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Deep Purple
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★4.1(8)

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

Song

Gtr I (E A D G B e)

Fast Rock Q=242

4/4

Gtr I

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------5----------|
E|-5h=7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--7--7--7--7-----7--5----|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|-------------------------|-------------|--------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------|--------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------|--------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------|--------------|
A|-------------------------|-5-----------|--------------|
E|-5h=7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|----7--5--7--|--5h=7--7--7--|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|-------------|-----------------------|----------------|
B|-------------|-----------------------|----------------|
G|-------------|-----------------------|----------------|
D|-------------|-----------------------|----------------|
A|-------------|-------------5---------|----------------|
E|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7-----7--5---|-5h=7--7--7--7--|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|-------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-------|-----------------|---------5-----|-----------------|-5----------------|
E|-7-7-7-|-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---7-5-|-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---7-5-7-5h7-7-7--|

E E E E E E E E E E

e|---------|------------|------0---0-|-----|--------|
B|---------|------------|------0---0-|-----|--------|
G|---------|------------|------1---1-|-----|-----4--|
D|---------|------------|------------|-----|-----4--|
A|---------|---4--5--7--|------------|-----|-2------|
E|-5---5---|------------|-0----------|-----|--------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|-------------|-2------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-2----2--2---|-2------|-----------------|------------------|
G|-3----3--3---|-3------|-----------------|------------------|
D|-4----4--4---|--------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-4----4--4---|--------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-2----2--2---|--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
                          PM-------------------------------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------|
A|-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------|
   PM----------------------------------------------------------------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----2-2-3-3-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   PM-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E

e|--------|--------|----|
B|--------|--------|----|
G|--------|--------|----|
D|-7------|-4------|----|
A|-7------|-4------|----|
E|-5------|-2------|----|

Duration Legend

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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

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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

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| - 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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This is most of the tab repeat if need too.

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