Saxon – 747 (Strangers in the Night)
(“Wheels of Steel” – 1980)
Bpm:132
Notes: h in HH-line – play on the half-opened Hats
# in CC-line – choke Crash Cymbal
g in SN-line – that’s a ghost note (very soft hit on the Snare)
x in Hf-line – play the HiHats with your left foot
.ttt. – that’s my way to note a triplet
INTRO
CC|—-X—X——-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
HH|———-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|
SN|————o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|
BA|—-o—o——-|o-o—o—o—o-|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—–|
CC|X—————|—————-|—————-|—————-|
HH|–h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|
SN|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|
BA|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—o-|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—–|
CC|#—————|—————-|—————-|X-X—X———|
SN|—————-|—————-|————oggg|—————-|
BA|o—————|—————-|———-o—–|———-o-o-o-|
Hf|—————-|—————-|——–x——-|o-o-o-o———|
VERSE 1
CC|X—————|—————-|—————-|—————-|
HH|–h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|
SN|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|
BA|o——-o-o—–|o——-o-o—o-|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—–|
|================================3x=================================|
CC|X—————|—————-|—————-|—————-|
HH|–h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|
SN|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|
BA|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—o-|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—–|
CHORUS 1
CC|X—————|—————-|X—————|—————-|
HH|–h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|–h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|
SN|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|
BA|o-o—o-o-o—–|o-o—o-o-o—–|o-o—o-o-o—–|o-o—o-o-o—–|
HH|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h——————|
SN|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|–oooooooooo——-|
FT|—————-|—————-|—————-|————.ttt.–|
BA|o-o—–o-o—o-|o-o—–o-o—o-|o-o—–o-o—–|o—————-o-|
Hf|—————-|—————-|—————-|—-x—x—.-x-.–|
VERSE 2
CC|—-X—X——-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
HH|———-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|
SN|————o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|
BA|o—o—o——-|o-o—o—o—o-|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—o-|
HH|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|
SN|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|
BA|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—o-|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—–|
|===============3x================|
CC|X—————|—————-|—————-|—————-|
HH|–h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|
SN|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|
BA|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—o-|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—–|
CHORUS 2
CC|X—————|—————-|—————-|—————-|
HH|–h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|
SN|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|
BA|o-o—–o-o—o-|o-o—–o-o—o-|o-o—–o-o—o-|o-o—–o-o—–|
CC|—————-|—————-|X—————|——————-|
HH|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|–h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|o——————|
SN|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|–oooooooooo——-|
FT|—————-|—————-|—————-|————.ttt.–|
BA|o-o—–o-o—o-|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—–o-o—–|o—————-o-|
Hf|—————-|—————-|—————-|—-x—x—.-x-.–|
GUITARSOLO
CC|—-X—X——-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
HH|———-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|
SN|————o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|
BA|o—o—o——-|o-o—o—o—o-|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—–|
CC|X—————|—————-|—————-|—————-|
HH|–h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h—|
SN|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o-oo|
BA|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—o-|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—–|
VERSE 3
CC|X—————|—————-|—————-|—————-|
HH|–h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|
SN|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|
BA|o——-o-o—–|o-o—o—o—o-|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—–|
CC|—————-|—————-|X—————|—————-|
HH|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|–h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|
SN|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|
BA|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—–|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—–|
|===============3x================|
CC|X—————|—————-|—————-|—————-|
HH|–h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|
SN|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|
BA|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—o-|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—–|
CHORUS 3
CC|X—————|—————-|—————-|X—————|
HH|–h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|–h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|
SN|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|
BA|o-o—o-o-o—–|o-o—o-o-o—–|o-o—o-o-o—–|o-o—o-o-o—–|
CC|—————-|—————-|X—————|——————-|
HH|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|–h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|o——————|
SN|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|–oooooooooo——-|
FT|—————-|—————-|—————-|————.ttt.–|
BA|o-o—o-o-o—–|o-o—o-o-o—–|o-o—o-o-o—–|o—————-o-|
Hf|—————-|—————-|—————-|—-x—x—.-x-.–|
VERSE 4
CC|—-X—X——-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
HH|———-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|
SN|————o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|
BA|o—o—o——-|o-o—o—o—o-|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—–|
CC|X—————|—————-|—————-|—————-|
HH|–h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-o—–|
LT|—————-|—————-|—————-|————ooo-|
SN|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o———–|
BA|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—–|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—–o-o—–|
CHORUS 4
CC|X—————|—————-|X—————|—————-|
HH|–h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|–h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|
SN|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|
BA|o-o—o-o-o—–|o-o—o-o-o—–|o-o—o-o-o—–|o-o—o-o-o—–|
CC|—————-|—————-|X—————|——————-|
HH|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|–h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|o——————|
SN|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|–oooooooooo——-|
FT|—————-|—————-|—————-|————.ttt.–|
BA|o-o—o-o-o—–|o-o—o-o-o—–|o-o—o-o-o—–|o—————-o-|
OUTRO
CC|—-X—X——-|—————-|—————-|—————-|
HH|———-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|
SN|————o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|
BA|o—o—o——-|o-o—o—o—o-|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—–|
CC|X—————|—————-|—————-|—————-|
HH|–h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|
SN|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|
BA|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—–|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—–|
drums start to fade
CC|X—————|—————-|—————-|—————-|
HH|–h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|
SN|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|
BA|o——-o-o—–|o-o—o—o—o-|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—–|
CC|—————-|—————-|
HH|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-|
SN|—-o——-o—|—-o——-o—|
BA|o-o—–o-o—–|o-o—o—o—–|