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Alien Nation

Scorpions
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Alien Nation

by Scorpions

off the album, Face the Heat

transcribed by Rob Schenk

comments/corrections to:

robs@violet.berkeley.edu or

mcb1@violet.berkeley.edu

intro, part 1 and 2

part 1

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-----H-------------------------H-----------------

---9-8-----------------------9-8---------11-13--
-6------6-9-8-6--11-9-----6-----6-9-8-6--9-11--
-------------------9-7---------------------------

part 2

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-8-8-8-8-8-----------8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6----------
-8-8-8-8-8--11-13---8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6--11-13---
-6-6-6-6-6---9-11---6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4---9-11---

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-8-8-8-8-8------------8-8-8-8-8-8----6-6-6-6----
-8-8-8-8-8--11-13----8-8-8-8-8-8----6-6-6-6----
-6-6-6-6-6---9-11----6-6-6-6-6-6----4-4-4-4----

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-6--9--8--7-----6--9--8--6----------
-4--7--6--5-----4--7--6--4----------
-4--7--6--5-----4--7--6--4----------

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verse (repeat several times and then add ending)

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-10-x-10--8-10-8-10---11-x-11--8--11-10--9--
-10-x-10--8-10-8-10---11-x-11--8--11-10--9-
--8-x--8--6--8-6--8----9--x-9---6--9---8--7-

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-10-x-10--8-10-8-10---11-x-11--8--8--10-10--
-10-x-10--8-10-8-10---11-x-11--8--8--10-10--
--8-x--8--6--8-6--8----9--x-9---6--6---8--8--

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ending

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-6-6-6-6----8------------
-6-6-6-6----8-------------
-4-4-4-4----6-------------

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prechorus

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-13-11--8--------twice----
-13-11--8-----------------
-11--9--6--9-11-----------
-----------7--9------------

repeat intro part 1

verse

chorus

intro

before solo

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--13-----------------------
--11-----------------------

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solo rhythm

palm mute throughout

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-------------5-5-5-5--------------5-5-4-4-------
-------------5-5-5-5--------------5-5-4-4-twice-
-000000000--3-3-3-3-0000000000-3-3-2-2-------

intro

outro

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-8-8-8-8-8----------8-8-8-8-8----6-6-6-6----
-8-8-8-8-8--11-13--8-8-8-8-8----6-6-6-6----
-6-6-6-6-6---9-11--6-6-6-6-6----4-4-4-4----

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