Rainbow - Man on the silver mountain
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MAN ON THE SILVER MOUNTAIN
As recorded by Rainbow
(From the 1975 Album RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW)
Words and Music by Ritchie Blackmore & Ronnie James Dio
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Ritchie Blackmore - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Ritchie Blackmore - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Ritchie Blackmore - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=110
Gm C Bb Gm Eb
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E +E E E E +H
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|---------3------|-----------5--3--|---------3------|------------------|
|---5-3-5-3--3-5-|-(5)-5-3-5-5--3--|---5-3-5-3--3-5-|-(5)-5-3-1-(1)----|
|---5-3-5----3-5-|-(5)-5-3-5-------|---5-3-5----3-5-|-(5)-5-3-1-(1)----|
|-3--------------|-----------------|-3--------------|------------------|
1.
GmE E E E Q E E +E E E E CQ Q Bb GmE E E E Q E E +E E E EbE +H
||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------||
||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------o||
||----------3------|-----------5--3--|---------3------|-------------------||
||----5-3-5-3--3-5-|-(5)-5-3-5-5--3--|---5-3-5-3--3-5-|-(5)-5-3-1-(1)-----||
||o---5-3-5----3-5-|-(5)-5-3-5-------|---5-3-5----3-5-|-(5)-5-3-1-(1)----o||
||--3--------------|-----------------|-3--------------|-------------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
2.
GmE E E E Q E E +E E E EbE +E S S S S S S FQ Q CS E. Q GmQ Q E E Q
|----------------|---------------------------||----------------|--------------|
|----------------|---------------------------||o------------1--|--------------|
|---------3------|---------------------------||----------------|--------------|
|---5-3-5-3--3-5-|-(5)-5-3-1-(1)-----1h3-----||-----3----------|----5------5--|
|---5-3-5----3-5-|-(5)-5-3-1-(1)-1h3-----1h3-||o-------1-3-----|--------------|
|-3--------------|---------------------------||--1-------------|-3-----3-3----|
EbE E Q CmE E Q FQ Q E E Q GmQ Q FE E Q CS E. Q E E Q
|---------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
|---------------|--------------|--------------|------1------1---|
|---0-3------5--|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
|-1--------5----|----3------3--|----5------3--|-----------------|
|--------3------|--------------|--------------|-1-3-----3-3-----|
|---------------|-1-----1-1----|-3-----1-1----|-----------------|
Pre-Chorus
$
EbQ E E CmQ Q GmQ Q e e Q DmQ Q Q Q
|--------------|--------------||---------------------------------|
|-----------1--|--------------||-----------------3---------------|
|----0-3-------|--------------||---------2---------------2-------|
|-1------------|----5------5--||-0-------------------------------|
|--------3-----|--------------||---------------------------------|
|--------------|-3-----3-3----||---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| PM----------------------------|
| W W s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|--------------|--------------||-5-------5-------5-------5-------|
|--------------|--------------||---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
|--------------|--------------||-----7-------7-------7-------7---|
|--------------|--------------||---------------------------------|
|--------------|--------------||---------------------------------|
|--------------|--------------||---------------------------------|
BbQ Q Q Q DmQ Q Q Q
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|
|-----------------3---------------|---------2---------------2-------|
|---------3---------------3-------|-0-------------------------------|
|-1-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 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
|-6-------6-------6-------6-------|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|
|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|-----7-------7-------7-------7---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
AmQ Q Q Q
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------2-------------------|
|-----------2-------------------2---------|
|-0---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| PM---------------------------------------
| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|-8---------8---------8---------8---------|
|---10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10-|
|------9---------9---------9---------9----|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
Bb C
Q E E Q E E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------3-----------------------5----|
|--------------3-----------------------5----------|
|--1-----------------------3----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
|----------------------------------------------|
| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|-10----------10----------11----------11----------|
|----11----11----11----11----13----13----13----13-|
|-------10----------10----------12----------12----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb Gm
Q E E Q Q
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------3--------------------|
|--------------3------------------5-------|
|--1--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------3---------------|
|
| PM--------------------------------------
| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|-10----------10----------6-------6-------|
|----11----11----11----11---8---8---8---8-|
|-------10----------10--------7-------7---|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
To Coda
Eb F
Q E E Q Q
|------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------||
|---------0---3----------------------------||
|-1----------------------------3-----------||
|------------------------------------------||
|------------------1-----------------------||
|
|--------------------------------------|
| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|------------------------------------------||
|-8-------8-------10----------10-----------||
|---8---8---8---8----10----10----10----10--||
|-----8-------8---------10----------10-----||
|------------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------||
Chorus
GmGtr I C Bb Gm Eb
E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E +E E E E +H
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|---------3------|-----------5--3--|---------3------|------------------|
|---5-3-5-3--3-5-|-(5)-5-3-5-5--3--|---5-3-5-3--3-5-|-(5)-5-3-1-(1)----|
|---5-3-5----3-5-|-(5)-5-3-5-------|---5-3-5----3-5-|-(5)-5-3-1-(1)----|
|-3--------------|-----------------|-3--------------|------------------|
GmE E E E Q E E +E E E E CQ Q Bb
|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-----------------|
|---------3------|-----------5--3--|
|---5-3-5-3--3-5-|-(5)-5-3-5-5--3--|
|---5-3-5----3-5-|-(5)-5-3-5-------|
|-3--------------|-----------------|
1.
GmE E E E Q E E +E E E EbE +E S S S S S S
|----------------|----------------------------||
|----------------|---------------------------o||
|---------3------|----------------------------||
|---5-3-5-3--3-5-|-(5)-5-3-1-(1)-----1h3------||
|---5-3-5----3-5-|-(5)-5-3-1-(1)-1h3-----1h3-o||
|-3--------------|----------------------------||
2.
Gm Bb
E E E E Q E E +E E E E +Q E E
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|---------3------|--------------------|
|---5-3-5-3--3-5-|-(5)----------------|
|---5-3-5----3-5-|-(5)-5-3-1-(1)----1-|
|-3--------------|----------------3---|
|
| W W
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
Guitar Solo
C F Gm
2/4 4/4
Q. E S S S S Q +Q Q Q Q E E Q
|-------------------||--------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------||--------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------||--------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------||--------------|------5----------5-----|
|-3----1-0h1p0------||--------------|-----------------------|
|--------------3-1--||-(1)----------|-3---------3---3-------|
|
| Gtr II
| W Q E E Q Q Q Q
|-------------------||--------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------||--------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------||------5b7-5b7-|-5b7--5b7--5b7---5b7---|
|-------------------||--------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------||--------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------||--------------|-----------------------|
Q Q E E Q EbE E E E CQ Q FQ Q E E Q
|-------------------------|----------------------|--------------|
|-------------------------|------------------1---|--------------|
|-------------------------|------0-3-------------|--------------|
|--------------5------5---|-1-----------5--------|----3------3--|
|-------------------------|---------------3------|--------------|
|-3---------------3-3-----|----------------------|-1-----1-1----|
|
| Gtr II
| ~
| S +S S S Q Q E E S E. S E. Q E E H Q Q
|-------------------------|----------------------|--------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|-------3---6--|
|-5pb7r(5)p3---3----------|-3------3------3--2---|-5------------|
|------------5----5---3-5-|---5------5---------5-|--------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|--------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|--------------|
Gm
Q Q E E Q
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------5-------------5-------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------3---3-----------------|
|
| |----6----| |-----7-----|
| S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-3---3h5p3---6---3-5-3---6-3---3h5p3---6-|
|---6-------6---6-------6-----6-------6---|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
Q Q E E Q Eb Q E E CmQ Q
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------1----------|
|---------------------------------------|-------0---3-----------------------|
|-------------5---------------5---------|--1--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------3-------------------|
|-3-------------------3----3------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| |----6----| |-3-| |--3--|
| S S S S S S E S S S Q +E E +Q E E E S S S S +E S S
|-3---3h5p3---6-3---3-------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---6-------6-----3---6b8====(6)r-9b10==|=(9)r--6-3-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-------------5-3h5p3-2-(2)---3b5===|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------5-------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D
Q Q E E Q
|-----------------------------|
|------3--------------3-------|
|------2--------------2-------|
|--0------------0--0----------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|
| +Q E E +Q +E E
|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------3/-|
|-(3)r=3-/5b7==(5)r==(5)b7----|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
GmQ Q E E Q Q Q E E Q
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------5-------------5----|----5-----------5---------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|-3-----------3-----3-------|-3--------3---3-----------|
|
| Q +E E Q +E E Q S S E S S E S S E
|---------------------------|-6------6-----6-----8b10--|
|-6pb8r=(6)---8pb10r==(8)-6-|----8p6---8p6---8-6-------|
|-----------7---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
Eb Q E E CmQ Q FQ Q E E Q
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------1-----------|----------------------------|
|-------0---3---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--1------------------------------------------|---------3-------------3----|
|-------------------3-------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-1-----------------1-1------|
|
| |-3-| |----6----| |---5---|
| +Q S S T T T T S S S T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E
|-(8)r--6-8-6h8p6s5-6-5-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------8p6-8p6---------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------------7p5h7p5-7-5-7-|-3-5-3-3-2h3p2---2---2---5--|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------5---5---3----|
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
GmQ Q E E Q Q Q E E Q
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------5-----------5-----|-----------5---------------5---------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-3-------------3---3---------|-3-----------------3---3-------------|
|
| |---5---|
| E +E E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S E T T T T
|-------------3---------3---5-|-6-5p3-----5-----3---5---6-7-5-6p5---|
|-----------------3-6-5---3---|-------6p3---6p3-------------------8-|
|-5b7==(5)r-3-----------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb Cm
Q E E Q Q
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------1-----|
|-----------0------3------------|
|-1-----------------------------|
|----------------------3--------|
|-------------------------------|
|
| |---5---|
| S S S S S E +E Q E S S
|-5h6p5-------------------------|
|-------8p6-8b10==(8)r-8--6-8p6-|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
Gm
Q Q Q E E
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|------------5---------------------5------3----||
|----------------------------------------------||
|-3---------------------3----------------------||
|
| E +E E +E E +E E +E
|-8b10==(8)r-8b10==(8)r-8b10==(8)r-8b10==(8)r--||
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------||
Out-Chorus
&
GmE E E E Q E E +E E E E CQ BbQ GmE E E E Q CE E +E E E EbE +H
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
|---------3------|-----------5--3--|---------3------|------------------|
|---5-3-5-3--3-5-|-(5)-5-3-5-5--3--|---5-3-5-3--3-5-|-(5)-5-3-1-(1)----|
|---5-3-5----3-5-|-(5)-5-3-5-------|---5-3-5----3-5-|-(5)-5-3-1-(1)----|
|-3--------------|-----------------|-3--------------|------------------|
GmGtr I C Bb Gm Eb
E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E +E E E E +H 9x
||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------||
||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------o||
||----------3------|-----------5--3--|---------3------|-------------------||
||----5-3-5-3--3-5-|-(5)-5-3-5-5--3--|---5-3-5-3--3-5-|-(5)-5-3-1-(1)-----||
||o---5-3-5----3-5-|-(5)-5-3-5-------|---5-3-5----3-5-|-(5)-5-3-1-(1)----o||
||--3--------------|-----------------|-3--------------|-------------------||
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