Deep Purple
Black Night Live Bass Tab
BLACK NIGHT (Bassline) (Live)
As recorded by Deep Purple
(From the 1972 Album MADE IN JAPAN)
Words and Music by Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover & Ian Paice
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Roger Glover - Bass'
Intro 1
Q=140(8=s8)
4/4
Gtr I
Wx3
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
4/4
|-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
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
Intro 2
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q E E Q H E E Q H
||----------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||
||o----5----------|----5---7-5----|-------------|-5-----------o||
||o-7----7-5----5-|-7----7-----7--|-5-7---------|---7---------o||
||------------7---|---------------|-------------|--------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
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
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||o-5-7-------------|-5-7-------------|-5-7-------------|-5-7--------------|
||------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0--|
To Coda
|-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-9--7---7----7-|-11--9-7-9-7----||
|-----------------|-----------------|------9----9---|-------------9--||
|-5-7-------------|-5-7-------------|---------------|----------------||
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------|----------------||
Chorus
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|----------------|----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-5----|-5-5-5-5-5-3----|
|-------------7--|-------------5--|
|----------------|----------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E a Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-9-9-9--------------------|
|-----------5-7s9--|-------7-9-9-5-5-5--------|
|-7-7-7-7-7--------|-------------------7-7-7--|
|------------------|--------------------------|
1.
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q W +W
|----------------|----------------|----------|--------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-5----|-5-5-5-5-5-3----|-9--------|-(9)----||
|-------------7--|-------------5--|----------|--------||
|----------------|----------------|----------|--------||
Interlude
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q E E Q H E E Q H
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
|----5----------|----5---7-5----|-------------|-5-----------|
|-7----7-5----5-|-7----7-----7--|-5-7---------|---7---------|
|-----------7---|---------------|-------------|-------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q E E Q H E E Q H
|---------------|---------------|-------------|--------------||
|----5----------|----5---7-5----|-------------|-5-----------o||
|-7----7-5----5-|-7----7-----7--|-5-7---------|---7---------o||
|-----------7---|---------------|-------------|--------------||
Guitar Solo
2.
W +W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-9--------|-(9)--------||-----------------|-----------------|
|----------|------------||-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 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 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 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 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 E E E E E E E E 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-|-7--5---5----5-|-7s9--7-5-7-5---||
|-----------------|-----------------|------7----7---|--------------7-||
Organ Solo
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-----|-5-7-7-7-7-7-----|-5-7-7-7-7-7-----|
|-----------------|-------------5-7-|-------------5-7-|-------------5-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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-----|-5-7-7-7-7-7-----|-5-7-7-7-7-7-----|-5-7-7-7-7-7-----|
|-------------5-7-|-------------5-7-|-------------5-7-|-------------5-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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-----|-5-7-7-7-7-7-----|-5-7-7-7-7-7-----|-5-7-7-7-7-7-----|
|-------------5-7-|-------------5-7-|-------------5-7-|-------------5-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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-----|-5-7-7-7-7-7-----|-5-7-7-7-7-7-----|-5-7-7-7-7-7-----|
|-------------5-7-|-------------5-7-|-------------5-7-|-------------5-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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-----|-5-7-7-7-7-7-----|-5-7-7-7-7-7-----|-5-7-7-7-7-7-----|
|-------------5-7-|-------------5-7-|-------------5-7-|-------------5-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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 H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------||
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-----|-5-7-7-7-7-7-----|-5-7-7-7-7-7-----|--------------||
|-------------5-7-|-------------5-7-|-------------5-7-|--------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5----||
Interlude
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q E E Q H E E Q H
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|
|----5----------|----5---7-5----|-------------|-5-----------|
|-7----7-5----5-|-7----7-----7--|-5-7---------|---7---------|
|-----------7---|---------------|-------------|-------------|
D.S. al Coda
Q E E Q E E Q E E E E Q E E Q H E E Q H
|---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------||
|----5----------|----5---7-5----|-------------|-5-----------||
|-7----7-5----5-|-7----7-----7--|-5-7---------|---7---------||
|-----------7---|---------------|-------------|-------------||
Chorus
&
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-5----|-5-5-5-5-5-3----|-----------5-7-9-|-7-9-9-7-9-9-5-7-7-----|
|-------------7--|-------------5--|-7-7-7-7-7-------|-------------------7---|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q W +Q Q H
|----------------|----------------|----------|----------------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-5----|-5-5-5-5-5-3----|-9--------|-(9)--x/--x----||
|-------------7--|-------------5--|----------|----------------||
|----------------|----------------|----------|----------------||
Guitar Solo
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 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 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 E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-7-9-------------|-7-9-------------|
|-----------------|-------------7-9-|-------------7-9-|-------------7-9-|
|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-----|-----7-7-7-7-----|-----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
|-7-9-------------|-7-9-------------|-7-9-------------|-7-9-------------|
|-------------7-9-|-------------7-9-|-------------7-9-|-------------7-9-|
|-----7-7-7-7-----|-----7-7-7-7-----|-----7-7-7-7-----|-----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
|-7-9-------------|-7-9-------------|-7-9-------------|-7-9-------------|
|-------------7-9-|-------------7-9-|-------------7-9-|-------------7-9-|
|-----7-7-7-7-----|-----7-7-7-7-----|-----7-7-7-7-----|-----7-7-7-7-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Outro
2/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H
|-7-9-------------|-7-9-------------|-7-9-----||------------|
|-------------7-9-|-------------7-9-|---------||------------|
|-----7-7-7-7-----|-----7-7-7-7-----|-----7-7-||-7----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------||------------|
H E Q. Q Q H H E Q. Q Q H
|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
|--------5----|-7----------|--------5----|-7----------|
|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--------------------------|
|----------|-------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|----------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Slower Q=120(8=s8)
2/4 4/4
|-3-| |-3-|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|--------|-------------|
|----5----------|----5---|-7-6-5-4-3-2-|
|-7----7-5----5-|-7----7-|-------------|
|-----------7---|--------|-------------|
In time Q=140(8=s8)
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q W +W E E Q H
|-----------0-|----------|------------|-------------*|
|-1-0---------|-2--------|-(2)--------|-0-2---------*|
|-----4-3-2---|----------|------------|-------------*|
|-------------|----------|------------|-------------*|
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
/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
- 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
