Black Night - Deep Purple
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[Intro]

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-777-777-555-555---------------------|
E|-----------------777-777-333-333-----|


[Main Riff]

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----5----------------5----7--5---------------5---------|
A|-7----7--5-----5--7-----7-------7--5--7---------7------|
E|------------7------------------------------------------| x2 on each chorus


[Verses]

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-5--7------7-----7-----7--5--7-----7---------|
E|-------0-----0-----0-----------0-----0-------| x6 for three verses


[Begining of Chorus]

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------7--5-7-5-7-5-5--|
A|-7--5-----7-----7--9--7--5--7--5------------------------|
E|-------7-----7--------------------7--5------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------12----12-14--12-12--12-|
D|-7--------------------------------12---14------------------|
A|-------5-------5---3--3-----12h14--------------------------|
E|----------3--3-----------5---------------------------------|

e|----------12----------12-^---------------------------------|
B|--^-----12----^-----12--15-(17)----------------------------|
G|-14-(15)-----14-(15)---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------7---5--5--------|
E|--------------------------------------5--5-----------7--5--|

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

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

then you go back to the main riff
you do one more verse and then you go onto the first solo.


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| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| ^ Bend

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
SLINGER GIBSON RULE........posted by spidey devlin.
Time Signature:12/8 time
Tempo=134
Vocals are synchronised above notes played where possible.

Symbols that are invented for this song:

ch= crushed note. Play note indicated. Let it hardly
sound, then hammer on to following note.
(*not* a hammer on don't let note fully sound)
trv__= tremelo bar vibrato: pushdown and release rapidly
to "shake"note as far as solid line indicates.
ps\\= pick scrape down towards guitar nut and string winders.
ps//= pick scrape up towards guitar bridge and plug input.
¬= Tremelo push and release. Produces a pulsing note.
¬\= Tremelo push down to next note as near as possible.
fb= Fast bend up to note as quickly as humanly possible.

0/ = Repeat Sectionenclosed by this sign once from first repeat
/0 marker.

Conventional Symbols
h = hammer on.
p = pull off.
b = bend string up.
r = release bend.
/ = slide up.
\ = slide down.
v = vibrato, more v's= ore vib
t = right hand tap.
x = play 'note' with heavy damping.
(x)= Ghost note: where x is a hardly heard note.
(7)b9= Pre Bend: Fret the first bracketed note bent up to 9
and pick.

Note: A line of dots runing vertically downwards
through the tab that encloses note groups represents their
own speed in the bar i.e
e--------------------|
B--------------------|
G--------------------|
D--:7h9p7:-----------|
A--:-----:-----------|
E--:-----:-----------|
|__3__|means play note as Triplets

This is to aid your reading and playing of the tab

Introduction
Bass Arranged for Guitar
E Chord

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



e----------------------|
B----------------------|
G----------------------|
D----------------------|
A----------------------|
E---3--3--3---3--3--3--|

Main Riff
(0:04)
(0:47)
E chord (Uh!)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
0/ D|------5--------------------5-----7--5--------------|
/0 A|--7------7--5-------5---7-----7-------7-------5--7-|
E|----------------7----------------------------------|

e---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D--5--------------5-----------------5----7--5-------------|
A-----7----5ch7-------7--5----5--7----7--------7--5----7--|
E---------------------------7-----------------------------|


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

(0:18)
(1:01)
(2:30)
Verse Riff
Black night, is not right, I don't feel,
Don't need, a dark tree, I don't want,
Black night, black night, I don't need,
e---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A--5---7----7----7-----7---5--7---7---7---7---5---7----7--|
E--------0----0----0------------0---0---0------------0---0|


so bright. Don't care,
a rough sea. I can't feel,
black night. I can't see,
e---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A-7-----7--5---7-----7-----7------7---5---7---7---7-------|
E----0------------0-----0----0--------------0---0---0-----|


to sit tight,______
I can't see,______
dark light,______
e---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A-5---7-----7-----7------7--|
E--------0-----0-----0------|

Chorus Riff
may - be I'll find on the way down the line that_I'm
e----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A-5/7----5--------5--------5----7/9---7----5---7---5-5-----
E------------7----------7-------------------------------7--


A chord


(0:33)
(1:15)
(2:44)
G chord upon "me")
free________ free to be
e----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D---7p5h7p5--7p5--5-----5-----------5--3-3-----------------
A--------------------7----------------------5--------------
E-5---------------------------3--3-------------------------

Transition Solo
E chord
me tv= tremelo bar vibrato
e---------------------------------------------12---------12
B------------------------------------------12---------12---
G--------12----12-14--12-12tv---12---14b15------14b15------
D-----12----14---------------------------------------------
A--14------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


e--------------|
B-15b17-ps\\---|
G--------------|
D--------------|
A--------------|
E--------------|


A chord B5 Chord
Black night is a_______ long way from home__¬___¬_
e----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D---------7--5-5----------5--------5---3-3------3----4-let-
A--------------------5h7--------------------5--------4-ring
E---5--5---------------------3--3--------------------2----------|

Push tremelo bar down in time to ho-o-o-o-me
_¬___¬___¬___¬___¬___
e---------------------|
B---------------------| 0/ 3rd time to coda
G----4----------------| /0
D----4----------------|
A----2----------------|
E---------------------|

Solo 1
E chord Gtr 2

trv____________________
e----------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------15-15tr/12---------
G-------14b16-12--12---12-----12----12---------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

tv_____
e--14fb15---15--14fb15-------15--(14)b15--14\(5)-5/(20)---|
B--14fb15---15--------14fb15-15---------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|


e---------20-18-17-15-15h16-------------------------------|
B--20fb21-------------------17p15--15--17-----------------|
G------------------------------------16-----16-15-14-12-14|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|


trv_________
e----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-:14--12---------12------14--------12--14--14---14--------
D-:-------14--12-:-----14--------14------------------------
A-:--------------:-----------------------------------------
E-:--------------:-----------------------------------------
|______4_______|

trv________________________
e-12¬\10---12-12¬\10--12¬\10--12¬\10--12--12----12----12---
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


trv________
e---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---16--14--12-14---14-12-------------14---11-12-12-12\(4)|
D------------------------14p12--14-14---------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|



e---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G--12-9-9---7-9--10p9---7---9----7--9p7-------------------|
D-------------------------9-----9---------9--:7h9p7:------|
A--------------------------------------------:-----:10-7\2|
E--------------------------------------------:-----:------|
|__3__|

A Chord (1:55)
Organ Enters
e---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A-7--5-----5-----5---9---7--5-7---5-5---------------------|
E--------7-----7----------------------7---5---------------|


During Organ Solo with distortion leads to riff below
e-----------------------|
B-----------------------|
G-----------------------|
D-----------5/5----5----|
A------5h7--------------|
E-----------------------|

e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|Repeat this
G------------------------------------------|10 times During
D--5--7-----7----7-----7--5---7----7---7--7|Organ Solo
A-------0-----0----0------------0---0---0--|
E------------------------------------------|

(2:16)
Go back to verse riff after this bit
e---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D-----5------------------5----7---5-------------------5---|
A-7-------7--5-----5--7-----7--------7----5--7-----------7|
E---------------7-----------------------------------------|


Coda Outro/2nd solo
(2:59)
E Chord
e---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G14-1612-14fb15-12--14fb15--12-14-14-12-14-13-14-14-12----|
D-----------------14---------------------------------12-14|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|


trv____
e---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---14-12-12-14h16p12-14p12--12----:14p12-14p12-14p12--12:|
D-14-----------------14----14------:----14----14-----14--:|
A----------------------------------:---------------------:|
E----------------------------------:---------------------:|
|___________10__________|

e--------------12------------------17fb19-19-18-17-15-----|
B------------12-15fb17-15fb17-17---------------------17\12|
G-14p12-14h16-----------------------(0)-------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|


e--17b19-19-19-18-17------------17h19-19-18-17-15-17h18p17|
B-------------------19-20-17-(0)--------------------------|
G(0)------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|


e-15------17------15-15-----------------------------------|
B---16--17--17-17------17---------------------------------|
G-------------------------16-15-14--14-14-15-14-12-----14-|
D---------------------------------17--------------12-14---|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|


e------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------|
G----12h14p12------------------------------------------|
D-14----------14-(12)h14p12-----------------12---14----|
A---------------------------14-13-12---12-13--14----14-|
E------------------------------------15----------------|


e---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G-12h14-12------------------------------------------------|
D---------14-(12)h14p12-------------------12--14--12-14\0-|
A----------------------14-13-12---12-13-14--14--14--------|
E-------------------------------15------------------------|

Start to fade
e---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------7---------------7------------------------|
D---------7--8-9---9--7--7--8--9---9h11--9h11-11-11-0-----|
A-5ch7-10--------------10---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|

trv_________
e---------------------------------------------------------|
B-12fb15--12-11-10----------------------------------------|
G------------------12-11-10-9-------:10--9----9:-10p9----9|
D-----------------------------12--9-:------12--:-----12p9-|
A-----------------------------------:----------:----------|
E-----------------------------------:----------:----------|
|___ 4 ____|

e---7---------------------------------|
B-----8--7--7-8p7---8--10-------------|
G----------9------9-------------------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|

No comments cos its perfect.
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Gtr I (E A D G B E)

Medium Shuffle Q=134(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q
e|------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|----5-------------|----5-----7--5-------------5-------|
A|-7-----7--5-----5-|-7-----7--------7--5--7-------7----|
E|-------------7----|-----------------------------------|


E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q
e|-----------------|-----------------|------|----|
B|-----------------|-----------------|------|----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|------|----|
D|---5-----------5-|---7-5-----------|-5----|----|
A|-7---7-5---5-7---|-7-----7-5-7-----|----7-|----|
E|---------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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|
A|-5-7-------------|-5-7-------------|-5-7-------------|----|
E|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|----|


E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|
A|-5-7-------------|-5-7-------------|-5-7-------------|----|
E|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|----|


E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------7p5-7-5-7-5--|
A|-5h=7--5h7-5----5-----5-7s9-9s7-5--7--5---------------------|
E|-------------7-----7---------------------7--5---------------|


E E E E E E E
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-----5-----5--3-|
A|-5h7---5--------|
E|-------3-3------|


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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|-------------------------------------12-----------12--------12--12----|
B|----------------------------------12-----------12----15b17--12--12----|
G|--------12----12-14-12-12--14b16--------14b16-------------------------|
D|-----12----14---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-/14------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|


\1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/ \1/
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|-------7--5------5------5-3-------3--------------------------------------|
A|-------------6-7--------------4-5---2--2----2----2----2----2----2----2---|
E|-/5-5---------------3-3--------------------------------------------------|


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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|-------------------------0-----15----14b15--14--15--14\-----20--17-18-19-20-18-17-15-|
B|---------------13b15r=13-0-----15-----------15-----------/9-----17-------------------|
G|-/16-12--12--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------14-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-15-16-15-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------17p15----15-17--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------16-------16-15-14-12-14-15-14--12-------------14-----12-14------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------14-12----14-----14----------/5-0----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------14----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


\1/ \1/ \1/
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17--17----17----17----17-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------15-18-15b16---14-12-14-14-12---------14----12-12--12\---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------14----15--------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------0-0-----------------------|


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|-/12-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----14-14-12-14-14-12----14-12----14-12----14----12-14-12-------------------|
A|-----------------------14-------14-------14----14----------14-12-14-12-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------14-12-|


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

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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| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| s Slap
| h hammer-on
| r bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)

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Song info
Black Night
Deep Purple
2001
  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • Psychedelic Rock
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