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Knocking at Your Back Door

Deep Purple
Tab
★4.3(10)

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)

Moderate Rock Q=124

4/4

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

|-----------|---------|----------|-----------------|-------------|---|
|-----------|---------|----------|-----------------|-------------|---|
|-7-6-9-7-6-|-2-4-2-0-|-/4-2-2-4-|-7-6-9-7-6-2-4-2-|-0-/4-2-2-4--|---|
|-7-7-9-7-7-|-2-4-2-0-|-/4-2-2-4-|-7-7-9-7-7-2-4-2-|-0-/4-2-2-4--|---|
|-----------|---------|----------|-----------------|-------------|---|
|-----------|---------|----------|-----------------|-------------|---|

E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E H

|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-------------------|------7----------|----------------|
|-------9---9\------|----7-7----------|------7\--------|
|----9--9---9\------|-5--5-5----------|----7-7\--------|
|-7-----7---7\------|-----------------|-5--5-5\--------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E

|---------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|------------------|------7----------|
|-----5-----------7---|-------9--9\------|----7-7----------|
|---5-----------------|----9--9--9\------|-5--5-5----------|
|-3--------5--5-5-----|-7-----7--7\------|-----------------|

E E E W E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E H

|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-7------------------|
|-----7\----------|-----9-9\-------7-|-7----------7\------|
|---7-7\----------|---9-9-9\-----5-5-|-5--------7-7\------|
|-5-5-5\----------|-7---7-7\---------|--------5-5-5\------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E

|-----------------|------------------|-------------|----|
|-----------------|------------------|-------------|----|
|-----------------|------------------|---7---------|----|
|-----5---------7-|-------9-9\-------|-7-7---------|----|
|---5-------------|-----9-9-9\-----5-|-5-5---------|----|
|-3-------5-5-5---|---7---7-7\-------|-------------|----|

E

|

/

E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|---3---|----------|---------3-3-|---------|-3--3--3-|---------|
|---3---|----------|-----2-2-0-0-|-2--2--2-|-0--0--0-|---------|
|-------|----------|-7-7-2-2-0-0-|-2--2--2-|-0--0--0-|---------|
|-------|-2------2-|-7-7-2-2-0-0-|-2--2--2-|-0--0--0-|-2----2--|
|-------|-2------2-|-5-5-0-0-2-2-|-0--0--0-|-2--2--2-|-2----2--|
|-3-----|-0------0-|---------3-3-|---------|-3--3--3-|-0----0--|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E

|---------3-3-|-----|---------|-2-2------2-|-2--2--2--3--|----|
|-----2-2-0-0-|-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-3-3------3-|-3--3--3--3--|----|
|-7-7-2-2-0-0-|-2-2-|-0-0-2-2-|-4-4------4-|-4--4--4--4--|----|
|-7-7-2-2-0-0-|-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-|-4-4------4-|-4--4--4--5--|----|
|-5-5-0-0-2-2-|-0-0-|-----0-0-|-2-2------2-|-2--2--2--5--|----|
|---------3-3-|-----|---------|------------|----------3--|----|

~

H H Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|----5--------|--------2----------------------------------------|
|----5--------|----------5-4-3-2-3-2---2------------------------|
|----6--------|-4b6r=4---------------0---5-4-2--4---2-1----1----|
|----7--------|-----------------------------------4-------------|
|----7--------|-------------------------------------------------|
|----5--------|-----------------------------------------------2-|

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

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--4p0-4-2-0-2-4-2-0-4-4-2-0---2----------0----------------2---|
|------------------------------4----4--2--0----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------2b4r=2---2s3s4-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

~

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

|-------------------------------------0-1-0----------------------------|
|-2-3-2-0-----------------------------------3-2-0-2-3-2-0--------------|
|---------4-2S1-------2-4-2-2-4S6-4h6---------------------2p1---1-2----|
|---------------4-2-0-----------------------------------------4-----4--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

PM| PM| PM PM 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

|----------------------------------------------------------9---------12b14---|
|-------2------3-2---------0--------------------12b14r==12---12--10----------|
|-----0------0-------7-7-6-0-9-9-7---7-9-9s11-9------------------------------|
|---0------0-------0---------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

PM PM--| PM--| 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 E

|-12-0-12-9-------------------------12-------------14----------------19-17-14-------------19-17-14--|
|-----------12-12b14r12-10-12-12b14--------0-14-17-----------------0--------------------0-----------|
|----------------------------------------0------------18s17-16---0------------17-16---0-------------|
|--------------------------------------0-----------------------0--------------------0---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

~~

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

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17-14-17b21.5--17b19-17-16-15-14------------14-17---------------14-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------18b21r==18-------16b18r=16b18-----14b15-----16-14b17r=14-------14\--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------16-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

PM ~

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

|--------2-4-5-4-2---2-------------------------------------------|
|-----/3----------------5-3-5b7r==5-3s2--------------------------|
|-0-0--------------5--------------------4b6r=4--2----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------4-----4----4---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------2-----------|

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

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------1-2--4-6-4-6-4-6--|
|-0----------2s4---------2--4-2-4-5-4-2--4-------------------|
|----4--5--4--------4-5--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|

~~ PM--| 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

|-9--12--12b14r=12------------------------------------------16-17-16-0-4--4-5-4-2---|
|------------------12b14r=12--10--12-10----10-------------0-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------11----11---11---0-------------------------0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

\3

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

|-2---------2p0-------------------------------------------------------|
|---5b7r=5------3-2p0-2-3p2-0-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------2p0-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------4-----4p2-0---2-4p0---------2-----------|
|-----------------------------------------4-------4-2-0---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------0----0--2-0---|

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

<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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* Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org *

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