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KILL THE KING (Bassline) As recorded by Rainbow (From the 1978 Album LONG LIVE ROCK'N'ROLL ) Words and Music by Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio & Cozy Powell Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bob Daisley - Bass' Intro Q=220 4/4 Gtr I W +W W +W ||-----------|------------|----------|--------| ||o----------|------------|-3--------|-(3)----| ||o----------|------------|----------|--------| ||--3--------|-(3)--------|----------|--------| W +W W Q. E +Q Q |----------|------------|----------|------------------|| |----------|------------|-1--------|-1----1-(1)--3---o|| |-3--------|-(3)--------|----------|-----------------o|| |----------|------------|----------|------------------|| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q. E +E E Q ||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| ||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| ||o----------------|-----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---------------| ||--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------|------1-(1)-1-1--| 1. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H H E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------|------------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-1----1----|------------------o|| |-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------|---1---1---1---1---|| 1st & 2nd Verses 2. Q. 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-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |------3-(3)-3-3-1-||o-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-1----------------||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| Q. E +H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |------3-(3)----|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-1-------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| Q. E +H Q Q E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E Q |---------------|--------------|----------------|---------------| |---------------|--------------|----------------|---------------| |------3-(3)----|--------------|----------------|-3--3--3-3-3---| |-1-------------|-1--1--1-1-1--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|---------------| E E Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E Q |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |------------0-1-|-(1)--1--1-0-1-3-|-(3)--3--3-1-3-5-|-(5)--5--5-5-----| |-3-3-3--3-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3---| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E E |--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------| |--------------|--------------|---------------|-----------4-5--| |--------------|-1--1--1-1-1--|-1--1-1-1-1-3--|-5--5--5-5------| |-3--3--3-3-3--|--------------|---------------|----------------| +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-(5)--5--5-5-3---|-----------------|---------------5-|-(5)--5--5-4-5-7--| |---------------6-|-(6)--6--6-5-6-8-|-(8)--8--8-6-8---|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 1. +Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E E Q Q H |----------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------|| |-(7)------------|--------------|-7-8-7-5-7-5-----|-------------|| |------5--5-4-5--|-5--5--5-4-5--|-------------8-7-|-5\----------|| |----------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------|| Chorus Q E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E Q Q. E +E E Q |-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------|----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-1----------------| |-3--3-3-(3)-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3--|----------------|------1-(1)-1-1---| Q Q E E Q E E E E +E E Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E E |--------------|------------------|--------------|------------------| |--------------|------------------|--------------|------------------| |--------------|------------------|-1--1--1-1-1--|-----------3---3--| |-3--3--3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3--|--------------|---1---1----------| Q Q E E Q E E E E +E E Q Q E E E E Q Q. E +E E Q |--------------|------------------|---------------|------------------| |--------------|------------------|---------------|------------------| |--------------|------------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3--|-1----------------| |-3--3--3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3--|---------------|------1-(1)-1-1---| Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E E E E E Q. E +E E Q |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|------3-(3)-3-3---o|| |-3--3-3-(3)-3-3--|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3--|----------------|-1-----------------|| Interlude 2. E E E E E E E E Q Q H W +W |------------------|-------------||-----------|--------| |-7-8-7----7-5-----|-------------||o----------|--------| |-------10-----8-7-|-5\----------||o----------|--------| |------------------|-------------||--3--------|-(3)----| W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-3--------|-(3)--------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|-3--------|-(3)----| |----------|------------|----------|--------| W Q. E +Q Q Q H. |----------|-----------------||----------| |-1--------|-1----1-(1)--3--o||-5--------| |----------|----------------o||----------| |----------|-----------------||----3-----| Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E Q |--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------|---------------|---------------|-3--3--3-3-3---| |-3--3--3-3-3--|-1--1--1-1-1---|-1--1--1-1-1---|---------------| Guitar Solo E E Q E E Q E E E E E E E E Q Q H E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------|-------------||------------------| |---------------|-----------------|-------------||------------------| |-3-3-3--3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3\----------||------------------| |---------------|-----------------|-------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-3--|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-3--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---7-5-7-7------|---7-5-7-7------|---7-5-7-7-------| |-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------| E E E E Q Q 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-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------| |---7-5-7-7-----|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| |------------0--|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 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-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------------5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|-----------------|-----------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E H |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7----7------| |-------------8-8-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------| Interlude Q. E H Q. E H Q. E H Q Q E E Q |-------------|-------------|-------------||---------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------||o--------------| |-7----7------|-7----7------|-7----7------||o--------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------||--5--5--5-5-5--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q 4x Q Q E E Q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||--------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------o||--------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------5-(5)-----o||--------------| |-3h5-5-5-5-5-5---|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5---|-3-----------3---||-5--5--5-5-5--| E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E Q |-----------------|---------------|----------------|--------------| |-----------------|---------------|----------------|--------------| |-----------------|---------------|----------------|-5--5--5-5-5--| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-5h7-7--7-7-7--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--------------| 3rd Verse E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E Q H Q Q E E Q |----------------|----------------|--------------||---------------| |----------------|----------------|--------------||---------------| |-3h5-5-5-5-5-5--|-3h5-5-5-5-5-5--|-5\-----------||---------------| |----------------|----------------|--------------||-7--7--7-7-7---| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q Q Q E E Q |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------| |-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5----0-(0)--0--|-7--7--7-7-7---| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q Q Q E E Q |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-7--7--7-7-7---| |-----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------| |-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5----0-(0)--0--|---------------| E E E E E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E |----------------|--------------|---------------|------------------| |-7-7------------|--------------|-----------4-5-|-(5)--5--5-4-5-7--| |-----4-4-5-5-6--|-7--7--7-7-7--|-7--7--7-7-----|------------------| |----------------|--------------|---------------|------------------| +H E E E E +Q Q E E Q E E E E E E Q Q Q E E Q |----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------| |-(7)----7-5-7-9-|-(9)------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-5--5--5-5-5---| |----------------|------7--7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|---------------| Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E |---------------|---------------|------------------|----------------------| |---------------|-----------7-9-|-(9)--9--9---7----|-------------------7--| |-5--5-5-5-5-7--|-9--9--9-9-----|-----------7---10-|-(10)--10--10-9-10----| |---------------|---------------|------------------|----------------------| +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q |------------------|---------------6-|-(6)------------|--------------| |-(7)--7--7----7-9-|-(9)--9--9-8-9---|----------------|--------------| |-----------10-----|-----------------|------9--9-9-9--|-9--9--9------| |------------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------| Chorus E E E E E E E E Q Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E |-6-7-6---6-------|-------------||------------------|--------------------| |-------9---9-7-6-|-------------||o-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-9\----------||o-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------||--5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7--| E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------|---------------|------------------| |-----------------|----------------|---------------|------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-5--------------|---------------|------------------| |-----------------|------5-(5)--5--|-7--7-7-7-7-7--|-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E E Q |----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------7---7-|--------------|-----------------| |----------------|---5---5---------|-7--7--7-7-7--|-5h7-7-7-7-7-7---| Q E E E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------------|------5-(5)-5-5-5-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------o|| |-5-------------|---------------|-5-------------|---------------o|| |------5-(5)----|-3----2-(2)----|------5-(5)----|-3----2-(2)-----|| Q=200 Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H H H |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|| |-5-------------|---------------|-5-------------|-----------|| |------5-(5)----|-3----2-(2)----|------5-(5)----|-3----2----|| Outro H.=H Q=170 |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| +W +W +Q Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------|------------|--------------|---------------------------| |------------|------------|--------------|-------------0-------------| |------------|------------|--------------|-0-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2---| |-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)----------|---------------------------| |-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 |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------| |-0-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|-0-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H |-------------------------|------------*| |-------------0-----------|------------*| |-0-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-|-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