------------| {------------------------------------------/5----------9999999---------| {-----------------------------------/4-----/6----------9999999---------| {-----------------------------------/5-----/7----------9999999----9-9--| {-2-------------(2)------------2----/5-----/7-----2---------------7-7--| {-0-------------(0)------------0----/3-----/5-----0--------------------| {Guitar 2 {----------------------------------------------------------------------| {-5-7p5trill---7-10p7trill with trem vibrato---------------------------| 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