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STORMBRINGER (Bassline) As recorded by Deep Purple (From the 1974 Album STORMBRINGER) Words and Music by Ritchie Blackmore & David Coverdale Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Glenn Hughes - Bass' Intro Q=90 4/4 Gtr I S S S S S E. +H S S S S S E. +H S S S S S E. +H |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7--(7)----|-5-5-5-5-5-5--(5)----|-7-7-7-7-7-7--(7)----| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| S S S S S E. S E. S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------||----------------------------------| |------------------------||o-5-------------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5--5---------||o---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-| |----------------8--5-7--||----------------------------------| 1st Verse S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------||---------------------------------| |-5-----------------9-8-7-7-5--o||-5-------------------------------| |---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5------------o||---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-| |-------------------------------||---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------4-3-2-2-0--|---------------------------------| |-5----------------------------|-5-------------------------------| |---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5------------|---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-| |------------------------------|---------------------------------| Chorus S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. Q S S S S +H H H |-------------------4-3-2-2-0--||-------------------|-----------| |-5----------------------------||-2--2-3-4-5-(5)----|-----------| |---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5------------||-------------------|-3----6----| |------------------------------||-------------------|-----------| H H H H Q S S S S +H H H |-----------|-----------|-------------------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-2--2-3-4-5-(5)----|------7----| |-7----5----|-3----2----|-------------------|-5----7----| |-----------|-----------|-------------------|-----------| 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 S S S S S S S |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-7-9-9-9----9-9-9-7-9-9-9-7-9-9-9-|-7-9-9-9----9-9-9-7-9-9-9-7-9-9-9-| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------10-----------------------|---------10-----------------------| 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 S S S S S S S |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-7-9-9-9----9-9-9-7-9-9-9-7-9-9-9-|-7-9-9-9----9-9-9-7-9-9-9-7-9----9-| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------10-----------------------|---------10-------------------10---| S E. +Q +Q +S S S S S E. +Q +H +W |--------------------------|------------------|--------|| |--------------------7---7-|------------------|--------|| |-7-5--(5)--(5)--(5)-------|-5-3--(3)--(3)----|-(3)----|| |----------------------8---|------------------|--------|| Interlude 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 S S S S E. |---------------------------------|-------------------4-3-2-2-0--| |-5-------------------------------|-5----------------------------| |---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-|---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| 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 S S S S E. |---------------------------------|-------------------4-3-2-2-0--|| |-5-------------------------------|-5----------------------------|| |---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-|---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5------------|| |---------------------------------|------------------------------|| 2nd Verse 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 S S S S E. |---------------------------------|-------------------4-3-2-2-0--| |-5-------------------------------|-5----------------------------| |---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-|---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| 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 S S S S E. |-0-------------------------------|-0-----------------4-3-2-2-0--|| |---2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-0-2-2-2-0------------|| |---------------------------------|------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|------------------------------|| Chorus Q S S S S +H H H H H H H |-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-2--2-3-4-5-(5)----|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-------------------|-3----6----|-7----5----|-3----2----| |-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------| Q S S S S +H H H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------|-----------|----------------------------------| |-2--2-3-4-5-(5)----|------7----|-7-9-9-9----9-9-9-7-9-9-9-7-9-9-9-| |-------------------|-5----7----|----------------------------------| |-------------------|-----------|---------10-----------------------| 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 S S S S S S S |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-7-9-9-9----9-9-9-7-9-9-9-7-9-9-9-|-7-9-9-9----9-9-9-7-9-9-9-7-9-9-9-| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------10-----------------------|---------10-----------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------| |-7-9-9-9----9-9-9-7-9-9-9-7-9----9-| |-----------------------------------| |---------10-------------------10---| S E. +Q +Q +S S S S S E. +Q +H |--------------------------|------------------| |--------------------7---7-|------------------| |-7-5--(5)--(5)--(5)-------|-5-3--(3)--(3)----| |----------------------8---|------------------| Interlude +W S S S S S E. +H S S S S S E. +H |------------||---------------------|---------------------| |------------||---------------------|---------------------| |-(3)--------||-7-7-7-7-7-7--(7)----|-5-5-5-5-5-5--(5)----| |------------||---------------------|---------------------| S S S S S E. +H S S S S S E. S E. S E. |---------------------|------------------------|| |---------------------|------------------------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7--(7)----|-5-5-5-5-5-5--5---------|| |---------------------|----------------8--5-7--|| Guitar Solo S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------| |-5--------------------------------| |---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7--| |----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------4-3-2-2-0--|---------------------------------| |-5----------------------------|-5-------------------------------| |---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5------------|---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-| |------------------------------|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------4-3-2-2-0--|---------------------------------| |-5----------------------------|-5-------------------------------| |---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5------------|---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-| |------------------------------|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------4-3-2-2-0--|---------------------------------| |-5----------------------------|-5-------------------------------| |---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5------------|---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-| |------------------------------|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. Q S S S S +H H H |-------------------4-3-2-2-0--|-------------------|-----------| |-5----------------------------|-2--2-3-4-5-(5)----|-----------| |---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5------------|-------------------|-3----6----| |------------------------------|-------------------|-----------| H H H H H H H H |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| |-7----5----|-3----2----|-7----5----|-3----2----| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| Q S S S S +H H H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------|-----------|---------------------------------| |-2--2-3-4-5-(5)----|-----------|---------5-----------------------| |-------------------|-3----6----|-5-7-7-7---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-| |-------------------|-----------|---------------------------------| Interlude 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 S S S S S S S |---------------------------------||---------------------------------| |---------5-----------------------||-5-------------------------------| |-5-7-7-7---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-----5-6-||---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-| |-------------------------8-8-----||---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------4-3-2-2-0--|---------------------------------| |-5----------------------------|-5-------------------------------| |---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5------------|---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-| |------------------------------|---------------------------------| 3rd Verse S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------4-3-2-2-0--||----------------------------------| |-5----------------------------||o-5-------------------------------| |---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5------------||o---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-| |------------------------------||----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. 3x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------4-3-2-2-0---||---------------------------------| |-5----------------------------o||-5-------------------------------| |---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5------------o||---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-| |-------------------------------||---------------------------------| Outro S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------4-3-2-2-0--||----------------------------------| |-5----------------------------||o-5-------------------------------| |---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5------------||o---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-| |------------------------------||----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------4-3-2-2-0--|---------------------------------| |-5----------------------------|-5-------------------------------| |---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5------------|---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-| |------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1. 2. Q=75 S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. |-------------------4-3-2-2-0---||-------------------4-3-2-2-0--| |-5----------------------------o||-5----------------------------| |---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5------------o||---7-7-7-5-7-7-7-5------------| |-------------------------------||------------------------------| Q=90 +W S S E Q H |-(0)--------|---------------*| |------------|-2-2-----------*| |------------|---------------*| |------------|---------------*| 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 \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