Child In Time - Deep Purple
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Child In Time
(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice)
From "Deep Purple In Rock", 1970

[INTRO]
Clear sound
Softly

* * *
e|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------------|
B|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------------|
G|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------------|
D|---------------|---------------|----------------|----------------------|
A|----------5--5-|-7--------5--5-|-7---------3--3-|-5------------5--5--7-|
E|----------3--3-|-5--------3--3-|-5---------1--1-|-3------------3--3--5-|
Then repeat the whole riff.

[VERSE and CHORUS]
You've got to repeat INTRO only. The difference is in the volume of
your guitar, listen to the record to fix it. Also, listen to the song attentively
to catch R.Blackmore's tricks w/tremelo, hammer-ons and pull-offs, I'm too lazy
to show them all.

During some bars of the chorus you'll play following :

* * * *
e|---------------|---------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------|
B|---------------|---------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------|
G|---------------|---------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------|
D|---------------|---------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------|
A|----------5--5-|-7---7----5--5-|-7---7-----3--3-|-5---5---------5--5-|-7---7-----|
E|----------3--3-|-5---5----3--3-|-5---5-----1--1-|-3---3---------3--3-|-5---5-----|

[THE INTERLUDE] kicks in:

> > > > > >
e|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
B|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
G|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
D|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|

> > > > > > *
e|---------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------|--------|
B|---------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------|--------|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------|--------|
D|-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--|
A|-10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-|-10--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|-7---7--|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------|--------|

Then the 1st part of solo,nice and easy:

b1/2 b1/2b1/2 > b1/2 b1
e|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------|
B|--------------|-------------|----------------|----16--15-13------|------------------|
G|-14--14--14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------17---|--------------16-14~14----------------|
D|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------|
A|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------|
E|--------------|-------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------|

b1/2
e|--------------------------|----/\-----------------------------|----------------------|------|
B|--------15-17-16-15-13-15-|-15/ \~~~~~~--13-15-12-13---------|----------------------|------|
G|-----14-------------------|------------------------------14-12|-13-------------------|------|
D|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----14-13-12---------|------|
A|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------15-12-15~~~~~~~|
E|--------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------|------|

b1
e|---------------------|-----------|--------------------|-----|-------------------------------|
B|---------------------|-----------|--------------------|-----|------------15--13p15h13-------|
G|---------------------|-----------|-----------14--12~~~~~~~~~|---14-16-17--------------16-14-|
D|---------------------|-----------|--12/\-12-----------|-----|-------------------------------|
A|~~-12-------------12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------------|-----|-------------------------------|
E|------15-12-10-12----|-----------|--------------------|-----|-------------------------------|

(yeah,that note
lasts for three
bars)
e|-----------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|-----|-----|-----|
B|-----------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|-----|-----|-----|
G|-16-17-19p17h16-14~~~~~|-14-12----------------------|-------------11/12/13|14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|-----------------------|------------14-12----12-----|---------------------|-----|-----|-----|
A|-----------------------|------------------15-----10-|-12~~~~~~~~~---------|-----|---- |-----|
E|-----------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|-----|-----|-----|


Now the 2nd part of the solo,much more faster:
b1/2
e|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-12-12--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14\-|
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|12-10-12-12-----------12-12-----13-|
A|------------15--12-10-------12-----|
E|-----------------------------------|

b1 >
e|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
D|-12/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-----|-14-14-14-14-14-14-13-12----------------|-12-12------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------15-17-15-16-12-|-------15--12-12-12-15--|
E|----------------------------------13--|----------------------------------------|------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------12/11/10-12/11/10---|-------13-10-12-10---------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------------|-12-12-------------12-12-12-12---------|
E|-------------------------------------12|---------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------12-11-10-12-11-10----|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------12-|
E|----------------------------------------|

>
e|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|-------12----10-10--11/14----|---------------------------------------|
A|-12-12----12-----------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-15-12------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------15-12-10-8-|

e|----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|----------------------------|---------------------------|
G|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-8--------------------------|-------5-3-5-7-5-7-10-7-10-|
E|---10-8-5-8-10--3-0-3-5-3-5-|-8-5-8---------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|-9-------9-------9-------9-------|
D|-------------------12-------12-12-11-10-12-|---12-10---12-10---12-10---12-10-|
A|-12-10-12-15-12-15----15-12----------------|---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-9-------10-------9-------10-------|
D|---12-10----12-10---12-10----12-10-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|---5-3-0-5--8-5-3/4/5---|-5--5-5-5-5-8-9-10-8----|
B|-------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|-9-------9-------9-7p9h7-5-4-2-|-4----------------------|------------------------|
D|---12-10---12-10---------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

e|-10~~~~-10~~~~~-10~~~~~~~-10~~~~~~-10~|~~~~~--|
B|--------------------------------------|-------|
G|--------------------------------------|-------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------|

e|~~~~~~~~--10-8----|-10-8----10-8-----------------|----------------------------|
B|---------------10-|------10------10-8------------|----------------------------|
G|------------------|--------------------9-8-7-5-7-|-5p7h5-----7-7-5----8-7-5-7-|
D|------------------|------------------------------|-------7-5-------7----------|
A|------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|
b1/2-|

e|---------------------------|------------------------|
B|---------------------------|------------------------|
G|-5p7h5---------7-5---8-7-5-|-7-7-5------------------|
D|-------7-7-7-7-----7-------|-------7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|---------------------------|------------------------|
E|---------------------------|------------------------|

Do anything you want with
this nice chord :-)
e|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------|
G|-5-7-7-5-7-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-|-12/13/14--14-14-14-14-14-----------------|---------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------------11/sliiiiiidee|0--------------------|
A|-------------------------|----------------------------11/sliiiiiidee|0--------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|0--------------------|

e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-12-10--12-10-12-10-12-14-14-14-14-|
A|-12---12--12-12-12-12-12--12-|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-14-12----14-12----14-12----14-12----|-14-12----14-12----14-12--|
D|-------14-------14-------14-------14-|-------14-------14--------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-21-17-14-21-17-14-21-17-14-21-17-14-|-21-17-14-21-17-14-21-17-14-20-17-14-|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-21-17-14-21-17-14-21-17-14-21-17-14-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

Dive then return

this note w/bar
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------|-----|---|
B|-------------------------------------|-17~~---17-~~--17~~---17~~--17~~~-16-|-17--17--17--17~|~~~~~|~~~|
G|-21-17-14-21-17-14-20-17-14-17-19-17-|-------------------------------------|----------------|-----|---|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------|-----|---|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------|-----|---|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------|-----|---|

e|-------------|15-------------15---------|15-------------15-------------|
B|----------17-|------------17------------|------------17----------------|
G|-13/14-17----|---13/14-17------13/14-17-|---13/14-17-------12/14-14-14-|
D|-------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|

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

e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------14-------14-------14-12------|-------14-------14-------14-12---|
D|-12-12----12-12----12-12---------13-|-12-12----12-12----12-12---------|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------14-12--------14-12--|-------14-12--------14-12-12~~12~~~--|
D|-12-14--------12-14--------|-12-14--------12-14------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e|----------|----------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|
B|----------|---------13--15-|-15~~~-15~~~-15-13-15-|-15-13-15-15-13-------------------|
G|~~-12~~~~~|~~-12-14--------|----------------------|----------------14-12-------------|
D|----------|----------------|----------------------|----------------------14-10-12-12-|
A|----------|----------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|
E|----------|----------------|----------------------|----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-12-10-------12----12-------------|-----------------------|
A|-------12-12----12----15-12-12-15-|-15~~~~-12-15-12-12----|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------15-|

b1
e|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|----------------------------12-10----|-10---------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-12-12-------12-|----12-12-12-12-12-13--12-12--|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-14-12-10-14-12-10-14-12-10-14-12-10-|-14-12-10-14-12-10-14-12-10-14-12-10-|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
G|-------------------------|---------------------|-12-----------12-----------|
D|-14--15--15--15--15--15--|-15~~~~~~~~-14-12-10-|-----14-12-10-----14-12-10-|
A|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-12--------12-14----14-12----14-|-12----14-12----14-12----14-12-------|
D|-----12-14-------14-------14----|----14-------14-------14-------14-14-|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-14-12----14-12----14-12----12-|-14---14---14-12-14-12-----|-14-12------------------------------|
D|-------14-------14-------14----|-----------------------14--|-------14-12------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------15-14-12---------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------15-12-12-10-8-|

e|--------------------------|----------------------|
B|--------------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------5--------------|----------------------|
D|---7-5-------7-5--7-7-5---|---7-5----------------|
A|-------7-0--------------7-|-0-----7-10-7-5-7-7---|
E|-5------------------------|----------------------|

* * * * * * * * * *
-------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
e|Play the last bar 3 times
B|-------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
D|-7-5-------------------------5-|-7-5------6/7-5------6-|-7-5------6-7-5--------6-|
A|-----7-0------0------0--0------|-----7-0--------7-0----|-----0-0--------0-0------|
E|------------3------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|

The outro of solo, play 7 times with accelerando:

e|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-14-17-21-14-17-21-14-17-21-19-17-16-|-14-17-21-14-17-21-19-17-16-14--|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Then return to the good old intro and the verse............

And now the ending of the song:
* * *
e|--------|---------|---------|------------------------------------------------|
B|--------|---------|---------|------------------------------------------------|
G|--------|---------|---------|------------------------------------------------|
D|--------|---------|---------|------------------------------------------------|
A|-7------|-7-------|-7-------|-7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--7-8-7-8-7-----|
E|-0------|-0-------|-0-------|------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--8--7--7-8-7-8-7-|play 3 times
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|---------|-----------|---------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|---------|-----------|---------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------|-----------|---------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---------|-----------|---------|--------2------|-2---3---4---5---|-2---3---4---5---|
A|-4/7--7--|-4/7--7--7-|-5/7-----|-2------2------|-2---3---4---5---|-2---3---4---5---|
E|---------|-----------|---------|-0------0------|-----------------|-----------------|

e|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| continue fooling around
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------------| chromatic scale
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2--3--4--5--2-3-4-5-2-3-4-5-|-2-3-4-5-3-4-5-6-4-5-6-7-5-6-7-8-|
A|-2--3--4--5--2-3-4-5-2-3-4-5-|-2-3-4-5-3-4-5-6-4-5-6-7-5-6-7-8-|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|

And the last chord that lasts for 4 bar :
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-2----------------------|
D|-2----------------------|
A|-0----------------------|
E|------------------------|

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| * (legato) = let the chord/note ring 'till the next chord is picked
| > accent the note/chord
| b bend
| p pull off
| h hammer on
| /\ bend and release
| ~~ vibrato

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Song info
Child In Time
Deep Purple
2001
  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • Hard Rock
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