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Black Night
Deep Purple
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BLACK NIGHT (Bassline)
As recorded by Deep Purple
(From the 1970 Album CONCERTO FOR GROUP AND ORCHESTRA)
Transcribed by F�lix-Antoine G�lineau
Words and Music by R. Blackmore, R. Glover, J. Lord, I. Paice
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Roger Glover Bass (played with pick)'
Q=140(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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 Q E E Q E E
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------|---------------|
|-------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----5----------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-7----7-5----5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------7---|
Q E E E E Q E E Q H E E Q H a Q E E Q E E
|---------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
|----5---7-5----|-------------|-5-----------|------5----------|
|-7----7-----7--|-5-7---------|---7---------|-5h7----7-5----5-|
|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------7---|
$
Q E E E E Q E E Q H E E Q H E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-------------|-------------||------------------|
|----5---7-5----|-------------|-5-----------||o-----------------|
|-7----7-----7--|-5-7---------|---7---------||o-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------------|-------------|-------------||------------------|
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 E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-|
E E E E E E E E a Q E E Q E E a Q E E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-7S9--7---7----7-|-9S11--9-7-9-7---||----------------|
|-----------------|--------9----9---|---------------9-||-7--7-5-7-5-----|
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------||------------7-5-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------------|
|5--5-3-5-3-----|-----------5-7-9-|-7-7-9-7-7-9---5-7-9-|-7--7-5-7-5-------|
|-----------5-3-|-7-7-7-7-7-------|-------------7-------|------------7-5---|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------------|
1.
To Coda
Q E E E E E E W +W Q E E Q E E
|----------------|----------|------------||---------------|
|-5--5-3-5-3-----|----------|------------||----5----------|
|------------5---|-2--------|-(2)--------||-7----7-5----5-|
|----------------|----------|------------||-----------7---|
Q E E E E Q E E Q H E E Q H Q E E Q E E
|---------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|----5---7-5----|-------------|-5-----------|----5----------|
|-7----7-----7--|-5-7---------|---7---------|-7----7-5----5-|
|---------------|-------------|-------------|-----------7---|
2.
Q E E E E Q E E Q H E E Q H E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-------------|--------------||-----------------|
|----5---7-5----|-------------|-5-----------o||-----------------|
|-7----7-----7--|-5-7---------|---7---------o||-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------------|-------------|--------------||-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a Q E E Q E E a Q E E Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5h7--5---5----5-|-7S9-7-5-7-5---|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------7----7---|-------------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 E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----5----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7----7-5----5-|
|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------7---|
Q E E E E Q E E Q H E E Q H a Q E E Q E E
|---------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
|----5---7-5----|-------------|-5-----------|------5----------|
|-7----7-----7--|-5-7---------|---7---------|-5h7----7-5----5-|
|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------7---|
D.S. al Coda
Q E E E E Q E E Q H E E Q H
|---------------|-------------|-------------||-|
|----5---7-5----|-------------|-5-----------||-|
|-7----7-----7--|-5-7---------|---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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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 E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------*|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------*|
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--*|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------*|
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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
Tablature Legend
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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
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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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