WIND OF CHANGE

As recorded by Scorpions
(from the 1990 Album "Crazy World")
Transcribed by GuitarGod78@cs.com Words by Klaus Meine
Music by Klaus Meine

F F Dm
Dm Am
Am G5
G5 CC F F GG 3fr. AmVV 5fr.
Am E5E5 7fr.
xx xxo xo o xoo x o o o xx

Am7
Am7 EE AmVV 5fr.
Am
xo o o o oo

A Intro
Rock Ballad P = 76
4 VV VV VVV VV V VV
j VV VV VVV VVV VV V
1
I4 V V V V V V V
3

Gtr I
mf P.M.
let ring
|||||
T 12 10 12 12
10 10 12 10 10 10 10 12 12 10
A 10 10 10 12 10 12 10 10 12 12 10 12
B 8 10 8 10 12
10
sl. P

V PP VV V V V V V
4 V V V V V V V VV V VV V l V V V 2 V V
I V V 4 V
V V
||||||||||
M
1/4
let ring ||||||||
let ring
1 0
T 10 12 3 1 3 0
10 10 12 10 5 7 7 5 5 2 0 0
A 12 12 12 10 12 10 7 7 7 7 0
B 0
3
H sl. H P

B 1st Verse

4 U j
8
I 4 UUU }} }} }} }} VV VV } } } }
} } } }
P.M.
0
T 1
0 x x x x 5 x x x x
A x x x x 5 5 x x x x
B 3 7

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12 2 4 UU k c j VV k d V V V
I4 4 U } } V
U
Gtr II Gtr I
P.M.
0
T 1
0 x 5 7 5
A x 5 5 7
B 3
sl. P

F Dm
Gtr III ^ ^
f PP VV 2 WW 4 j VV VV VV V W V V
16
I V gPP VV VV 4 4 }} } V V
3

|||||||||||||||||
T 8 10 8 12 10
5 4 5 5 7 9 7 x 10 12 10
A 6 7 7 x 10 12 12 12 12
B x 10 12
sl. sl. sl. sl. P sl.

V V V V V V 24 V V
I V V 44 U
V V
Gtr II
let ring
1 0
T 3 1 3 0
2 0 0 0
A 0
B 0
3

F Dm Am
^ ^ ^

j VV VV VV VV V V V V
PP VV VV
V V V PP VV VV V
V V V V
20
I }} }} V V z
|||||||||||
1/4 M ||||| || M 1/4

T 12 12 10 10 12 10
x x 10 12 12 10 10 10 12 10 10 12 12 10
A x x 10 12 12 12 12 10 10 10 12 12 10 10
B 10 12 12 12
sl. P H H P

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C 2nd Verse
Dm Am G5 C
^ ^ ^ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
j PP VV VV PP VV 2 WW 4 UUU
23
I z 4 4 U
0
T 8 10 8 1
7 10 10 7 9 7 0
A 7 10 10
B 3
sl. sl. sl.

V V V V V V 2 V V 4
I V 4 V 4 U
V V
Gtr II
1 0
T 3 1 3 0
2 0 0 0
A 0
B 0
3

Dm C Dm Am7
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
26 j VV VV VV VV UU
I

T
5 7 5 7 7
A 5 7 5 7 7
B
sl. sl. sl.

V V V V V
I V
V V
Gtr II
1 0
T 3 1
2 0
A 0
B 0

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G C Dm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

29 2 4 WW VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
I4 4 W V V V
W V V
let ring P.M. P.M.
0 0
T 1 1 1
0 0 0 7 7 7 7 7
A 7 7 7 7 7
B 3 3 3 5 5

2 V V 4 U
I4 V 4
V
T 3 0
0 0
A
B 3

C Dm Am G5
___________ _ ____ ____ _ __ ________
t V V j
32
I VV VV V V V
} }
A.H.
|| ||||||||||||||||||||
T
5 5
A 5 5 10 10 12
B x 12 10 x [17]
A

V V V V V V V
I V V W
V V V
let ring
1 0
T 3 1 3 0
2 0 0 0
A 0
B 0
3

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D Chorus

TC G5 Dm G5 C G5
____________ ____________ ____________

VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
35
I V V V VV VV V V VV VV V V VV VV
V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V
0 0 3 3 1 1 3 3 0 0 3 3
T 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 3 3
0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

WW
I WWW WW W WW WW
W
WW
W W W
T
5 7 5
A 5 5 7 5 5 5
B 3 5 5 5 3 5
3 3 3

to Coda
Dm G5 Am F G5
____________ ____________ ______^

VV VV VV VV V WW
V V V V V V
38
I V V V VV VV V V V V V
V V V V V
let ring
1 1 3 3 3
T 3 3 3 3 1 1 3 3
2 2 0 0 2 2 2 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
B 0
3 3 3 3

W
I WW WW WW WW UU
W W W U
T
7 2
A 7 5 2 3 5
B 5 5 0 3 5
3 1 3

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E 3rd Verse
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
W VV V UU UU
41
I WWW V V V V
V V
U
U
U
U
Gtr II
0 0 0 0
T 1 1 3 1 1 1
0 0 0 0
A 5
B 3 3 3 5 3 3
sl. sl.

Dm C Dm Am
____________ ____________ ____________

k } } V V V V
44
I V V
u V V
let ring
1 0
T 3 1
2 0
A x 0
B x 0

G5 C Dm
______ ______________ _____________

47 2 V V V 4 UU
I4 4 U
V U
let ring
0
T 3 0 1
0 0
A
B 3
3

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D.S. al Coda
C Dm Am G5
_ ___ __________ ___ ______ ___ _____________
lV k V k V V V V j j PP VV j PP VV UU
50
I
v
P.M.
M 1/2

T
5
O
7 7 5
5 6
4 5
8 10
7 9
8
7
A 7 7
B
P sl. sl. sl.

V VV V VV V
I VV W
V V V
Gtr I
let ring
1 0
T 3 1 3 0
2 0 0 0
A 0
B 0
3

F Chorus

SC G5 Dm G5 C G5
____________ ____________ ____________

VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
53
I V V V VV VV V V VV VV V V VV VV
V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V
0 0 3 3 1 1 3 3 0 0 3 3
T 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 3 3
0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

WW
I WWW WW W WW WW
W
WW
W W W
T
5 7 5
A 5 5 7 5 5 5
B 3 5 5 5 3 5
3 3 3

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Dm G5 Am F G5
____________ ____________ ______^
VV VV VV VV V WW
V V V V V V
56
I V V V VV VV V V V V V
V V V V V
let ring
1 1 3 3 3
T 3 3 3 3 1 1 3 3
2 2 0 0 2 2 2 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
B 0
3 3 3 3

W
I WW WW WW WW UU
W W W U
T
7 2
A 7 5 2 3 5
B 5 5 0 3 5
3 1 3

G Bridge

WW VV V V V V V V
59
I VV WW VV V WW VV VV WW VV V
V W V W V V W V
let ring let ring
3 3 5 3
T 3 3 3 5 5 3
2 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 2
A 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 3
H sl. sl. H

WW VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV }}
62
I WW VV VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V }
V V V V V V V V V V V V V }
W V V
3 3 3
T 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 x
0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 x
A 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 x
B 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 x
3 3 3

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H Guitar Solo
F G
Gtr III ____ ______ _ _
gVV VV VV VV VV VV VV gVV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
65
I VV V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
Gtr I

T 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
A 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

VVVV V VVVVV W VVVVVVVV

k VV V V VVVVVV VV V
I
3 3
3
Gtr IV ||||||||||
M
1/2 M
1/2 M
1/2 M Full M
Full M
Full

T 12 12 12
O 12 12 12 12 12 12
O O 15 10 10 12 10 12 10 10 O O
14 14 12 12 12 12 12 9 12 12 12 12 9 10
A 14
B
H P

E Am V F G Am Am
__ _ _________ _ ___________ _________ _
5 3fr.
5 open 5 3fr.

V V V V V V V V V P U
68
V V V V V V V V V V
I
3
Gtr IV
FullM M
Full
||||||||| M M M
1/2 1/2 1/2
||||||||| ||
T O O 10
O O
12 12 12 12 12
12
12
O12 12 12 13
10 10 9 7 7 7 5 7 9
A
B
P P sl.

V V V V V V V V V W V V V V V
V V u
j k
I 3

Gtr V |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
M M M
1/2 1/2 1/2 M Full

T 13
O O
15 15 15 15 15
15
15
O
15 15
15 15 13 12 13 12
14
A
B
H P

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F G E Am Dm
____________ ____ __ ____ __ ___ __________
V V P W V P V V V
V V V W V
P V
V V W V V V P W V k V V
71
I V z u z
||||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||||
T 10 10 13 12 12 13 15 15 17 17 17 18 17 15
A 7 7 10 9 9 10 12 12 14 14 14 15 14 12
B
sl. sl. sl.

W
j V V V P V V V
I
|||||||||||||
12
T
A 12 14 12 14 15 14 12
B
sl.

I Chorus
E C G5 Dm G5 C G5
___ _ ____ ____________ ____________ ____________

W
gV V V V V W
VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
74
I V V VV VV V V V VV VV V V VV VV
V V VV V V
V V V V V V V VV V V
M
Full FullM Gtr I
22 0 0 3 3 1 1 3 3 0 0 3 3
T 19 19 19 17 19 19 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 3 3
0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

V VVVVW
WW WW WW
I WW W WW WW
W W W W W
M
Full FullM
17 17 17 15 17 17
T
5 7 5
A 5 5 7 5 5 5
B 3 5 5 5 3 5
3 3 3

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Dm G5 Am F G5
____________ ____________ _____________
VV VV VV VV V WW
V V V V V V
78
I V V V VV VV V V V V V
V V V V V
let ring
1 1 3 3 3
T 3 3 3 3 1 1 3 3
2 2 0 0 2 2 2 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
B 0
3 3 3 3

W
I WW WW WW WW UU
W W W U
T
7 2
A 7 5 2 3 5
B 5 5 0 3 5
3 1 3

C G5 Dm G5 C G5
____________ ____________ ____________

VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
81
I V V V VV VV V V VV VV V V VV VV
V V V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V
0 0 3 3 1 1 3 3 0 0 3 3
T 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 3 3
0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

WW
I WWW WW W WW WW
W
WW
W W W
T
5 7 5
A 5 5 7 5 5 5
B 3 5 5 5 3 5
3 3 3

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Dm G5 Am F G5
____________ ____________ ^ ^
VV VV VV VV V WW
V V V V V V
84
I V V V VV VV V V V V V
V V V V V
let ring
1 1 3 3 3
T 3 3 3 3 1 1 3 3
2 2 0 0 2 2 2 0
A 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
B 0
3 3 3 3

W
I WW WW WW WW UU UU
W W W U U
T
7 2
A 7 5 2 3 5 5
B 5 5 0 3 5 5
3 1 3 3

J Outro

c k V k VV VV VV V V
WW c k V k VV VV VV VV V
88
I V } V V } } V V
u 3
u
P.M. ||||||||||||||||||||P.M.
T 12 10 10 12 12 10
10 12 10 10 10 12 12 10
A 10 10 12 12 10 10 12
B 8 x 10 12 x x 10 12
sl. sl. P

W PP VV VV (UU
91 V V V VV V V V V V V U
I U
|||||| M
1/4

1
T 10 12 10 3
10 10 12 10 5 7 5 5 5 2
A 12 12 7 5 7 7 0
B
H sl. H H H

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