Scorpions – Fly People Fly (Guitar Solo Tab)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb) • Video Lesson

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I use Eb Tuning (half a step down STANDARD TUNING) in my guitar. NO CAPO. key is NATURAL B MINOR (Bm). There's time marks throughout for Spotify reference (the 1975 Studio Album "Fly to the Rainbow"). Ok, so.... This song has some cool-sounding solos that are not too hard, but it's 3/4, and has some strange timings, as usually happens in this Scorpions era. Listen to the song to get the timings right! Even though I tried my very best. feel free to comment! Grab a wah-wah pedal and ¡ i m p r o v i s e ! :D -- BPM =~ 108 (fluctuates a bit) Please note that this song is actually 3/4, NOT 4/4. So this tab reads like this:

   1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +  1  +  2  +  3  +
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

and:

   1     +     2     +     3     +     1     +     2     +     3     +
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

while i tried my best to put everything in the correct places, you may want to listen to the song to get the right feel for the timings. the time marks are for Spotify/YouTube reference. please go to the end of the tab for the legend/notation. -- The song goes: SOLO 1 (Intro) Verse , Chorus 1 Verse , Chorus 2 SOLO 2 Verse , Chorus 3 SOLO 3 Chorus 4, Outro -- [ INTRO / SOLO #1 ] ~ 0:00

   1  +  2  +  3  +    --> remember, it's 3/4 !
Eb|-----------------|
Bb|------------8----|
Gb|---------7-------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|---------------10|
Eb|-----------------|

  Bm                                   Em
                    hold...release        long bend (wah)..    quick bend/release
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|11b13~-----------|--------11b13r--9|
Gb|-----------8--10b12-----r10---8----|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|10~-----10-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   Bm                                  G
                               1.5 step bends, lots of vibrato..
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------15~~|
Bb|8~---------11--13|13~~-----13b16~--|13-13b16~~~------|------------16---|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   Bm                                  Em
 fast hammers      wah                     hold...       even release, slide down
Eb|20p15h20p15~-----|-----------------|18b20~-----------|18b20~---er--\---|
Bb|---------------18b20----18---16----|-----------------|---------------8-|
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

   Bm
      lively vibrato..          pentatonic lick, with wah-wah          hammer
Eb|11b13~------------------------11p8-|11p8----8--------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----11---11p8---------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|----------------10b12~---r-------8h|10~~
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   E (major this time)                 F#
hammer with vibrato...                    very even release
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|10~~-------------------------------|10b12----er------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   Bm                D                 F#
   wah-wah            wah in these chords too!                   " And I... "
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|3~---------------|-----------------|
Gb|8----------------|8~---------------|4~---------------|-----------------|
Db|--10~------------|8~---------------|5~---------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|6~---------------|5~---------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|3~---------------|-----------------|

[ VERSE 1 ] ~ 0:33 Bm Em .. see the tears in your eyes D G The rain will fall tonight Bm Em And tonight we'll go to the sky D E (major) Because and we fly... [ CHORUS 1 ] ~ 0:58 F# Bm ... All together D F# Bm Fly to the sky D F# Bm Fly to the rainbow... D F# Bm Fly people fly... D F# Bm Fly people fly [ VERSE 2 ] ~ 1:25 Bm Em And I see the smile on your face D G When you look into space Bm Em He's so bright and he is so great D E (major) Come on or it's too late.... [ CHORUS 2 ] ~ 1:50 F# Bm ... All together D F# Bm Fly to the sky D F# Bm Fly to the rainbow... D F# Bm Fly people fly... D F# Bm Fly people fly [ SOLO 2 ] ~ 2:18

   1  +  2  +  3  +
Eb|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|
Gb|---------8-------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|

   Bm
                                   another pentatonic lick
Eb|11b13-------------------------11p8-|11p8------8----------------8------8|
Bb|-----------------------------------|------11-----11p8---11b13---11b13--|
Gb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   Em
      very long bend....                                   dramatic climb
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|11b13~-----------------------------|-----------------------------15-16-|
Gb|-----------------------------------|--------------------/17------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   Bm
   1.5 step,     1 step                          prebend, release, bend back....
Eb|-----------------------------------|-------------------pb20----r18----b|20
Bb|18b21--------18b20~~---------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   G
 ....             bright hammers                         wah
Eb|b20-----18------15h18p15~~---------|-----------18----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|----------------18b20~~--------r---|
Gb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

~ 2:32

   Bm
                                       wah
Eb|18b20-------------------18~~-------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|18b20----------------------16--18--|
Gb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   Em
     wah-wah here....                  wah
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|16---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|----17--17--17--17---17----17------|15b17~~------\-------------------8-|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   Bm
     slow bends, wah-wah, no release
Eb|-----------------------------------|11b13-----------------------11-p-8-|
Bb|11b13~----------------------11-p-8-|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   E (major)                           F#
   again, slow bends, slow release
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|11b13-------er-----------------8---|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|10b12------er---------------8---10-|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

~ 2:45 - the solo now plays over the Chorus melody/chords

    Bm                                 D
                                                   bend-and-back, then pull-off
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|18b20~-----------------18b20r18-p16|
Gb|8~---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   F#                                  Bm
                          same thing
Eb|-----------------------------------|18b20~---------------------18b20~--|
Bb|18~-------------------18b20r18-p16-|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

D F#

Eb|18~~-------------------------15----|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|18b20--------er-------------16--18-|
Gb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   Bm
                              wah
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|16---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|----17~---\----------------15b17~--|--------17-p-15--------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------17~---------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

~ 2:58 - repeat Chorus melody

   D                                   F#
                       bend-and-back again              hold, then release
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|18b20~----------------18b20r18-p16-|18~--------------18b20--r18-p16----|
Gb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   Bm
                             a lot of wah-wah until solo end.    1.5 step bend
Eb|18b20~----------------18b20~-------|18b20~------\------------------8-11b14-|
Bb|-----------------------------------|------------------------------8--------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|---------------------------/10---------|
Db|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

   D                                   F#
    even release      pentatonic blues climb-down            bend-and-back
Eb|11b14------er---------11---8-------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------11--|8----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|---11---10---8---10--8--10b12r10--8|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   Bm
                         wah-wah          wah,  release         " See the... "
Eb|------------8----------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|11b13-----------11---8-------------|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------10b12r10--8-|10b12-------r----------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

[ VERSE 3 ] ~ 3:10 Bm Em ..... rain going to the sun D G The man will not go Bm Em And the world they have no fun D E Hurry up people run [ CHORUS 3 ] ~ 3:35 F# Bm ... All together D F# Bm Fly to the sky D F# Bm Fly to the rainbow... D F# Bm Fly people fly... D F# Bm Fly people fly [ SOLO 3 ] ~ 4:02

   1  +  2  +  3  +
Eb|-----------------|
Bb|------------18b20|
Gb|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|

   Bm
    repeat fast bends                slow bend with a lot of vibrato
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|18b20--------18b20-------18b20-----|18b20~~----------------------18-16-|
Gb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|15--16--16b18~~------------------16|--15---16--------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|------------15b17~~----------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   Bm
     1.5 step bend here,        repeat bend
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|13b16----er------------------13-13~|b16----er--------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|------------------------------17-17|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   G
                                                             repeat bend 3x
Eb|-----------------------------------|------------------------------18b20|
Bb|18b20~------------------18---16----|15~--------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

----

   Bm
                     bend-and-back         cool lick, wah-wah
Eb|18b20----18b20-----18b20r18---15---|------15-18-------15-18------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|18b20-------18b20------18b20r18-p16|
Gb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   Em
    wah-wah,      > (staccato)             wah-wah
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|18b20r18-p16--18-------------------|---16----------------------------8-|
Gb|-----------------------------------|-------17---17--17~~---------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   Bm
    even release right away      same pentatonic lick from intro, wah-wah
Eb|11b14-er----------------------11p8-|11p8----8--------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|-----11---11p8---------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|----------------10b12~---r-------8h|10~~
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

   E (major)                           F#
                                       " All.... "               " ... together "
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|11b13~------r11p8------------------|
Gb|10~~-------------------------------|-----------------10----10b12~~---\-|
Db|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

[ CHORUS 4 ] ~ 4:28 F# Bm ... All together D F# Bm Fly to the sky D F# Bm Fly to the rainbow... (some bends here: 18b20, Bb string) D F# Bm Fly people fly... D F# Fly people.... [ OUTRO ] ~ 4:52

   Bm
 " fly..."
            add some delay here
Eb|--------11--11h12p11---p8----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------12\11-----8\7~--------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|