Knocking At Your Back Door - Deep Purple
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Deep Purple
Knocking At Your Back Door
(Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/)
From "Perfect Strangers", 1984

Riff 1 (intro):

E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G--7--6--9--7--6--2--4--2--0--4--2--2h4----------------------|
D--7--7--9--7--7--2--4--2--0--4--2--2h4------------------x 2-|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2 :

E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------7---------------------------------|
D--------9-------------7----------------7--------------------|
A-----9------------5-----------------7-----------------------|
E---7------------------------------5-------------------------|
"Sweet.." "But ..." "Because she was......."

E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D----------5----------------7----------x 4-|
A------5-----------------------------------|
E---3----------5----5-5--------------------|


Pre-Chorus Riff:

E-------------------------------3----------------------------|
B-------------------------------3----------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E----5h7-----9-------3----------3----------------------------|
"i can't deny it"


E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------7------------------------|
A---------------5-----7----9-----0--------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
"with that smile on her face"

E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------0-----------------------------------------------|
D---------0--------------------------------------------------|
A------2-----------------------------------------------------|
E----3--------------------------0----------------------------|
"it's not the kill"

E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------7---------------------------|
A-------------5-----7---9-----0-----------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
"It's the thrill of the chase"

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| h Hammer-on

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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
- 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths


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Song info
Knocking At Your Back Door
Deep Purple
2001
  • Rock
  • Hard Rock
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