Deep Purple - Never before
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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
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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
----------------
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