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Tab2
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Song
CRY FREE
As recorded by Deep Purple
(From the 1977 Album POWERHOUSE)
Words and Music by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord & Ian Paice
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Ritchie Blackmore - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=124
N.C. E5
6/4 4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E Q E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----| |------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12--| |-5-6-7----------3-4-5-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--| |-------5-6-7------------|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12---| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10---| |------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S E E E E
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------|| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------|| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5-|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------||
1st & 3rd Verses
$
C#5
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E
|-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-5-| |-----------------------------|-------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-5--| |---------------------------------|--------------------------|
B5A#5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-8--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-9-8--| |---------------------------------|---------------------7-6--|
A5 A#5 B5
Q S S S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S E E
|------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------|| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---5-|| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---||
Interlude
E5 G E5 G
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| |----------------------------|----------------------------|
To Coda
E5 G E5
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S E E E E
|----------------------------|--------------------------|| |----------------------------|--------------------------|| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------|| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-5--|| |----------------------------|--------------------------||
2nd Verse
C#5
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E
|-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-5-| |-----------------------------|-------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-6-5--| |---------------------------------|--------------------------|
B5A#5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E
|---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-8--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-9-8--| |---------------------------------|---------------------7-6--|
A5 A#5 B5
Q S S S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S E E
|------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------|| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---5-|| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---||
Interlude
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| |----------------------------|----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|| |----------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------|| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-5--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|| |----------------------------|-------------------------4-6-6-||
Bridge
A5
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
C5 D5
E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E5
6/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E Q E E E E
|---------------------------------|------------------------|| |---------------------------------|------------------------|| |-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-|------------------------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-6-7----------3-4-5-6-|| |---------------------------------|-------5-6-7------------||
Guitar Solo
E5
4/4
~~~~
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q. +H
|-------------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------| |---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7b9-7b9====(7)r----| |-9-----------------------------|--------------------| |-7-----------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------|
|-3-|
E E S E S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |---7b9==7r-7b9==7r-7-5-4---4h5p4-----| |-------------------------7-------7-5-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
E Q. +H +S S S S S E S E. S E E
|---------------|--------------------------| |---------------|-------8-8---8---8----8---| |-4-4----(4)----|-(4)S9-----9---9----9---9-| |---------------|--------------------------| |---------------|--------------------------| |---------------|--------------------------|
~~~
|-3-|
+W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S
|------------|------------------------------------------| |------------|-5h6p5-----------5-5---------3pb5r(3)-3-6-| |-(9)--------|-------7-4-7b9-7-----7-4-3-4--------------| |------------|------------------------------------------| |------------|------------------------------------------| |------------|------------------------------------------|
~
|-3-|
S S S S S S S S S H
|------------------------| |-5---5h6p5---6-5---5----| |---7-------7-----7------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------|
~~~
E E E E S S S S E S S E Q. +H
|---7-7-7-7-5-7---5b5.5-4---|---------------| |-5-------------8---------5-|---5----(5)----| |---------------------------|-7-------------| |---------------------------|---------------| |---------------------------|---------------| |---------------------------|---------------|
S E S S S S S E S S +S S E
|--------------------------------12-(12)-12--------| |-----------------------------12------------15b17--| |-----12----11-11----11-14b16----------------------| |-/14----14-------14-------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------|
|-3-|
E e S S S S S S E E E S S E e s S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-15b17==15r-15-10----------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------15-15-14-12-12-------|-------4-4-4---------4---3h4p3--| |---------------------------------14\---|-4-4-4-------7-5---5---5--------| |---------------------------------------|-----------------7--------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--3--|
S E S E S S +S S E +E E E W a H.. E
|-----------------------------------------|----------|----------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------|----------------| |-----------------------------------------|-4--------|-2h4---------x--| |-5-8-5-8b10-5-8b10==(8)r-5-8b9==(8)r-5-7-|----------|----------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------|----------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------|----------------|
|-3--| |-3--|
S S T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-------7-9-7---9-10-9-8-------9----8-10-8---8-| |-/9-10-------9----------9-7-9---10--------9---| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------8--------------8------| |-8-9-11p10-10p9-10---10p9-10p9-10---10p9-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
|--3--|
S S S S S S S S S E S S S S E
|-------------------------------------------| |----------8--------------12-10-12-13-12-10-| |-11p10-10---10-9-10-10-9-------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------| |-12-13-12-11-12-13-12-11-12-13-12-11-12-13-12-11-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
5/4
W H Q S E. Q E E +H E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|--------------|------------------|----------------------|| |----------|--------------|-/x\----x-(x)\----|----------------------|| |----------|-----------x/-|------------------|----------------------|| |----------|--------------|------x-----------|----------------------|| |----------|--------------|------------------|-7-6-5-7-6-5---7-6-5--|| |----------|--------------|------------------|----------------------||
&
4/4
~
E Q. +Q. E H. E E H +E. S S +S E W
|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------| |---------------------|-6-------6b8-6b8-|-6b8=====(6)-6-6r(6)---|------| |---4b6====(4)r---4b6-|-----------------|---------------------4-|-6----| |---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------| |---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------| |---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|------|
Outro
\1
|-3-|
E Q E E Q. E Q E S S S E Q Q E E +Q +Q
|----------5--------|-5----5------------||------------------| |-5-5--------8b10---|---8----8p7p5---5--||------x-(x)--(x)--| |------7b9----------|--------------7----||------------------| |-------------------|-------------------||------------------| |-------------------|-------------------||------------------| |-------------------|-------------------||-0----------------|
H. Q H E S S +S S E
|--------------|-------------------------| |-10\----------|-------------------------| |--------------|-------------------------| |----------x/--|--------12-12-(12)----12-| |--------------|-------------------14----| |--------------|-------------------------|
S E S E S S +S S E S E S
|---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-12-12----12----12-(12)----12----12----| |-------14----14---------14----14----14-| |---------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------12-------14-| |-12----14-12----14-12----12-14----14-12----| |----14-------14-------14-------------------| |-------------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-12----12-12----------12-------14-12----12-12-| |----14-------14-12-14----14-12-------14-------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|
H +E S S S S S S
|------------------------------| |------------------------------| |---------------------14-12----| |-14----(14)-12-13-14-------14-| |------------------------------| |------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|---------------------------------------12--------| |------------------------------------12----15b17==| |-14-12---------------14-12----12-14--------------| |-------14------12-14-------14--------------------| |----------(14)-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
+Q S S S S T T S S S S S S S
|--------12-------------------------------------| |-(15)r-----16----------------------------------| |--------------16-15-14-12----14----12----------| |--------------------------14----14----14-13----| |--------------------------------------------14-| |-----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |----------12-------------14p12-------------------| |-12-13-14----14p12----14-------14-12----12-13-14-| |-------------------14----------------14----------| |-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----14-12----12b14-13-------------13-------13-| |-14-------14----------14-------13----14-14----| |-------------------------15-14----------------| |----------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----12-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12-| |-14----------14-------14-------14-------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. +E E +E E E
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |----12-12----12-12----12-11----11-12-|-11-9----(9)-9b11==(9)r-11-9-| |-14-------14-------14-------14-------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-3-|
H E E S S E E Q. +E S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------| |-7b9----7---------|----------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------9-7-5---|----------------4h7-4-|-5-7-5-4-7-5-4---5-4---------5-4---| |----------------7-|-5-7----(7)-5-7-------|---------------7-----7-5---7-----7-| |------------------|----------------------|-------------------------7---------|
|-3-|
S S S S S S E S E S S S S E S E S +S S E E Q.
|-----------------------------|----------------------*| |-----------------------------|----------------------*| |-------------7-6-4-4---------|----------------------*| |-7-----7-5-7---------7-5-4---|-5--------------------*| |---5-7---------------------7-|---5-7-(7)-7-5-5-7----*| |-----------------------------|-----------------0----*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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