Deep Purple - Bloodsucker

BLOODSUCKER As recorded by Deep Purple (From the 1970 Album DEEP PURPLE IN ROCK) Words and Music by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord & Ian Paice Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Ritchie Blackmore - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=90 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------0---------------0-------| |---0-1-2---2-0-----0-1-2---2-0---| |---------------3---------------3-| 1st & 2nd Verses N.C. G5 F#F5 N.C. E S S E S S S E. E E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S ||-----------------------|-----------------------------| ||o----------------------|-----------------------------| ||-----------------------|-----------------------------| ||-----------------------|---------------------0-------| ||o---------------5--4-3-|---------------0-1-2---2-0---| ||--0-x-0-0-x-0-0-3--2-1-|-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-------------3-| G5 F#F5 N.C. G5 F#F5 E S S E S S S E. E E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S E. E E |----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|---------------------0-------|----------------------| |---------------5--4-3-|---------------0-1-2---2-0---|---------------5--4-3-| |-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-3--2-1-|-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-------------3-|-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-3--2-1-| N.C. G5 F#F5 N.C. E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S E. E E E E Q H |-----------------------------|----------------------|-------------|| |-----------------------------|----------------------|-------------|| |-----------------------------|----------------------|-------------|| |---------------------0-------|----------------------|-------------|| |---------------0-1-2---2-0---|---------------5--4-3-|-------------|| |-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-------------3-|-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-3--2-1-|-0-----------|| Interlude 3/4 4/4 S S S S S S S S E a S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S +H +Q Q |-------------------------------||-------------------------||-----------------| |-------------------3s5-3-------||-----3-----5-----3-----5-||-(5)----(5)------| |-2-4-2---2---------------4-2---||-2-4---2-4---2-4---2-4---||-----------------| |-------5---5-2---2-----------5-||-------------------------||-----------------| |---------------5---------------||-------------------------||-----------------| |-------------------------------||-------------------------||-----------------| 1. 2. W H S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S |----------|-----------------------||-----------------------|| |----------|----------------------o||-----------------------|| |----------|-----------------------||-----------------------|| |----------|--------------0--------||--------------0--------|| |----------|--------0-1-2---2-0---o||--------0-1-2---2-0----|| |----------|--------------------3--||--------------------3--|| 3rd Verse N.C. G5 F#F5 N.C. G5 F#F5 E S S E S S S E. E E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S E. E E |----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|---------------------0-------|----------------------| |---------------5--4-3-|---------------0-1-2---2-0---|---------------5--4-3-| |-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-3--2-1-|-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-------------3-|-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-3--2-1-| G5 F#F5 N.C. E S S E S S S E. E E E S S E S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|---------------------0--------| |---------------5--4-3-|---------------0-1-2---2-0----| |-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-3--2-1-|-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-------------3--| Interlude G5 F#F5 N.C. N.C. E S S E S S S E. E E E E Q H S S S S S S S S E a S S S S E |----------------------|-------------||-------------------------------| |----------------------|-------------||-------------------3s5-3-------| |----------------------|-------------||-2-4-2---2---------------4-2---| |----------------------|-------------||-------5---5-2---2-----------5-| |---------------5--4-3-|-------------||---------------5---------------| |-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-3--2-1-|-0-----------||-------------------------------| S S S S S S S S E S S S E. S S S S S S S S E a S S S S E |----------------------------|-------------------------------|| |----------------------------|-------------------3s5-3-------|| |-2s4-2---2------------------|-2-4-2---2---------------4-2---|| |-------5---5-2---2-5--------|-------5---5-2---2-----------5-|| |---------------5---------5--|---------------5---------------|| |----------------------------|-------------------------------|| 3/4 4/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S +W W W |-------------------------||------------|----------|------| |-----3-----5-----3-----5-||-(5)--------|----------|------| |-2-4---2-4---2-4---2-4---||------------|----------|------| |-------------------------||------------|----------|------| |-------------------------||------------|----------|------| |-------------------------||------------|----------|------| E S S +S S E S E. S S E S S S S Q S E S +S S E |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------5----------5-|--------------------------|| |-7-5-------5---7------5---|-7-7-7--------------------|| |-----7-(7)----------------|------------7-6-5-(5)-0-3-|| Guitar Solo 1 N.C. \1 ~~~ ~~~~ |-3--| E Q +S S +H +E E E E E E +S +S +Q |--------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--------------------|--------8-7-10-10pb12r(10)b12-(10)-(10)--| |---7---(7)-7-(7)----|-(7)-/9----------------------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-0------------------|-----------------------------------------| |---3----| |--3--| |-----6-----| S S S E E E E E S S S S Q |----------12----------------------------------| |-------12----15b17---15-14-12-----------------| |-14b16------------------------15p14p12----12--| |---------------------------------------14-----| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| ~~~~ E a S S T T S E S E. +Q |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |---7s9-9-------------12--(12)--| |---------12p11-9---9-----------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| E S S +S S E S E. S S E S S S S Q S E S +S S E |--------------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------------|----------------------------|| |--------------------------|----------------------------|| |-------------5----------5-|----------------------------|| |-7-5-------5---7------5---|-7-7-7----------------------|| |-----7-(7)----------------|------------7-6-5-(5)-0-3---|| Organ Solo 1 a E S S +S S E e E S S E S S S S Q S E S +S S E |---------------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------------------|--------------------------|| |---------------5---------5-|--------------------------|| |-5s7-5-------5---7-----5---|-7-7-7--------------------|| |-------7-(7)---------------|------------7-6-5-(5)-0-3-|| Guitar Solo 2 N.C. ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~ |-3--| E Q. +E S S S S S S S +H E E S S S S |------------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------| |---9----(9)-9--------------12-|-(12)------x/-12-11-9----| |--------------12-11-9----9----|----------------------12-| |----------------------12------|-------------------------| |-0----------------------------|-------------------------| |-3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |---------11-9s8----------------9------------| |-11p9-12----------9--------------12p11-9----| |--------------------12-11-9-11-----------11-| |--------------------------------------------| ~~~~ S E. +H. E S S +S S E e E S S E S S S S Q S E S +S S E |-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| |---12--(12)------|-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-9---------------|-------------5---------5-|--------------------------|| |-----------------|-7-5-------5---7-----5---|-7-7-7--------------------|| |-----------------|-----7-(7)---------------|------------7-6-5-(5)-0-3-|| Organ Solo 2 E S S E S S E S S S S S S |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E S S +S S E e E S S E S S S S Q S E S +S S E |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------5---------5-|---------------------------| |-7-5-------5---7-----5---|-7-7-7---------------------| |-----7-(7)---------------|------------7-6-5-(5)-0-3--| Outro N.C. G5 F#F5 \1 W +Q E E S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S E. E E |-----------|--------------------------||------------------------| |-----------|--------------------------||o-----------------------| |-----------|--------------------------||------------------------| |-----------|------------------0-------||------------------------| |-0---------|-(0)--x-x---0-1-2---2-0---||o---------------5--4-3--| |-----------|------------------------3-||--0-x-0-0-x-0-0-3--2-1--| N.C. G5 F#F5 E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S E. E E |-----------------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------| |---------------------0-------|----------------------| |---------------0-1-2---2-0---|---------------5--4-3-| |-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-------------3-|-0-x-0-0-x-0-0-3--2-1-| 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