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Speed King

Deep Purple
Tab
3.9(11)

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

Song

Deep Purple, Speed King

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| TAB explanation: |

| |

| h - hammer-on |

| p - pull-off |

| / - slide up |

| \ - slide down |

| ~ - let ring |

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->INTRO:

 E------|-------------------------------------|----------|
 B------|-------------------------------------|----------|

G------|--------------------improvise in the-|-keyboard-|

 D---2--|--------12~~h14p12----Em pentatonic--|---part---|
 A---2--|--12h14------------------------------|----------|
 E---0--|-------------------------------------|----------|

->1st VERSE: Good golly...(check out the lyrics in the end)

 E---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 B---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 G---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 D-----------------5-3-------|------------------------5-3-----------|
 A--3-5--3-5--3-5--3-1-------|-3-5-(5)--3-5-(5)--3-5--3-1-----------|
 E--1-3--1-3--1-3------3-1-3-|-1-3-(3)--1-3-(3)--1-3------3-1-3-(3)-|

-2x-

 E----------------------------------------|
 B----------------------------------------|
 G----------------------------------------|
 D-------------------------5-3--------3~~-|
 A--3-5-(5)--3-5-(5)--3-5--3-1--------1~~-|
 E--1-3-(3)--1-3-(3)--1-3------3-1-3------|

->CHORUS: I'm a speed king...

 E------------------------|-----------------------------|
 B------------------------|-----------------------------|
 G------------------------|---------5---3---------------|
 D------------------------|-3---------------5---3-1-----|
 A--3-1-3-1-3-1-3---------|-1-3---3---3---3---3-----1-3-|
 E----------------0-1-2-3-|---1-------------------------|

-3x-

->2nd VERSE

->CHORUS

->SOLO INTRO: (softly...)

 E-------|------|
 B-------|------|
 G-------|------|
 D-------|------|
 A--3-5--|-5~~--|
 E--1-3--|-3~~--|

-3x-

->SOLO: (clean)

 E-----------|-------------------------------------------|

B-alternate-|-------------------------------------------|

G--keyboard-|--------------------------improvise in the-|

 D----and----|----------15----------15----Gm pentatonic--|
 A---guitar--|-15-16-17----15-16-17----------------------|
 E-----------|-------------------------------------------|

->SOLO - final part: (distortion)

 E-------------------------|-----------------------------|

B-------------------------|----After playing 2 times,---|

G--10b(12)--10-12-10-12~~-|-double it in 3rds (I think)-|

D-------------------------|-----in the last 2 times.----|

 A-------------------------|-----------------------------|
 E-------------------------|-----------------------------|

-4x-

 E-------------------------------------------------------|
 B--------------------------------11-13b(15)-13-11-13-11-|
 G--10b(12)--10-12-10-12~~--10-12------------------------|
 D-------------------------------------------------------|
 A-------------------------------------------------------|
 E-------------------------------------------------------|

-2x-

 E--13b(15)-13----------------------13b(15)-13---------------|
 B-------------15-13--15-15-13-----------------15-13---------|
 G-----------------------------12~~--------------------7--7--|
 D-----------------------------------------------------7--7--|
 A-----------------------------------------------------5--5--|
 E-----------------------------------------------------------|

->AFTER THE SOLO:

 E--------|-------------|------------------------------------
 B--------|-------------|------------------------------------
 G--------|-------------|-------------------8-9-10-11-12-13--
 D--7-5-7-|-7-5-7-5-7-5-|--7-8-9-10-11--12--6-7--8--9-10-11------
 A--5-3-5-|-5-3-5-3-5-3-|--5-6-7--8--9--10---------------------
 E--------|-------------|------------------------------------

-2x- -2x-

 E---------------------------------|
 B---------------------------------|
 G-------------------8-9-10-11-14\-|
 D--7-8-9-10-11--12--6-7--8--9-12\-|
 A--5-6-7--8--9--10----------------|
 E---------------------------------|

->3rd VERSE

->REPEAT CHORUS 3x BEFORE THE END (you'll have a different guitar part

for each one):

->1st TIME CHORUS:

 E------------------------|---------------------------|
 B------------------------|---------------------------|
 G------------------------|---------5---3-------------|
 D------------------------|-3---------------5---3-1---|
 A--3-1-3-1-3-1-3---------|-1-3---3---3---3---3-----1-|
 E----------------0-1-2-3-|---1-----------------------|

-3x-

->2nd TIME CHORUS:

 E------------------------|--------|
 B------------------------|--------|
 G------------------------|--------|
 D------------------------|-3------|
 A--3-1-3-1-3-1-3---------|-1-3--5-|
 E----------------0-1-2-3-|---1--3-|

-3x-

->3rd TIME CHORUS:

 E------------------------|-----------------------------|
 B------------------------|-----------------------------|
 G------------------------|-----------------------------|
 D------------------------|-3---------------------------|
 A--3-1-3-1-3-1-3---------|-1-3--5--3-5--3-5--3-5---5~~-|
 E----------------0-1-2-3-|---1--3--1-3--1-3--1-3---3~~-|

-3x-

->Then slide your pick down the neck of the guitar until the end.

->LYRICS:

1st VERSE:

Good Golly, said little Miss Molly

When she was rockin' in the house of blue light

Tutti Frutti was oh so rooty

When she was rockin' to the east and west

Lucille was oh so real

When she didn't do her daddies will

Come on baby, drive me crazy - do it, do it

CHORUS:

-Cause I'm a speed king you go to hear me sing

Yeah, I'm a speed king see me fly

2nd VERSE:

Saturday night and I just got paid

Gonna fool about ain't gonna save

People gonna rock, people gonna roll

Gonna have a party to save my soul

Hard headed woman and a soft hearted man

They been causing trouble since it all began

Take a little rice take a little beans

Gonna rock and roll down to New Orleans

3rd VERSE:

Good Golly, said little Miss Molly

When she was rockin' in the house of blue light

Tutti Frutti was oh so rooty

When she was rockin' to the east and west

Hard headed woman and a soft hearted man

They been causing trouble since it all began

Take a little rice take a little beans

Gonna rock and roll down to New Orleans

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