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BLOODSUCKER (Bassline) 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) - 'Roger Glover - Bass' Intro 1st & 2nd Verses Q=90 4/4 Gtr I S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S E. E E |---------7----------------7--------||------------------------| |---7-8-9---9-7------7-8-9---9-7----||o-----------------------| |---------------10---------------10-||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--9-8-| |-----------------------------------||------------------------| E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S E. S S S S |---------------------7--------|---------------------------| |---------------7-8-9---9-7----|---------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--9-9-8-8-| |------------------------------|---------------------------| E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S E. E E |---------------------7--------|-----------------------| |---------------7-8-9---9-7----|-----------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--9-8-| |------------------------------|-----------------------| 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 |---------------------7--------|-----------------------|-------------|| |---------------7-8-9---9-7----|-----------------------|-------------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--9-8-|-7-----------|| |------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------|| Interlude S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E E S E. |-------------------9-7--------|-------------------------------| |-7-9-7-5-7-5---5-------9-7----|-7-9-7----7--------------------| |-------------7---7---------10-|-------10---10-7-10-7-10-------| |------------------------------|---------------------------10--| 3/4 4/4 S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S +H H |----------------------9-7--------||-----7-----9-----7-----9-||-(9)---------| |-7-9-7----7---------------9-7----||-7-9---7-9---7-9---7-9---||-------------| |-------10---10-7-10-7---------10-||-------------------------||-------------| |---------------------------------||-------------------------||-------------| 1. 2. W H S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S |----------|--------------7---------||--------------7--------|| |----------|--------7-8-9---9-7----o||--------7-8-9---9-7-5--|| |----------|--------------------10-o||-----------------------|| |----------|------------------------||-----------------------|| 3rd Verse 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 |-----------------------|---------------------7--------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|---------------7-8-9---9-7----|-----------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--9-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--9-8-| |-----------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------| E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S E. E E |---------------------7--------|-----------------------| |---------------7-8-9---9-7----|-----------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--9-8-| |------------------------------|-----------------------| 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 |---------------------7--------|-----------------------|-------------|| |---------------7-8-9---9-7----|-----------------------|-------------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--9-8-|-7-----------|| |------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------|| Interlude S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E E S E. |----------------------9-7--------|-------------------------------| |-7-9-7----7---------------9-7----|-7-9-7----7--------------------| |-------10---10-7-10-7---------10-|-------10---10-7-10-7-10-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------10--| 3/4 4/4 S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S +H H |----------------------9-7--------||-----7-----9-----7-----9-||-(9)---------| |-7-9-7----7---------------9-7----||-7-9---7-9---7-9---7-9---||-------------| |-------10---10-7-10-7---------10-||-------------------------||-------------| |---------------------------------||-------------------------||-------------| W W E S S +S S E S E. S S E |----------|----------|--------------------------| |----------|----------|-------------5----------5-| |----------|----------|---5-------5---7------5---| |----------|----------|-7---7-(7)----------------| S S S S Q S E S +S S E |-----------------------------|| |------------9-8-7-(7)--------|| |-7-7-7----------------7-10---|| |-----------------------------|| Guitar Solo 1 E. S E. S +S S E S S E E. S E. S +S S E E E |-----------------------7-|-9---------------------| |-------------------7-9---|-----------------------| |-7--7-7--7-(7)-7-7-------|----7-7--7-(7)-7-7-5-6-| |-------------------------|-----------------------| E. S E. S +S S E S S E E. S E. S +S S E E E E S S +S S E e E S S E |-----------------------7-|-9---------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------7-9---|-----------------------|-------------5---------5--| |-7--7-7--7-(7)-7-7-------|----7-7--7-(7)-7-7-5-6-|-7-5-------5---7-----5----| |-------------------------|-----------------------|-----7-(7)----------------| Organ Solo 1 S S S S Q S E S +S S E E. S E. S +S S E S S E E. S E. S +S S E E E |---------------------------||-----------------------7-|-9---------------------| |------------9-8-7-(7)------||-------------------7-9---|-----------------------| |-7-7-7----------------7-10-||-7--7-7--7-(7)-7-7-------|----7-7--7-(7)-7-7-5-6-| |---------------------------||-------------------------|-----------------------| E. S E. S +S S E S S E E. S E. S +S S E E E E S S +S S E e E S S E |-----------------------7-|-9---------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------7-9---|-----------------------|-------------5---------5--| |-7--7-7--7-(7)-7-7-------|----7-7--7-(7)-7-7-5-6-|-7-5-------5---7-----5----| |-------------------------|-----------------------|-----7-(7)----------------| Guitar Solo 2 S S S S Q S E S +S S E E. S E. S +S S E S S E E. S E. S +S S E E E |---------------------------||-----------------------7-|-9---------------------| |------------9-8-7-(7)------||-------------------7-9---|-----------------------| |-7-7-7----------------7-10-||-7--7-7--7-(7)-7-7-------|----7-7--7-(7)-7-7-5-6-| |---------------------------||-------------------------|-----------------------| E. S E. S +S S E S S E E. S E. S +S S E E E E S S +S S E e E S S E |-----------------------7-|-9---------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------7-9---|-----------------------|-------------5---------5--| |-7--7-7--7-(7)-7-7-------|----7-7--7-(7)-7-7-5-6-|-7-5-------5---7-----5----| |-------------------------|-----------------------|-----7-(7)----------------| Organ Solo 2 S S S S Q S E S +S S E E. S E. S +S S E S S E E. S E. S +S S E E E |---------------------------||-----------------------7-|-9---------------------| |------------9-8-7-(7)------||-------------------7-9---|-----------------------| |-7-7-7----------------7-10-||-7--7-7--7-(7)-7-7-------|----7-7--7-(7)-7-7-5-6-| |---------------------------||-------------------------|-----------------------| E. S E. S +S S E S S E E. S E. S +S S E E E E S S +S S E e E S S E |-----------------------7-|-9---------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------7-9---|-----------------------|-------------5---------5--| |-7--7-7--7-(7)-7-7-------|----7-7--7-(7)-7-7-5-6-|-7-5-------5---7-----5----| |-------------------------|-----------------------|-----7-(7)----------------| S S S S Q S E S +S S E E. S E. S +S E S +S S S S |---------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------9-8-7-(7)------|-7--7-7------------------5-6-| |-7-7-7----------------7-10-|---------4-(4)-5-6-(6)-7-----| |---------------------------|-----------------------------| Outro E. S +S S E +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S |------------------------7--------||----------------------------------| |-7----------7-(7)-7-8-9---8-7----||o---------------------------------| |----5-(5)-7-------------------10-||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-9-9-8-8-| |---------------------------------||----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S |-------------------------7--------|---------------------------------| |-------------------7-8-9---9-7----|---------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------10-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-9-9-8-8-| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x |-------------------------7----------|| |-------------------7-8-9---9-7-----o|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------10--o|| |------------------------------------|| 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