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NEVER BEFORE (Bassline) As recorded by Deep Purple (From the 1972 Album MACHINE HEAD) Words and Music by Blackmore, Gillan, Glover, Lord & Paice Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Roger Glover - Bass' Intro Q=142 4/4 Gtr I W Q E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E |----------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------|-2--------0---2-|---------------|-2--------0---2-| |----------|------2---------|------1-2-2----|------2---------| Q E E E E Q Q E E +E E +E E +Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E |---------------|--------------------|-----------------|----------------| |---------------|--------------------|-----------------|----------------| |---------------|-2----------0-(0)-2-|-(2)-------------|-2--------0---2-| |------1-2-2----|------2-(2)---------|--------1-2-2----|------2---------| Q E E E E Q Q E E +E E +E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E |---------------|--------------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|--------------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|-2----------0-(0)-2-|---------------|-2--------0---2-| |------1-2-2----|------2-(2)---------|------1-2-2----|------2---------| Q E E E E Q Q E E +E E +E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E W |---------------|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|------|| |---------------|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|------|| |--------0---0--|-2----------0-(0)-2-|--------0---0--|-2---------0---2-|------|| |------2---2----|------2-(2)---------|------2---2----|-------2---------|------|| 1st - 3rd Verses $ E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q ||-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------| ||o----------------|----------------|---4-7-----7-----|---------------| ||o-5-7-----7\-----|-5-7-----7\-----|-5-----4-7-----4-|-7-------------| ||--------0--------|-------0--------|-------------5---|---4----5--7---| E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q |---------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------| |---------------|---------------|---4-7-----7-----|--------------| |-5-7-----7-----|-5-7-----7-----|-5-----4-7-----4-|-7------------| |-------0-------|-------0-------|-------------5---|---4----5--7--| E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q. Q Q |---------------|---------------|-----------------|--------------|| |---------------|---------------|---4-7-----7-----|--------------|| |-5-7-----7-----|-5-7-----7-----|-5-----4-7-----4-|-7------------|| |-------0-------|-------0-------|-------------5---|---4----5--7--|| Chorus Q Q E E E E +Q E E E E Q H E E E E +E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|--------------|-------------------| |-------------9-|-(9)--9---7---9--|----------6-9-|-(9)---7-8-9-7-----| |---------6-9---|--------9---9----|------6-9-----|-----9---------9-7-| |-7--7--7-------|-----------------|-7------------|-------------------| H H H H Q Q E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-----------|-----------|---------------|---------------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------5-5-|-(5)-----5-(5)-------| |-5----4----|-----------|---------------|-----5-7-------7-5---| |-----------|-7----5----|-3--3--3-7-----|-------------------7-| Q Q +E E E E +E Q E +E E Q |-----------------|-------------------| |-------------7-5-|-(5)---------------| |-----------7-----|-----7--5-(5)-6-7--| |-5--5--(5)-------|-------------------| 1. To Coda ~~~ H E E E E +W E E E E E Q. |----------2---|------------|-----------------|| |--------2---5-|-(5)--------|-----7-----5----o|| |-0----4-------|------------|-5-7---5-7------o|| |--------------|------------|-----------------|| Bridge 2. E E E E E E Q H E E E E W H E E E E |----------------||------5-5---5-|----------|------5-5---5--| |-----7-----5----||--------------|----------|---------------| |-5-7---5-7------||-3------------|-3--------|-3-------------| |----------------||--------------|----------|---------------| E E E E E E E E W E E E E H Q E E E E E E |-----------------|----------|--------------|----5-5---5-5---| |-----------------|----------|--------------|----------------| |-3-3---3---3---3-|-3--------|-3-3---3-3----|-3--------------| |-----------------|----------|--------------|----------------| E E E E +E E E E H E Q. H E E E E H E E E E |-5-5---------5-----|------5-5----|------5-5---5-|------5-5---5-| |-------5-(5)---5---|-------------|--------------|--------------| |-----------------3-|-3-----------|-3------------|-3------------| |-------------------|-------------|--------------|--------------| H E E E E H E E E E E E E E H E Q. Q. E |------5-5---5-|------5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5----|---------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|-3-------------| |-3------------|-3------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---0----1----2-| Guitar Solo +Q Q +E Q. Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |------------------||---------------|---------------|----------------| |------------------||---------------|-9-------------|-9--------------| |------------------||-------6-7-8-9-|-------6-7-8-9-|-------6-7-8-9--| |-(2)--3--(3)-5----||-7--7----------|----7----------|----7-----------| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-9-------------|-9-------------|-9-------------|-9--------------| |-------6-7-8-9-|-------6-7-8-9-|-------6-7-8-9-|-------6-7-8-9--| |----7----------|----7----------|----7----------|----7-----------| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-9-------------|-9-------------|-9-------------|-9--------------| |-------6-7-8-9-|-------6-7-8-9-|-------6-7-8-9-|-------6-7-8-9--| |----7----------|----7----------|----7----------|----7-----------| Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------| |-9-------------|-9-------------|-9-------------| |-------6-7-8-9-|-------6-7-8-9-|-------6-7-8-9-| |----7----------|----7----------|----7----------| D.S. al Coda Q Q E E E E E E Q H W |---------------|-------------|-------|| |-9-------------|-------------|-------|| |-------6-7-8-9-|-9-----------|-------|| |----7----------|-------------|-------|| Outro & E E E E E Q. E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E |----------------||-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----7-----5----||o----------------|----------------|---4-7-----7-----| |-5-7---5-7------||o-5-7-----7\-----|-5-7-----7\-----|-5-----4-7-----4-| |----------------||--------0--------|-------0--------|-------------5---| E Q. Q Q 3x E E Q H W E E E E E E Q |---------------||-------------|----------|----------------*| |--------------o||-------------|----------|----------------*| |-7------------o||-7-----------|----------|-5-7-----7------*| |---4----5--7---||-------------|----------|-------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